The Pensioner Bondholders Forum has disclosed that it will not sue the government over delays in the payment of outstanding coupons of its members. The disclosure was made on the second day of the Forum’s picketing at the Finance Ministry to put pressure on the government to pay their outstanding coupons and principals on bonds. […] The post We won’t

A 60- year-old Ghanaian domiciled in the US, Kwasi Oduro Nimo has been installed as the Akwamuhene of Asuoso near Oda in the Eastern Region. And as customs demands, he swore to Nana Asibey Darkwaah III. Consequently, he is now known in traditional circles as Nana oduro Boakye Yiadom I (stool name). He promised to […] The post Eastern Region: 60-year-old installed as Akwamuhene

Fitch Solutions has predicted that the Ghana cedi will end 2023 at a rate of ¢12.40 to one US dollar, which is a significant improvement from the 38% depreciation recorded last year. Fitch Solutions argues that this positive trend is likely to be attributed to Ghana securing an International Monetary Fund-support programme by May 2023, […] The post Ghana cedi to end

A passenger in an Aflao-Kumasi bound bus has been found dead after they arrived at their final destination at Asafo Labour in Kumasi. According to the passengers on the bus, they thought he was asleep but only realized he was dead when he did not alight from the vehicle after reaching the Asafo Labour station. […] The post Passenger found dead on Aflao-Kumasi bound vehicle

The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has embarked on a demonstration against Sunon Asogli Power Limited for its refusal to reinstate three dismissed workers who happen to be their local union executives. According to the Union, the workers had their contracts terminated because they decided to join the Ghana Mine Workers Union which is under the […] The post TUC

The Ghana Education Service has reinstated the Head and the Senior House Masters of the Ghana Senior High School in Tamale in the Northern Region. The two were interdicted following a media report alleging that a toilet facility had been converted into a dormitory facility for students of GHANASCO. The videos of the GHANASCO students […] The post GHANASCO

Forty-six brilliant but needy students in the Ayawaso North Municipality have been supported financially by the Member of Parliament for Ayawaso North constituency, Yussif Jajah. The students from various tertiary institutions across the country received a thousand Ghana Cedis each to further their education in a bid by the MP to transform lives. Speaking to […] The post Ayawaso

One of the key constituencies attracting immense attention ahead of Saturday’s Parliamentary primaries of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is the Adentan constituency. Young vibrant engineer Linda Awuni will be facing off with lawyer and former Gender Minister, Nana Oye Bampoe Addo and incumbent Member of Parliament, Adamu Ramadan. Ramadan snatched the seat from […] The post NDC

Though Ghana is regarded as a beacon of democracy in Africa, the country’s record on gender equality is less enviable; it is best described as hesitant, sluggish, and comparatively abysmal. Ghana currently lags behind many of its African peers in achieving gender parity in employment (decent jobs), in representation (parliament and firms with female top […] The post Dr.

Teacher trainees in the Gbewaa Teacher Training College in the Upper East Region are appealing to the government for urgent renovation of some critical facilities that were damaged following a recent rainstorm. The rainstorm ripped off hostels, lecture halls, and tutors’ bungalows in the College. The trainees say the situation is negatively affecting academic work […] The post Gbewaa

On May 9, 2001, some 126 football fans at the Accra Sports Stadium lost their lives with many more injured in what was and still is Ghana and Africa’s biggest stadium disaster. 22 years on, the memory of the day still remains with people in different ways with an annual reminder that never again should […] The post May 9 disaster: A 22-year

The Volta Regional Director of Education, Francis Yaw Agbemadi has called on parents not to relent in supporting their children in school under the guise of the free education program. According to Agbemadi, the Free Education policies from basic to Senior high levels only preclude the schools from denying students access to the classrooms on […] The post Volta

The Accra Human Rights Court has adjourned the substantive match-fixing case between Ashantigold Football Club and the Ghana Football Association (GFA) to Tuesday, 30th May 2023. GFA’s General Secretary, Prosper Harrison Addo was cross-examined by Ashantigold’s lawyer, Edward Sam Crabbe on Monday, 8th May 2023. Both parties have been given 14 days to file their […] The post Ashgold

Two persons are reported to have been lynched at Zakpalsi, a farming community in the Mion District in the Northern Region over suspicion of witchcraft. According to a Citi News source, one of the lynched persons gave a contaminated snuff to a resident who subsequently complained of stomach aches shortly after taking the snuff. She […] The post Two persons accused

A former minister for Trade and Industry, Dr. Ekwow Spio-Garbrah, has called on delegates of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to ensure that John Dramani Mahama is elected as the flagbearer to lead the party for the 2024 elections. The NDC, will on Saturday, May 13, hold its presidential and parliamentary primaries across the country […] The post John Mahama deserves

Obuasi based NGO Mama Love foundation has collaborated with Ghanaian non-profit chari­ty organisation, Captain One Golf Society (Golf for all) as well as the Obuasi Golf Club to train children from foster homes, the needy and less privileged in Obuasi to develop interest in golf. The initiative forms part of the ‘deprived kids project’ introduced […] The post Three

The Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) says its calls for the approval and implementation of a revised salary structure for its members remain unchanged despite a summon by the National Labour Commission. JUSAG gave the government a five-day ultimatum to act on a proposal submitted by the Judicial Council on salary increments of […] The post We’ll

The World Health Organization (WHO) is cautioning countries not to let their guards down despite the low cases of COVID-19 infection.   WHO on May 5, announced that COVID-19 no longer represents a global health emergency which is a major step towards the end of the pandemic that has killed more than 6.9 million people, disrupted […] The post Don’t let your guards

Members of the Pensioner Bondholders’ Forum will today, May 9, continue their protest to demand payment of their matured coupons and principals on their bonds. Government has defaulted in the payment of 19 coupons and 3 principals since February after granting the pensioners exemption from the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP). The group members yesterday […] The post Pensioner

A flagbearer aspirant of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Kwabena Duffuor is complaining of some discrepancies in the party’s voter register ahead of Saturday’s primaries. Dr. Duffuor is calling on the National Executive of the party to postpone the upcoming presidential and parliamentary primaries scheduled for this weekend, May 13, 2023. In a letter to […] The post Duffuor