Residents of the Asokore Mampong Municipality in the Ashanti region are demanding that government provides the community with a hospital befitting of the municipality. Asokore Mampong is one of the youngest municipalities in the Ashanti region gazetted in the year 2012. It however holds the second largest population among all the administrative districts in the […] The post Residents

The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has announced a staggering electricity tariff reduction. The decision comes after an extensive stakeholder consultations, detailed technical analysis of utility tariff proposals and consideration of inputs and concerns of consumers. Per the summary of the approved percentage reductions residential consumers will enjoy 17.5% reduction with Non-Residential consumers enjoying 30% […] The post ECG

The government is set to release mining equipment belonging to Exton Cubic Group Limited. Equipment belonging to Engineers and Planners (E&P) was impounded by the Ashanti regional minister Simon Osei-Mensah in 2017 after it was subcontracted by Exton Cubic to prospect for bauxite on its concession at Nyinahin. Exton Cubic’s mining license was later revoked by the […] The post Exton

Five of the accused persons involved in the murder of Major Maxwell Mahama have told the Accra High Court that they don’t have money to afford the services of a lawyer. Out of the 14 accused persons standing trial for murder, 9 already have lawyers to defend them but five are yet to get lawyers. […] The post We Don’t Have Money For Lawyers – Major Mahama Killers Plead

Franky Kuri, friend of Dancehall artiste, Ebony Reigns, has been laid to rest. The burial service for Kuri was held at the Prince of Peace Catholic church in Kwashieman on Saturday, March 03, 2018. The late Ebony’s parents, Nana poku Kwarteng and Madam Beatrice Oppong, Evangelist Dr Lawrence Tetteh, actor Fiifi Coleman and Singer Efya were […] The post Watch: Funeral

Controversial dancehall musician Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jnr popularly called ‘Shatta Wale’ has been nominated for this year’s Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMAs). Shatta Wale secured for himself six nominations thus battling with top notch musicians in the country. His nomination comes after his four-year ban from the country’s hottest music event. Shatta was disqualified […] The post Shatta

The Chinese government has banned George Orwell’s dystopian satirical novella Animal Farm and the letter ‘N’ in a wide-ranging online censorship crackdown. Experts believe the increased levels of suppression – which come just days after the Chinese Communist Party announced presidential term limits would be abolished – are a sign Xi Jinping hopes to become a dictator for life. […] The post China

Vice President Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has hinted that Ghana and her fellow West African Nation, Nigeria, will soon embark on a major economic development agenda that will further deepen the bilateral relations between the two countries. Addressing a brief ceremony in his conference room at the Flag Staff House when the Speaker of Ghana’s […] The post Ghana, Nigeria

The Ghana Education Directorate in the Northern Region has denied replacing a 17 year old daughter of a poor farmer in Yendi as winner of this year’s annual president’s award for basic students. Many people have been seething in fury including the Yendi Municipal Chief Executive since it emerged that Miss Hasanatu Yakubu who completed […] The post Miss Hasanatu

The sages say that you never ask your country what it can do for you, but what you can do for your country. That saying is profound for several reasons, the first being that it removes one from sliding on the path of selfishness. Making a decision to do something is always very difficult. Whether […] The post Opinion: Giving The Dog A Bad Name; Manasseh’s

Anger is sweeping through the Yendi township in the Northern region after it emerged that a 17-year-old first year student of the Tamale Senior High School tipped as winner of this year’s annual president’s award has suddenly been replaced. Miss Yakubu Hasanatu completed Abartey Junior High School in the municipal capital this year and scored […] The post Anger In Yendi

Some soldiers and police officers in the Upper East region flexed muscles Sunday in a row over a military uniform. Tension mounted to an alarming peak where the police received strong orders amid war songs to unlock their arms depot in the regional capital, Bolgatanga, to open fire on a peacekeeping military detachment who, as […] The post U/E: Soldiers, Police Clash Over

At least 32 persons including 15 Sunday School children have been left in critical conditions after some buildings caved in following a rainstorm at Agona Swedru in the Agona West district of the Central region, Sunday. The Sunday School children of the Voice of the Lord Church were trapped in the collapsed building until officers […] The post Agona: Building Collapses On

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has blamed the sudden death of four people who consumed local dish banku in the Volta region on the corn dough which was used for the meal. According to the FDA, even though they are to test the corn dough at the lab, indications so far suggest it is […] The post V/R: Blame ‘Banku’ Deaths On Corn Dough – FDA appeared first on

For decades weather forecasts have been reserved for government agencies like the Met Office or NOAA in the US, using huge supercomputers to crunch satellite, radar and other data. But a wave of tech startups is opening up weather predictions, thanks to cheap components and cloud computing power, which could make forecasting much more accurate. […] The post Tech startups

As Russia prepares to elect Vladimir Putin for a third term as president on 18 March, the BBC’s Gabriel Gatehouse looks back at a revealing event that took place at the start of his Kremlin career – when he was Russia’s acting president, preparing for his first presidential election. Russians rarely see their president cry, […] The post The day Putin cried appeared first on

If you are married any number of years you will encounter some kind of tragedy that will rock your world together. It could be a serious illness, death of a child or another family member, losing a job, your home… the list goes on. And when this happens you are faced with grief that will […] The post When Spouses Grieve Differently appeared first on Ultimate

Since the beginning of the year, Nigeria has been gripped by an outbreak of a deadly disease. Lassa fever is one of a number of illnesses which can cause dangerous epidemics, but for which no vaccine currently exists. Lassa fever is not a new disease, but the current outbreak is unprecedented, spreading faster and further […] The post The killer disease with no vaccine appeared first on

How do you handle difficult patches in your relationships? How do you reclaim the magic? The answer can make or break a relationship. Some couples can go through a rough period and come out the other side closer. Some just . . . don’t make. Would you like to know what the successful couples do? […] The post How Cute Puppies Can Improve Your Relationship appeared first on

Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape Of Water has picked up best picture in an Oscars ceremony that went according to plan and script. The sci-fi love story won the two main awards of the night, with del Toro taking home best director for what he called “a mad pitch”. Video:McDormand: We all have stories to […] The post ‘The Shape Of Water’ triumphs at the Oscars