GENERAL NEWS

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has filed his nomination forms to enable him to contest in the presidential primaries of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). He filed the forms on Friday, June 16. He was accompanied by several stalwarts of the NPP including lawmakers. Addressing a gathering at the NPP …

Interior Minister Ambrose Dery The Minister for the Interior Ambrose Dery has by Executive Instrument renewed the curfew hours imposed on Alavanyo and Nkonya townships and their environs in the Oti Region. The new hours start from 6:00pm to 6:00am effective Sunday, June 18, 2023. The curfew was imposed after …

A Senior Fellow at the Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) Dr Osae Kwarpong has said that the ability of the Electoral Commission (EC) to use the Ghana Card for voter registration will depend on how fast the National Identification Authority (NIA) issues Ghanaians with their cards to enable them …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has given letters of accreditation to five new envoys at a brief ceremony at the Jubilee House in Accra on Wednesday, 14th June, 2023. Appointed in accordance with Article 74 (1) of the constitution, all six persons, according to the President are Career Diplomats, who …

Mensah Believe, a 27-year-old Junior High school teacher at Lume Ahugakope MA Basic School in the Akatsi South Municipality of the Volta Region, has been jailed seven years by a Sogakope Circuit Court for defiling a 13-year-old student. The convict, who teaches Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and English, during …

The Chief Executive Officer of Trust Hospital, Dr Julianna Oye Ameh has allayed public fears on cancer, highlighting that the disease is no longer a death sentence as there is an opportunity for treatment and management. She said this in an interview with GhanaWeb on the sidelines of the Trust …

Leaders of Pragyia Drivers Association in Kumasi have threatened to take a court action against Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) restricting them from operating within the Central Business District (CDB). The decision, they said is to seek interpretation from the court on the restriction of tricycle operations in the city and …

A media personality and human rights advocate, Josephine Oppong-Yeboah, has stressed the need for the government to pay more attention to the rights of persons with disabilities in the country. She explained that many persons with disabilities continue to be, often times, discriminated against, a situation she stressed, undermines the …

Residents of Yelibato, a community near Nogokpo in the Ketu South Municipality of the Volta Region are in a state of shock following the discovery of the lifeless body of the former Assembly Member for Nogokpo-Ativuta Electoral Area, Mr Christian Kwame Amuzu. The body of the 60-year-old was found hanging …

An alleged audio recording attributed to Prophet Isaac Owusu Bempah, the founder and leader of Glorious Word Power Ministry International, has surfaced, where he is heard issuing threats against the current Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akufo Dampare. The leaked audio, contains menacing remarks directed towards the IGP, …