GENERAL NEWS

Tuesday 21 September has been declared a public holiday by the interior ministry to mark Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Day, an official statement said. The day has been set aside to remember and honour Dr Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana’s first president.     “The general public is hereby informed that Tuesday, September 21, which marks …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, ECOWAS Chair, on Friday, September 17, 2021, left Accra for Guinea to meet its military leaders a day after the regional bloc imposed travel and financial sanctions on the junta and their families.           The development is a follow-up on the …

The former Deputy Greater Accra Regional Minister in the first term administration of President Akufo-Addo, Elizabeth Sackey and 36 other women are expected to be named Metropolitan, Municipal, District Chief Executive officers (MMDCEs) in the soon-to-be released approved list of MMDCEs. Elizabeth Sackey is tipped to replace Mohammed Nii Adjei …

The Residents of Aboabo a farming Community near Amanase in Ayensuano District in the Eastern Region have been cut off due to collapsed bridges as a result of heavy downpours in the area. The collapse of the bridge has caused the river to flood the road making it difficult for …

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Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has given the military junta in Guinea six months to return the country to democratic rule after the September 5 ousting of President Alpha Condé. The members of the junta, who are under the banner of the National Committee for Reconciliation and Development …

  Ace Ghana actor, Kofi Laing, popularly known as Kohwe, has died. His daughter, Comfort Laing, who confirmed the news to ghanaweekend.com, said her father passed away at his residence in Accra on the evening of Thursday, September 16, 2021. Kohwe is believed to be around age 75.   A …

A Branch Youth Organiser of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) at Awutu Nyarkokwaa in the Awutu Senya West Constituency,  Ebenezer Akrade, is battling for his life after a Branch Secretary of the constituency butchered him in a disagreement over money.     The argument allegedly started during an argument …

A portion of the Chief of Akim Oda’s Palace in the Eastern Region has collapsed.     The incident comes four days after the Akim Oda Central Market was razed by fire.     According to residents, they noticed some cracks in the building on Wednesday and cautioned passers-by not …

The family of Vice President Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has scheduled the final funeral rite for the late Hajia Mariama Bawumia to be held on Sunday, October 24. The mother of the Vice President passed away peacefully on Monday, September 13 in Accra. Her body was, then, taken to Walewale …