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Over 600 KTU students calls on management to reconsider its decision on deferment
Over 600 Kumasi Technical University (KTU) students have petitioned the university's administration to recind its decision to postpone their programs due to their inability to register for their classes.A total of 648 students who...
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UN Report reveals top bribe takers in Ghana
A report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has revealed that Lands Commission Officers and Prosecutors, Judges or Magistrates are the public officials who receive the largest cash bribes in...
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Miner, Spiritualist kill 7-year-old girl for rituals in Western Region
The case file concerning the alleged murder of a seven-year-old girl in Wassa Nkyirifi, Western Region, by her uncle Augustine Afari and a spiritualist named Osei Kofi has been forwarded to the attorney general's...
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BoG GH¢60 billion loss is just a matter of ‘reckless spending’ – Atik Mohammed
Former Acting General Secretary of the PNC, Atik Mohammed, has raised apprehensions regarding reported instances of financial misconduct attributed to the Bank of Ghana during Dr. Ernest Addison's tenure as the bank's Governor.It has...
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Franklin Cudjoe calls for surcharge of persons responsible for BoG’s GHC60bn loss
President of Imani Africa, a policy think tank, Franklin Cudjoe, is urging that individuals accountable for the Bank of Ghana's GHC60 billion loss in 2022 should face surcharges as a means to recover the...
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BECE candidate school selection process scheduled from August 23 to September 4
The Ministry of Education (MoE) has declared the initiation of the process for school selection for the 2023 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) participants.In a statement issued on Friday, 11 August 2023, signed by...
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Sales rep jailed for a year jail for stealing GHS50,000
The Circuit Court in Accra has sentenced a sales representative to 12 months of hard labor for stealing GHc50,900.00 from his employer.The accused, Louis Oppong Asamoah, who admitted guilt to four theft charges, received...
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Be careful with your approach! – ‘Angry’ Abass Nurudeen warns KMA boss over tricycle ban
Kumasi's Mayor, Samuel Pyne, has received a request to permit tricycle operators to use the roads within the central business district of the city.Abass Nurudeen, the Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC),...
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‘Immediate activation’ of standby force in Niger sanctioned by ECOWAS
On Thursday, West African leaders heightened their condemnation of the coup leaders in Niger, revealing plans to activate and deploy a regional standby force in order to restore the nation's constitutional order after the...
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Relief items are yet to be given to flood victims in North East Region – NADMO
Communities grappling with floodwaters in the North East region of Ghana, including Tunguri on the Walewale Nalerigu highway, are still awaiting essential relief supplies, according to Alhassan John Kweku, the North East Regional Director...
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VIDEO: Reverend Obofour finally reveals real source of his wealth
Reverend Kwaku Agyei Antwi, popularly known as Reverend Obofour, the founder and leader of the Anointed Palace Chapel, has sparked reactions on social media after he openly discussed the source of his wealth in...
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Our old office can’t withstand earth tremor, wind – BoG justifies GHC3bn new head office
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has provided reasons to support its decision to construct a new headquarters, citing concerns about the suitability of its current head office, which was built in the 1960s.However, during...
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Kalyopo, Akufo-Addo’s favorite drink has increased from GHC0.50 in 2016 to GHC3.50
Kalyppo, once a refreshingly affordable option at just GHC0.50 in 2016, has undergone a startling transformation in price over the past few years, National Communications Director for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi...
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Bank of Ghana could not account for over GHC287m – Ato Forson
It is claimed that the Central Bank spent a total of GHS287.833 million in 2022 and is currently unable to show what the money was spent on.Minority Leader, Dr Cassiel Ato Forson, made this...
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Niger Coup: Onion prices skyrocket, sellers worried of imminent scarcity
Onion prices are now up in Ghana as a result of the border closure imposed by ECOWAS on Niger following a coup d’état last week.This has affected the supply of onions from Niger,...
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Ghanaians to pay BoG recapitalisation levy soon – Ato Forson
Minority Leader in Parliament, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson, claims that the government has plans to implement a Bank of Ghana (BoG) recapitalization levy, which Ghanaians will be required to pay.He explained that this...
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NGO urges President to scrap medical fees for abuse cases
The President of the New Ghana Social Justice Forum and founder of Humanity Magazine,Yahaya Alhassan, has urged President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to eliminate medical expenses for abused cases in the country.During a press...
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BECE and WASSCE examination fees are free – Ministry of Education
The Ministry of Education has revealed that the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) and West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) examination fees are free.This comes after the ministry refuted reports that two students...
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Tight security at KMA to halt invasion of tricycle operators
A strong security presence has been established at the premises of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) to prevent a potential incursion by tricycle operators who are opposing a directive aimed at restricting their movement...
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LPG Marketers demand more public education before Cylinder Re-circulation Model takes off in September
The Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG) Marketers Association has expressed its dissatisfaction with the National Petroleum Authority's (NPA) plan to implement the Cylinder Re-circulation Model (CRM) in September 2021.The association believes that the timeline...
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Agogo South Hospital staff threaten to protest over Owusu-Danso’s reengagement
Tensions escalate at Agogo South Hospital as Dr Oheneba Owusu-Danso's reengagement sparks controversy.The hospital, also known as Agogo hospital, serves as the Ashanti regional hospital in Kumasi.Dr. Owusu-Danso, the former CEO of the Komfo...
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I feel pained by Akufo-Addo’s poor governance – Asiedu Nketiah
National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, has classified President Akufo-Addo's government as being more unfavorable than certain historical military regimes in Ghana's history.As per Asiedu Nketiah, he has...
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My office receives at least 10 petitions every day – Chief Justice
Chief Justice of Ghana, Justice Gertrude Torkornoo, is actively addressing judicial frustrations and corruption within the court system. Her commitment to receiving and acting on public petitions, as well as her determination to apply...
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Even your wife has adopted our us – Lower Manya delegates pledge fealty to Bawumia
The New Patriotic Party's (NPP) constituency Chairman for Lower Manya Krobo, Emmanuel Nuertey Siakwa, has announced that extensive analysis has led the Lower Manya Krobo Constituency to conclude that Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia...
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Ghana’s first mattress company was built by a 26-year-old in 1959
United Mattress and Foam Company Limited was Ghana's inaugural mattress factory, and this company was built by Edward Osei Boakye at the age of 26, some 64 years ago.Born in May 1933 to parents...
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Video: Otumfuo Opoku Ware II’s enstoolment in 1970
Otumfuo Opoku Ware II, whose full name was Nana Opoku Ware II, was enstooled as the 15th Asantehene (King) of the Ashanti Kingdom in 1970.The enstoolment marked his official ascension to the throne...
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Bolt driver allegedly assaulted by military personnel
A Bolt ride-hailing driver has reportedly been assaulted by a military personnel after a dispute stemming from a traffic incident.The driver, associated with the Bolt platform, had a confrontation with a man dressed in...
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