Private legal practitioner Philip Addison, who is making a second attempt at winning the Klottey Korle parliamentary seat for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2020 elections, has received a major boost in his bid. A former NPP chairman for the constituency, Mr Nii Noi Nortey, who contested the 2016 elections as an independent … The post Nii Noi roots for lawyer Addison

The General Secretary of the Public Utility Workers’ Union (PUWU), Michael Adumatta Nyantekyi, has opposed calls for the dismissal or resignation of individuals whose actions or inactions led to the suspension of the ECG-PDS concession agreement. Mr. Nyantekyi is of the view that it is early days yet to call for heads to roll since … The post Calls for heads to roll in PDS

The Steering Committee Chairperson of Star Ghana Foundation, Dr. Esther Offei-Aboagye, has stressed the need for local government structures to strengthen compliance with the country’s Inclusive Education policy. Speaking at a public lecture on the state of the implementation of the policy, Dr. Offei-Aboagye stated Ghana is bound to safeguard the rights of the vulnerable … The post Local

A 23-year-old man has been found dead in a bush at Nkubem, a suburb of Koforidua in the Eastern Region, in what is suspected to be suicide. The lifeless body of Alex Oduro was found Saturday morning tied with a rope around his neck to a branch of a tree, near the Central Tabernacle branch … The post 23yr-old man allegedly commits suicide in Koforidua appeared first on

The Family Physician and Director for Medical Services at FOCOS Orthopaedic Hospital, Dr. Gerhard Ofori-Amankwah, gave a talk on ‘Your Spine, Your Health and Back Pain’ among professionals at this year’s Bar, Bench and Faculty Conference held last week at the Labadi Beach Hotel, Accra. Addressing the gathering of lawyers and judges of various divisions, … The post FOCOS’

A lot is expected from Team Ghana in the 2019 All Africa Games scheduled to take place in Morocco. But as has been with previous scripts, there is a lot of doubt beneath that hope. Ofori Asare, the coach of the national boxing team, the Black Bombers, has bemoaned the lack of attention for his … The post Black Bombers lament lack of support ahead of All Africa Games appeared

It is emerging that the Police team which conducted a special operation to retrieve human parts suspected to be that of the three kidnapped Takordi girls were ill-prepared for the homicide investigation. Personnel from the Police CID headquarters in Accra joined their counterparts in Takoradi Friday night to an uncompleted building at Kansaworodo in Takoradi … The post Police

The State of Israel has upgraded its ten years old neonatal units at the Kumasi South and Suntreso hospitals in the Ashanti Region to enhance infant delivery and reduce mortality. In a special inauguration of the upgraded units, the doctors of the facilities who have been trained by Israeli specialties revealed that, every year, each … The post Israel upgrades two neonatal units in Kumasi

The Takoradi Port is gearing itself up to increase the annual container handling of 50,000 to 20,000 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEUs) in the next 24 months. This follows the successful casting of the first block for the commencement of work on a one million TEU ultra-modern multi-purpose container terminal at the port. The one million … The post T’di Port to increase annual

Ed Sheeran has thanked his fans after breaking a tour record set by U2. The singer-songwriter’s Divide tour will be officially the biggest, most attended and highest grossing of all time when he plays in Germany later. He wrote on Instagram: “Thanks so much for each and every one of you who have come to … The post Ed Sheeran breaks U2’s tour record appeared first on

A forensic examination is scheduled to be conducted on the human remains discovered and retrieved from a sewage tank behind the home of the key suspect in the three kidnapped Takoradi girls’ case. Ahead of the test, many residents who witnessed the Friday night operation at Kansaworodo by the Police Criminal Investigations Department believe the … The post Forensic

A preliminary analysis of global temperature data for July suggests it may have “marginally” become the warmest month on record. Figures from the first 29 days of a month in which many countries had heatwaves are “on a par” or slightly higher than a record set in July 2016. The assessment was carried out by … The post July ‘marginally’ warmest month on record

Sudan’s ruling military council and main opposition coalition have agreed on a constitutional declaration which will pave the way for a new period of transitional government. African Union mediator Mohamed Hassan Lebatt made the announcement early on Saturday, without giving any details. Sudan has been in turmoil since the military ousted President Omar al-Bashir in … The post Sudan