GENERAL NEWS

Mr. Isaac Adongo, the Member of Parliament for Bolgatanga Central, has expressed reservations about the Finance Minister’s statements about falling inflation. According to him, the inflation rate is likely to rise further. During an appearance on JoyNews’ Newsfile, Mr Adongo presented figures indicating that the government has not been successful …

Some youth in Bimbilla, located in the Nanumba North municipality in the Northern region, stormed the premises of the Bimbilla Hospital on Saturday morning, demanding the removal of the Medical Superintendent. The youth accused the Superintendent of maladministration and negligence, particularly regarding the prolonged water crisis plaguing the hospital. For …

One out of seven Nalerigu/Gambaga Constituency NPP Parliamentary hopefuls in the person of Nureini Abdulai Fuseini has successfully filed his nomination form at the party’s office at the North East Regional Capital of Nalerigu on Thursday to enable him contest the incoming Parliamentary Primaries of the party. Addressing the over …

Back in February, Ghanaians were excited with the prospect of Peter Obi winning the Nigerian elections.       This stemmed from the fact that he offered a break from the Establishment and the business-as-usual way of conducting government business.       Peter Obi’s mantra was to cut the …

At an emergency meeting in Abuja, Nigeria, on 30 July, the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) demanded the “immediate release and reinstatement” of Niger’s elected president, Mohamed Bazoum. He had been held by the military since 19 July. The regional bloc gave the military in Niger a one-week …

An Associate Professor at the University of Ghana School of Law says there will be more coups in West Africa if corruption-related activities and bad governance are not tackled. According to Prof. Kwadwo Appiagyei-Atua, the West African state has failed to recognise that coup d’états are not unconstitutional attempts to …

It is an epic story of a road trip from one continent to the other, that is from Accra in Ghana through many African countries to London in the United Kingdom through other European countries, a journey of about 10,000 kilometres. That is the journey Teddy Kwabena Peprah and his …

A private legal practitioner, Martin Kpebu has announced his intention to unveil the identity of a current minister of state who owns four expansive mansions in the upscale suburb of East Legon in Accra. Kpebu revealed that a confidential source, whose anonymity he seeks to safeguard, accompanied him to East …

President Nana Akufo-Addo has appointed Dr Evans Aggrey-Darkoh as the head of the Civil Service of Ghana. He replaces Nana Kwasi Agyekum-Dwamena. Until his appointment, Aggrey-Darkoh was the chief director at the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs. A letter signed by the secretary to the President, Nana Bediatuo Asante, said he …

Justice Ekow Baiden, a judge at the Court of Appeal, is currently facing charges of defrauding by false pretense. The case revolves around allegations made by a woman based in France that he deceived her and swindled her out of a sum of US$190,000. According to a police report dated …