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    Immediate past Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Charlotte Osei, has bemoaned the current nature of Ghana’s politics, saying it is dominated by pettiness. Speaking on the KSM Show on Metro TV, Mrs Osei said she is worried about the situation because pettiness in politics kills the national purpose and …

    Asante Kotoko defender Ibrahim Imoro says claims by the founder of Division two club Thunder FC that he relies on his teammates to survive in Kumasi are not true. Alhaji Abdulai Nash is quoted to have said Imoro who joined Kotoko from Thunder FC last December has not …

    A storm with heavy rain has ripped off roofs of classroom blocks of three second-cycle institutions and a basic school in the Hohoe Municipality of the Volta region. The affected schools are Likpe Senior High School, Alavanyo Secondary Technical School, Evangelical Presbyterian (E.P) Technical Vocational Institute, and the …

    The body of a woman, whose face was burnt beyond recognition, was found lying on a street in Mayfield, Gauteng police said on Friday. She had burn marks on her face and chest, according to police spokesperson Sergeant Raider Ubisi. There was no ash next to her body, …

    Thousands of protesters in Mali have gathered in the capital, Bamako, calling for the president to resign. Led by conservative imam Mahmoud Dicko, a coalition of opposition groups is demanding political and economic reform. They are seeking the resignation of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta because of escalating jihadist …

    According to reports making the rounds online, Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote’s owned Dangote cement has reportedly sacked over 3000 staff without notice. In a now-viral “Termination of appointment” letter reportedly from the HR of the company to terminated staff, the affected staff were instructed to stop work …

    The fees for all final year students across Ghana have been taken care of by the Government. This new development was made available on the official page of NET 2 TV. Net 2 reports that President Akufo- Addo says the for the first time in history, his government …

    A ranking member on Parliament’s Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee, Inusah Fuseini, has said the President arrogated to himself legislative functions in the new Executive Instrument that makes the wearing of face masks mandatory. According to Mr Fuseini, E.I. 164 breaches the law because a section of …

    The Ghana Police Service says it is ready to provide security for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Parliamentary primaries which come off on June 20. “Respective Regional Police Commanders are being supported by the National Headquarters to provide maximum security in this area of operation,” a communique from …

  Some recalcitrant Sunyani residents who failed to wear their face masks were yesterday arrested and made to undertake clean-up exercise for some hours by security agencies who were on the streets to enforce directives and protocols of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) announced by the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The …

  The New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary primaries at the Subin Constituency in the Ashanti Region has been called off. The suspension, according reports, is due to a court injunction placed on the elections by a Kumasi High Court on Friday afternoon. The petitioners, including Isaac Nimako, Richard Owusu Nti …

  Central Regional Minister, Kwamena Duncan, on Thursday launched the 2nd phase of the disinfection exercise in senior high and basic schools by Zoomlion Ghana Limited in the Central Region.   Launching the exercise at the Regional Coordinating Council (RCC) in Cape Coast, he said Zoomlion had been charged to …

  Personal care services – including hair salons – may legally open again from Friday night, after the publication of rules they must follow in the Government Gazette. The rules are immediately in force, which means more than 80 days of prohibition on such services has also ended immediately. The services …

  Four new Covid-19 related deaths have been confirmed by the Ghana Health Service as the number of fatalities hit 70. Also, 274 new cases have been recorded around the country with the total now 13,203. The recoveries are 4,548 which leaves the active cases in being managed from home and treatment …

  Some 211 stranded Ghanaians have returned home from Lebanon. However, one arrived dead. These people were stranded in Lebanon due to the outbreak of the coronavirus. They arrived on Friday at the Kotoka International Airport. The victim is said to have passed on in Lebanon. The evacuees are going …

    Private (Pte) Joseph Hammond, the 95-year-old veteran who embarked on a 14 mile walk to raise funds for frontline workers, has been honoured by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, with a Commonwealth Points of Light Award. The Commonwealth Points of Light Award recognises outstanding individual volunteers across the …

    Ghana Cocoa Board’s (COCOBOD) annual pre-export financing, will be raised by a club of banks as its traditional lenders; the European Bank, have declined to underwrite the risk amid the uncertainty of the coronavirus pandemic, banking sources said. The loan will back its 2020/2021 cocoa crop and is …

    Fire has destroyed the studio of the Ashanti Regional Chairperson of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA), Augustina Addison. Reports indicate the incident, which occurred around 7:pm on Thursday, June 18, 2020, has reduced the complex into ashes. Property worth over thousands of cedis were lost to the …

    The Nima Divisional Command has arrested 11 suspects in relation to the raid that occurred on one of its offices on Thursday. The suspects are being screened thoroughly as part of investigations to identify their individual involvement or otherwise in the incident. The thieves who broke into one …

    Seasoned newscaster, Mr. Daniel Adjei Peprah, popularly known as Nana Agyei Sikapa of Peace FM has, unfortunately, kicked the bucket. He died after a short illness at the Ridge hospital. The seasoned newscaster joined the Despite Media from the Garden city radio in Kumasi in 2003. Aside his …

    Executive Secretary of the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association of Ghana (PMAG), Lucia Addae has debunked claims that the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has settled debts owed the service providers. According to her, NHIA has over the past 5 years owed her outfit some millions of cedis, adding that …

    Italian scientists say sewage water from two cities contained coronavirus traces in December, long before the country’s first confirmed cases. The National Institute of Health (ISS) said water from Milan and Turin showed genetic virus traces on 18 December. It adds to evidence from other countries that the …

    A commercial sex worker in a disguised interview on SVTV Africa disclosed that she sleeps with pastors. Speaking to DJ Nyaami, she said, some men of God come for her service as a sex worker, in exchange for money. She added that one of these pastors even told …

    A former member of parliament for Ablekuma North, Mr Justice Joe Appiah, has said the Executive Secretary of the National Identification Authority (NIA), Prof Ken Attafuah “is a total disaster” who has failed at executing the mandate given to him by President Nana Akufo-Addo, for which, in the …

    A Ghanaian man identified as Eric Harlem aka Eric Fabulous Jackson has been refused medical attention in Yantai, Shandong Province in China because of his skin color. According to a video posted on Youtube, Eric was sent to 2 different hospitals and they were denied entry simply because …