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A new Genetically Modified (GM) cowpea variety developed by the Savannah Agriculture Research Institute (SARI) is set to hit the Ghanaian market by the end of 2023. According to the developers, the new cowpea which is Ghana’s first ever GMO crop will increase the yields of farmers by nearly 300 …

Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong has issued a strong warning to Member of Parliament for Bantama Asenso Boakye not to step on his toes again or he won’t find it easy. According to him, this should be the last time the member of parliament will make a statement about …

Accusations of incompetence and claims of nepotism have come up as legal practitioner Martin Kpebu criticizes the Electoral Commissioner of Ghana, Jean Mensa, for her alleged failure to extend the voter registration exercise and what he perceives as the Electoral Commission’s questionable decisions. Kpebu did not mince words as he …

The management of Legon Cities Football Club have announced the death of one of its first team players in the person of Sylverster Sackey. The player was the first team goalie for the past two seasons having been with the Ghana Premier League side for the last four seasons. The …

The police in Zambia have arrested the wife of former President Edgar Lungu on three charges, including theft of a motor vehicle, BBC reported. Esther Lungu, who was taken into custody on Wednesday, has denied the charges. The former first lady was arrested with three others and they have all …

Ousted Gabonese president Ali Bongo Ondimba has been freed from house arret and is in good health. He also retains all his rights and privileges as a former president, including traveling abroad to continue his medical treatment. This was communicated by a representative of the military junta who visited Bongo …

The Ada East District HIV Programmes Coordinator, Mr Adator Anani, says the district recorded 95 Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) positive cases in the first half of 2023. This is from tests conducted on 678 people between January and June. Mr Anani said this in a presentation during the 2023 Half-Year …

President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda and First Lady Janet Museveni exchanged marriage vows on Saturday August 26 after five decades together. The event took place at their home in Ntungamo, with a church thanksgiving service at St Mathew Cathedral Kyamate before a luncheon in Irenga, followed by prayers and hosting …

Four ladies are enjoying congratulatory messages on social media for excelling in their School of Law course at the University of Ghana. The quartet bagged First Class Honours according to the Class of 2023 list that has been released so far. They include Jasmine Kukua Tekyi Acheampong, Ohenewaa Asantewaa Armoh, …

Yahaya Alpha Suberu, a filmmaker and University Lecturer at the Ghana campus of New York University, achieved a remarkable feat in 2007 by becoming the first Ghanaian to undertake a road trip from Ghana to Sweden. The idea to travel from Ghana to Sweden was born during Alpha’s first visit …