GENERAL NEWS

John Dramani Mahama, the former president of Ghana, has acknowledged that Olusegun Obasanjo, the former president of Nigeria, had a significant influence on him throughout the years. The former president, who also serves as the National Democratic Congress’s (NDC) flagbearer for Ghana’s forthcoming December 7 election, chaired the book launch …

On March 6, 2024, Ghana’s Independence Day, the former president and National Democratic Congress (NDC) flagbearer, H.E. John Dramani Mahama, wrote a touching letter to his wife, Lordina Mahama, on her 61st birthday. John Mahama composed to Lordina to wish her a happy birthday and convey that he and the …

The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has alleged that members of the Board of the National Cathedral Project are still being paid from the public coffers. In an interview on TV XYZ (March 5, 2024) ahead of his media engagement at the ‘abandoned’ site of the …

The Member of Parliament for Builsa South, Dr Clement Apaak, has accused President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and his vice, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, of supporting LGBT+ activities. The accusations come in the wake of the recent passage of the anti-LGBT+ Bill by Parliament. Dr Apaak alleged that the President, under …

On March 5, 2024, Tuesday, at the Manhyia Palace, Alassane Ouattara, the president of Ivory Coast, met with Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene.     Ouattara arrived at the VIP section of the Kumasi International Airport and was welcomed by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on the tarmac.   …

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 …