GENERAL NEWS

Millions across the world are marking Father’s Day today, June 19, 2022, in celebration of their fathers and father figures for the special roles they play in their lives. A day set aside to acknowledge fathers for contributing to what we are now and not abandoning us when we were …

Ghanaian sprinter, Benjamin Azamati has won gold in the men’s 100m race at the Paris Diamond League. Azamati ran a time of 10.25s, finishing the race ahead of Mouhamadou Fall and Jimmy Vicaut, both from France. Fellow Ghanaian sprinter, Sean Safo-Antwi, however, finished sixth with a time of 10.45s.   …

The national chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Freddie Blay  has said the recent furore over activities of the LGBTQI+ community in Ghana is unnecessary. To mark Pride month, LGBTQ+ activists mounted billboards in the capital Accra and two other cities with the inscription “Love, Tolerance and Acceptance.” …

The Member of Parliament for Awutu Senya East Constituency and Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development, Hon Mavis Hawa Koomson, on Friday, June 17, 2022, presented ten (10) VW GOLF cars and two(2) tricycles to some people in her constituency to be used as taxis. The move is in line …

The office of the Attorney General has concluded its case in the second trial of Gregory Afoko and Asabke Alangdi, the two men accused of killing the Upper East Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), the late Adams Mahama, by pouring acid on him in 2015.   The …

Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr. says government should stop blaming the rising cost of fuel prices on Ukraine and Russia impasse. Over the months, there’s been astronomical increases in fuel prices, hence burdening commercial and private drivers and passengers. The prices currently stand at over 10 …

The subject of whether or not to patronise herbal products in managing ailments has been with us for some time now. A few weeks ago, a medical officer at the Tamale Teaching Hospital was reported to have warned the public against such patronage because of the danger some of these …

A private legal practitioner, Kwame Jantuah,  has suggested to the government to reintroduce the “operation feed yourself” concept to help alleviate the plight of Ghanaians. “Operation feed yourself” was an agricultural programme administered in Ghana under the late military general and head-of-state Ignatius Kutu Acheampong. The national programme sought to …

A youth ministry consultant and life coach, Mr. Amos Kevin-Annan  has said men may gradually lose their position in the lives of women, if something drastic is not done immediately. Kevin-Annan said the development is worrying because most women are resorting to in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and vibrators to satisfy …

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Bosome Freho in the Ashanti Region, Yaw Danso, has rendered an unqualified apology to residents in the area. This comes on the back of an interview with Mr Danso that went viral. Mr Danso was captured on tape saying he was dead after the …