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The Normalisation Committee of the Ghana Football Association has set September 5 as the new date for the Extra-Ordinary Congress. The date has been rescheduled from August 19 and according to the Normalisation Committee, this is to fully comply with relevant provisions of the Statutes of the GFA without ambiguity. In …

Politicians in Ghana are capable of doing the unthinkable when they are thirsty and hungry for power. We have seen political party aspirants ride in trotro, some stirring banku and even plaiting the hair of Constituents. On occasions some have stepped out on the streets to enjoy kofi broke man …

A Public relations Officer of the Ghana Prisons Service, DSP, Daniel Machator has revealed the struggles prisoners have to endure in addition to their months, weeks and years of service in the various prisons across the country. In a piece seeking to highlight the issue of sex and same sex …

A Ghana Armed Forces armoured vehicle has been involved in an accident at Zebilla in the Upper East Region, killing one military officer instantly. Two other soldiers who were in the vehicle registered 19 GA 08, were rushed to the Zebilla District Hospital where they were treated and discharged. Eyewitnesses …

Zimbabwe has secured two loans of more than $42.5m (£35.3m) from India to boost the generation of electricity in the country, the state-run Herald newspaper reports. The government announced that the finance minister had concluded the loan agreements in the last few months, the paper says. But the $23m and $19.5m …

Hong Kong International Airport has cancelled departing flights, as anti-government protests in its main terminal continue for a fourth day. Thousands are gathered at the airport – which is one of the world’s busiest. In a statement, officials said operations had been “seriously disrupted” by the public assembly. Many of …

The Governing Council of the University of Energy and Natural Resources, on the 3rd day of August, 2018, decided to honour the son of the soil, Kofi Abrefa Busia by naming the University after him. That decision, it must be reiterated, was taken by the Governing Council of the University …

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) is forecasting that beneficiaries of the Free Senior High Education programme being implemented by the government will pay more in taxes in the future. According to the Commissioner-General of GRA, Emmanuel Kofi Nti, the programme is an investment to build skilled labour pool which will …

Conservative candidate and ex-prison chief Alejandro Giammattei has been elected president of Guatemala. Preliminary results show he took 59% of the vote, while his centre-left opponent Sandra Torres won 41%. Ex-first lady Ms Torres, who won the first round in June, was running for the third time, while Mr Giammattei was making …

Police officers in Hong Kong stormed enclosed railway stations on Sunday, firing tear gas in an effort to force out protesters. One video inside Tai Koo station showed officers firing what appeared to be non-lethal ammunition at close range. It also showed several police beating people with batons on an …

Madam Yaa Adenyo, 40, a farmer of Asuboi was found dead floating on River Kua at Asuboi Briefing the Ghana News Agency in an interview, Police Sergeant (Sgt) Tetteh Gah of Suhum Police said, the body has been deposited at Suhum Government Hospital by the police for post mortem examination. …

It is generally assumed that pastors’ children are the kind of people who are expected to be of good behaviour, have high moral values and be ‘church people’ because of the training given to them by their parents at home. It, therefore, becomes surprising to some Ghanaians when they get …

The old Northern Region is set to witness a flowery of political activities this week as President Nana Akufo-Addo and his predecessor, Mr John Mahama are scheduled to criss-cross the area for various political engagements. While President Nana Akufo-Addo is expected in the Northern region for a two-day tour from …

The Saudi King, Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, has pledged to finance the construction of a medical university in the northern part of Ghana. The Saudi King has also promised to provide funding for the construction of 42 Senior High Schools in Ghana. Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia revealed these …

The Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Mr James Oppong-Boanuh has interdicted two Police officers in connection with a missing service rifle under their custody. The two officers are Superintendent Mr Edward Tetteh, the Abokobi/Ayimensah District Commander and C/Inspector Christopher Bekor, the Akporman Manna station officer. Additionally, the acting IGP has …

Head Pastor of Alabaster International Ministries, Prophet Dr Kofi Oduro has bashed successive governments in Ghana for failing to pay the needed attention to the country’s health sector. During Sunday’s service in his church, the outspoken pastor expressed his anger over the huge amount of money the government keeps spending …

Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Kennedy Osei Nyarko is already writing off John Dramani Mahama and the opposition National Democratic Congress in the 2020 polls threatening to resign from politics if the party is able to garner 48% of the total votes. The Minister who is also the Member of Parliament …

Former President John Dramani Mahama who is also the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the 2020 general elections will visit the Savannah Region on Tuesday, 13th August 2019 and Wednesday, 14th August 2019. The Savannah Regional Secretary of the NDC in an exclusive interview with thepressradio.com said …

The only woman contesting the Parliamentary Primaries of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Salaga South Constituency Hajia Zuwera Ibrahimah has assured delegates she will empower the 93 branches across the constituency to win both the presidential and parliamentary elections come 2020. She said, the branches serve as …

The FBI has opened a formal investigation into how US financier Jeffrey Epstein was able to apparently kill himself in prison while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. His body was discovered early on Saturday at a facility in New York. Last month Epstein was found semi-conscious in his cell …

An award-winning Ghanaian filmmaker, writer, director /producer, Mr Kwaw Paintsil Ansah, has called on the government to help stop the use of albinos for juju in some parts of the country and to abolish the witch camps. Speaking at the launch of Bisa Aberwa Museum at Nkontompo in the Sekondi/Takoradi …

Founder of the Glorious Wave Chapel, Prophet Emmanuel Badu Kobi is not only foolish but a thief according lawmaker for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong has said. “Who is anointed? This foolish man….Anointed for who? Tell us who anointed him? Go and check his history he is a thief who parades …

Former president JJ Rawlings and his wife Nana Konadu Agyemang-Rawlings have entreated Muslims to use the Eid ul Adha festivities to “commit to what is good.” As Muslims all over the world celebrate the occasion, the Rawlingses are appealing to them to pray for peace, love and progress in the …

An Indian man apparently angered at getting a BMW for his birthday – instead of a Jaguar – pushed the new vehicle into a river. Video posted on social media shows it floating away on the river in the northern Indian state of Haryana. It later got stuck on a …

At least 95 people have been killed by monsoon flooding in southern and western India, while hundreds of thousands have been evacuated from their homes, according to reports. More than 40 of those killed were in the south-western state of Kerala. The flooding and landslides caused by the heavy seasonal …