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Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta has resigned, after being detained by soldiers on Tuesday, state TV reports. In a televised address, Mr Keïta said he was also dissolving the government and parliament. “I want no blood to be spilled to keep me in power,” he added. It comes hours after …

Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia says the Akufo-Addo government has focused on delivering the best value for money for all of its projects. During his presentation of the Akufo-Addo government’s infrastructure record on Tuesday, Dr. Bawumia revealed staggering disparities in the value of similar projects undertaken by the erstwhile John …

The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has exonerated Dr Osei Kufuor Afreh, the immediate past Upper West Regional Director of Health Services of allegations of wrong-doings levelled against him. The EOCO, after exonerating Dr Afreh, charged the Coalition of Concerned Citizens’ of Upper West Region to formalize the Coalition’s …

The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has told its members to bring to the Association’s notice if they will be unable to vote on election day. The GJA, in a press release on Tuesday, noted that journalists, whose duties may prevent them from casting their votes on December 7 but wish …

A police officer has allegedly bitten off and chewed the ear of a drinking bar manager at Sefwi Amoaya in the Bodi District, Western Region. The incident is said to have occurred after a short confrontation between the police officer and the bar manager over unpaid drinks the former consumed …

A three-year-old girl has been burnt to death after fire consumed a five-bedroom house she lived in at Nkenkensu in the Offinso North District in the Ashanti Region. The cause of the fire which occurred on Monday is unknown. The Offinso North District Director of the National Disaster Management Organisation …

Vice president of the Republic of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is briefing Ghanaians on the number of infrastructures the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) has built since taking over office from former president John Dramani Mahama. The event is taking place at the Academy of Arts and Sciences in Accra. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, …

Michael Essien has given credit to his former club Olympique Lyon for shaping his career. Essien, who joined the Ligue 1 club in 2003 from Bastia for a four-year deal said: “It moved me from being a young player to a senior player at a big club, so, it helped …

Ex-Ghana and Fulham defender John Paintsil has disclosed how Steven Gerrard pinched him during an English Premier League game. Tempers flare between Liverpool’s legend Gerrard and Paintsil during a Barclays Premier League match at Anfield which nearly resulted in a head-butting clash between them. Speaking to Daily Graphic in an …

The Chairman of the Finance Committee of Parliament Mark Asibbey-Yeboah says there is nothing sinister about the change of name of Agyapa Royalties limited – the company which will manage royalties from Ghana’s minerals – in the coming years. The company was formerly called Asaase royalties sparking speculations over the …

Nine more persons have been killed by the deadly COVID-19 in Ghana, taking the country’s death toll to 248.   The total case count of the highly infectious disease now stands at 42,993 with a total of 40,796 people either recovered or discharged.   The current active cases has increased …

The Circuit Court in Accra has granted bail in the sum totalling eight million cedis (GHc8M) to three accused persons who have been arraigned for stealing 15kilogram (kg) of gold valued over GHc2 million.   The three accused persons namely Koenic Ampedu, Meiri Giora and Jonathan Quarshie Sethranah all pleaded …

The flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress, John Mahama has described the ruling New Patriotic Party as a promise and failed government. According to Mr. Mahama, the NPP is only good at making juicy promises to win the hearts and votes of Ghanaians but fails in fulfilling such promises …

Mali President Ibrahim Boubakar Keïta has been arrested by mutinying soldiers, a government spokesman has confirmed to the BBC.   Prime Minister Boubou Cissé has also been arrested, despite earlier appeals for “brotherly dialogue”.   The apparent coup attempt in the West African nation began with gunfire at a key …

Seven players of the Ghana U20 and U17 female national teams have tested positive for the coronavirus, 442gh.com has reported.   The Black Maidens and Black Princesses were given clearance by President Nana Akufo-Addo to begin their respective CAF and FIFA qualifiers in his 14th address of the nation on …

National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has welcomed government’s policy of Professional Teacher Allowance (PTA). The Minister of Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, on Tuesday, August 12 2020 announced the policy of the Professional Teacher Allowance saying that it would enable teachers to invest in improving and upgrading their skills and …

Queues have been witnessed outside liquor stores in major cities in South Africa.  The President Cyril Ramaphosa eased some of the restrictions to open the phase of South Africa’s economy. South Africa moves to Level two (2) of the Lockdown. The country has been battling with the virus since the …

Former President of the United States of America (USA), Barack Obama, is now a fan of Shatta Wale. This follows a decision by the 44th President of the US to stream the dancehall star’s appearance on Beyoncé’s The Lion King album. Mr Obama added Beyonce’s Already song with Shatta Wale to his summer playlist. …

African countries’ vision of opening up the continent to trade, especially among member countries, has taken shape with the official inauguration and handing over of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) secretariat in Accra. Ghana won the bid in July 2019 to host the secretariat of the AfCFTA and …

  Two other senators were also detained and driven to their home counties under police guard Protests erupted in Kakamega town, in western Kenya, after the area’s senator was arrested by police on Monday. Demonstrators lit fires in the streets and blocked several roads calling for the release of their …

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia will today, Tuesday, August 18, 2020 speak on the Akufo Addo government’s infrastructure development in its first term. He’s expected to bring Ghanaians up to date on the government’s infrastructure record at a Town Hall and Results Fair to be held at the Academy of …

The visit by Minister Heiko Maas’ is to spur efforts to resolve the country’s long-running conflict Germany’s top diplomat arrived in Libya on Monday for a previously unannounced visit intended to spur international efforts to resolve the country’s long-running conflict. It is Foreign Minister Heiko Maas’ first visit to Libya …

Imagine the house next door is on fire and there is no fire brigade to call on to avert an imminent disaster about to engulf you and your family. That is how Egypt has viewed Libya since the brutal end of former Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi and his regime …

Founder of Ashesi University, Patrick Awuah, has asked major stakeholders in Ghana’s educational system to pay critical attention to the training and development of teachers in the country. According to him, while recent backlashes have been targeted at students who rioted and destroyed school property for strict invigilation during their …

Ghana Union of Traders Association locks shops of Nigerians engaged in retail business Nigeria is to take “urgent steps” following a viral video showing the forced closure of shops belonging to Nigerian traders in Ghana. It comes just months after a major diplomatic row in which a building in the …