In a stunning turnaround, Ivory Coast emerged victorious in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, defeating Nigeria 2-1 in a thrilling final in Abidjan. As the host of the tournament, the Elephants’ triumph was nothing short of miraculous, especially considering their challenging journey to the final after going behind thanks to William Troost-Ekong header to […] The post #AFCON2023:

Andrew Dari Chiwitey, the Member of Parliament for the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba constituency in the Savannah Region, has expressed his disappointment over the lack of developmental projects initiated by the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government in the area. Mr. Chiwitey, who is a member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), claims to have executed more projects […] The post Sawla-Tuna-Kalba

The Jospong Group of Companies has supported The Bank Hospital with a cheque of GH¢120,000. The gesture, which forms part of the Group’s corporate social responsibility, is aimed at assisting with the medical bills of renal patients at the hospital. Presenting the cheque, the Director of Communication and Corporate Affairs at Zoomlion Ghana Ltd., Ms. […] The post Jospong

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), in collaboration with the Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition (GACC) and its partners, organized a Media Awareness Workshop on “Electoral Corruption Offences and Sanctions.” The event took place on 7 February 2024, at Fiesta Royale Hotel in Accra. A total of 64 participants attended the program, with a majority being […] The post OSP,

The Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, has expressed his condolences to Aburi Girls Senior High School and the family of the student who tragically passed away. The first-year student of the school tragically died after allegedly being denied medical attention by the school nurse, who purportedly accused her of repeatedly feigning illness. The […] The post Education

Access Holdings Plc has confirmed the passing of Dr. Herbert Wigwe, the Company’s founding Group Chief Executive Officer and former Group Managing Director of its flagship subsidiary, Access Bank Plc. Dr Wigwe died alongside his wife and son on Friday, February 9, 2024, in a helicopter accident in the United States of America. In a […] The post Access Holdings

The Ghana Police Service has initiated an investigation into the death of Mr. Eric Johnson, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Cossy Hill Hotel (Jirapa Dubai), located in Jirapa in the Upper West Region. Mr. Johnson was discovered dead on February 11, 2024, in a pool of blood in one of his hotel rooms. The […] The post Police begin probe into death of ‘Jirapa Dubai’

Executive Director of Gift to Life Charity Organisation, Lord Lawson, says over one thousand individuals have benefited from their training programs so far. The non-governmental organization says the rationale behind the exercise is to create jobs for the youth by training them in various entrepreneurial skills such as cake making, satellite training, shower gel and […] The post Gift

A renowned businessman, Eric Johnson, has reportedly been killed in Jirapa, in the Upper West Region. Mr. Johnson, who owns the Royal Cosy Hills Hotel popularly known as Jirapa Dubai, is said to have been murdered at the facility, and his body was discovered in the early hours of Sunday, February 11, 2024. Citi News […] The post Owner of ‘Jirapa Dubai’

Togbe Afede XIV, the Agbogbomefia of Asogli, has been invited to be a “distinguished panelist” at Harvard’s Africa Development Conference (ADC), set to take place on the 12th and 13th of April 2024 at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. ADC stands as the premier global platform for meaningful discourse on Africa’s development and facilitates crucial […] The post Togbe

The Chairman of the National Media Commission (NMC), Yaw Boadu Ayeboafo, appears to be on a collision course with the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) over a directive issued by the Association to media houses to blacklist two MPs accused of attacking journalists. While condemning assaults on journalists, he described the GJA’s directive as “dysfunctional and […] The post GJA’s

The Akyemansa District Police Command is on a manhunt for a group of armed men who attacked some Chinese miners and robbed them of GHC10,000,000 and two gold bars at Akyem Akokoaso a farming community in Ofoase Ayirebi. According to Citi News sources, the armed men on Friday around 7 pm stormed the site of […] The post Akyemansa: Police on manhunt

Economist Dr. Owusu Adu Sarkodie has stated that the proposal by NPP flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, to eliminate specific taxes if elected president is feasible. Dr. Bawumia outlined this initiative, among other plans, in his vision statement delivered in Accra on Wednesday, expressing his intention to abolish the E-levy, emissions tax, VAT on electricity, and […] The post Abolishing

The Youth Wing of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) is advocating for their Flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, to select Energy Minister and Member of Parliament for Manhyia South, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, popularly known as NAPO, as his running mate. In an article penned by the Deputy National Youth Organiser of the NPP, Isaac […] The post Election

Emile Bolingo is not sure how long he and other residents of Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, can hold out. This major city in the region, with about two million people, has been cut off from the farms that feed it for several days. It is the latest episode in […] The post DR Congo violence: Panic in Goma as M23 rebels advance appeared first on

Israel is facing growing international warnings over its planned offensive in Rafah – the city in southern Gaza crammed with Palestinian refugees. UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron said “over half of Gaza’s population are sheltering in the area”, while Dutch FM Hanke Bruins Slot said there could be “many civilian casualties”. Saudi Arabia warned of […] The post Warnings

Donald Trump has said he would “encourage” Russia to attack any Nato member that fails to pay its bills as part of the Western military alliance. At a rally on Saturday, he said he had once told a leader he would not protect a nation behind on its payments, and would “encourage” the aggressors to […] The post Trump

Inusah Fuseini, a former Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, has accused New Patriotic Party flagbearer, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia of taking delegates of the Party for granted. The former Member of Parliament for Tamale Central pointed out that Dr Bawumia failed to acknowledge the party delegates who voted him into the flagbearer position in his […] The post Bawumia

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Obuasi West, Kwaku Kwarteng, has won the New Patriotic Party (NPP) primary in the Obuasi West Constituency. He polled 440 votes beating two contenders including a former presiding member of the Obuasi Municipal Assembly, Lawrence Nana Obeng Bondah who got 245 votes. The third person, Faustina Oppong garnered eight […] The post Kwaku Kwarteng wins

Management of Achimota Retail Centre (Achimota mall) has announced that it has lined up a package of special activities for the month of Love that could make St Valentine jealous and lure Cupid himself to play guest at the mall this valentine season.   “For this year’s Val’s day celebration, we have exceeded the usual; […] The post Pure love is brewing at Achimota