The Overlord of Dagbon, Ndan Ya Na Abukari Mahama II, on Monday, 9 September 2019, led the people of Dagbon to celebrate the annual Bugum (Fire) festival in the Yendi municipality of the Northern Region. The fire festival is one of the ancient celebrations marked by descendants of Na Gbewa. It was banned in Yendi […]
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Free SHS: 351,022 placed; 38,355 disqualified
The Computerised School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS) for senior high schools (SHS) has placed 351,022 students for the 2019/2020 academic year. The students have been placed in 721 public and private senior high schools across the country. The figure represents 74.01% of the total 473,728 qualified candidates who were due for placement for the […]
EC commences exhibition of voters register today
The nationwide exhibition of the voters’ register begins today, the Electoral Commission (EC) has announced. The eight-day exercise, which is meant to clean the register ahead of the upcoming referendum on the participation of political parties in district level elections, will be an opportunity for the about 17 million registered voters to authenticate their details […]
We will ‘finish’ you politically-Conti Hall Alumni to Napo
Members of the Alumni Association of Unity Hall also known as Continental Hall of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have vowed to end the political ambitions of Education Minister Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh (Napo). According to the group, Dr Prempeh who is an alumnus has betrayed the oath he took to […]
Gomoa chief pounded and shot in cold blood
A chief at Gomoa Akranmang in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region has been murdered. Nana Egyiri, popularly known in the community as ‘Osibo’, was until his death the Gyaasehene (Kingmaker) of Gomoa Akranmang. A visit to the scene where the chief’s body had been dumped showed that the late chief was found […]
GNAT declares strike in 6 regions
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has joined the sister teacher group, National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) in its industrial action against what they describe as unfavorable working conditions. NAGRAT declared a nationwide strike over the newly introduced Human Resource Management Information System (HRMIS) acquired by the Public Services Commission, unpaid allowances and […]
Ghana up 6 places in latest anti-money laundering, terrorist financing rankings
Ghana has gone up six places to 60th in the latest anti-money laundering and terrorist financing rankings. This is based on the latest Anti-Money Laundering Index put together by the Swiss Basel Institute of Governance. The rankings revealed that Ghana went up from 66 in 2018 in terms of the rankings to 60. The country […]
Sammi Awuku declines offer to be Apagyahene of Mampong-cites political reasons
The National Organiser of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Sammi Awuku has declined an offer to be made the Apagyahene of the Mampong Akuapem Traditional Area. ‘’I owe you a lot and I will continue to support in which ever way I can in the development of the area. I remain eternally grateful for […]
Ghana Bar Conference: President Akufo-Addo’s full speech
BestNewsGH.com brings you the full speech of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at the 2019 edition of the Ghana Bar Conference held in Takoradi, the Western Regional Capital. Read the speech below: SPEECH BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC, NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO, AT THE 2019 NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE GHANA BAR ASSOCIATION, AT […]
Sammi Awuku to be enstooled as Apagyahene of Mampong Akuapem tomorrow
The National Organiser of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) Sammi Awuku will tomorrow Tuesday September 10 2019 be enstooled as a chief at Mampong Akuapem in the Eastern Region. Also due to be enstooled is Deputy Transport Minister, Daniel Nii Kwatei Titus Glover, who is also the Member of Parliament for Tema East Constituency. […]
War against corruption: “I don’t clear accused persons; recommendations from institutions do” – President Akufo-Addo
“It is not my job to clear or convict any person accused of wrongdoing, or of engaging in acts of corruption. My job is to act on allegations of corruption by referring the issue or issues to the proper investigative agencies for the relevant enquiry and necessary action. That is exactly what has been done […]
2019 SHS placements out
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has completed and placed all candidates who passed their 2019 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) into various Senior High Schools, Vocational and Technical Institutes for the 2019/2020 academic year. This comes after the West African Examinations Council released the 2019 Basic Education Certificate Examination results last week. According to Prof. […]












