Akoto Ampaw, lead counsel of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in the 2020 presidential election petition, has urged the Electoral Commission (EC) to review election results collation processes. He said, “I believe that the EC itself and other stakeholders need a closer review of the actual processes and procedures that …

John Mahama, a former president of Ghana, has been appointed as the African Union (AU) High Representative to Somalia, AU Chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat has said. “President Mahama will work with the Somali stakeholders, to reach a mutually acceptable compromise towards an all-encompassing resolution for the holding of Somali elections in the …

The Korle Bu Police are investigating a case involving the contamination of a medical doctor’s drinking water with HIV-infected blood. The act is suspected to have been carried out by another doctor following a disagreement between the two. Both doctors (names withheld) work at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology …

Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has taken exception to a social media campaign, demanding good governance from the country’s political leadership. The campaign is dubbed #FixTheCountry with key contributors bent on taking their demands onto the streets in a demonstration which has become a subject of court action. Addressing journalists on …

The Ministry of National Security has conducted preliminary investigations into the arrest of some 20 persons said to be National Security operatives and engaged in small-scale illegal mining. According to an official statement issued on Friday, May 7, the investigations prove that the persons are not staff or operatives of …

Vodafone Ghana Music Awards Artiste of the Year, Kuami Eugene took to his Instagram page to wish rapper Guru a happy birthday in what many say could be an end to their ‘beef’.  ‘Happy birthday Snr Man, More dollars on you’, the ‘Open Gate’ hit maker posted Friday, May 7. …

A group, calling itself the Coalition of National Youth Organisers, has asked the Ghana Police to sit with organisers of the #FixTheCountry demonstration and figure out alternatives for them as their demonstration still needs to come on. President of the Coalition, Mark Awusi, speaking on Adom FM’s morning show Dwaso …

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has tasked the Works and Housing Ministry to take steps to address perennial flooding in parts of the country. The Asantehene expressed concern about the indiscriminate dumping of waste and also building on waterways, which he cited as major causes of flooding.   He …

The online protest in Ghana which is being championed with the hashtag, #FixGhanaNow, has taken a new turn Friday where constituents are now naming and shaming politicians who are incompetent. The calling out gesture forms part of the protest which started on Monday where many citizens are urging the incumbent …

Real Madrid forward Eden Hazard has apologised for laughing with Chelsea players after his side were knocked out of the Champions League semi-finals. The former Chelsea man, 30, was seen joking and smiling with his former team-mates at the final whistle. Hazard said on Instagram it was “not my intention …