Forty-two students of a school in Akosombo in the Asuogyman District have contracted COVID-19 according to the Eastern Region Health Directorate. As of yesterday, Thursday, the students have been isolated while mass testing is expected to take place. The Eastern Regional Health Director, Dr. Winfred Ofosu told Citi News most of the students were asymptomatic. […] The post School

Mr. Akoto Ampaw, the lead lawyer for President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, 2nd respondent in the election petition case, has objected to more than half of the 32-paragraph witness statement filed for Rojo Mettle-Nunoo, a witness for the petitioner. According to Akoto Ampaw, about 20 paragraphs in Mettle-Nunoo’s statement should be expunged because they are not […] The post Election

Mr. Akoto Ampaw, the lead lawyer for President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, 2nd respondent in the election petition case, has objected to almost all the 32-paragraph witness statement filed for Rojo Mettle-Nunoo, a witness for the petitioner. According to Akoto Ampaw, about 20 paragraphs in Mettle-Nunoo’s statement should be expunged because they are not based on […] The post Election

Robert Joseph Mettle-Nunoo, the third witness for the petitioner in the election petition case, John Dramani Mahama, will give his testimony via online video conferencing platform, Zoom. This was made known in court today, February 5, 2021, after his lawyers indicated that due to his health condition, he will not be able to be present […] The post Supreme

A former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwabena Agyei Agyapong, has written to the National Executive Committee of the party to consider rescinding its decision to suspend him indefinitely. Mr. Agyapong says six years is enough for his suspension to be lifted. Kwabena Agyapong, Paul Afoko and Sammy Crabbe were all suspended […] The post Kwabena Agyapong

Fast food – food sold in an outlet, drive-through, or restaurant either as preheated or precooked, and served or packaged as take-away – is ubiquitous in developed countries. For instance, in the US, 45% of adults between the ages of 20 and 39 years and 37.7% of those between the ages of 40 and 59 […] The post Ghanaians are eating more fast food: the who and the why

Mr. Zakaria Mohammed, National Chairman, Senior Staff Association of Ghana-Universities of Ghana (SSA-UOG), on Thursday said the association has not received any order to call off its industrial strike action. He said the Association heard about the orders in the media and that no letter was served on them, saying, “No summon was served to […] The post We’ve

When Aristotle said “What lies in our power to do lies in our power not to do”, discipline was the gravamen of his postulation. Having been compelled to shut the gates of our schools for about nine months, President Akufo-Addo has now swung them open, sending in our children with face masks, sanitizers and a […] The post COVID-19: Why I didn’t take my children

The much-awaited song by KiDi that features his label mate Kuami Eugene and Nigerian artiste Patoranking is out. The song titled ‘Spiritual’ was produced by KiDi and Richie Mensah of Lynx Entertainment, and the video was directed by Rex. In the song, the love of the woman is described as spiritual because it enchants the […] The post KiDi releases

After weeks of teasing fans with the cover artwork of his new song, Stonebwoy has officially released his much-anticipated project dubbed ‘1 GAD.’ On this Streetbeatz produced the song, the multi-awarding recording and performing artiste shares an abstract of his life and the journey thusly, as far as his profession is concerned. Stonebwoy lists times […] The post Stonebwoy

After weeks of teasing fans with the cover artwork of his new song, Stonebwoy has officially released his much-anticipated project dubbed ‘1 GAD.’ On this Streetbeatz produced the song, the multi-awarding recording and performing artiste shares an abstract of his life and the journey thusly, as far as his profession is concerned. Stonebwoy lists times […] The post Stonebwoy

The owner of the Advanced Bodysculpt Centre, popularly known as the Obengfo Hospital, Dr Dominic Kwame Obeng-Andoh, has been granted police enquiry bail in the sum of GH¢100,000. Dr Obeng-Andoh was arrested on January 29, this year for practising as a body sculpting specialist without a licence. His facility was also closed down by the […] The post Obengfo Hospital owner granted bail

The Kaneshie District Court has remanded, into police custody, the Chief of Klagon, Nii Bortey Klan I, and six others, accused of causing the death of one Ibrahim Mohammed Abass over a parcel of land. The six, alleged to be land guards, are Hamidu Fuseini aka Sankara; Tahiru Mamudu; Haruna Yakubu; Latif Moro; Kwaku Anane, […] The post Chief of Klagon, six others remanded

Mr. Joseph Whittal, the Commissioner of the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ), on Thursday charged Members of Parliament (MPs) and government appointees to declare their assets in conformity with Act 550. In an interview with the Ghana News Agency, he said that it would ensure that all public institutions complied with the […] The post CHRAJ calls on MPs to declare

Ghana has recorded six new COVID-19 deaths. This pushes the country’s death toll to 440. This was captured on the Ghana Health Service’s COVID-19 dashboard on Friday, February 5, 2021. Additionally, 696 new cases have also been recorded pushing the active case count to 6,086. 389 persons have also recovered from the disease. Ghana currently […] The post COVID-19:

Ghana has recorded six new COVID-19 deaths. This pushes the country’s death toll to 440. This was captured on the Ghana Health Service’s COVID-19 dashboard on Friday, February 5, 2021. Additionally, 696 new cases have also been recorded pushing the active case count to 6,086. 389 persons have also recovered from the disease. Ghana currently […] The post COVID-19:

The Minority in Parliament is threatening legal action over what it calls attempts by Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies to unilaterally select members to vote in the upcoming Council of State election. According to the Minority, some acting Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) are sidestepping laid down procedures to select persons of their […] The post Stop

Some lecturers at the University of Ghana (UG) have formally responded to a group of students from the Commonwealth Hall who recently cast aspersions on them over the construction of the Hall’s annex project. In a letter written by Prof. Nana Akua Anyidoho on behalf of the faculty, she categorically mentioned that the unsavoury comments […] The post UG

The Supreme Court is expected to resume the hearing of the 2020 Election Petition case filed by the Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama today. This was after the hearing was adjourned on Wednesday, February 3, 2021. The adjournment became necessary after the lawyers for Mr. Mahama requested an in-camera […] The post Supreme

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Builsa South, Dr. Clement Apaak has called for the shutdown of Parliament. Mr. Apaak insists that is the best option for the house. His call comes after 15 MPs and 56 parliamentary staff tested positive for COVID-19 after a recent round of testing. The Speaker, Alban Bagbin, announced this […] The post Shutdown Parliament for