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Mark Owen Woyongo, a former Navrongo MP, has passed away. In a press release released on Thursday, January 18, the Woyongo family said he passed away at the Bank of Ghana Hospital on Wednesday, January 17. Mark Woyongo left politics after losing the 2016 election. Mark Woyongo, the former Interior …

After a bumpy start to the decade, African economies have stabilized since 2023 and shown resilience and adaptability in the face of an unpredictable global environment, according to President of the Republic Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. President Akufo-Addo highlighted that Ghana’s economy “has rebounded, with an average GDP of 3.2% …

According to President Akufo-Addo, the people of Ekumfi chose to remove Francis Ato Cudjoe from Parliament in the 2020 elections, which caused his government to gloss over development in the area. In a meeting with traditional leaders from the constituency at the Jubilee House, the president voiced his displeasure with …

Samuel Atta Akyea, the Member of Parliament for Akim Abuakwa South, has pleaded with Ken Ofori-Atta, the Finance Minister, to think about resigning for the benefit of the government as well as for his own sake. The persistent economic difficulties facing the nation have contributed to the months-long surge in …

Faila Abdul-Razak, the well-known chef from Cookathon fame, and her group paid Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia a visit at Jubilee House on Tuesday to express their gratitude for his kind assistance during her attempt to break the record for the longest cooking marathon by an individual. A one-week vacation …

Parents Associations (PAs) are now authorized by the Ghana Education Service (GES) to hold fundraising events in favor of the Free Senior High School (SHS) policy. The Parents Teachers Association levies were discontinued by the government in 2019 as a result of numerous complaints regarding the excessive levies imposed on …

The Seventh Day Adventist(SDA) Church submitted a petition to the Electoral Commission (EC) expressing concern that its members might be denied the right to vote because the general election is scheduled on December 7, a Saturday, a day set aside for religious worship. The church is also requesting legislation to …

The people of Ghana and I would like to sincerely congratulate His Excellency Félix Tshisekedi, the President-elect of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the country’s Constitutional Court’s confirmation of his win in last December’s presidential election. The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s brotherly citizens deserve praise as well …

After talks between national and regional executives in Accra, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has suspended its Northern Regional Vice-Chairman. At the party’s regional secretariat, Alhaji Gbewaa is said to have attacked Hajia Shamima Yakubu following heated arguments over party finances over the weekend. As stated by Mustapha Gbande, Deputy …

14,135 road crashes were reported in 2023, according to the Ghana Police Service’s Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD). Of the total, 2,276 people died and 15,409 suffered various degrees of injuries. In 2022, there were 14,960 traffic crashes reported, resulting in 2,373 fatalities and 15,690 injuries, according to an …