GENERAL NEWS

  New Patriotic Party MP for Atiwa-East Constituency in the Eastern Region, Hon Abena Osei-Asare has indicated her commitment to supporting developmental projects in the area.   This follows a donation of medical equipment to two health facilities within her constituency.   The lawmaker who doubles as a Deputy Minister …

The Police have arrested the driver of the black Mercedes Benz, who was captured in a viral video driving dangerously at the airport traffic lights in Accra. According to Joy News sources, the driver who was picked up by the Airport Police on Sunday morning is currently in custody. On …

Two persons are currently battling for their lives at the Eastern Regional Hospital, in Koforidua after a warehouse under construction collapsed onto their building around the Oyoko roundabout in the New Juaben North Municipality today.   The uncompleted structure came down at around 2:30 am on Saturday during a rainstorm …

The Member of Parliament for Mpraeso, Mr Davis Opoku Ansah, has revealed that the Paramount Chief of Aflao, Torgbui Adzonugaga Amenya Fiti and President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo have been good friends over the years.     To that end, he said, persons giving literal interpretations to the President’s response …

The Center for Democratic Development Ghana, has added its voice to the call by some Ghanaians and policy and governance experts for a complete overhaul of the current 1992 Constitution of the Republic, instead of amending it. According to CDD, any attempt at amending the current Constitution will be prolonged …

President Akufo-Addo thinks the implementation of by-laws and logistics alone cannot solve the insanitary conditions in the country.   Rather he believes attitudinal change will help rewrite the narrative to a large extent. He has therefore called on his fellow countrymen to change their attitude to rid the country of …

The Coastal Development Authority (CODA) has launched its ‘CODA drive’ initiative, which is hoping to get commercial motorcycle riders to give up their motorcycles for a Bajaj Qute vehicle on a hire-purchase basis. This forms part of processes to phase out the commercial motorcycle business also known as ‘okada’.   …

The National Identification Authority (NIA) has indicated its outfit will, from Monday, October 25, suspend the services of some 34 registration centres in the country. These centres are located at the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Registrar General’s Department (RGD) and the NIA Head Office.   The Authority, in a press …

A section of the LLB holders who were denied admission into the Ghana School of Law to read the professional course have dragged the General Legal Council to court. The students claim in their writ that their fundamental human rights have been violated by the regulatory body. They are therefore …

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has called on fellow Africans to disabuse their minds of living on charity and think of how to create a new path to develop the continent beyond aid. He expressed concerns about Africans becoming permanently dependent on ‘handouts’ and losing any inclination to improve their …