GENERAL NEWS

A final year student of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has been confirmed dead. Jim Ofori Twumasi of the Economics faculty is said to have passed away on Thursday, February 15, 20224. The devastating news was first announced via the school’s social media handle, where heartfelt …

Some youth of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) have expressed concern over the lack of autonomy for the party’s presidential candidate, Mr. John Dramani Mahama, in selecting his running mate. More than 10 influential figures within the National Democratic Congress (NDC) are reportedly vying for the position, with similar …

The Minority in Parliament has served notice to go to the Supreme to challenge the validity of the five ministers who have been reassigned if they are not brought before Parliament to be screened. South Dayi Member of Parliament Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor argues that the ministers in question’s appointments were revoked …

The government of Ghana has released an amount of GH¢150 million to contractors for the patching of potholes across the country. The Ministry of Roads and Highways, in a statement dated Thursday, February 15, explained that the money is part of the first-quarter releases from the Ministry of Finance. “The …

Businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome has jabbed the General Legal Council (GLC), stating that he has never paid or offered a bribe in the course of his business dealings. His response comes in the aftermath of the GLC’s decision to disbar Chief State Attorney Samuel Nerquaye-Tetteh, who allegedly received GH¢400,000 from …

Pecan Energies Ghana Limited and Buruli Ulcer Victims Aid (BUVA FOUNDATION PROJECT) have commissioned a mechanised borehole for the people of Duaponko in the Afigya Kwabre North District in the Ashanti region.     Residents living in this community had to share water with Cattles and other animals.     …

Mr. Kwaku Agyeman Kwarteng, the Member of Parliament for the Obuasi West Constituency, has clarified why he turned down the offer to serve as a minister in the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government. The former Deputy Finance Minister was among the initial list of persons President Akufo-Addo was considering …

Businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome has threatened to sue the General Legal Council for disqualifying former Chief State Attorney, Samuel Nerquaye-Tetteh, who was involved in his case and allegedly facilitated the transfer of GH¢400,000 to his wife. Mr. Woyome, who is at the heart of the GH¢51 million Waterville judgment debt …

Russia’s most significant opposition leader for the past decade, Alexei Navalny, has died in prison inside the Arctic Circle, the prison service said. Seen as President Vladimir Putin’s most vociferous critic, Navalny was serving a 19-year jail term on charges widely considered politically motivated. He was moved to an Arctic …

Parliamentary proceedings on Friday, February 16, 2024, are taking place without the presence of the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, or either of his two deputies. According to a report by GhanaWeb’s parliamentary correspondent, Nimatu Yakubu Atouyese, in the absence of the leaders of the House, the Clerk of Parliament, …