Since the return to democratic governance in 1992, the Upper West Region has always been a safe zone for the National Democratic Congress (NDC).  The NDC got majority of the votes from the region compared to the other political parties. In the 1992 elections, the NDC won seven out the eight (8) parliamentary seats in […] The post Recapturing the Upper West

A man was stabbed during a fight in central London where Algeria football fans were celebrating winning the Africa Cup of Nations. Algeria won the tournament on Friday and fans had congregated in Trafalgar Square for two nights in a row to celebrate. The Metropolitan Police said that at about 01:20 BST a man in […] The post Man stabbed as Algeria fans celebrate appeared first on

All the Tamale Teaching Hospital mortuary fridges are back working after being offline for almost a month. The breakdown of the mortuary fridges was as a result of a power surge in the area. “Electrical power surges experienced on 27th June 2019, at the Tamale Teaching Hospital, resulted in damage to the electrical boards of […] The post Faulty Tamale Teaching Hospital

A man who spent decades in prison for fatally stabbing his wife was released after being deemed too old to pose a threat — only to be convicted this week of a nearly identical crime. It took jurors in Maine less than an hour to find Albert Flick, 77, guilty in the 2018 murder of […] The post 77-yr-old killer released from prison, dubbed too

Manny Pacquiao said he had “fun” as he became the oldest welterweight champion in history by beating WBA Super champion Keith Thurman in a split decision in Las Vegas. Thurman – previously undefeated – had promised to send the 40-year-old Fillipino into retirement, but was knocked down in the first round before a thrilling fight […] The post Manny

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has expounded what the real effects of President Akufo-Addo’s flagship one million dollar per constituency policy are. At a special breakfast meeting with Caribbean and African heads of mission in Havana, Cuba on Friday, 19th July 2019, Vice President Bawumia highlighted progress made by government to develop Ghana to the […] The post $1m

Mr Haruna Iddrisu, Minority Leader in Parliament says Ghanaians are losing faith in the Akufo-Addo government. According to him, the governing New Patriotic Party engages in politics of deception by announcing things it cannot honour. He said the government’s recent announcement of the release of one million dollars each to each of the 275 constituencies […] The post Ghanaians

Marvel Studios superhero movie “Avengers: Endgame” will claim the top of the global box office charts by Sunday, distributor Walt Disney Co said. “Endgame” ticket sales will overtake the $2.789 billion collected worldwide by James Cameron’s 2009 science-fiction epic “Avatar,” Disney said in a statement released on Saturday as it presented a new slate of […] The post Marvel’s

The Minority Leader and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for Tamale South in the Northern Region, Mr Haruna Iddrisu has predicted that the NDC will win 70 percent of parliamentary seats in the 2020 general election. He said he was also confident that the electorate will vote for former President John […] The post NDC will win

British Airways has cancelled all flights to the Egyptian capital Cairo for a week as a security “precaution”. Passengers about to board a BA flight to the city from London’s Heathrow Airport were told that it was cancelled – and that there would be no alternative flights for a week. The airline did not specify […] The post British Airways flights to Cairo

Twitter has suspended several Iranian news accounts over alleged harassment of people who follow the Baha’i faith. Young Journalists Club (YJC), run by state broadcaster IRIB, state-run IRNA, and Mehr were among the Farsi-language accounts suspended on Saturday. Some agencies, including Fars agency and English-language Press TV, remained active on the site. The affected agencies […] The post Twitter

The cashew industry is expected to fetch the nation US$ 2.5 billion in the next five years, Mr Augustine Collins Ntim, a Deputy Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, has said. He said the government has devoted GH? 1 billion towards the establishment of the Tree Crop Development Authority that would regulate the cashew industry […] The post Cashew sector to

The Member of Parliament for Sekondi, Andrew Mercer, wants the Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, to name the institutions he claims are impeding his work. Mr. Amidu had complained about public institutions frustrating his work in an article he released recently. On The Big Issue, Mr. Mercer said it “is important that he is clear on […] The post Name institutions frustrating

The Trades Union Congress Ghana (TUC) has urged government to use the impending mid-year budget review to announce policies that would effectively translate the gains in macroeconomic management into real and visible improvements in the living conditions of Ghanaians. In a statement after its annual General Council Meeting, the TUC said the apparent good sets […] The post Translate