GENERAL NEWS

A coup has happened in Gabon as a group of senior military officers took over the government. The coup in Gabon becomes the seventh coup in Africa since 2019. According to media reports early Wednesday, the senior military officers made this known through an announcement on national television.   COUP …

Below  are the major news headlines captured on the front pages of the various newspapers in Ghana today,  Wednesday, August 30, 2023.   The Daily Searchlight               Daily Analyst       The New Trust        ABC News         …

The Member of Parliament (MP) for the Akim Swedru, Hon. Kennedy Osei Nyarko, has inspected the progress of work on the 30.1-kilometer Akyem Swedru to Apoli-Beposo Feeder Roads project in the Birim South district, which is ongoing and being executed by So Good Engineering and Construction Limited. The inspection was …

Former President John Dramani Mahama has rescued former Black Queens goalkeeper Memunatu Sulemana, after learning of the terrible state she currently finds herself in. According to a report by the Daily Post, Mr Mahama gave Memunatu Sulemana a fully furnished one-bedroom apartment in the Accra suburb of Dansoman on Monday, …

The protest organized by the Ghana Hotels Association to address the issue of high utility tariffs has been temporarily put on hold due to the police’s denial of protection for the demonstrators. Originally, the Ghana Hotels Association had planned to stage a march through the streets of Accra as a …

The police have picked up 13 suspects in connection with the “unlawful invasion” of the premises of the Tamale district court on Monday by some irate youth. The police clashed with the locals in the court premises when a case involving an alleged drug dealer, Alhaji Osman, who reportedly trades …

The Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA) Ghana, a public accountability organisation has filed documents at the Supreme Court of Ghana against the Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame over what the group says is Ghana’s weak Asset Declaration regime. Asset declaration is a multifunctional …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has condemned the alleged assault of a student by the Assistant Headmaster (Academics) of the Nkwatia Presby SHS. The incident was captured on video and has since gone viral on social media. The video shows the Assistant Headmaster slapping and beating the student, who is …

Director of Legal Affairs for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Godwin Edudzi Tamakloe says the party’s Legal Directorate will consider exploring legal means to challenge the legality of the Electoral Commission’s decision to hold the upcoming limited voter registration at its district offices. The Commission last week announced the commencement …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has launched phase II of the government’s flagship programme on agriculture – Planting for Food and Jobs – at the University for Development Studies in Tamale.       Targeted at building on the successes of the initial programme, the second phase of the programme …