As part of efforts to continuously appreciate its customers, Vodafone Ghana has announced a special Christmas promotion to offer 30 days of unlimited internet, fun-packed entertainment, free shopping or, fuel to its Fixed Broadband customers. As part of the promotion, customers who pay two months of their fixed broadband bundle in advance, between now and […] The post Christmas

A former Municipal Chief Executive Officer and worker for the Ashanti Regional campaign team of the former President John Dramani Mahama has disclosed that his team has begun reviewing the 2016 manifesto of the NDC to craft a selling message for the ‘JDM 2020 campaign’. Disclosing this to Ultimate News, the campaign executive of the […] The post 2020

Voters’ ID card, Drivers’ License have been kicked out of proof of Nationality documents for new National ID card registration. Passports and birth certificates are the only accepted proof. This is contained in the National Identity Register (Amendment) Bill, 2017 which was today (Friday) passed by Parliament. Speaking to GhOne News’ Ibrahim Alhassan, the Chairman […] The post NIA

Government has initiated steps to cancel 11 Power Purchase agreements entered into by the Mahama administration. Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko who revealed this to Parliament said implementation of 7 similar agreements have been deferred following a recommendation of a review committee set up by government. According to him, the termination cost is over 400 million […] The post Gov’t

The Manager of the Ashanti Regional office of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) Sam Kwatia has dispelled claims that they attacked workers of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) on Thursday. Workers of the state broadcaster allegedly assaulted staff of the electricity company when they visited their premises at Dadiesoabo in Kumasi to retrieve an […] The post Kumasi

A broadcast journalist with award-winning GHOne TV, Ridwan Karim Dini-Osman, has been adjudged the Best African Journalist in Peace and Security reporting. Dini-Osman has been championing peace with his reportage and quite instrumental in security-related issues in the Northern region of Ghana. A visibly elated Dini-Osman dedicated the continental award to his mom and “ever-smart […] The post GHOne

Government has created 38 new Metropolitan, Municipal and Districts. This brings the number of MMDAs in Ghana to 254 from the previous 216. The Minister of Local Government Hajia Alima Mahama laid the Legislative Instrument to back the creation of the new MMDAs in Parliament on Thursday, November 16, 2017. Check out the full list […] The post Check out list of new districts

A fruit Juice Processing factory with capacity of producing tons of varieties of fruit juice a day have been commissioned in the West Akyem Municipality of the Eastern Region. The factory will process varieties of fruits harvested by local farmers into fresh juice and it is envisaged to provide 200 direct jobs and over 5000 […] The post Fruit Processing Factory commissioned

Officials of the Kumasi High Court are in search of the Ashanti regional Chairman of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) Bernard Antwi-Boasiako popularly called ‘Wontumi’ to give him a copy of writ of summons from lawyers of suspended General Secretary of the party Kwabena Agyapong. It is unknown why the outspoken Chairman is playing […] The post Agyapong’s

President Akufo-Addo on Thursday, November 16, 2017, as part of his 3-day official visit to Qatar, paid a courtesy call on the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. The discussions between the two leaders centered on energy, infrastructural development, railways and roads, and also on the need to co-operate strategically for the mutual […] The post Nana

Director of Faculty of Academic Affairs and Research at the Kofi Annan International Peace Keeping Center, Dr. Emmanuel Kwesi Aning, has called for the immediate end to vigilantism and all forms of youth-related upheavals. The Security analyst was a guest speaker on curbing youth vigilantism – a panacea for sustainable development – at an event […] The post ISIS Infiltration

The Ghana Institute of Engineers (GHIE) on Thursday launched the maiden Senior High School (SHS) Engineering Project Competition in the Ashanti region. The initiative is to nurture young science students in Senior High Schools to develop interest in Engineering in their future career paths. The participating schools, twenty one (21) in all, were tasked in […] The post GHIE

The Elimination Contests of the Ashanti Regional Inter-schools Acme Quiz Competition began today at Prempeh College as 21 schools in Zone one battled for a spot in the semi-finals of the competition. It was a very competitive contest as the schools were grouped in three batches for three different contests in their bid to secure […] The post Pics:

At the time of putting this piece together, media reports were patchy regarding suspected military take-over in Zimbabwe couple of days ago. Whatever the unfolding military drama turns out to be, one emerging fact in Zimbabwe’s political ecology is that the ninety-something-year-old dictator’s ironclad regime is nearing its wits’ end, if it hasn’t taken place […] The post The

Uganda’s doctors have gone on strike, fed up with what they say are the lowest wages in Africa and a lack of resources. They are demanding that their salaries, currently starting at just $260 a month for junior doctors, increased 10-fold, as well as benefits like cars and domestic workers. But as the fight between […] The post Uganda: The hospitals with no doctors and no drugs

Hundreds of thousands of young people are in the process of applying to university, in time for a 2018 start. Their choices can make a huge difference to future earnings. For most university graduates, having a degree pays. Over the course of a lifetime, estimates suggest women can expect to earn about £250,000 more if they have […] The post The degrees that make you rich… and the

Zimbabwe’s long-time President Robert Mugabe is reportedly refusing to step down immediately, despite growing calls for his resignation. The 93-year-old was put under house arrest during a military takeover on Wednesday, amid a power struggle over who would succeed him. The military said on Friday it was “engaging” with Mr Mugabe. It also said it […] The post Zimbabwe

Former Ghana International Anthony Baffoe has been appointed as the deputy General Secretary for Football and Development by the Confederations of Africa Football. The FIFA match coordinator’s appointment was confirmed on Thursday at a general meeting. Baffoe becomes the latest Ghanaian to earn an appointment from the continent’s football governing body after Ghana Football Association […] The post Tony

Black Princesses forward Sandra Owusu-Ansah says the team will avoid any form of complacency in the second leg fixture of the FIFA under-20 women’s world cup qualifier against Kenya on Sunday. Ghana is leading the tie 5-0 following an impressive first leg performance in Cape Coast, where Ampem Darkoa Ladies striker Priscilla Adubea scored four […] The post We