GENERAL NEWS

Regina Abanga, a Secretary working at the Ministry of Energy, has been brought before the Circuit Court in Accra and charged with 116 counts of theft amounting to a total of GHc287,775.47. Abanga, aged 44, allegedly manipulated an Automated Teller Machine (ATM) belonging to the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) and …

Deputy Minister for Railway Development, Kwaku Asante-Boateng has expressed his displeasure over media reports claiming that Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia had disrespected him. The Member of Parliament for Asante-Akim South,  Mr Asante-Boateng clarified that his intention to support former Minister of Trade and Industry, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen was clear, …

The long held history that “The Big Six” formed the very first political party on the shores of the then Gold Coast and named it the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC) is but a distorted history. For years, generations have been taught in basic schools through to the University that …

The management of the Kumasi Technical University (KsTU) has pardoned at least 648 students who were asked to defer their programmes for paying their fees late. A notice from the school on Monday (14 August) said it will now grant students a window to register and write their end-of-semester examination …

Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has destooled the Chief of Adumoa in the Afigya Kwabre District of the Ashanti Region. Nana Osei Tiri Ababio is said to have been implicated in a myriad of controversies including multiple land-related disputes with other chiefs. He is also being accused of violating some …

A disconcerting corruption report from 2022 has drawn attention to the pervasive issue of bribery within Ghana’s public sector. The findings of the report shed light on the fact that police officers are the most susceptible to bribery among all public officials, with an alarming prevalence rate of 53.2 percent. …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of Ghana has faced criticism for not recognizing the contribution of the late Ashanti King, Otumfuo Osei Tutu Agyeman Prempeh II, during his speech at the 75th-anniversary event of the University of Ghana. Proponents of the Ashanti Kingdom took to social media to express their …

Political party paraphernalia will no longer be allowed during festivities in the Greater Accra region, city authorities have said. This was announced by the Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, who says the decision was taken during a meeting with Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) on Monday. “Today …

Reverend Christian Kwabena Andrews, also known as Osofo Kyiri Abosom, who was the 2020 presidential candidate for the Ghana Union Movement (GUM), has issued a warning against Ghana’s intervention in the ongoing coup crisis in Niger. He declared his intention to lead a protest if President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo …

The Atwima Nwabiagya Municipal Directorate of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has honoured the ruling New Patriotic Party’s First Vice Chairman for the Atwima Nwabiagya South Constituency, Honourable John Kwame Duodu, also known as “SIR JOHN,” for his exceptional support to the 2023 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) candidates and …