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The military in Burkina Faso says the number of soldiers killed in a suspected jihadist attack on Monday has risen to 24. Dozens of militants are reported to have stormed the army base in northern Soum province, arriving on motorbikes and pick-up trucks. This is believed to be the heaviest …

Police in Kumasi have intensified their search for a spiritualist suspected to be linked to the killing of Asantehene’s sub-chief, Asamponhene Nana Afoduo. The suspect, identified only as ‘Alhaji’ is said to be the spouse of a prominent queen mother in the Ashanti region. Sources say he was spotted in …

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has continuously criticized President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of ‘filling’ his administration with his relatives; ‘family and friends’. According to them, the ruling government will be known as the most nepotistic administration in the history of this country. Government communicators often deny this allegation. …

Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has been invited by the United Nations (UN) to address the General Assembly on the Culture of Peace at the United States of America. The speech will be delivered at the United Nations’ General Assembly High-Level Forum of the 25th Anniversary of the Adoption of …

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has, in the interim, stopped electoral processes for the election of its parliamentary candidates in some constituencies across the country.The affected constituencies include Chereponi in the North Eastern Region; Kpandai and Bimbilla in the Northern Region; and Hohoe in the Volta Region.In the Western Region, …

A middle-aged man known as ‘Dr Think Twice’ has been arrested by the police in Accra after threatening to commit suicide at the Obetsebi-Lamptey Circle in Accra. Dr Think Twice climbed the Obestebi-Lamptey statue at the Roundabout on Tuesday morning (20 August 2019), to ostensibly, end his life, claiming his wife …

A television personality in Ghana, Bridget Otoo, thinks Nana Appiah Mensah, Menzgold boss, runs a Ponzi Scheme. According to her, though some Menzgold customers have fallen for the ‘soothing’ words of the Zylofon Media and Menzgold Chief Executive Officer in the speech he presented to the media at MJ Grand …

Zimbabwe’s former Vice-President Phelekezela Mphoko is being treated as a fugitive after fleeing from anti-corruption officials. Mr Mphoko was due at a police station to make a statement on allegations being levelled against him but drove away when his car was approached by the officials, AFP news agency reports. His …

A 70-year-old man was killed by one of his lions on a game farm east of Pretoria on Tuesday. Netwerk24 reports that the attack happened at the Mahala View Lodge near Cullinan, owned by the man who was attacked. Best Care spokesperson Xander Loubser told News24 that Leon van Biljon was …

The Afrobarometer Survey on Climate Change has revealed that only 21 per cent of the Ghanaian population is climate change-literate.“21% are climate change-literate, 52% have heard of climate change”, the report said.It also noted that about 56% of Ghanaians have said that the effects of climate change are unbearable to …

The amended mining law of Ghana has stipulated a minimum of 15 years and maximum of 25 years for illegal miners (galamseyers), President Nana Akufo-Addo has said.At the second meeting of the Council of State at the Jubilee House for this year, President Akufo-Addo said: “We are talking about minimum …

A senior lecturer at the University for Development Studies (UDS) has warned Ghana would ‘crumble to dust’ should the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) get an additional four-year term at the 2020 general elections. Dr Vida Nyagre Yakong, whose word of warning is anchored in what she says is “happening” …

The acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr James Oppong-Boanuh has directed specialised teams of investigators from the National Headquarters of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) to support the Regional Commands to investigate two cases speedily and beef up security in relation to the recent murders of two police officers.Two …

Ghanaian musician Patapaa Amisty has launched his debut album titled ‘Pa2pa Scopatumanaa’ with a thrilling concert at the Swedru Sports Stadium last Friday. The highly patronized show had on the bill, Kwaw Kese, Sista Afia, Wendy Shay, Kofi Kanaata, among others. The first copy of the ‘Pa2pa Scopatumanaa ‘ album …

Dancehall artiste and Shatta Movement boss Shatta Wale has jumped to the defense of the newest social media sensation Shatta Bandle who claims to be the richest man in Ghana at the moment. According to Shatta Bandle he is even richer than one of the richest men in Africa Nigerian …

Following recent happenings with some major financial institutions in the country, some customers have decided to ‘bank in their homes’ rather than carry their monies and invest in any banking institution for fear of losing their monies in the face of any more revocations. The Bank of Ghana Friday revoked …

A policeman stationed at Akim Swedru in the Birim South District of the Eastern Region has reportedly committed suicide at his duty post with his own weapon. Lance Corporal Alhassan Asare who went for duty at about 5:45pm at Dukes Petroleum Fuel station on Monday August 19, 2019 was found …

Hamisu Wadume, a suspected kidnap lord in Taraba State, has been re-arrested, PREMIUM TIMES has learnt from official sources. It was not immediately clear when and where Mr Wadume was taken into custody, but a source informed about the development informed PREMIUM TIMES about it on Tuesday. Mr Wadume was …

A report by the Transparency International (TI) has said Ghana has been rated as the second most corrupt country in Africa, followed by Nigeria, with South Africa perceived as the most corrupt nation on the continent. The Corruption Perception Index (CPI) by the TI stated that about 71 per cent …

South Africa’s Minister of Home Affairs, Dr. Aaron Motsoaledi says the department is scheduled to conclude negotiations with Ghana, Cuba and Principe and Sao Tome by the end of August, in order to implement modalities for its visa waivers for those countries. He announced the visa-free status of four countries …

A customer of the defunct gold-trading firm, Menzgold Ghana Limited, Mr Christian Tsifoakah, has said he is unable to marry because hundreds of thousands of Ghana cedis of his investment has been locked up with the company.The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Menzgod, Nana Appiah Mensah on Monday, appealed to …

President Akufo Addo has stated that the Country’s Parliament has amended the Mining Act and by so doing has prescribed stiffer punishment for persons who engage in illegal mining, popularly known as “Galamsey”. The Amended Act, he says, came before him on Monday 19th of August 2019 and he has …

A military officer with the Ghana Armed Forces who has been allegedly having sexual intercourse with his own daughter has been dragged before an Accra Circuit Court. Sergeant Eric Asare-Mante is accused of sexually abusing his daughter since she was nine years old – between 2013 and November 2018 when …

A Police officer on night guard duty at a Bank at Akyem Oda in the Eastern region has been found dead. He was found sitting on a chair dead with gunshot wounds on the neck with his rifle beside him. It is not clear if it was accidental discharge, suicide …

A Police officer with the Manso Nkwanta Divisional Command in the Ashanti region has been shot dead by suspected armed robbers. According to the Assembly Member for the area, Paul Kusi, the incident happened Monday evening. The police officer was in a private vehicle with his friend who is a …