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A former Director of State Protocol, Kwame Tenkorang, has clarified the widely popular claims that on the day the late former President of Ghana, John Evans Atta Mills, died, he was conveyed to the hospital in the bucket of a pick-up vehicle. He also categorically stated that it is untrue …

Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the President of Ghana will be in Parliament on March 3, 2022, to present the State of the Nation Address. Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin made the announcement during the presentation of the Business Statement for the Fifth Week ending February 25, 2022, on Friday, February …

No fewer than 17 persons died when a tanker caught fire along the Lagos-Ibadan highway in the Ogun State of Nigeria. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) confirmed that the accident happened around 5 am on Friday, February 18 before the Isara bridge. The spokesperson of the FRSC in Ogun, …

The Attorney General on Tuesday opposed the release of Ruger 9mm pistol belonging to Samuel Adu Frimpong alias Medikal. The said gun was confiscated by the Police after Medikal allegedly displayed it on social media. His Lawyers had filed an application for the release of the weapon. When sitting resumed …

Former Minister of Finance, Dr Kwabena Duffuor has said Ghana is in a state of disarray due to current happenings in the country. According to him, the country was in disorder because, coupled with the economic hardships it has created, the government is now censoring the media. The former finance minister, …

An old building housing children of the State Experimental Basic School in the Ashanti Regional capital, Kumasi, is in danger of collapse as three of its pillars have started falling apart.  The primary school building, built in the 1950s, has seen no major renovation, and parts of the pillars have …

A Ghanaian has been arrested along with other African recruits in the ranks of Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant – Libya (ISIL-Libya), according to a recent report. The report dated February 3, 2022 was the 29th report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team on the Islamic …

Five persons have been confirmed dead after they were victims of a cult clash in Agbarho community, Ughelli North council of Delta State on Sunday, February 7. The police command in the state confirmed the incident which happened in the wee hours of the morning. The incident was also confirmed …

The leader of the Islamic State (IS) group has been killed in an overnight US special forces raid in north-west Syria, President Joe Biden says. Mr Biden said the death of Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi had “removed a major terrorist threat to the world”. Qurayshi detonated a bomb that killed …

The former Deputy Minister for Finance, Cassiel Ato Forson and two others have been dragged to court for allegedly causing financial loss to the state to the tune of €2.37 million. The charges against Ato Forson together with Sylvester Anemana, a former Chief Director of the Ministry of Health, and …