According to Ghana’s Electoral Commission, generators have been arranged to ensure a seamless restricted voter registration exercise across the country on Tuesday, May 7, 2024, in the event of a power outage. Jean Mensa, the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, discussed these intentions on Monday, May 6, 2024, at a …
Read More »Prepare for more rainfall – Ghana Meteorological Agency warns
The public has been cautioned by the Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) to expect more rainfall in the southern part of the nation. This advice is in reaction to Monday’s heavy rains that Accra had to deal with. Felicity Ahafianyo, Head of Central Analysis and Forecast for GMet, emphasized in an …
Read More »Photos: Torrential rain wreaks havoc in parts of Accra
A huge tree that fell on a motorbike and a car during a rainfall that preceded Monday morning’s intense deluge is said to have wounded one person and sent other to the hospital. A military guy who was also trapped in the turmoil at Cantonments, Accra, managed to escape unharmed, …
Read More »Court remands man who allegedly killed Military Officer at Kasoa
Benlord Ababio, the guy who is suspected of shooting and killing a military officer at Kasoa, has been remanded into police custody by the Achimota District Court. The accused has been summoned to come before the court, which is chaired by His Worship Prince Owusu, on May 16. The prosecution’s …
Read More »Office of the Special Prosecutor cleared Cecilia Dapaah of corruption offence not me – AG
Attorney General and Minister of Justice Godfred Yeboah Dame claims that the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP), not his office, exonerated former sanitation minister Cecilia Dapaah of all charges linked to corruption. This is in response to the Attorney General’s recommendation that the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) …
Read More »Akufo-Addo cuts sod for construction of MIIF Technical Training Centre in Tarkwa
The Minerals Income Investment Fund Technical Center is being built on the George Grant University of Mines and Technology campus in Tarkwa. On Friday, May 3, 2024, President of the Republic Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo cut the sod. To provide our children with the information and skills necessary to succeed …
Read More »Bawumia promises free tertiary education for Persons with Disabilities
Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has promised to provide free tertiary education to any disabled person who is accepted into a Ghanaian university. As part of his current national tour, Dr. Bawumia promised the clergy during a meeting in the Western North Region. While …
Read More »“The current power outages not “dumsor” but “dum sie sie”- Energy Minister insist
Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, the minister of energy, has maintained that the power outages, or “dumsor,” did not occur during the Akufo-Addo administration. He asserts that the time of unpredictable power supply was limited to the John Mahama government. Dr. Opoku Prempreh stated that the government is working to find …
Read More »Ghana ranked 50th in 2024 World Press Freedom Index
Ghana improved from 62nd in 2023 to 50th place in the 2024 World Press Freedom Index, according to Albert Kwabena Dwumfuor, President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA). During the World Press Freedom Day celebration in Koforidua, Eastern Region, on May 3, he gave an update on the progress. The …
Read More »Ejisu by-election: Police begins investigation into alleged bribery of EC staff by Kwadaso MP
An inquiry into the purported electoral violation involving a member of parliament and a few temporary Electoral Commission officers during the by-election at Ejisu in the Ashanti region has been launched by the Ghana Police Service. The Police claim that they have since invited George Sasu, Regina Serwaa, and Dr. …
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