Afro-Gospel sensation Joseph Matthew has challenged traditional notions of worship, asserting that there is no prescribed method to connect with God. The multiple award-winning Afro-gospel singer, known for his unique blend of traditional gospel and contemporary Afrobeat is currently out with his eighth single, “Fear No Evil.” Fear No Evil” characterized by its infectious Afrobeat […]

The government is set to lease Komenda Sugar Development Company Limited to an Indian-based firm, West Africa Agro Limited for a renewable term of 15 to 20 years. Minister of Trade and Industry K.T. Hammond states that this initiative aims to revive the company’s operations to meet domestic demand. The Komenda Sugar Development Company Limited, […]

The Ministry of Education (MoE) has failed to recover a stolen Toyota Hilux vehicle that was taken at gunpoint from Kingsley Agyemang, the Central Regional Coordinator of the Free Senior High School Secretariat, in 2018. According to MoE officials, the incident occurred while Agyemang was driving home to Kumasi from a funeral. During a Public […]

The Electoral Commission (EC) will open nominations for Presidential and Parliamentary candidates from Friday, August 2, to Friday, September 13, 2024. Candidates vying for the Presidential position are required to pay One Hundred Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHC100,000) to the Electoral Commission during the submission of the nomination forms. Female candidates and persons with disabilities are […]

Award-winning playwright Nii Commey is poised to stage one of theatre lovers’ favourite stage plays, “WHERE TWO OR MORE WOMEN ARE GATHERED” on October 4 at the National Theatre. The high-tempo, sassy display of a bevvy of beauties on stage is characterized by shocking revelations, mazy puzzles, rubble-rousing riddles and amazing chronicles. If you ever […]

Miss Malaika Ghana 2023 and the National HIV Youth Ambassador, Lady Nana Yaa Nsarko, has urged the youth to join the fight against HIV, emphasising the devastating impact on young lives and communities. During an interaction with over 800 students of Wesley Grammar School on July 31, 2024, as part of her “Live On Campaign” […]

The Assin Kyekyewere District Court has remanded into police custody the Parliamentary candidate of the New Patriotic Party for the Twifo Atti-Morkwa constituency Ebenezer Dwamena. The accused person faces charges of conspiracy to defraud by pretence and false pretence contrary to section 131 of the Criminal and Other Offences Act 1960 Act 29. According to […]

A court in Guinea has sentenced former military leader Moussa Dadis Camara to 20 years in jail for crimes against humanity. Guinea’s criminal court announced its verdict on Wednesday after a two-year trial over the leader’s deadly suppression of an opposition rally at a stadium in the suburbs of the capital, Conakry, in 2009, which […]

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has shed light on what he claims are fabricated narratives that have been used to undermine his political career, focusing on the “Agyapadie” document, which first surfaced in the run-up to the 2020 elections. The Summit, themed “Dealing with Misinformation and Disinformation – Election 2024,” highlighted the dangers of false […]

The governing council of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has terminated the appointment of Professor Johnson Nyarko Boampong as the Vice-Chancellor. Prof. Boampong was appointed to a four-year term in June 2020, with effect from August 2020. His tenure as Vice-Chancellor of the university officially ended and terminated on July 31, 2024. Prof. Boampong’s […]

A devastating fire has razed parts of the Kwadaso market in the Ashanti region, consuming over 40 shops with their contents. The fire began in the early hours of Thursday, August 1, 2024. The traders at the M line of the market decry the loss of millions of cedis to the inferno as the shops, […]

The Minister for Works and Housing, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has outdoored a new District Housing Programme for public sector workers as a bold innovative approach to addressing Ghana’s Rural Housing Development deficit. The District Housing Programme will provide housing for public sector workers such as nurses, teachers, police officers, doctors and district Assembly workers. Kojo […]

The Deputy Ambassador for Denmark to Ghana, Vibeke Sandholm Pedersen has disclosed that the Danish government has invested about 600,000 Euros into the provision of equipment, tools and software for the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), in implementing the “Strengthening Borders and Migration Management in Ghana Project” (SMMIG). SMMIG, proposed by the International Center for Migration […]

Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in the climate change space have called on the Executive and Parliament to reverse legislation permitting forest reserve developments. The groups are demanding that Executive Instrument 144 and Legislative Instrument 246 (2) that declassified the Achimota Forest and other reserves across the country, be immediately halted to save the few and […]

Residents living around Anyaa School Junction in the Ga South municipality have issued a one-week ultimatum to authorities for streetlights and non-functioning traffic lights in the area to be fixed This follows a protest by the residents on Thursday morning triggered by numerous deaths on the Awoshie-Ablekuma-Pokuase Highway over non-functioning traffic lights. The protestors highlighted […]

The hour is late, the clock of destiny is ticking out, we must act now before it is too late. Rev. Martin Luther King Jr The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in 2016, then in opposition promised in their 2016 Manifesto “to protect Ghanaians from inferior quality goods, products, and services, we will facilitate the passage […]

A Statistics Professor at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Professor Atinuke Olusola Adebanji, has expressed concerns about the increasing number of National Service Scheme (NSS) personnel travelling abroad in search of better opportunities after completing their one-year mandatory service. Prof. Adebanji attributes this trend to the challenging business environment in Ghana, […]

The High Court presided over by Justice Nana Brew on July 10, 2024 dismissed an application for judicial review filed by George Smith-Graham, a former director of UMB Bank, against the Bank of Ghana (BoG). On July 22 2022, the BoG, pursuant to its powers, under the Banks and Specialised Deposit-Taking Institutions Act, Act 930 […]

Absa Bank Ghana LTD continues to make significant strides in enhancing financial literacy among the youth through its ‘Money Matters’ initiative. Launched earlier this year, the programme has already impacted over 50,000 pupils across 78 basic and senior high schools nationwide, surpassing initial milestones and laying a strong foundation for sustainable financial literacy education. The […]