Two children have been confirmed dead after a fire gutted the building they were in at Donoso in the Ejisu Juabeng municipality on the evening of Friday, February 7. The burnt bodies of the children were recovered by fire service personnel who arrived to fight the fire. The deceased comprised a boy, aged four-years-old, and […] The post A/R: Two kids dead following fire at Donoso

Some graduate teachers who were arrested for unlawful picketing at the Ghana Education Service (GES) headquarters say they are at a crossroad over their postings as no official communication has been received from authorities. The 19 teachers were arrested in January 2020 and sent to court for unlawfully picketing to demand postings. The case was […] The post Court

In the Volta Region, the national power distributor is losing up to 16% of its power to system losses and illegal activities, one of which is the installation of meters and street lights on the blind side of the ECG. The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is said to lose 20% of its revenue annually […] The post ECG records about 16% loses in Volta region due to

Mr George Andah, Deputy Minister for Communications on Friday reiterated that internet shutdowns was not an option for the Country. He said the issues regarding an internet shutdown had already been discussed intensively as a problem with a rising frequency which was taking place in many countries. Mr Andah who is also Member of Parliament […] The post Internet shutdown

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia on Friday urged the Police Service to remain neutral in its operations and deal decisively with anybody that will foment trouble before, during and after this year’s parliamentary and presidential elections. He said the upcoming general elections would be a litmus test for the country’s democracy and entreated the Police […] The post Deal

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has urged the leadership of Togo and the political opposition to uphold democratic principles and the rule of law as the country draws closer to the presidential election. He reminded them that Togo had come a long way and it was his prayer that all the stakeholders would harness the […] The post Rawlings urges Togo to uphold democratic

A Deputy Chief of Staff, Francis Asenso-Boakye, has filed his forms to contest the New Patriotic Party parliamentary primary in Bantama. Mr. Asenso-Boakye will have his sight set on the incumbent MP for Bantama, Daniel Okyem Aboagye, as the primary on April 25 beckons. In a statement, he noted that “In appointing me as deputy chief […] The post Asenso-Boakye

A Deputy Chief of Staff, Francis Asenso-Boakye, has filed his forms to contest the New Patriotic Party parliamentary primary in Bantama. Mr. Asenso-Boakye will have his sights set on the incumbent MP for Bantama, Daniel Okyem Aboagye, as the primary on April 25 beckons. In a statement, he noted his appointment as Deputy Chief of […] The post Asenso-Boakye

The Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Mike Oquaye, has put on hold a request for the house to probe the Airbus bribery scandal. The house approved an agreement for the purchase of the Airbus CASA 295 military aircraft after a heated debate in 2011. A recent judgment on the airline’s procurement processes in the UK and […] The post Prof. Mike Oquaye puts request

A Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party, (NPP), Nana Obiri Boahen, has condemned party executives who he says are deliberately preventing members from picking nomination forms for the upcoming parliamentary primaries. The Parliamentary Primary is scheduled for April, but some aspirants seeking to pick nomination forms have allegedly been prevented from doing so. […] The post Denying

A Deputy General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party, (NPP), Nana Obiri Boahen, has condemned party executives who he says are deliberately preventing members from picking nomination forms for the upcoming parliamentary primaries. The primaries are scheduled for April, but some aspirants seeking to pick nomination forms have complained that they have allegedly been prevented […] The post NPP

Everton stretched their unbeaten run to five games as a 3-1 victory over out-of-form Crystal Palace moved them up to seventh in the Premier League. The hosts dominated the first half and deservedly took the lead when Bernard volleyed in Theo Walcott’s superb cross. But Palace, without a win so far in 2020, fought back […] The post PL on Citi: Resurgent

Polling station executives of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ofoase-Ayirebi Constituency in the Eastern Region have picked up forms for the party’s parliamentary primaries on behalf of the incumbent MP, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah. The executives, clad in party colours amidst chants through the constituency, picked the forms on Saturday morning. Constituency executives and […] The post Ofoase

Tullow Oil Ghana is set to reduce its workforce by at least 25 percent due to Tullow Oil Plc’s massive disappointments in operations Africa and South America. The planned restructuring process, Bloomberg notes, is likely to lead to nearly 40 percent loss of the workforce in its Kenya operations as well as the shut of […] The post 25% of Tullow Ghana workforce to lose jobs appeared

The Member of Parliament for Assin South, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour, has welcomed the decision of the Speaker of Parliament to put on hold his request for the House to institute an inquiry into the Airbus bribery scandal. After a vigorous debate in the House this week over the matter, the Speaker ruled that the […] The post Airbus bribery

The Receiver for the collapsed microfinance and Savings Loans companies, has raked in about 2.6 million cedis from the auction sale of the first batch of confiscated vehicles owned by the defunct companies. The 5-day exercise is part of efforts to recoup monies to pay affected depositors. A variety of salon cars were put up […] The post Receiver accrues GHS2.6

A cunning fox has managed to break into the UK’s parliament and evade capture from the authorities. The mammal was spotted climbing an escalator into the main building where MPs’ offices are. It was spotted by staff wandering round Portcullis House, having out-foxed police and security guards and made it as far as the cafe […] The post Fox causes havoc after breaking

A Thai soldier has shot dead “many people” in and around city of Nakhon Ratchasima (also known as Korat), north-east of Bangkok, reports say. A defence ministry spokesman told BBC Thai that Jakraphanth Thomma attacked his boss before opening fire at a military camp, a Buddhist temple and a shopping centre. The suspect is hiding […] The post Thai soldier kills ‘many’

US President Donald Trump has dismissed two senior officials who testified against him at his impeachment trial. The US envoy to the EU, Gordon Sondland, said he “was advised today that the president intends to recall me effective immediately”. Just hours earlier, Lt Col Alexander Vindman, a top expert on Ukraine, was escorted from the […] The post Trump

Facebook’s social media accounts were temporarily taken over by a group of hackers on Friday afternoon. The hacking group OurMine posted on the Twitter and Instagram accounts for Facebook and Messenger, writing “even Facebook is hackable”. The accounts have now been restored. OurMine claims its attacks are an attempt to show cyber vulnerabilities. In January […] The post Facebook’s