The Minister for Roads and Highways Mr. Amoako Attah says a total of 65 roads covering 916 kilometers are under construction in the Northern region. He mentioned that procurement processes for 80 roads are ongoing. The minister was in the region to inspect some road constructions in the Northern and Savannah regions. The minister’s first […]

The Electoral Commission has expressed concern about the continuous use of a logo it discarded about two years ago by some media houses. The Commission had cause to issue a statement on Thursday, June 11 signed by its Acting Director of Public Affairs Mrs. Sylvia Annoh on the issue. The statement described the current logo […]

Colleges of Education in the Northern Region are being disinfected against the novel coronavirus ahead of resumption of academic activities for final year students as directed by government last week. Two months after all schools were closed down to prevent the spread of the covid-19 pandemic in the country, President Nana Akufo-Addo last Sunday directed […]

The Circuit Court in Sekondi has remanded an Islamic Scholar Abubakar Mustapha, popularly known as Mallam Bawa who is suspected to have cut off the finger of an 18-year-old boy. He pleaded not guilty but he was remanded to reappear in court on the 22 June 2020. Mallam Bawa is alleged to have cut off […]

The Circuit Court in Sekondi has remanded an Islamic Scholar Abubakar Mustapha, popularly known as Mallam Bawa who is suspected to have cut off the finger of an 18-year-old boy. He pleaded not guilty but he was remanded to reappear in court on the 22 June 2020. Mallam Bawa is alleged to have cut off […]

In a damning court affidavit, the police in Lesotho say they have evidence that former Prime Minister Thomas Thabane and his current wife Maesaiah Thabane paid assassins to kill Mr Thabane’s estranged wife in 2017. Lipolelo Thabane was shot dead on the eve of Mr Thabane’s swearing in as prime minister. The police statement is […]

The leadership of the ruling New Patriotic Party in the five northern regions, have accused the opposition NDC of planning to sponsor a coup  d’état in the country ahead of the 2020 general elections. At a press conference in Tamale, they claimed they have evidence of the plot by the NDC to execute that plan. […]

Singer Efya is advocating for men who rape women and kids to be castrated. The talented musician feels that it is the surest way of sending the strongest warning to other men to desist from the act. With constant stories hitting the media about kids as young as three years old being raped, Efya believes […]

South African football chief Danny Jordaan  has hailed the efforts of Ghana at the 2010 World Cup and the general contribution the country made in changing the continent’s fortunes in the tournament. As Africa celebrates 10 years since hosting the World Cup, this week has been filled with reliving the memories of the past tournament and […]

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has commended the Registrar of the Scholarship Secretariat, Kingsley Agyemang and members of his management team for the decentralization of the scholarship process. He said the difficulty many deserving students suffer in their bid to obtain scholarships will be a thing of the past if the Secretariat supervises the process […]

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured the country’s university community that all support will be given by government in ensuring that the intended reopening from Monday, June 15 is successful. “And if it succeeds and it works, then the country will be reassured that we will step up the confidence to the future that […]

A Political Science Lecturer at the University of Education, Winneba (UEW) in the Central Region, Dr. Isaac Brako, says the unrelenting protest and resistance by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) against the intended new voter register would affect the party’s prospects of winning back power in the December 7 polls. He says it would largely […]

The African Development Bank has announced that Dr. Jennifer Blanke, Vice President for Agriculture, Human and Social Development, will be leaving the Bank effective July 4, 2020. Blanke joined the Bank in early 2017 and has overseen a number of the Bank’s key programs. “I thank President Akinwumi Adesina for his strong leadership, guidance and […]

The Spokesperson of the King of Dagbon, Yaa-Naa Abukari Mahama II, says the eminent king did not support outright calls for the inclusion of the existing voters’ ID cards for the upcoming registration. Baba Issifu told Stephen Anti on TV3’s Midday Live on Tuesday, June 11 that what the Yaa-Naa said was that the Electoral […]

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has withdrawn one of its two demands in the case at the Supreme Court against the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) on the compilation a new voter register. The largest opposition part was given an option by the Court on Thursday to choose whether it wants the Court to decide on […]

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cape Coast Archbishop Charles Gabriel Palmer-Buckle has made a strong case for the renewal and transformation of the minds of Ghanaians in order to achieve government’s vision of Ghana Beyond Aid. He said as an ardent fan of the late reggae sensation Bob Marley’s, emancipation from mental slavery at all times must […]

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the spread of the coronavirus pandemic is “accelerating” in Africa, which has so far been the least affected continent. The outbreak is being driven by 10 countries, which accounted for two thirds of about 200,000 confirmed cases on the continent, WHO Africa head Dr Matshidiso Moeti said. […]

The Supreme Court premises was Thursday morning taken over by high security officers ahead of the hearing of the case between the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) regarding the use of the old voters’ ID cards in compiling a new voter register. The NDC went to the apex court […]

Ahafo Region became the final region to record a case of coronavirus in Ghana after a 38-year-old man was confirmed positive. As a result of the latest confirmation, Ghana has now officially recorded a case in each of the 16 regions. The patient is said to be an ambulance driver who transported a patient to […]

The Medical Superintendent at the Ga East Municipal Hospital, Dr Eben Oduro Mensah, has revealed that the centre is reducing the number of Covid-19 patients at the treatment base because of limited space for the increasing numbers. He told Alfred Ocansey on the Sunrise morning show on 3FM Thursday, June 11 that the facility only […]