Health expert, Doctor Muftawu Mohammed, has asserted that it is wrong to manage body pains, whether internal or external, with pain killers. According to him, managing pain with painkillers is simply a lazy man’s approach and not recommended. He said this during an interview with Nana Yaw Odame on …

The management of the Dagban State SHS in Yendi in the Northern Region has begun probing circumstances that led to first year students of the school being ordered to perform sexual gestures as part of their initiation to the school by their seniors. The immoral gestures were videoed and disseminated …

  Special aide to the former President of Ghana John Mahama, Joyce Bawa Mogtari has given birth to triplets. In photos shared on social media, the former Deputy Transport Minister is seen in the company of her husband, the former President and former first lady Lordina Mahama holding the children …

  President Nana Akufo-Addo is about to do something really usual in his regional tour. For the first time, the President and his Vice, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, are embarking on his regional tour. Never before has Mr Akufo-Addo nor any President of Ghana embarked on a regional tour with a Vice …

The Technical University Teachers’ Association of Ghana (TUTAG), has suspended its strike. A Press statement dated Saturday, June 19, 2021 and signed by the National President, Dr Michael Brigandi said the suspension of the industrial action is based on trust and confidence in the assurances by the Education Minister. TUTAG …

The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has asked for a rescheduling of the question of Samuel Okudeto Ablakwa on the cost of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s recent trip to France, Belgium and South Africa in a rented aircraft. The question was filed by Ranking Member of the Foreign Affairs …

Best performing schools in the 2020 National West Africa Secondary Schools Certificate Examination (WASSCE) rankings for the Central Region have been awarded with citation of merit. The ceremony, which was to motivate hard working teachers, students and their schools, saw seven schools receiving the awards. Wesley Girls Senior High School …

• Dominic Nitiwul says safety is the number one condition in picking an aircraft for the president • He believes the country should be concerned with the President’s safety at all times • Okudzeto Ablakwa however believes that the cost of hiring the craft should be also be a factor …

• Martin Amidu has opened up the conversation on Agyapa Royalties Transactions • He said the transaction shows that Akufo-Addo came into the office on rhetoric • He indicated that his article demonstrates what consequences await the Special Prosecutor Martin A. B. K. Amidu, the formal Special Prosecutor has opened another …

  Executive Member of the Tema East branch of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. Stephen Ashitey Adjei, has dispelled sentiments in the NDC that without the leadership of former President John Dramani Mahama, the party does not stand a chance of winning the 2024 election. In a write-up, the man …

Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu has insisted that it is the primary responsibility of the president to ensure the safety and security of all citizens. “If what we are reading is anything to go by, then we all must collectively express our disappointment at the presidency and his handling of matters …

  In 1958, the setting for a university graduation was obviously not as flamboyant as we have them today but the essence of those events cannot be said to have been any less. In this photo of a graduation ceremony from the Kumasi College of Technology, now the Kwame Nkrumah …

Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, MP for Tamale Central, has slammed the Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin-Yeboah for his decision to drag Dr Dominic Ayine, MP for Bolgatanga East before the disciplinary committee of the Ghana Legal Council (GLC). According to him, the Chief Justice’s stance on Dr Dominic Ayine’s comments on the decision of the Supreme …

• Stephen Opuni’s lawyers are saying the trial judge is biased towards their client • They want him to recuse himself from the case • But the judge said his will not Justice Clemence Jackson Honyenuga, the Supreme Court Judge, has been accused of being biased in the ongoing trial …

• Alhassan Suhuyini says he will kick against the approval of Gifty Twum-Ampofo nomination • He decision comes at the back of a corruption watch report which accused the MP of bribing delegates • He said the MPs response suggests that her conscience is dead to the threat of bribery …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has excluded the Minister for National Security, Kan Dapaah and the Minister for Communications and Digitization, Ursula Owusu-Ekulful from his 19-member Cabinet list. Also excluded from the Cabinet list are the Ministries for Transport and Gender, Women and Children Affairs. The Speaker of Parliament Alban …

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has said the decision of Founders of the defunct banks, Unibank and UT, Dr Kwabena Duffuor and Prince Kofi Amoabeng respectively, to resort to parliament over the collapse of their banks was wrong. The Central Bank says Parliament is not one of the mechanisms available …

Former Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu has said the acting Special Prosecutor, Jane Cynthia Naa Torshie Lamptey, continues running to the Chief of Staff at the presidency to take “instructions” concerning the running of the office in the absence of a substantive Special Prosecutor and a Board. In an article expressing …

• A photo of Mankessim SHS students reportedly abusing drugs surfaced online recently • This raised eyebrows with Ghanaians calling on school authorities to act • The school has explained that the photo was part of a project the boys were tasked with  The Visual Arts Department of Mankessim Senior …

The USAID Strengthening the Care Continuum Project in collaboration with the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has, between October 2020 and March 2021 tested almost 30,000 people for Human Immune Virus (HIV) with 2,143 individuals testing positive. The USAID Strengthening the Care Continuum Project is designed to improve the capacity of …

• Akufo-Addo has named 19 cabinet ministers • The Cabinet is constituted in conformity with Article 76 (1) of the 1992 constitution • Akufo-Addo maintained 19 ministers of state just like his first term President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has announced nineteen members expected to form his cabinet to help him serve …

Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, the Minister of Education, has announced plans by the Ministry to begin rehabilitating all old and dilapidated basic schools across the country. This is to make sure that the schools were safe, attractive and conducive for effective teaching and learning. Dr Adutwum said this when he …

The majority in parliament has refuted allegations of overpricing against the government over the purchase of Sputnik V vaccines. The Chairman for the Health Committee of parliament, Dr. Ayew Afriye tells the press corps in parliament no funds have been committed to all agreements entered into for the supply of …

A photo making rounds on social media sees some male students of Mankessim Senior High School smoking wee on campus as if their lives depend on it. The 5 students as seen in the photo donned their uniform and had their pieces in their hands ready to set it rolling. …

• The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of the #FixTheCountry protesters • The police secured an injunction on the May 6, 2021, march by the group • The apex court has however overturned that An ex-parte motion filed by the police against the planned protest of the #FixTheCountry demonstration …

Parliament’s Appointments Committee has put on hold the approval of Andrew Egyapa Mercer as Deputy Minister for Energy. The Committee’s action follows Mr. Mercer’s strong disapproval with former Minister for Energy, Peter Amewu’s comment that the PDS-ECG deal was fraudulent. Speaking on Newsnight, JoyNews’ Parliamentary correspondent, Joseph Opoku Gakpo, said …

Balancing health below the belt Unbalanced pH. Sounds like chemistry class, right? Add the word vaginal, and then it’s enough to make us squirm. Literally — because when you feel different down there, like with a new odor or more-than-usual discharge, it could be a sign that your vaginal pH is off. …

Coconut water has become a very trendy beverage in recent years. It’s tasty, refreshing, and has loads of benefits to your health. Coconut has a lot of vital nutrients, including minerals that most people don’t get enough of. Here are some health benefits of consuming coconut water. 1. Serves as …

Such is the significance of the foods we eat that they can also affect our sex life, either positively or negatively. Every Dick and Harry knows that the importance of food to the human body cannot be overemphasized. But what is unknown to most people is that the food we …

All primary four pupils in public schools will, in November, this year, write the new National Standards Test (NST) to assess their knowledge, skills, values and attitudes, which is central to the new pre-tertiary education curriculum. The National Standards Test is in response to Ghana’s Education Strategic Plan from 2018 …