The Ashantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has lauded the Education Minister, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, for his exceptional efforts in reforming the country’s educational system. He made this known when the Ashanti Regional House of Chiefs invited the minister to brief the house about the development in the sector. “Today, we have seen the good […] The post Otumfuo

The Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has bemoaned that the institutional culture of silence and secrecy are some of the challenges facing the implementation of the Right to Information (RTI) Law. The Minister was speaking at a public forum in Accra yesterday,on the implementation of the RTI Act 2019-2023, under the theme: “Three years […] The post Culture of secrecy frustrating RTI Law

The Kumasi Traditional Council (KTC) has debunked allegations that the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, is to blame for the impasse in the installation of an Offinsomanhene. The KTC stated at a press conference in Kumasi yesterday that, the Asantehene has in no way, negatively interfered in the Offinso Stool affairs and that, indications point […] The post Offinsomanhene Impasse: Otumfuo

Chief Justice Gertrude Sackey Torkornoo has presented a dummy cheque for GH¢125,000 to victims of the Akosombo Dam Spillage at a ceremony in Accra. The Chief Justice presented the cheque on behalf of the Judiciary and Staff of the Judicial Service of Ghana (JUSAG). Speaking at the ceremony, the Chief Justice said the donation was […] The post CJ donates cheque for GH¢125k to

The ministries of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development and Tourism, Arts and Culture have had their budgets approved for the 2024 financial year. The total allocation approved for the Fisheries and Aquaculture Development Ministry was GH?298,772,253 million and the allocation for Tourism, Arts and Culture was GH?175,388.99 million. Both allocations were approved by Parliament on Wednesday, […] The post Parliament

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Adaklu, Mr Governs Kwame Agbodza, has called on the youth to embrace skills training at the various vocational and technical institutions to enable them to acquire employable skills. According to Mr Agbodza, the public sector does not have the capacity to employ all the youth and that it was […] The post Adaklu MP asks youth to establish own businesses appeared

Accra, our national capital, is being transformed into a modern city as seen in the advanced countries. A drone shot of some parts of the national capital will reveal the total transformation of our skyline. Skyscrapers, though not comparable to those seen in Manhattan, New York, are rapidly springing up in the prime areas of […] The post Editorial: Are those staying in Accra’s skyscrapers

Being accepted within social media confines is extremely important, particularly for young people, as face-to-face communication is rapidly being replaced by texting, posting, messaging, and commenting. What is troubling is it is becoming more common for people to use social media to (ironically) avoid social interactions. Young people today often have difficulty looking you in […] The post Bandwagon

The Akatsi-North District Director of Food and Agriculture, Madam Bridget Yayra Sah, says her outfit is promoting agriculture in the district. She, has, therefore, advised farmers to embrace innovative practices being introduced to enhance their farming activities. According to her, farmers in 12 communities had already been educated on how to do modern agriculture and […] The post Farmers

The Queen Mother of Ho-Dome, Mama Atrato II, has asked the Ho-Dome EP Basic School management and pupils to participate in the talented Kids programme to give children exposure. According to her, she was prepared to help the children to participate in the talented kids programme to expose their hidden talents. The charismatic Queen mother […] The post Ho-Dome Basic School celebrates first homecoming

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC), has declared a former Minister of Power and Steel, Olu Ogunloye, wanted. Ogunloye is wanted on an alleged case of forgery and corruption. In a communique shared by the EFCC on X and its website on Wednesday, Agunloye’s image was displayed with a message that read. “Anybody with useful […] The post EFCC declares former Minister of Power wanted

The Inspector General of Police, IGP, Kayode Egbetokun, has been given 24 hours to arrest and prosecute the 27 lawmakers of the Rivers State House of Assembly for defecting to the All Progressives Congress, APC. A civil society organization, CSO, Centre for Reform and Public Advocacy, said those who defected are no longer members of […] The post Rivers crisis: CSO gives IGP

Intrigues continue to trail the political crisis in Rivers State as the state House of Assembly Complex was on Wednesday demolished. This was as Governor Siminalayi Fubara presented the N800bn 2024 budget estimates to the Edison Ehie-led group at the Government House the same moment the demolition was carried out. Ehie and Martins Amaewhule have been embroiled […] The post Rivers govt

The Nigerian government has rejected calls for phase-out fossil fuels, an issue emerged as one of the most topical at the ongoing United Nations Climate Change Summit in Dubai, UAE. “It is unacceptable to ask Nigeria or Africa to phase out fossil fuels,” said Ishaq Salako, Nigeria’s Minister of State for Environment. He likened the […] The post COP28: Nigeria rejects call to phase out

Mr. Peter Antobre Ofori, an Assistant Commissioner in charge of Transit, Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), has indicated that Ghana is yet to realise full trade potential across the sub-region. Mr. Ofori, speaking at the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority’s (GPHA) media forum, said the country had, however, made significant advancements through […] The post Ghana

A Thai activist-turned-lawmaker has been sentenced to six years in prison for insulting the country’s powerful monarchy on social media. Move Forward Party (MFP) MP Rukchanok Srinork was sentenced on Wednesday over a series of posts that a judge deemed defamatory to the crown, her lawyer and members of her progressive political party said. “Rakchanok […] The post Thai MP sentenced to six

Tesla is recalling more than two million cars after the US regulator found its driver assistance system, Autopilot, was partly defective. It follows a two-year investigation into crashes at the firm owned by billionaire Elon Musk, which occurred when Autopilot was in use. The recall applies to almost every Tesla sold in the US since the Autopilot […] The post Tesla recalls two million cars

A prominent Tunisian opposition activist has been handed a one-year suspended prison sentence for insulting the president, her lawyer says. Chaima Issa was convicted by a military court on Wednesday of inciting soldiers to disobey orders and insulting President Kais Saied, Islem Hamza said. Issa denies wrongdoing. The charges relate to comments Issa made accusing […] The post Tunisian opposition

House Republicans are expected to vote Wednesday on their resolution to formalize an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden as their investigation reaches a critical juncture and right-wing pressure grows. The vote comes as a potential showdown between House Republicans and Hunter Biden is also expected to come to a head on Wednesday, as the president’s son has […] The post House

One of the British Army’s first Rastafarian guardsmen has won a claim of race discrimination and harassment against the Ministry of Defence. Dwight Pile-Gray says his 16-year Army career was brought to an end following a row at a guardroom, in which a white guard didn’t believe he was a soldier. When he challenged the […] The post UK Rastafarian soldier wins racism case against