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The National House of Chiefs,  has emphasised the need for a comprehensive approach to the resettlement of those impacted by the Akosombo dam spillage. Over 2, 6000 households have been affected following flooding caused by the spillage of the Akosombo dam. Speaking at a meeting in Kumasi vice-president of the …

President and Founder of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has taken a swipe at President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for his description of international credit ratings agencies as ‘reckless’. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo criticised the ratings agencies for their “reckless” downgrades of African economies during the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine conflict. He noted that these downgrades …

Parliament has requested that Health Minister Kwaku Agyeman Manu appear before the House to answer questions about the country’s current vaccine shortages. For the past few months, the Northern Region and other parts of the country have been experiencing vaccine shortages, with no solution in place. The concerning situation has …

The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Abalkwa, has given details on the circumstances surrounding the arrest of a National Democratic Congress (NDC) supporter. The supporter was allegedly arrested for sharing anti-government social media posts. The MP, speaking at a press conference in Accra on Thursday, December 1, said that the NDC …

Leaders of the Konkomba tribe in the Krachi Nchumuru area have called out what they describe as a misrepresentation of facts following the recent murder of the Chief of Borae Ahenfie by unknown assailants. In a statement dated November 28, 2022, the Konkomba Chiefs within the Krachi Nchumuru area said …

Public sector workers under the Public Services Workers Union (PSWU) of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have declared an indefinite strike action, effective Tuesday, July 12, 2022. In a statement issued on July 8, 2022, the PSWU said that the main reason for its decision to embark on a strike …

A former General Secretary for the Christian Council of Ghana Reverend Dr. Kwabena Opuni Frimpong has warned against what he calls majority dictatorship and politicisation of state institutions in the country stating that it is as dangerous as military rule. He said state institutions such as the judiciary and security …

IMAGE COPYRIGHTREUTERS US health authorities are calling for a pause in the use of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 vaccine, after reports of extremely rare blood clotting cases. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said six cases in 6.8 million doses had been reported and it was acting “out of …

It has emerged that the separatist group, Homeland Study Group Foundation (HSGF), is already penetrating parts of the Ashanti Region. The chairman of the Ashanti Regional Security Council (REGSEC) and Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah, assured that security has been heightened to curb such threats. “Since there are a lot of descendants from …