GENERAL NEWS

A 32-year-old man who posed as an army officer and duped one Richmond Ohene Addo of GHS 2,800 under the pretext of getting him enlisted into the Ghana Army, has been arrested by the Suhum police. The suspect, Tanko Sani, was arrested on Monday, November 8, 2021. The Eastern Regional …

Former Deputy Minister for Energy and Member of Parliament for Yapei Kusawgu, John Jinapor, has asked Ghanaians to brace up for more fuel increment in the coming days. According to him, most of taxes and levies imposed on petroleum products by the government are absurd and needs to be scrapped. …

Fire has completely razed a saw mill at Akyem Asene in the Asene Manso Akroso district of the Eastern region. At the scene, most of the residents suspected someone actually burnt it with petrol. The fire reduced the Mill to ashes and destroyed property worth thousands of Ghana cedis. The …

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has hinted of plans to expand its operations and include employees in the informal business sector. The Trust wants more people to voluntarily join the scheme. Out of 14 million workforce in Ghana, only 1.7 million people are active contributors to SSNIT. …

Managing Director of the Intercity STC Company, Nana Akomea, has refuted reports attributed to him that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s promise to reduce fuel prices was only a campaign talk. According to a publication, Nana Akomea said the President’s promise should not be held against him emphasizing it was borne out of excitement …

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Victims of the recent destruction caused by tidal waves along several coastal communities in the Volta Region have expressed disquiet about the many unfulfilled promises to curb the yearly devastation by the ocean. According to the victims who span three districts; it was clear that the government was not interested …

The Chairman of the National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NaCCA) Prof Kwame Osei Kwarteng, has rejected claims that social studies as a subject have been removed from Ghana’s curriculum. The claim was reiterated by the Chairperson of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Josephine Nkrumah where she called …

The residents of Atwima Asamang, a community based in the Atwima Mponua district of the Ashanti region have petitioned their member of parliament, Isaac Kwame Asiamah, Minister of Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako-Atta and their DCE, Isaac Marfo over their poor road networks as well as lack of good social …

Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, the Minister of Education, has stressed that bullying in schools belongs to the past and has no place in modern day. He strongly condemned the manner in which second and third-year students in some senior high schools bullied the freshers, known in local parlance as “Homo”. …