GENERAL NEWS

A student pilot and trainer have been killed after their aircraft collided with a passenger plane over Kenya’s capital, Nairobi, police say. The aircraft, belonging to a flying school, then crashed in Nairobi National Park, killing the two people. The Safarilink passenger plane returned to Nairobi’s Wilson Airport from where …

The Public Relations Officer (P.R.O.) for the Concerned Drivers Association, David Agboado, has clarified that there will be no increase in transportation fares. This follows an announcement by members of the Transport Operators Union and some regional executives of the Concerned Drivers Association of Ghana of a 30 percent increase …

A Private legal practitioner and Ghanaian journalist, Richard Dela Sky has filed a lawsuit against Parliament at the Supreme Court regarding the passage of the Anti-LGBTQ+ bill. On Tuesday, March 5, 2024, Sky’s legal team submitted an application to the Supreme Court, seeking a declaration that the Human Sexual Rights …

The Director General of the National Sports Authority (NSA), Professor Peter Twumasi, has been relieved of his duties. Dodzie Numekevor will replace him in an acting role until a substantive appointment is announced. Mr Numekevor, whose appointment was signed by Secretary to the President, Nana Bediatuo Asante on February 26, …

In a notable turn of events, the Member of Parliament for the Adansi-Asokwa constituency and Minister for Trade, Kobina Tahir Hammond, widely known as K.T. Hammond, took over the Speaker’s seat as the presiding member during a parliamentary session. This development occurred after Speaker Alban Bagbin informed the House of …

The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, alias Chairman Wontumi, has asserted that former President John Dramani Mahama would have been in prison by now if not for President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. According to him, the former president is culpable for the many …

Head Coach Desmond Ofei has named the 20-man squad who will have honour to represent Ghana at the 13th African Games Accra 2023 Men’s Football Competition. Centreback Asamoah Kuffour is the captain of the National U20 team for the competition which will be held in Accra from March 8-23, 2024. …

A former Parliamentary Aspirant and youngest amongst the nine to contest for the Mfantsiman Constituency parliamentary Seat on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Michael Donatus Turkson says President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s refusal to assent to the LGBTQ+ bill will hinder the country’s morality. In a …

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has issued a travel advisory to Ghanaians living in Mauritius. In the advisory, the minister cautioned Ghanaians in Mauritius with tourist visas to stop engaging in employment activities in the Indian Ocean Island country. The ministry’s warning comes after the government of …

The Catholic Bishops Conference has threatened to punish the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the upcoming election if President Akufo-Addo refuses to sign the Anti-LGBTQ+ bill into law. This stance is maintained despite concerns raised by the Finance Ministry, warning that such a move could jeopardize Ghana’s chance of …