Parliament has passed the National Pensions (Amendment) Bill, 2021. The object of the bill is to exclude the Police Service, the Immigration Service, the Prisons Service, the security and intelligence agencies and the Ghana National Fire Service from the unification pensions. The bill seeks to amend the National Pensions Act, …
Read More »A/R: KMA Boss donates 500 dual desks to 11 basic schools within the metropolis
The Kumasi Mayor, Sam Pyne, who presented the furniture to the schools said the Assembly has put measures in place to improve effective teaching and learning The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), in the Ashanti Region has presented 500 desks to 11 basic schools in the Metropolis to ease the infrastructural …
Read More »Otumfuo entreats NPP to prioritise nat’l interest in choosing flagbearer
Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II is entreating the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to put the interest of the nation above their partisanship when electing a flagbearer. He says the party should make a choice competent enough to serve as President. NPP flagbearer aspirant, Francis Addai-Nimoh, in the company of his …
Read More »School bus crashes into police checkpoint at Kwabenakwa, injuring four people.
A school bus belonging to Jita Academy in Obuasi, Ghana, was involved in a serious accident on Wednesday afternoon, crashing into a police checkpoint and injuring four people. The victims included two policemen, an official from the assembly who collects taxes at the checkpoint, and a child. Fortunately, there were …
Read More »Akufo-Addo congratulates Nigeria’s president-elect Tinubu
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has congratulated the president-elect of Nigeria Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his victory in the just-ended presidential election. Mr Akufo-Ado asked him to continue in the stead of past Nigerian leaders, and deepen even further the strong friendship that exists between Nigeria & Ghana. In a …
Read More »Policeman shoots self, lady dead
It was a gory sight for staff and innocent pupils of Redemption Model Nursery and Primary School, Ilorin, Kwara state capital Thursday as a mobile policeman, Sergeant Olalere Michael, killed a woman, simply identified as Tosin, suspected to be his mistress. The cop immediately shot himself and dead inside the …
Read More »28-year-old graduate stoned to death by an alleged mentally retarded man
Duncan was stoned to death by an alleged mentally retarded man An alleged mentally unstable man by name Ali has stoned a 28-year-old teacher trainee graduate to death at Enchi. Reports given by Emmanuel Sowah on Onua TV Thursday, March 2, 2023 has it that the deceased, Duncan, joined a …
Read More »Help us get the $3bn IMF bailout else Ghana will collapse – Akufo Addo begs diplomats
Ghana’s president, Akufo Addo has asked the diplomatic community to back his country’s request for a $3 billion rescue from the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Akufo Addo begs diplomats Akufo Addo begs diplomats On Tuesday, the President spoke to members of the Diplomatic Corps at the Peduase Lodge, where he …
Read More »Obuasi East Health Directorate outlines measures to reduce stillbirth
The Obuasi East District Health Director, Delphine Gborgblovor, has stated that stillbirth still remains an issue the Directorate is battling with. Speaking at the 2022 Annual Performance review meeting held at Wawase in the Obuasi East District, Madam Gborgblovor said although there was a slight improvement in figures relating to …
Read More »Ghana Mine Workers’ Union gives Sunon-Asogli 24-hr ultimatum to reinstate sacked workers
The Ghana Mine Workers’ Union is calling on management of the Sunon-Asogli Power Limited to, within the next 24 hours, reinstate the over 70 workers sacked for joining the Union. The Union said failure by the management to heed to this call will result in the unleashing of the entire …
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