GENERAL NEWS

The Plateau Commissioner for Information and Communication, Musa Ashoms, has confirmed that about 200 students were trapped in the Jos school building that collapsed in Busa Buji village, Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State, Nigeria. The Saints Academy, a secondary school in Jos, collapsed on Friday, while students …

The Jamestown Fishing Harbour Project has been successfully completed and is awaiting formal handing over to the government. The project, which includes dredging about 100,000 cubic metres of Harbour Basin, construction of hydraulic structures about 1,251 meters, and the construction area of management (office buildings, trading markets, cold storage, processing …

The Rock City Hotel has pulled out of its contentious offer to purchase 60% of Social Security and National Insurance Trust’s  (SSNIT) stake in four hotels. This comes after organised labour declared an indefinite strike action following the National Pensions Regulatory Authority’s (NPRA) approval giving clearance to SSNIT, to proceed …

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has announced a roadmap to withdraw its services from the various health facilities across the country. This is in light of Organised Labor’s statewide strike declaration. Organized Labour has announced a decision to embark on an industrial strike effective Monday, July 15, to protest the …

The Concerned Youth of the Western region have rejected the apology by Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh over his comparison of the achievements of Ghana’s first president, Kwame Nkrumah and President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. During his unveiling as the running mate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Kumasi on …

Organised Labour has announced a decision to embark on an industrial strike effective Monday, July 15, to protest the sale of a 60 percent stake in four hotels owned by the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) to Rock City Hotel which is owned by Agriculture Minister Bryan Acheampong. …

The Mahama Campaign Team has slammed Asaase Radio and Daily Guide for alleged false publication that the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama has been to Russia to seek assistance from the Russian government for the December Polls. This follows a publication by Asaase Radio on …

The running mate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh has apologised for his comments about Ghana’s first president, Kwame Nkrumah. In a brief statement, Dr Opoku Prempeh popularly known as NAPO explained that his comments were his personal opinion and were not intended to disrespect Kwame …

Ghana has had twelve presidents including the incumbent president, Nana Akufo Addo since we resorted to democratic system of ruling. Each of them was/is sui generis in the delivery of their constitutional mandate and governance. They have shown extreme flag-waving and emblazoned the country with smashing and unwonted projects in …

Below  are the major news headlines captured on the front pages of the various newspapers in Ghana today.      The Daily Searchlight       The Ghanaian Observer         The Informer               Daily Graphic       The Chronicle   …