Legendary UK-based Ghanaian gospel musician, Sonnie Badu has launched his maiden musical concert, “Rhythms of Africa.” The launch which took place at The FritzGerald Centre in Cantonment on Tuesday, October 10, 2023, was attended by a star-studded line-up of celebrities including musicians such as MOG Music, Perez Musik and Nacee. “Rhythms of Africa,” a wondrous […] The post Sonnie

Traders at the Odawna Market in Accra are threatening to stage a naked protest on November 18 if the government fails to fulfil its promise of renovating the market and addressing their demands. In 2020, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo visited the market after a fire outbreak destroyed hundreds of stalls. He assured that the […] The post Odawna traders

A political historian at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Professor Samuel Adu-Gyamfi is urging inhabitants within the Ashanti Region to demand more from politicians to help ensure their fair share of development. He bemoaned that residents in the region have been taken for granted by the New Patriotic Party (NPP), despite […] The post Ashanti

The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Resident Representative in Ghana, Dr. Leandro Medina, has clarified that the growth rate for the country has not been revised to 1.2% from the May 2023 forecast of 1.5%. Dr. Medina explained that the latest IMF World Economic Outlook projection of 1.2% growth for 2023 is based on an old […] The post IMF clarifies Ghana’s growth rate

Police in Somanya are on a manhunt for 8 suspected armed robbers who attacked the SP GAS Filling station at Trom in the Yilo Krobo Municipality and made away with an unspecified amount of cash. The incident which happened around 7:30 pm on Wednesday, October 11 saw the armed men subject the pump attendants at […] The post Somanya police on manhunt for

Hundreds of residents in Mepe in the North Tongu district of the Volta Region are facing a severe crisis as the Akosombo dam spillage has led to the flooding of their homes. The overflow has led to substantial losses, with some individuals scrambling to save personal belongings and relocating to higher ground for safety. The […] The post Akosombo

Hundreds of residents in Mepe in the North Tongu district of the Volta Region are facing a severe crisis after the Akosombo dam spillage led to the flooding of their homes. The overflow has caused substantial losses, with some individuals scrambling to save personal belongings and relocating to higher ground for safety. The community is […] The post Hundreds

The body of an unidentified woman in her forties has been found dead at Koforidua Asokore behind Odomankoma block factory in the New Juaben North Municipality of the Eastern Region. The lifeless body was seen by residents of the area around 7 p.m. on Wednesday, October 11. Officers of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) […] The post Unidentified woman found

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has sanctioned seven Petroleum Products Marketing Companies (PPMCs) for illicit distribution of petroleum products. They are to pay fines for violating of Unified Petroleum Pricing Fund (UPPF) regulations, making false UPPF representations to the Authority, and engaging in third-party supplies. Failure by the affected companies to pay the fines will […] The post NPA

Lawyers for Cecilia Dapaah have accused the office of the Special Prosecutor of disrespecting the court over how it carried out the petition to get Justice Edward Twum removed. Lawyers of the Office of the Special Prosecutor were absent in court on Thursday even though they were scheduled to move an application for confirmation of […] The post Cecilia Dapaah

The National Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) Stephen Ntim has rendered an unqualified apology to the management of UTV after some irate youth of the party unlawfully invaded the studios of the TV station. On Saturday, October 7, 2023, during the live broadcast of United Showbiz, a gang of NPP members invaded […] The post NPP Chairman apologises

The Maker’s House Chapel International (TMHCI) has donated a total of Gh¢150,000 to the 37 Military Hospital and the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, both in Accra. The presentation of the cheques, which took place Tuesday, October 10, 2023, at the facilities’ premises separately, is to support the hospitals in taking care of persons undergoing treatment […] The post The

An estimated 37,000 people in the Ashanti Region are expected to benefit from 34 boreholes and 286 microflush toilet facilities lined up to be constructed by Rotarians in Kumasi and Obuasi. This was made known when the Kumasi Rotary Club was joined by their counterparts from Obuasi to cut sod for the construction of the […] The post Kumasi:

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has petitioned the Chief Justice, Gertrude Torkornoo, to remove Justice Edward Twum as the presiding Judge on the confirmation application against the seizure and freezing of properties of former Sanitation Minister, Cecilia Dapaah. The anti-graft body is scheduled to move its application for the court to approve his […] The post OSP

The Conference of Heads of Assisted Senior High Schools (CHASS) has expressed concern about the complete breakdown of discipline in Senior High Schools (SHS). CHASS says Heads of Senior High Schools should be given the power to instil discipline in students. Speaking at the 61st annual conference of CHASS, the President of CHASS, Reverend Stephen […] The post CHASS raises concern

Bernie Ecclestone, the former boss of Formula One, has admitted fraud after failing to declare more than £400m held in a trust in Singapore. The 92-year-old billionaire did not disclose the trust to the government in July 2015. Appearing at Southwark Crown Court on Thursday, he told the judge “I plead guilty” after having previously […] The post Bernie Ecclestone pleads

The paramount chief of the Buipe traditional area, Buipewura Abdulai Jinapor II, is calling for urgent relief for flood victims in the Buipe township. Thousands of people have been displaced by flooding in the Central Gonja District capital. As the water continued to rise, Buipewura visited the affected area and called on the government and […] The post Buipe

Israel was warned by Egypt of potential violence three days before Hamas’ deadly cross-border raid, a US congressional panel chairman has said. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee head Michael McCaul told reporters of the alleged warning. Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu described the reports as “absolutely false”. Israeli intelligence services are under scrutiny for their […] The post Egypt

In the old Lenin shipyard in Gdansk, where striking workers were once the catalyst for major political change, young Poles now debate how to protect democracy in their country. They worry that the rights and freedoms won by the Solidarity movement over three decades ago are at risk, as the ruling right-wing Law and Justice […] The post Poland election: Bitter

Rita Asamoah, a 33-year-old nurse and resident of Atwima Boko in the Ashanti Region, has been allegedly killed by unknown assailants. According to family sources, Rita’s husband reported to the police in the early hours of Tuesday, October 10, that his wife had not returned home after going to work the previous day. The police […] The post Ashanti Region: