In Kwadaso, Ashanti Region, a 24-year-old mobile money dealer named Junior was brutally murdered in his one-room apartment. The victim was attacked by unknown assailants who allegedly took an undisclosed amount of money and ran away. Inside his room, a puddle of blood revealed the body of the dead, who …
Read More »Mahama hints at daily Accra-Ouagadougou flights to boost trade
There are talks to establish a direct flight between Accra and Ouagadougou as part of President John Mahama’s initiatives to enhance economic ties between Ghana and Burkina Faso. In an effort to improve connectivity and ease trade, President Mahama announced that a Ghanaian airline would launch a daily trip between …
Read More »Joint Forestry and Military operation confiscate 10 excavators, arrest illegal miners in Tano Anwia Forest Reserve
The Tano Anwia Forest Reserve in the Enchi Forest District of the Western North Region was invaded by a team of 30 military officers and the Forestry Commission’s (FC) Rapid Response Unit (RRU). They arrested four people involved in illegal mining and seized nine excavators and one bulldozer. On Sunday, …
Read More »E/R: Constituency Youth organizer urges young leaders to consider positions as yardstick to success
Young leaders have been counseled to use the possibilities that come with their leadership jobs as a yardstick to gauge their achievement. Mr. Samuel Osei Sarkodie (SOS), the NPP youth organizer for the New Juaben North constituency, made this claim on Friday, March 7, 2025, at an orientation and leadership …
Read More »Akufo-Addo condemns malicious name-calling of JB Danquah
Former President Akufo-Addo laments that J.B. Danquah’s name still sparks unnecessary debates in death as well as in life, with vile name-calling by ostensibly responsible members of society asking admirers of his accomplishments and ideology to uphold his legacy. “In spite of the breath and death of Danquah’s contribution to …
Read More »Speaker Bagbin criticizes low female representation in parliament and Mahama’s cabinet
Alban Bagbin, the Speaker of Parliament, expressed his displeasure with President John Dramani Mahama’s cabinet’s lack of gender balance, saying that any selections that fall short of the 30% threshold for women are inexcusable. During a Parliamentary ceremony celebrating International Women’s Day, Bagbin emphasized that only two of the 19 …
Read More »Pru East: Methodist JHS wins NCCE Independence Day Quiz Competition
As part of this year’s Independence Day festivities, the Pru East municipality’s National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) held a quiz on Ghana’s constitution. This nationwide initiative seeks to instill civic qualities in all of the nation’s elementary school pupils. The Constitution allows civic education as a means of raising …
Read More »President Mahama pays working visit to Burkina Faso
President John Dramani Mahama’s “good neighborliness” tour, which aims to improve diplomatic relations with neighboring nations, saw his arrival in Burkina Faso today. He was welcomed at the airport by Captain Ibrahim Traoré, the head of Burkina Faso’s military. In a subsequent discussion behind closed doors, the two leaders …
Read More »Ghana’s inflation for February 2025 drops marginally to 23.1%
In February 2025, Ghana’s annual inflation rate decreased marginally from 23.5% in January to 23.1% in February, the second consecutive month of fall. According to the most recent data, which was made public by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), the decline was mostly caused by a 1.8 percentage point drop …
Read More »Ghana Education Service to validate appointments of revoked staff
A three-member regional committee has been established by the Ghana Education Service (GES) administration to verify the qualifications of teachers whose appointments were canceled last month. The process will be validated by the committee, which consists of a regional accountant, regional internal auditor, and regional human resource officer. To aid …
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