An old woman believed to be in her late 90s has been lynched to death at Kafaba in the East Gonja Municipality of the Savannah Region on suspicion that she is a witch. A woman believed to be a soothsayer invited to Kafaba to exorcise witches from the community allegedly mentioned the deceased as spiritually […]

The Communications Service Tax will be reduced from 9 per cent to 5 per cent, the Finance Minister has announced. Ken Ofori-Atta said the decision to reduce the cost for most Ghanaians is as a result of the huge numbers in the population working remotely and utilising online services. Mr Ofori-Atta announced this in the […]

The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has announced an extension of the free water and electricity provided by the government in the peak of the fight against coronavirus. He said the extension is by another three months. Mr Ofori-Atta made this known in his mid-year budget review presentation in Parliament on Thursday, July 23. More […]

American social media giant Facebook says its investments in internet connectivity in Africa will see the continent’s economy grow by nearly $60bn (£47bn) by 2024. A report released by the company shows that an increase in access would significantly lower the cost of internet on the continent. Facebook says it is investing in data centres, […]

The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has revealed that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will soon roll out a programme aimed at offering support to businesses hit by the effect of the coronavirus pandemic. The programme, Ghana Coronavirus Alleviation Revitalisation of Enterprises Support Programme, will see an investment of GH¢100 billion to boost firms and […]

Final-year trainees at the Asankrangwa Nursing and Midwifery Training College in the Western Region are accusing the Principal, Jessie Appiagyei, of extorting monies from them in the name of fighting the spread of Covid-19. According to the trainee nurses, Madam Appiagyei is charging students between GH¢1,000 and GH¢2,000 for the few months they have left […]

A nurse (name withheld) has revealed that a lot of patients seeking medical care in hospitals have been subjected to conditions that can be described as medical negligence, some of which she said included wrong prescription of drugs, wrong spelling of names and wrong ages. When problems arise out of these situations, she said, most […]

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has directed the Minister of Communications, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, to suspend her directives to the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) as regards its occupation on the national digital terrestrial television (DTT) network. The president’s directive, on Thursday, July 23, is to allow for further consultation with stakeholders. Mrs Owusu-Ekuful had directed the […]

The East Gonja Municipal Assembly has handed over a completed boys dormitory and a three-unit classroom block to authorities of Salaga Senior High School. The project was under the government’s Senior High School Intervention Projects (SHSIP) that is intended to bridge infrastructural gap in senior high schools across the country. Government through the Ministry of […]

Minister of Finance Ken Ofori-Atta will appear before Parliament today, Thursday, July 23, to present the mid-year review of the 2020 financial policy of government. Obviously, the policy presented on Wednesday, November 13, 2019 by Mr Ofori-Atta in the House has been thrown off-track as a result of the global coronavirus pandemic. He is expected […]

Ghana Premier League club Accra Hearts of Oak have announced the signing of Isaac Mensah from Nkoranza Warriors. The Phobians made this deal known on Twitter. Accra Hearts of Oak is delighted to announce the signing of Isaac Mensah from Division One side Nkoranza Warriors. The teenage striker has signed a three-year contract at the […]

Ghana’s captain Andre Ayew gave an assist as his team, Swansea City, beat Reading 4-1 to give his side a glimmer of hope to play in the English Premier League next season. Swansea overtook Nottingham Forest on goal difference and now, they will clash with Brentford both home and away. The Swans must secure a […]

Kim Kardashian West has publicly addressed her husband Kanye’s mental health issues following a series of erratic statements in recent days. She wrote on Instagram: “As many of you know, Kanye has bipolar disorder. “Anyone who has this or has a loved one in their life who does, knows how incredibly complicated and painful it […]

South African High Commission to Ghana Lulu Xingwana says South Africa is ready to give Ghana visa-free entry into the country. Ghana has been selected as part of the countries to receive a visa-free access to South Africa. “South Africa has been ready for more than a year to give Ghanaians visa-free entry into the […]

The National Media Commission (NMC) has taken exception to a directive issued by the Minister of Communications to the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) and Crystal TV for the two media institutions to reduce their channels on the National Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) network. After an emergency meeting in Accra following a petition from GBC and […]

Ghana’s total coronavirus cases are inching to 30,000 following 683 new cases confirmed by the Disease Surveillance Department of the Ghana Health Service (GHS). The new infections have shot the cumulative cases to 29,672 from 28,989. Recoveries-cum-discharges have also increased, from 25,331 to 26,090, which portends a good omen for the fight against the virus, […]