GENERAL NEWS

Below are the major news headlines captured on the front pages of the various newspapers in Ghana today.    The Daily Searchlight       Daily Analyst       Daily Guide         Graphic Showbiz       The Chronicle         The Daily Dispatch …

President Akufo-Addo has relieved Dr. John Ofori Tenkorang of his duties as the Director-General of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT). Dr. Tenkorang has been instructed to hand over his duties to Kofi Bosompem Osafo-Maafo, the Deputy Director-General for Investments, by Monday, April 15. Consequently, Mr. Osafo-Maafo has …

The New Patriotic Party has stated that it has confirmed the incumbent Member of Parliament for Yendi Constituency, Farouk Aliu Mahama, as its parliamentary candidate for the December 7, 2024 poll. The parliamentary primary held on Saturday January 27 in the Constituency, was characterised by violence and destruction of ballot …

The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana has condemned the Government of Ghana’s interest in approving the commercialization of 14 novel Genetically Modified (GM) products, comprising eight (8) maize and six (6) soya bean products. This follows the release of the GM cowpea in 2022, which was also done on the …

The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced the opening of nomination for the by-election at Ejisu Constituency in the Ashanti Region, with the filing fee set at GH¢10,000 per candidate. The Commission stated that nominations from potential candidates will be accepted from April 16th to 18th in order to hold the …

The Ashanti regional Secretariat of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has exempted itself from contesting the Ejisu Constituency by-election. The Member of Parliament for the area on the ticket of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Ampontuah Kumah, died on March 7, 2024, after a short illness. Plans …

The Electoral Commission (EC) has set April 30, 2024, for the by-election in Ejisu following the demise of John Kumah on March 7, 2024.         The 45-year-old MP died after a short illness, leaving behind a wife and six children. All Nine aspirants seeking to contest in …

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The final funeral rites of late broadcaster, Martin Kwabena Kwakye, aka Wofa K.K., has been set for April 27, 2024. This came to light when the family called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo at the Jubilee House yesterday, to brief him about planned activities leading to the final interment …

The Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), Fiifi Boafo, has dismissed the existence of a group purportedly led by Stephenson Anane Boateng. This response follows Mr Anane Boateng’s rejection of COCOBOD’s announcement of a 58.26 percent increase in cocoa prices, which has been set at GH¢33,120 cedis …