The International Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) is appealing to the political parties, especially the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC), to consider the nomination of women as running mates for this year’s presidential and parliamentary elections. The women lawyers equally want the political parties to ensure that that more women […] The post Gender

The confusion surrounding the seven (7) year old chieftaincy dispute at Kwahu Nkwatia, in the Eastern Region, has finally come to an end after Nana Boamah Ayiripe III, together with his elders, appeared before the Kwahumanhene, Daasebre Akuamoah Agyapong II, to swear the oath of allegiance and office to him. This has affirmed Nana Boamah […] The post Nkwatiahene swears oath of allegiance to

Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo has promised to deepen the knowledge and understanding of court correspondents to improve upon their work. Her Ladyship the Chief Justice Torkornoo, during her maiden engagement and induction of new members of the Judicial Press Corps (JPC) in Accra, on Tuesday, indicated that she would arrange with the Judicial […] The post CJ deepens relationship with

In the ever-evolving horizon of education, the basic schools of Ghana find themselves at a critical juncture. This necessitates a transformative shift beyond the confines of governmental budgets and policy dictates. It is worth acknowledging that, while capitation grants play a crucial role in managing these schools, the fiscal strains on the government mandate a […] The post Community

The Chiefs and the people of Diaso in the Upper Denkyira West District have formally returned to the ‘Kingdom’ of Denkyira, which is their ancestral home, after staying away for over 70 years following a misunderstanding. The return of Diaso, to be part of Denkyiraman, followed a series of fruitful discussions and engagements spearheaded by […] The post After over 70 years

The Ghana Education Service (GES) at the commencement of the 2023/2024 academic year took a giant but significant step in the education sector by introducing a harmonised National Prospectus for Senior High and Technical Schools. The harmonised prospectus offers a clear and consistent set of items for fresh students. It is to help avoid the […] The post Editorial: GES must crack the whip on Saboteurs

The Super Eagles of Nigeria have arrived at the Aéroport International Felix Houphouet Boigny d’Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire ahead of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations starting on Saturday. The team, which left the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Lagos on Wednesday morning, was led by coach Jose Peseiro and captain Ahmed Musa. Channels Television reports that […] The post Super Eagles arrive in

The management of the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, ATBU has introduced an oath form compelling students not to partake in any form of protest. Our reporter learned that the school management’s decision was influenced by a recent student protest triggered by the killing of Joseph Agabaidu, a fifth-year Geology student. Joseph, who hails from Ankpa […] The post Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University

An Abuja Federal High Court on Wednesday ordered the remand of a former Minister of Power and Steel, Olu Agunloye, in the Kuje Correctional Centre, Abuja. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, arraigned the ex-minister over allegations of fraud in the Mambilla Power Project. Agunloye was brought before the Federal High Court in Abuja […] The post Alleged fraud: Court

A comprehensive digital solution to address the challenge of ‘Ghost’ names and delays in the payment of salaries of newly enrolled Government staff on the National Payroll System has been launched by Vice President Bawumia in Accra. The system involves the linkage of the Government of Ghana (GOG) National Mechanized Payroll Database of the Controller […] The post Bawumia chases ‘Ghosts’ on gov’t

A committee of representatives of land owners from nine communities in the Ejisu Municipality have re-entered a total of 950 acres of land, said to have been acquired by the government for use by the Free Zones Authority (FZA). The Communities are Ampabame, Adadientem, Abenase, Donaase, Ejisu-Manhyia, Asaapong, Hwereso, Edwenase and Nyinataase. The chairman of […] The post Owners take over Free Zones

Cameroonian singer, Libianca Fonji, known for her hit song ‘People’ had debunked the perception that singing in English could propel a musician’s song to go global. According to her, music itself is a language, hence melodies and lyrics just add up to make it complete. Speaking in an interview on Daybreak Hitz with DJ Slim, Libianca said […] The post You don’t need

Skepta has apologised and taken down the artwork for his new single Gas Me Up (Diligent), following allegations that it referenced the Holocaust. The image showed a group of men with shaved heads. One had the words “Gas Me Up” tattooed across his head. People quickly drew parallels between the photograph and the deaths of […] The post Skepta apologises and removes artwork

Nigerian artist Tiwa Savage has lodged a police complaint against Grammy nominee Davido, accusing him of making threats against her. The music stars have been at odds since Tiwa posted a photo of herself with the mother of one of Davido’s children on her Instagram story. Davido has not yet responded to the BBC’s request […] The post Tiwa Savage files police complaint against Davido

The Guinness World Records organization has responded to Chef Faila’s cook-a-thon attempt. The Ghanaian chef embarked on a 10-day cook-a-thon from January 1st to 10th January, 2024. In a spectacular display of unwavering resilience and with support from Ghanaians, Chef Faila Abdul Razak brought her cook-a-thon to an end yesterday. Chef Faila cooked for 227 hours nonstop […] The post Guinness

Poland’s former Interior Minister Mariusz Kaminski says he has started a hunger strike as a “political prisoner”, a day after he was arrested and sent to prison on abuse of power charges. Kaminski made the announcement on Wednesday, following his arrest along with his deputy, Maciej Wasik, inside the Presidential Palace in Warsaw. “I declare that […] The post Poland

Former Prime Minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) political party received a boost weeks before general elections when a court reinstated – for the second time – their electoral symbol, the cricket bat. A two-member bench of the Peshawar High Court (PHC) in the country’s northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa held that the Election Commission […] The post Pakistan

There were more than 600,000 homes and businesses without power across more than a dozen states Wednesday morning, including nearly 145,000 in New York and more than 105,000 in Pennsylvania, according to poweroutage.us.  New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said she was concerned about residents not having power Tuesday night amid freezing temperatures. At least four deaths were reported in Alabama, Georgia and North Carolina as […] The post Winter