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Ghana has scored 54 in the global ‘2019 Open Budget Survey,’ the world’s only independent, comparative and fact-based research. The research uses internationally accepted criteria to assess public access to central government budget information, formal public participation in national budget processes and oversight institutions. The survey said though budget transparency …

Following the outbreak of the pandemic, coronavirus (COVID 19), President Nana Akufo-Addo has directed all citizens to wear nose masks while going out of their house. It wouldn’t have been news if one sees the other wearing nose mask, but this woman has gone viral with her mask. Spotted while …

Multi-awarded Rapper, Michael Owusu Addo known in music circles as Sarkodie, has lauded President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addofor his decisions to ensure the safety of Ghanaians both at home and abroad. Although locked down in the United States of America following the closure of borders to curtail transmission of coronavirus in Ghana, Sarkodie strongly …

The Chair of the Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC), Jean Adukwei Mensa, has written to the Human Rights Division of the High Court in Accra to dismiss a suit brought before it by Member of Parliament for Ashaiman Constituency Ernest Henry Norgbey. Mr Norgbey had requested information on the processes that led …

Two Ghanaians have reportedly been found dead in the United States. One of them named Charles, is said to be a son of Kwame Osei Fosu, a staunch member of the New Jersey branch of the NPP. Mr Osei Fosu’s son is believed to have been killed by NJ Transist …

Forty-Five(45) members Heavenslife Global Church at School Junction, a suburb of Ashaiman face up to four years imprisonment or a fine of up to GHS16,000 each for violating the Imposition of Restrictions Act 2020(Act 1012). The 45 persons who are members of Bishop Dr Eric Borngreat Aboagye’s church were arrested …

Body withdrawals at the Okomfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) mortuary has increased from five to sixty a week as bereaved families have resorted to private burials. The move was as a result of President Akufo Addo’s appeal to decongest the various morgues across the country as results of the ban …

A request for waiver on income taxes amounting to GH¢ 288,644,003.34 submitted to the legislature by the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, to help cushion health workers in both public and private health facilities, who are on the frontline fighting the spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has been granted. …

An Elder of the Church of Pentecost at Whindo, a farming community in the Effia Kwesimintsim Municipality of the Western Region has been shot by an unknown assailant, Assembly Member for the Asakai-Whindo electoral area Alex Nana Acheampong has disclosed. One Egya Esia has been picked up by the Kwesimintsim …

In keeping with her convictions since 2018, Hajia Abibata Shanni Mahama Zakariah has sustained her contributions to the Constituents of Yendi, specifically the Muslim community, Chiefs, Elders Youth Groups and All Delegates (Muslims and Christians alike). The beauty of it all is that she has kept that bond with all …

The Executive Director of the Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA), Mensah Thompson has described a suit filed against him by the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh as a ‘clear attempt by public officials to gag and intimidate civil society organizations’. Mensah Thompson is the …

Sudan has criminalised carrying out Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), making it punishable by three years in jail. Some 87% of Sudanese women aged between 14 and 49 have undergone some form of FGM, according to the United Nations. In Sudan it is common for women to get the inner and …

Four persons have been picked up by Akropong Police for violating ban on social gathering and distancing by holding estoolment ceremony. The were picked Friday afternoon by the Akropong Police led by the District Police Commander,Stephen Tetteh. All four persons picked by Police are traditional rulers who led the enstoolment …

General Captain of the Black Stars Asamoah Gyan has celebrated his bosom friend Castro as he turns 38 today. Castro disappeared at the ADA Estuary on July 6, 2014, when he and his then-girlfriend, Janet Badu joined Asamoah Gyan and other friends for a holiday outing and fun. Over the years, there have been Prophets and other …

Parliament has adjourned sittings after a series of emergency meetings held in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak. The adjournment is expected to give members of the house the opportunity to rest. Mr. Oquaye who announced the adjournment said the house will tentatively resume sittings on May 19. The House …

President Akufo-Addo has reportedly appointed Mr Francis Boateng as the new Managing Director for the Tema Oil Refinery(TOR). The new MD until his appointment served as the General Manager for Commercial Operations at the Ghana National Gas Company. The appointment of Francis Boateng follows the resignation Kweku Asante Berko who …

Kingmakers of Akuapem have started traditional processes to install Odehye Kwadwo Kesse as the next Okuapehene. The 34-year-old becomes the youngest Paramount Chief in the whole of the Eastern Region. The installation processes began on Friday morning where after introducing him to the appropriate Kingmakers, a ram was slaughtered and …

Residents of Amaglo Kope, a small village in Akpatoe in the Ketu North Municipal Assembly of Volta Region are gripped with fear as a lifeless body of a man believed to be in his early 30s has been found in a farm. The deceased man was found hanging on a …

Former President John Mahama has described President Akufo-Addo’s promise to construct 94 new hospitals in one year as knee-jerk and reactionary. According to the NDC flagbearer, even though there is the need to improve on health infrastructure, the plan at doing so must be credible and well thought-through. “When even …

As Ghana joins the rest of the world to celebrate Workers Day today May 1, the National Labour Commission is entreating private organisations not to lay off workers, amid the Coronavirus pandemic. The commission says although it acknowledges we are not in normal times, certain trained workers cannot be laid …

A man was caught after he chained his two children and broke one his children’s bone with a hammer and allegedly poured salt in their bleeding wounds. The unidentified man from Okigwe Local Government Area of Abia State was said to have been torturing his two children for their ‘mother’s …

Adomonline.com has sighted a childhood photo of sensational rapper, Bosom P-Yung, wearing his popular ‘buggy’ clothes. Looking at the photo, young Bosom wore his popular over-sized clothes and looked away from the camera at the time the picture was taken. Another thing many fans noticed was his big watch – …

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has applauded the hard work of President Nana Akufo-Addo and outlined several reasons to celebrate him on workers’ day. Writing on his Facebook wall, Dr. Bawumia noted that after three years in office, the President’s hard work and a number of policy interventions have contributed …

Former President John Dramani Mahama believes the Akufo-Addo-led administration put their personal political gains ahead of the wellbeing of the ordinary Ghanaian prior to the outbreak of the Novel Coronavirus. The former president explains it is the best description that suits the ruling government’s decision to abandon some health projects he began while …

Member of Parliament for Ablekuma West Constituency, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has claimed vindication over the collapsed floating bridge she constructed over the Chemu Lagoon. This comes after critics blamed her for a poor work done after gushing waters from a heavy rainfall which occurred on April 26, 2020, washed away the bridge. …