The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Parliamentary Candidate for Kwahu West Constituency, Frederick Obeng Somuah, has donated a total cash sum of GHC4,500 to victims of Thursday’s accident involving young students of Ampea Memorial School in Nkawkaw. The accident claimed the lives of three school-going children and a female teacher and left about 17 more hospitalized. […] The post NDC
The National Service Scheme is set to unveil a new operational policy next month. This comes amidst Vice President and New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia’s campaign promise to make the service optional if elected as president. Executive Director of the National Service Scheme, Osei Assibey Antwi, disclosed this to the media after […] The post NSS to outdoor
The Member of Parliament for the Obuasi West Constituency, Kwaku Kwarteng, has clarified why he turned down the offer to serve as a minister in the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo government. The former Deputy Finance Minister was among the initial list of persons President Akufo-Addo was considering for ministerial appointments ahead of the major shake-up […] The post I’m
The National Service Secretariat (NSS) has, often-times, been accused of delaying the release of monthly stipends of personnel. No official communication has ever been issued over this mishap, but it has now been revealed that it is the personnel themselves who are causing the problem. According to the Chief Executive Officer of the NSS, Osei […] The post Why Your NSS ‘Allawa’ Delays appeared first on
By Kizito CUDJOE The Senior Minister of Cambodia and President of the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, Dr. Ly Thuch, has called for action to encourage the remaining non-state parties in Africa – Egypt, Libya and Morocco – to join the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention or Mine Ban Treaty. This is seen as a crucial step […] The post African
Ken Ofori-Atta, the former Minister for Finance, will soon be named Senior Presidential Advisor on the Economy, The Chronicle has learned. He is also to be named as the President’s Special Envoy on International Investment and Capital Markets, deep-throat sources have told The Chronicle. The Minister for Finance is not the only person to be […] The post Ofori-Atta to be appointed
Some football lovers in Accra went on a street demonstration yesterday, against the Ghana Football Association (GFA), over the fallen standard of the game in the country. Dubbed ‘Save Ghana Football,’ the protesters demanded change at the GFA, citing the consistent and fast nose-diving of all football activities in the country. The demonstration was led […] The post Soccer lovers spew out venom on GFA
Citi News has gathered that barring any last-minute decision, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo may announce a major shake-up in his government today, Wednesday, February 14th, 2024. This will mark Akufo-Addo’s major ministerial reshuffle since assuming office in January 2017. With barely ten months to the 2024 polls, the President is expected to announce significant […] The post Akufo-Addo
The Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has announced that a 22-year-old Medical Doctor who graduated from Cape Coast University in 2023 has been made a motivator for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education in the country. He explained that the young Doctor would soon be supported to go around pre-tertiary institutions across the […] The post 22-year old Medical Doctor
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, and his colleague of Bortianor-Ngleshie Amanfro, Sylvester Tetteh, came close to fighting on the floor of Parliament yesterday over Read More... The post Ken, Sly In Mini Brawl In Parliament appeared first on
The Twifo Hemang Traditional Council, which is one of the two paramountcies in the Twifo Hemang Lower Denkyira District, has vehemently kicked against the nomination of Nana Kweku Abban as the District Chief Executive. Subsequently, the Council, led by the paramount chief, Otumfuo Amoah Sasraku IV, has performed a ritual in which a ram was […] The post Twifo Hemang chiefs reject DCE nominee appeared
Zoomlion Foundation, in collaboration with the Accra College of Education, has launched Agenda Zero Waste, as part of efforts to engage everyone in tackling sanitation challenges in the country. The initiative aims to involve teacher trainees as champions of environmental education across the nation. During the launch event in Accra on February 9, 2024, Robert […] The post Zoomlion’s Agenda
In a surprising turn of events, Members of Parliament Kennedy Agyapong and Sylvester Tetteh have managed to reconcile following a heated confrontation within the parliamentary chambers. The incident, which initially sparked concerns of a brewing conflict, has now taken a positive twist as the two politicians set aside their differences after the swift intervention of […] The post Ken
Gospel musician, Diana Antwi Hamilton has called out the government of Ghana to do something about the outrageous taxes event organizers pay for their shows. Speaking on Accra-based United Television which was monitored by Ghbase.com, the musician has said that the taxes event organizers pay for their shows is very outrageous. Diana Hamilton claims she […] The post The Taxes Are Too Much -Diana
The indigenes of Essienimpong, in the Ejisu Municipality of the Ashanti region, are up in arms with their Chief, Nana Kwaku Appiah Onwawani, for allegedly encroaching upon their farmlands, measuring more than 80 acres through sand winning. The complainants, including Nana Ama Acheampomaah III, the Queen mother of Essienimpong, have accused the Agya Appiah Bitters CEO […] The post Some
The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority has introduced a Time Release Study aimed at assessing the average time goods in customs charge are cleared at the various ports and frontiers of Ghana. It is also intended to serve as a benchmark on which future studies will be conducted. The overall objective of the […] The post Time Release Study: Customs, GRA Geared
The Nkawkaw district court has remanded all 37 suspects arrested over the attacks in Kwahu Bepong. They are to reappear on Friday, February 23, 2024. In all, 37 suspects were put before the court presided by His Worship Isaac Adjei. The Ghana Police Service (GPS) arrested the suspects in connection with attacks on the Bepong Chiefs palace […] The post Kwahu Bepong attacks: Court
Parliament has approved new measures that establish custodial sentences for the willful promotion, sponsorship, or support of LGBTQ+ activities. The approved legislation calls for a minimum sentence of 3years Read More... The post LGBTQ+: Parliament Approves 5Years
Groups in the Eastern Region have condemned the killing and shooting of individuals in Bepong Kwahu. The groups comprise the Kwahu One Alliance for Development, Unit Committee, and Assembly members in the area. Two people were reported dead after allegedly being hit by stray bullets fired by the police during the melee to disperse the […] The post Groups condemn Bepong Kwahu shooting
The Majority Leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has expressed optimism about the conclusion of the clause-by-clause amendment of the bill on the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values, also known as the anti-gay bill, by the end of Friday, February 9. The House is expected to continue with the consideration of […] The post Amendments
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