Her Honour Halimah El-Alawa Abdul-Bassit, presiding over the Dansoman Circuit Court, has remanded a 45-year-old man, Sena Avenyor, also known as Edward Kwabena Botri or Sniper, into police custody for allegedly posing as a military officer and harassing members of the public at Abossey Okai in Accra. Avenyor pleaded not guilty to four counts, including […] The post Fake

The Obuasi area Church of Pentecost at the weekend launched its flagship programme – Ministry to Prison Associates (MPA) to give skills training and other forms of support to Ex-Convicts from the Obuasi local Prison and Ahinsan Camp Prison, towards rehabilitation and regeneration in the society. Speaking at the ceremony held at the Monsi Valley Church of […] The post Church

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has announced a total and comprehensive two-week warning strike affecting all public universities across Nigeria. The Union’s National President, Professor Chris Piwuna, made the announcement during a press conference held on Sunday at the University of Abuja. The National President of ASUU, Professor Chris Piwuna, stated that there […] The post ASUU

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) on Sunday asked the newly nominated chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Joash Amupitan to “prioritise and ensure the effective prosecution of politicians and their sponsors who are suspected to be responsible for electoral offences, including violence, bribery, vote-buying, conspiracy, and undue influence during the […] The post INEC

A federal appeals court has ruled that US President Donald Trump’s administration cannot deploy the National Guard in Illinois. The Chicago-based US Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit also ruled that the force could remain under federal control for now. The decision partially upheld a lower court ruling that blocked the deployment of troops […] The post Trump cannot deploy

The office of Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina has said an attempt to seize power illegally and by force is under way in the country. Hours later, an army unit known as CAPSAT claimed that it had taken over the leadership of the military command, and was now in control of all the armed forces – […] The post Madagascar presidency says attempt to seize power under way

Seychelles’s opposition leader, Patrick Herminie, has won the country’s presidential race, defeating incumbent leader Wavel Ramkalawan in a run-off vote, according to the electoral commission. Herminie won 52.7 percent of the vote, while Ramkalawan took 47.3 percent, official results announced early on Sunday showed. In his victory speech, Herminie pledged to lower the cost of living, […] The post Seychelles’s

A Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana, Sir Justice Dennis Dominic Adjei, has launched a book titled “International Human and Peoples’ Rights: Law and Practice,” containing 968 pages and exploring the global framework of human rights law and its relevance to Africa’s judicial practice. The book, which comprises 20 chapters, provides an in-depth analysis […] The post Justice

  A construction worker has reportedly died after an old residential building collapsed at Kasoa New Market in the Central Region on Friday, October 11. Reports available to The Chronicle has it that , four masons were working on the structure when it suddenly gave way. The building’s owner had reportedly engaged the workers to […] The post One Dead, Others Escape as Building

Former Press Secretary to President John Agyekum Kufuor, Ing. Kwabena Agyei Agyapong, has called for a national debate among New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential aspirants ahead of the primary in January next year, insisting that Ghanaians deserve to hear clear, competing visions for the country’s future. Speaking on Wontumi Radio, the NPP stalwart—who is contesting […] The post Kwabena

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has confirmed that Ing. Kwabena Agyei Agyepong remains in the party’s presidential primary race, dispelling recent rumours about his possible disqualification. Reports had earlier suggested that the former NPP General Secretary risked being disqualified from the upcoming primaries after allegedly failing to pay the mandatory development fee required as part […] The post Kwabena

As Ghana’s ruling party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) settles into governance, following its 2024 electoral victory, early predictions about its 2028 presidential race are already stirring conversations within the party. The Executive Director of Global InfoAnalytics, Mussa Dankwa, has forecasted that the NDC’s delegates are increasingly likely to favour a younger candidate to succeed […] The post Mosquito,

While KPMG advises the government on options for AT Ghana’s future, the country grapples with challenges that have reshaped telecommunications markets across Africa. From Kenya to Rwanda, regulators have faced similar questions: What do you do when an operator can’t compete anymore? Regional experience suggests that how the problem gets solved matters even more. The […] The post Africa’s

The Deputy Minister for Communications, Digital Technology, and Innovation, Mohammed Adams Sukparu, has emphasized that journalism must play a central role in transforming Africa’s digital innovation into real power for its people, by helping citizens understand, question, and engage with new technologies. He made these remarks at the opening of the 8th West Africa Media […] The post Africa’s

The 2024 Vice Presidential Candidate of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Dr. Wayoe Ghanamannti, has formally petitioned the Speaker of Parliament to investigate into President John Dramani Mahama over his alleged violations of the 1992 Constitution, in connection with the government’s handling of the illegal mining menace, popularly known as galamsey. In a letter dated […] The post CPP

The government is rolling out strategic measures to expand Ghana’s pharmaceutical manufacturing sector, enhance access to financing, and create an enabling environment for local producers, Vice-President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has said. She noted that government remained committed to supporting the private sector, particularly small and medium-sized pharmaceutical manufacturers, through industrial financing schemes, targeted tax […] The post Government

It is an age-long tradition for a female Ghanaian child to perform household chores at the expense of going to school, not to talk of venturing into a male-dominated field. But the story of Juliana Somuah is one that defies this stereotypical lifestyle. Growing up in the neighbourhoods of Soko and Banana Inn in Dansoman, […] The post From ‘Ghetto’ to global impact maker in engineering  

For some time now, we have lamented over how illegal mining, popularly known as galamsey, has eaten deep into the very fabric of our nation. We have watched with horror as rivers turned brown, farmlands destroyed and livelihoods vanished under the weight of greed. Despite countless government interventions and campaigns, the menace persists largely because […] The post Editorial:

The Sickle Cell Condition Advocates (SICCA) has called on religious groups and traditional leaders to support and educate their congregants on sickle cell in their various denominations and traditional areas. SICCA made the call at the Presbyterian Women’s Center, Abokobi, during the Presbyterian Church of Ghana’s (PCG) annual Department of Development and Social Services (DSS) […] The post Sickle

Togbe Afede XIV, the Agbogbomefia of Asogli State, has urged public servants to be agents of change, insisting their roles were critical in shaping the country’s development trajectory. He said these professionals whose mandate it was to promote and to execute government policies and programmes for the realisation of the goals of growth, stability, job […] The post Be agents of change -Togbe