Four people said to have led a protest at Jamestown in Accra on Saturday, September 18, have been arrested, an official statement said. They have been identified Salaami Abubakar, 36; Daniel Opare Oman, 43; Edward Holm, 38 and Daniel Clottey 41. The protest was in response to the alleged removal …

Former President John Mahama Ghana’s debt level is unsustainable and the cause of the current hardship that ordinary citizens are suffering, former President Jon Mahama has said.“Our debt has ballooned to unsustainable levels – topping 80% of GDP – exposing us to very high risk of debt default“, the 2020 …

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released dates for the papers cancelled in the ongoing West African Senior Schools Certificate Examinations (WASSCE). The papers – Physics 1 & 2 and Business Management 1& 2 – were cancelled as a result of widespread leakage. They were cancelled on Wednesday, September 15. In a …

The National Security Coordinator has issued security alerts to all security councils across the nation ahead of the announcement of metropolitan, municipal and district chief executives (MMDCEs). The alert, captured in the form of a memo, has the subject: ‘ANTICIPATING OF POSSIBLE VIOLENCE AHEAD OF THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF MMDCES’. It was …

Parents of students of Aburi Girls’ Senior High School are least enthused about a decision taken by the Ghana Education Service (GES) to interdict the headmistress, Alice Prempeh-Fordjour. The parents and guardians have, therefore, started agitations to get Mrs Prempeh-Fordjour reinstated as they consider the decision rash and uninformed. According …

A Ghanaian citizen and a member of the opposition National Democratic Congress(NDC), Eric Adjei has petitioned the Commissioner on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to investigate Mr. Dominic Oppong-Adjei aka Konkonsa over what he has described as “questionable acquisition of luxurious property”. Mr. Eric Adjei in his petition said …

• A youth group in Odododiodio are unhappy • They have been protesting against the imminent replacement of Accra Mayor, Mohammed Adjei Sowah • The group said they will no longer support the NPP if Adjei Sowah is replaced A group calling itself the Concerned Youth of Odododiodio are protesting …

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has said “we expect all stakeholders, especially party executives at the grassroots level, to accept the list [of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives] that will be released in good fate.” “Every nominee on the list is selected by the President”, Director of Communications Yaw …

As of 12 September 2021, Ghana’s active COVID-19 cases in the third wave had fallen to 4,358, the latest figures from the Ghana Health Service indicate. The death toll, however, increased to 1,111. Some 125 new cases were also confirmed within the period. Out of the active cases, 42 are …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has opened the doors of Jubilee House inner circles to a new man of God believed to have won the President over with his spot-on prophecies that came to pass. The said Prophet, one Prophet Victor Kusi Boateng has not only warmed his way into the …

• President Akufo-Addo’s nominee list for Chief Executives of MMDAs for Greater Accra and Eastern Region captures some interesting names • Per documents sighted by GhanaWeb, the Accra Metropolitan Assembly is set to have its first female Mayor • Nsawam traders are also against the president’s choice of MCE for …

Western Regional Minister Kwabena Okyere Darko Mensah has denied claims in the media that he has asked the district, municipal and metropolitan assemblies he superintends, to make financial contributions toward his father’s funeral. A circular had claimed the minister was demanding that the MMDCE’s pay between GHS2,000 and GHS5,000 as …

• List of recommended MMDCEs are out • This was after the vetting committee presented their report to President Akufo-Addo • President Nana Akufo-Addo has also presented to Dan Botwe, the final list for announcement soon The committee mandated to assess persons whose names came up for the position of …

Akatsi North Lawmaker Peter Nortsu-Kotoe has revealed that Parliament will be hauling examinations body, the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) before it to answer questions relating to how some five papers were allegedly leaked in the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). Mr Nortsu-Kotoe told TV3 Wednesday September …

The police and the Operation Calm Life team which includes the military will take over the campus of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) from Saturday, September 18. Already, the police water canon has been detailed on campus. The University Relations Office tells TV3’s William Evans-Nkum the directive …

Oheneba Nkrabea, one of the Rasta students has currently been enrolled at Ghana International School(GIS) in Accra. Kasapa News sources say the parents of the Rasta student moved their ward to the prestigious international school after they learned of the Attorney General’s decision to appeal against the High Court’s ruling …

Final year students of Osei Tutu Senior High School in the Ashanti Region have threatened the Assistant Headmaster in charge of Academics, Mr Francis Aidoo. This was after the students who were aggrieved by Mr Aidoo’s strict invigilation in the ongoing WASSCE exam, stormed his farm and destroyed plants on …

Despite touting himself as a trainee of the late President Professor John Evans Atta Mills who shaped his appreciation of certain things as a man of Peace fondly known as ‘Asomdwehene’, former Director of Operations at the Presidency Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye insists Samuel Koku Anyidoho learnt nothing. The Former …

Former President John Dramani Mahama says Ghanaians are angry by what he described as the “hypocrisy of so-called economic experts” who asked them to forget economic statistics and look at the escalation of cement and other products on the market but are today holding up statistics while in government.   …

In a time where there are various DIYs and hacks on how to get a radiant face or glowing skin, it may be difficult to differentiate between what is good or bad. There is also an increasing demand to resort to home remedies and natural ingredients, however, not all of …

Two teachers at the Ahamanso Islamic Senior High School have been arrested by the Kadjebi District Police for attempting to leak Monday’s English Language Paper Two. The external supervisor from the West African Examination Council, Ephraim Nukpertsi, upon reaching the examination centre, saw Musah Mohammed, aged 33, taking pictures of …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has finalised the list of metropolitan, municipal and district chief executives (MMDCEs) to be nominated to serve in the next three-and-a-half years. The list is expected to be received by the Minister of Local Government, Decentralisation and Rural Development, Daniel Botwe, Thursday morning for onward announcement. …

Information reaching Rainbowradioonline.com has it that the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) has cancelled Physics and Business Management papers. The papers were reportedly cancelled over leakage. The website has also gathered that the examination body has rescheduled the papers to Monday, October 11, 2021. The head of the council’s Test …

Ashanti Region Chairman of New Patriotic Party (NPP) Benard Antwi Boasiako has assured that he will go every extent to ensure that former president John Mahama leads NDC into the 2024 polls. He is of the view the 2024 elections will be a done deal for NPP if former president Mahamaleads the National Democratic Congress (NDC) …

The Founder and General Overseer of the Life Assembly Worship Centre Reverend Christian Andrews, Osofo Kyiri Abosom, has asked President Akufo-Addo to publicly disassociate himself from comments made by Prophet Isaac Owusu Bempah if he is not corrupt. A video of Prophet Owusu Bempah has surfaced on social media with …

A group of angry students of Osei Tutu Senior High School have destroyed the farm of the Assistant Headmaster after he went strict on them in the exam hall in the ongoing WASSCE. It is alleged that these students destroyed the headteacher’s plantain farm and destroyed the plants which were …

Achimota School and the Attorney-General’s office have both filed an appeal challenging the High Court’s order for the school to admit dreadlock-wearing student, Tyrone Marhguy. According to the school, the court among others erred by indicating that the rules and regulations of Achimota School with regard to ensuring uniformity in …

• Grace Coleman served as Deputy Minister under John Kufuor • She died in 2009 from stress-related illnesses • Her grandson shared details around what killed her In the last 24 hours, the story of how a certain Margaret Owusuwaa, believed to be a close relative of a woman who …

It has emerged that there is a split in the National Democratic Congress(NDC) as factions are beginning to emerge on its leadership ahead of the 2024 polls. Sources indicate that the General Secretary for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Johnson Asiedu Nketia fondly called General Mosquito is lacing his boots to contest for the …

A section of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) youth base in the Ashanti Region has said the Umbrella Family needs a new flagbearer who can “build a formidable party” going into the 2024 elections. In a press statement, a group calling itself NDC Ashanti Youth said the defeated 2020 flagbearer …