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Dr. Raymond Henry Stoughton, the last Principal of the then University College of Ghana (now University of Ghana) gave an interesting reason for quitting his post in 1661, having served in the role for four years. Stoughton tendered his resignation to the Council at the time stating that it was …

West African army chiefs gathered in Accra on August 17, 2023, to deliberate on a potential deployment of an armed intervention aimed at restoring constitutional order in the Republic of Niger after a military junta failed to reinstate Mohamed Bazoum as president. The meeting, which spans a two-day period from …

Army chiefs from across the West African subregion gathered in Accra starting August 17, 2023, to deliberate on a potential military deployment to Niger as part of ECOWAS’ resolve to undo the coup that removed Mohamed Bazoum as president last month. The meeting, which ends today (August 18, 2023) got …

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has announced that the highest an applicant must pay for a Ghanaian passport must be GH¢300, that is for a premium service. The sector minister recently made an unannounced visit to the passport office in Accra where she principally announced the termination …

Mohammed-Muntaka Mubarak, the Member of Parliament of Asawase appears to have broken ranks with the National Democratic Congress over the 10% withholding tax on sports betting. Whiles the party through its young wing has declared their official stance which is a complete rejection of the controversial tax policy, Muntaka Mubarak has welcomed it. According …

The Ho Teaching Hospital (HTH) has asked all relatives of patients at the health post to vacate its premises. This is to prevent the relatives of patients from continuously spending the night on the corridors of the Out Patient Department (OPD) and the walkways at the hospital. Relatives of patients …

Ex-Ghanaian international, Asamoah Gyan joined a host of legendary African footballers to celebrate Nigerian football icon, Jay Jay Okocha as he turned 50 years on August 14. As Okocha celebrated his 50th birthday, some of the best footballers from the continent stormed Lagos to celebrate with him. Among the guests …

A supposedly mentally sick man who murdered his 78-year-old uncle with a machete has given a bizarre reason for committing the heinous crime. Eric Narh, a 28-year-old unemployed man on Sunday, August 13, 2023, pounced on the deceased with a machete and inflicted deep wounds to his neck and arm, …

The cars which were used in the Accra to London adventure are being shipped back to Ghana after the participants had completed their trip. The cars the travelers used for the expedition included two land cruisers, a Raptor, a Defender, a G63, and an RX350. A few days ago, news …

A Secretary at the Ministry of Energy, Regina Abanga has been arraigned at the Circuit Court in Accra and slapped with 116 counts of stealing totalling GHc287,775.47. Abanga, 44, is said to have manipulated Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) Automated Teller Machine (ATM) and succeeded in stealing the said sim belonging …