GENERAL NEWS

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has issued a stern warning to chiefs involved in unlawful activities such as land guards and illegal mining. Speaking at the first Asanteman Council meeting following the Silver Jubilee celebrations at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi, the Asantehene emphasized his commitment to maintaining order …

Ghanaian chef Ebenezer Smith has apologised for the controversies surrounding his so-called Guinness World Records attempt. In what looked like a heartfelt public apology in an interview with GHOne Television, the man who claims to have been named by GWR as the new cook-a-thon record holder, asked for forgiveness amid …

Lawyer Nana Obiri Boahen, a private legal practitioner, has disclosed that no member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) or its predecessor, the Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC), has ever attended the Martyrs Day anniversary in Ghana.   According to him, the annual commemoration, introduced in 1985, was never attended …

As Ghana prepares for the highly anticipated 2024 general elections, the stage is set for a showdown between the two dominant parties, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the New Patriotic Party (NPP). Both parties recently unveiled their running mates, setting the tone for what promises to be an interesting …

A team of investigators from the Eastern Regional Health Administration and the Malaria Elimination Program as well as some experts from the Noguchi Memorial Institute for medical research have visited some districts in the Eastern Region that have been invaded by some strange insects, threatening the health and livelihoods of …

The Governing Board of the National Identification Authority (NIA) has rejected the petition by the Public Services Workers Union, Trades Union Congress (TUC), demanding the removal of Executive Secretary Professor Kenneth Attafuah. On July 1, nearly a thousand NIA staff members sent a petition to the President to demand the …

The race to succeed Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh as the Member of Parliament for Manhyia South has commenced, following his confirmation as the running mate to Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia for the 2024 presidential election. The National Council of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), on Thursday, July 4, officially endorsed Dr …

The Ashanti Regional branch of a group known as the Progressive School Feeding Caterers Association Ghana is threatening to lay down their tools over reductions in payment of the approved school feeding grant and non-payment of arrears. In a statement, the association said authorities in charge of the programme have …

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has approved timelines for a parliamentary primary ahead of a by-election in the Manhyia South Constituency of the Ashanti region. The impending by-election has been necessitated by the nomination of the Minister for Energy and MP for the constituency, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh as the …

Twenty-five soldiers with the Democratic Republic of Congo’s army have been sentenced to death for fleeing battles against the notorious M23 rebels in the conflict-hit east of the country. The soldiers were also convicted of theft by a military tribunal as they stole goods from shops in a nearby village …