GENERAL NEWS

The directive issued by the Election Commission (EC) to forbid agents of political parties from observing the vote transfer process has been revoked. The  Election Commission ordered on Sunday, June 2, in a memo to its district officers, that political party agents should not be permitted entry because of the violent …

  Young Apostles secured a historic promotion to the Ghana Premier League after defeating Techiman Heroes 4-3 in a dramatic penalty shootout in the Zone I play-off in Accra on Tuesday. Suleman Yahaya Abu scored the decisive penalty at the Accra Sports Stadium. The match ended 1-1 in regulation time, …

The Songor Lagoon, an important natural resource and source of livelihood for the people of Ada, has been leased to Electrochem Ghana Limited (EGL) for large-scale commercial salt mining. The news that the Parliament of Ghana ratified three mining lease agreements for the Ada Songor Salt Project surprised many. There …

The Deputy Minister of Health and the Member of Parliament for Akim Oda, Hon. Alexander Akwasi Acquah, was recognised as the “Most Outstanding MP of the Year, 2024.” at the recently held Ghana Youth Leaders Awards (GYLA 2024). On May 25, 2024, the highly anticipated Ghana Youth Leaders Award (GYLA …

Lawyer Nana Obiri Boahen, a private legal practitioner, has advised African governments to refrain from executing projects and instead leave such tasks to private entBoahen In an interview, Lawyer Nana Obiri Boahen argued that government involvement in developmental projects is a key reason for the struggles faced by the African …

Fresh posters have popped up in the Suhum Municipality having the name and inscription of the New Patriotic Party, NPP, Member of Parliament for Suhum Constituency, Oboafo Kwadjo Asante contesting as Independent Parliamentary Candidate in the upcoming election. The poster has inscription: “Maintain – Hon Oboafo Kwadjo Asante as MP. …

After exposing Attorney General Godfred Dame’s purported attempt to implicate the Minority Leader, Cassiel Ato Forson, in the ambulance case, Mr. Richard Jakpa, the third accused in the ongoing trial, has spoken to the media for the first time. According to him, he is not afraid of his security because …

Two retired soldiers and nine others who robbed a gold-buying company at Wassa Akropong in the Western Region have been sentenced to 252 years imprisonment in hard labour by the Tarkwa Circuit Court. Emmanuel Tetteh alias ‘Rocky Study’ is a retired soldier but currently works as a private security officer, …

Ghana, some persons living with mental illness end up on the street. Whereas most instances have resulted from family neglect, the paucity of effective social services to cater for neglected persons with mental health disorder persons is disturbing.   With this, the Chief Executive Officer CEO of Memhrep Ghana, a …

The leadership of the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) has declared an indefinite strike due to delays in the payment of outstanding arrears of allowances owed to its members. CETAG in a statement dated June 3, said the research allowances of its members are in arrears, adding …