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A strong wave of public anger is brewing against the Bolgatanga Municipal Assembly, one observers say could cost the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) some fortunes at the 2020 polls, over a move to evict hundreds of residents from their homes and shops for a popular millionaire businessman. The assembly …

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has identified the country as having prevalence of chronic hepatitis B and C virus infections, which are leading causes of death from infectious diseases globally. A statement released by the GHS in Accra yesterday, said about 421 people died out of 117, 095 viral hepatitis …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Tuesday, 23 July 2019, opened the state-of-the-art Operational Office Complex of Ghana National Gas Company.The office complex is expected to deliver first-class gas operations and support services for the country’s gas sector, whilst, at the same time, accommodating the women and men of the …

Special Prosecutor Mr Martin Amidu has said he will not kowtow to the whims and caprices of any political party and that if the Communication Director of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) Yaw Buaben Asamoah thinks he [Amidu] is talking too much, he [Buaben Asamoah] should have him [Amidu] …

The Minister for Sanitation and Water Resources, Cecilia Abena Dapaah has revealed that her outfit has not issued a letter of apology to the Multimedia Group over an interview she declined because it was going to be conducted by an intern. Speaking on Oman FM’s ‘Boiling Point’ programme Tuesday evening, …

President Nana Akufo-Addo has congratulated the newly elected United Kingdom Prime Minister, Boris Johnson. President Nana Akufo-Addo also added that his Government looks forward to working with the new leader of the UK to strengthen the already existing ties between Ghana and the United Kingdom. Boris Johnson won the UK’s …

One of the two youngsters who robbed two sisters has been jailed for 20 years by the Bekwai Circuit Court. Godwin Nyarko, 18, was convicted on his plea of guilty to three counts of robbery, contrary to sections 23 (1) and 149 of the Criminal Offence Act 29/60. Prosecutor, Detective …

The sanitation minister, Madam Cecilia Abena Dapaah has apologized for the unfortunate incident which occurred between herself and an intern of Adom FM. “We wish to apologize to the reporter and the media house for any inconvenience caused and hope we all continue to work more closely together”. She said …

New School of Education reflects Honoris’ continent-wide goals of improving quality of education in Africa and reimagining teacher education in the 21st century.  Honoris United Universities, the first private pan-African higher education network, announces the official launch of the MANCOSA School of Education in South Africa, designed to meet the …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has challenged the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to provide evidence of any policy implemented during their tenure to improve agricultural productivity. Speaking at a durbar held in Daboase, the capital of the Wassa East District, as part of his two-day four in the Western region, …

A combined team of National Security operatives and Police personnel Tuesday afternoon chased out some dismissed staff of the University of Education, Winneba. The dismissed staff who stormed the Council Chamber Tuesday, July 23, included the former Vice Chancellor Professor Mawutor Avoke, the former Finance Officer Arkorlie, and Dr. Ofori …

The Edo State Police Command, on Monday, announced the death of two armed robbery suspects in a gun duel with its men during an operation in Benin. Two teenage car snatchers were killed in a similar circumstance last week. Monday’s incident took place at the Ekehuan community near the Asoro …

An Australian woman charged with murder has been sent for a medical assessment amid reports she decapitated her mother and left the head outside a neighbour’s house. Police said the body of a 57-year-old woman was found inside her Sydney home on Saturday night, in what they described as one …

The seeming tension at the University of Education Winneba (UEW) is far from over as a Senior Staff of UEW has sued the university and its Vice-Chancellor, Anthony Afful-Broni. Kingsley Amoakwah, an accountant by profession and Chairman of the Senior Staff Association Union is seeking an order restraining Afful-Broni from …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo today, Tuesday, 23 July 2019, cut sod for the second phase of expansion work of KEDA Ceramics Company Limited, a tile manufacturing company in Aboadze, in the Shama District of the Western Region.The expansion is to support the company’s capacity to meet local and export …

The Western Regional House of Chiefs has condemned what they describe as “the abysmal violence” in the abduction of the Paramount Chief of Lower Dixcove, Nana Kwesi Agyeman IX on Sunday, 21 July 2019.The Chiefs in a statement said they are “intensely outraged by the utter violation of traditional values, …

A member of the Coalition on the Right to Information Law, Mr Akoto Ampaw, has noted that the Minister of Information Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has commenced preparations towards the implementation of the Right to Information Act (ACT 989).However, he said, Mr Nkrumah’s plans are ambitious and face possible threats because …

The Chief Justice of Ghana, Justice Sophia Akuffo, has signaled that as long as she supervises legal education in Ghana and the Judicial System, she will not allow the mass production of lawyers in the country. According to her, the mass production of lawyers poses a great danger to the …

The Savannah region has announced a GhC10, 000 reward for any person or group who can provide information about the whereabouts of its missing vehicle. The vehicle was allegedly snatched by armed men in Tamale early July. “The Savannah Regional Coordinating Council has announced a Ten Thousand Ghana cedis (10,000) …

The police in Hamlin in the Upper West Region are on a man-haunt for a 30-year-old woman for allegedly poisoning the husband to death. The suspect, Mariam Yakubu, reportedly prepared a meal for the husband and allegedly poisoned it with weedicides. Disclosing the circumstances which led to the action of …

Kenya’s finance minister has pleaded not guilty to charges of corruption in court, after spending the night in police custody. Henry Rotich is accused of flouting procurement procedures in awarding a contract worth more than $450m (£405m) for the construction of two dams to an Italian firm, CMC de Ravenna. …

Government’s “One Village, One Dam” initiative has come under severe criticism at Kpiri, a farming community in Canteen in the West Gonja District of the newly created Savannah region. This follows the sudden collapse of a bridge recently built to link two major communities in the area, thus, Kpiri number …

The incumbent Member of Parliament for the Asawase constituency in the Ashanti region Alhaji Mohammed Mubarack Muntaka has denied using his influence in Parliament to block his contender  Masawudu Mubarck from filing his nomination forms to contest him in the upcoming parliamentary primaries of the of the NDC. According to …

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has explained to a group of Canadian investors why Ghana is the best investment destination in Africa for both local and foreign investors. According to Dr. Bawumia, not only do Ghana’s political stability and security as well as benign legal and regulatory environment offer the …

Police at Kukuom in the Asunafo South District of the Ahafo Region have arrested three persons with human parts at Abuom near Sankore. The three; Peter Foh, 35, Yaw Yeridie, 31, and Berko Isaac, 30, were arrested at about 11 pm on Sunday, July 21, 2019. The Kukuom District Police …