GENERAL NEWS

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has charged members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) who are attending the party’s National Annual Delegates Conference in Kumasi to be disciplined. He wants them to refrain from all forms of behaviours capable of bringing the name of the party into disrepute. He gave …

  The Ghana Education Service (GES) has sacked Michael Owusu Afriyie popularly known as Teacher Kwadwo for alleged misconduct. In effect, his license which guarantees his employment with GES has been suspended while he has been relieved of his position.     In a post to announce the grim news, …

  The Law Faculty of the University of Professional Studies, Accra, (UPSA) Saturday, December 18, afternoon canceled a paper in their ongoing end of semester examination due to suspected cases of Covid-19.   Level 400 students of the faculty started their end of semester examinations on Monday, December 13 and …

Five passengers on board two trains involved in a train crash at Wassa Manso in the Western region have been confirmed dead. Eleven others have sustained various degrees of injuries following the head-on collision on Friday evening. Currently, it is uncertain what may have caused the accident, but reports indicate …

Research conducted by the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) on non-functional traffic signals and streetlights across the country has revealed that 48% of all traffic lights in the Greater Accra Region do not function properly.   In a statement released on Friday, December 17, the Authority disclosed that a total …

Telecommunication companies and their mobile money operators have agreed to reduce the charges on transactions by 25% amid the possible introduction of the e-Levy. According to the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications (GTC), the decision was taken following extensive deliberations with the government on the need to lessen the impact of …

The Dormaahene and President of the Bono Regional House of Chiefs, Osagyefo Oseadeyo Agyeman Badu, has described the uncompleted projects at Sunyani and other parts of the region as discriminatory against the people of Bono.   He has therefore asked the government to make it a priority to complete the …

Scores of people are currently displaced at Abuakwa Maakro in the Atwima Nwabiagya Municipality of the Ashanti Region after fire swept through their houses.   Eight shops were also not spared by Thursday night’s inferno.   The real cause of fire is not immediately known although an eyewitness said it …

The economist and liberal political stalwart Kwame Pianim has lashed out at the current and previous governments for appointing journalists to the boards of public institutions in Ghana. Pianims comment comes after the recent appointments of Paul Adom-Otchere (Metro TV) and Kwame Sefa Kayi (Peace FM) to the boards of …

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has rejected a section of the Lands Act 2020 that empowers the citizenry to take chiefs to court to account for land sales. The Act puts the traditional authority in a fiduciary role over lands and empowers subjects to demand accountability over the use …