According to Stephen Asamoah Boateng, Minister for Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, his Ministry is working to put in place a religious policy that will help keep the system in order and streamline how the various religious organizations conduct their business. He said that his predecessors, Hon. Kofi Dzamesi and Hon. …
Read More »Media Coalition Against Illegal Mining wants gov’t to probe Frimpong-Boateng galamsey report
Dr. Kenneth Ashigbey, the convener of the Media Coalition Against Illegal Mining, is requesting that the Office of the Special Prosecutor and other statutory investigative bodies look into the allegations made by Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, the former chairman of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM). The former minister of …
Read More »26-year-old woman shot and killed in Adum
At Adum in Kumasi, a 26-year-old woman is said to have been shot dead by a young man who is thought to be her boyfriend. The Thursday evening incident happened just a few meters from the deceased’s home. Several witnesses claim to have overheard the deceased Victoria Dapaah pleading with …
Read More »Ghana is bankrupt – Sam George
Sam Nartey George, a member of parliament for Ningo-Prampram, claimed that Ghana’s economy has crossed the line from insolvency to bankruptcy. He asserts that Ken Ofori-Atta has led the nation to a point where the government cannot be saved and that this is the difference between being broke and going …
Read More »University of Cape Coast Senior Staff call off strike
After a week-long standoff, the senior staff association of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), which had gone on strike due to unsatisfactory working conditions and a backlog in allowance payments, called off the strike on Friday. The action is in accordance with the National Labour Commission’s (NLC) mandate, issued …
Read More »Let’s mark the Eid-ul-Fitr to further promote peace, love and brotherhood – Bawumia
In his Eid-ul-Fitr message to Ghanaians, Vice President Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia advised them to celebrate the festival with family and loved ones in order to further foster peace, love, and fraternity among them. The Islamic festival of Eid-ul-Fitr, which marks the conclusion of Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of …
Read More »Yaw Baah, a former MP, withdraws from the NPP primaries in Kumawu
Yaw Baah, a former representative for the Kumawu Constituency, has withdrawn from the New Patriotic Primary race on Sunday (NPP). After Philip Basoah passed away on May 23, the party intends to choose its nominee. Six candidates were permitted to run in the primary after eight candidates selected nomination forms. …
Read More »2024 elections: Convention People’s Party opens nomination for flagbearership race
The Convention People’s Party (CPP) has urged its comrades to choose their nomination papers if they intend to run for president in 2024 on the party’s ticket. In order to select a flagbearer for the general elections in 2024, which will take place from Thursday, April 20, 2023, through Thursday, …
Read More »CLOGSAG supports government’s new debt exchange proposal
The Ghanaian Civil and Local Government Staff Association (CLOGSAG) has agreed to consider any new suggestions made by the government about the alternative pension fund offer. On Thursday, April 20, Executive Secretary Isaac Bampoe-Addo told media that the new agreement won’t impact how their members’ benefits are paid when they …
Read More »Kumawu by-election: Lawyer Edward Kofi Osei resign from the NPP Primaries
Attorney Edward Kofi Osei has resigned from the impending NPP internal primaries to choose a candidate for the Kumawu by-election, which are planned for April 23, 2023. Lawyer Edward Kofi Osei, who finished second in the NPP’s parliamentary primary for 2020, said at a news conference that he withdrew from …
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