On January 28, Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso announced their withdrawal from the 15-member Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) – from which all three had been suspended following the military coups that overthrew their democratically elected governments. This represents the greatest crisis the bloc has faced since its establishment in 1975. The three […] The post
Some mobile money users in the Ashanti Region are sceptical about the promise Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia gave concerning the scrapping of the e-levy if he becomes president of Ghana. The controversial tax was introduced in 2022 by the Akufo-Addo government. While delivering a public lecture on his vision for the country after he […] The post Scrapping
A group calling itself the Sunyani Youth Development Association has registered its displeasure with the abandonment of the Bono Regional Library project, which has been left to rot two decades after it was started. The Bono Regional Library was initiated in 2003 by the former member of Parliament for Sunyani, Joseph Henry Mensah, but it […] The post Group demands
Adolescent pregnancy rate in the Eastern Region dropped from 13.1 percent in 2019 to 5.9 percent in 2023. Within the period, 365 adolescent girls who got pregnant attended school during pregnancy or after delivery, while 96 also chose to learn a skill. Madam Ellen Asare, the Deputy Director of Nursing in the Eastern Region, disclosed […] The post Adolescent pregnancy rate drops
Former President John Dramani Mahama has called on Ghanaians not to reject any monetary gifts and other material offerings that may be given by his opponents as a ploy to coerce them to change their voting patterns on December 7, 2024. Mr. Mahama emphasized that some politicians will try to use money to influence this […] The post Take the money
Former President John Dramani Mahama has called on Ghanaians not to reject any monetary gifts and other material offerings that may be given by his opponents as a ploy to coerce them to change their voting patterns on December 7, 2024. Mr. Mahama emphasized that some politicians will try to use money to influence this […] The post Take the money
The Registrar of the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat, Dr. Kingsley Agyemang, has assured residents in the Abuakwa South Constituency of his readiness to bring more developmental projects to the area. According to him, the life of residents in the area could only improve when there are conscious development projects, a position that is motivating him […] The post Kingsley Agyemang assures
Bismark Mborchie, a Visual Arts Tutor at Benkum Senior High School, is leading a creative initiative to enhance road safety education through concept drawings to visualize road safety education, providing a unique and engaging perspective for drivers and road users. His motivation is borne out of worrying statistics provided by the World Health Organisation (WHO) […] The post Visual Arts
Mr Samuel Abu Jinapor, the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources has hosted the Administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency, Mr. Michael S. Regan and the US Ambassador to Ghana, H.E. Virginia Evelyn Palmer, at the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources to discuss forest and climate-related matters. The meeting focused on Ghana and […] The post Jinapor hosts US diplomats over climate
The Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, Vincent Ekow Assafuah, has revealed that the Chiefs and residents of the Ashanti region are calling for Energy Minister Mathew Opoku Prempeh to be chosen as the running mate to NPP Flagbearer Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia in the upcoming 2024 general elections. Assifuah emphasized that the people of the […] The post Ashanti
A ritual has been carried out by the family of Baidoo Bonsoe XV, late Omanhene of Ahanta, in the Ahanta West Municipal of the region, at a short ceremony in Busua, the traditional seat of the stool. Led by Ebusuapayin (Head of Family) Bolo Kwaw, Kwesi Bediako, together with the entire royal family invoked the […] The post Ahanta Royal family invites the gods to intervene
The Ashanti regional chapter of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has strongly criticized the government, accusing it of neglecting the Ashanti region and sidelining it in terms of development. The party specifically points fingers at President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for what they perceive as a deliberate lack of attention and resources directed toward […] The post Akufo-Addo
In a significant move, the Western Togoland Governing and Defense Council, in collaboration with the Homeland Study Group Foundation (HSGF), has announced the establishment of a task force aimed Read More... The post Western Togoland
It was all joy and excitement at the Medoma R/C Primary and Kindergarten School in the Adansi North District of the Ashanti Region when authorities took delivery of teaching and learning materials. The gesture by ASA Savings and Loans Limited was part of the company’s commitment to enhancing teaching and learning in their operational areas. […] The post ASA Savings
Aaron Owusu Boakye has successfully undergone surgery to correct a rare and complex plexiform ameloblastoma of the left mandible diagnosed by doctors at the 37 Military Hospital. According to Mr. Bedi Daniel, Akyem Maase New Patriotic Party (NPP) Electoral Area Coordinator, Aaron Owusu Boakye was discharged on January 12, 2024, and speedily recovering. It could […] The post Dr. Kingsley Agyemang
An impactful workshop was organised by Bella Africa, a non-governmental organisation for 80 women in Sekesua, a farming community in the Upper Manya Krobo District, which among other things aimed at empowering them and improving living standards in rural communities. The training was through the instrumentality of the Member of Parliament for the Upper Manya […] The post Bella Africa Empowers
Plans are far advanced by the Member of Parliament (MP) for Upper Manya Krobo Constituency, Bismark Tetteh Nyarko, to construct a community clinic and mechanised borehole for residents of Aframase in the Upper Manya Krobo District in the Eastern Region. This came to light during a presentation of project drawing to the people of the […] The post Upper
Community members in the farming town of Pakro in the Akuapem South Municipality of the Eastern Region thwarted an attempt by unknown persons to steal abandoned rail tracks. The invaders, part of a syndicate hired by powerful individuals, were prevented from taking away tons of rail tracks packed into Kia trucks by the determined youth […] The post Pakro residents
Some Ghanaian students who were evacuated from Sudan by the government have petitioned Parliament to support their request for integration into tertiary institutions in the country. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration evacuated 82 Ghanaian students from Sudan in May 2023 following a deadly conflict in the country that resulted in casualties. Forty-seven […] The post Evacuated
The Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) in the Western North Region states that about 137,000 fresh senior high school students are yet to report to school despite gaining admission. CHASS bemoans that although schools reopened for fresh SHS students on December 4, 2023, a little over half of the total candidates placed […] The post Western
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