GENERAL NEWS

A fire outbreak on Saturday morning at the Tamale Aboabo market has destroyed about ten shops.     Goods including cereals, yams and shea nuts were also destroyed.   Personnel from the Ghana National Fire Service had a tough time dousing the fire, but succeeded in preventing the inferno from …

Angry residents of Akyem Aboabo in the Birim Central Municipal assembly of the Eastern region have team up to embark on a massive demonstration in the town against the government on improvement of poor inner road networks.   According to the group calling itself ‘Akyem Aboabo Royals Association, many developmental …

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) leaders have expressed worry over what they call deteriorating democracy within the sub region. The leaders say the recent coup in Burkina Faso is a clear example of how democracy is failing in West Africa. Opening a virtual ECOWAS summit, President Nana …

The Minister of Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ebenezer Kojo Kum, has debunked claims that NABCO trainees at his Ministry have been asked to leave post.   A letter purported to be from the Ministry showed that the trainees were asked to leave post because the NABCO programme had ended.  Though …

  The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has announced a timetable for the election of its local and national executives ahead of the 2024 polls.   The New Patriotic Party (NPP), has set July 14 to July 16 to elect new National Officers for the …

Traditional leaders and residents of Ahafo Kenyasi in the Asutifi North District of the Ahafo Region have slammed Newmont Mining Company for failing to carry out their corporate responsibility towards the community after 14 years of intensive operation on their soil.   They have cautioned that if the company have …

The Government of Ghana has fully paid all caters under the Ghana School Feeding Programme for the second term of the 2021 academic year, the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, has said. All the caters have therefore been asked to cook good and nutritious meal in the right …

    Business mogul, Chairman Wontumi is adding to his existing multimedia collection, Movement TV, Wontumi Radio (Accra) and Movementonline.com.   The new media empire is being stationed in the country’s capital, Greater Accra region.   The new addition comes shortly after Wontumi TV, Wontumi Radio and Wontumionline became an instant success in the country and …

The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, has asked Ghanaians to “convince” their Members of Parliament (MPs) to pass the Electronic Transactions Levy (E-Levy) Bill and hold him accountable for all revenues and expenses. The Minister reiterated that the time had come for the citizenry to “burden share” in the development of …

The Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has urged calm among Nation Builders Corp (NABCo) personnel over their delayed allowances. According to the Effutu MP, the personnel have a legitimate cause to complain, especially when the programme has been terminated. Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, in an interview on Joy News‘ The Probe, said he does …