A tragic event hit Owo, Ondo state yesterday Monday December 2nd after a police officer allegedly shot a commercial truck driver dead over N100 bribe. According to eyewitnesses, the driver was stopped by the police officer who, along with some other officers, were on a stop and search duty. The officer allegedly asked for a […]
The Paramount Chief of Ngleshie Amanfro, Nii Kwarshie Gborlor IV, has praised the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, for helping to establish two factories under Government’s flagship programme for industrialization, ‘One District, One Factory.’ According to Nii Kwarshie Gborlor IV, “Before President Akufo-Addo came, successive governments have only paid lip service towards […]
Mama Gee born Elizabeth Togbor who recently had a turf war with the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) is back but this time round, she is now a pregnancy medicine expert. In her last video posted on Instagram, Mama Gee told her customers to keep calm. She assured them that she was going to bounce […]
Deputy Minister for Local Governance and Rural Development, O.B. Amoah has expressed distaste at the Minority in Parliament’s reactions after the Bill for the amendment of Article 243(1) which would allow for the election of Municipal, Metropolitan and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) was withdrawn from Parliament as directed by President Nana Akufo-Addo. The President, on […]
The Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hajia Alima Mahama, has refuted suggestions that the President caused financial loss to the state with the cancellation of the December 17 referendum. The referendum was to decide on an amendment of Article 55 (3) of the Constitution to enable political parties to participate in local level […]
Climate-fueled disasters have forced about 20 million people a year to leave their homes in the past decade — equivalent to one every two seconds — according to a new report from Oxfam. This makes the climate the biggest driver of internal displacement for the period, with the world’s poorer countries at the highest risk, despite their […]
The Bank of Ghana last year spent more than GH¢153 million to print the country’s legal tender, the cedi. The amount spent includes the actual cost of printing the legal tender, fees paid to the agency that supervised the printing process as well as what the central bank describes as other currency expenses. According to […]
First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo has saluted the women of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) describing them as the foundation of the governing party. According to Mrs Akufo-Addo, the women of the NPP have been “loyal, dedicated, selfless and fully committed” to the course of the party. “Without them, our party has no legs to stand […]
Leaked Ballon d’Or results list online appears to crown Lionel Messi as the 2019 winner Lionel Messi is set pick up a record sixth Ballon d’Or title, according to an image leaked online. Messi is the heavy favourite to lift the trophy on Monday evening in Paris, ahead of Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk. And according to the list, which […]
Six persons have been arrested following a bloody clash between Ghanaian and Nigerian traders in Accra. Three persons, according to the police, were injured during the Monday morning fight at Kwame Nkrumah Circle. The fight follows the closure of shops belonging to some Nigerian traders. Earlier report suggested that the aggrieved Nigerian traders attacked their […]
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) government has pooh-poohed claims that the withdrawal of the bill for the election of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) from Parliament is an abandonment of its campaign promise. Many including the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) have criticized the move by government to withdraw bills seeking to amend […]
Amnesty International Ghana has started a campaign to end sexual harassment and violence on university campuses. In line with the campaign, the organisation, in collaboration with the Australian High Commission and the French Embassy, has trained 75 students from some selected universities in Accra as part of efforts to find lasting solutions to the incidence […]
