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PNC flag bearer Bernard Mornah sues EC over disqualification
The flag bearer of the Peoples National Convention (PNC), Bernard Mornah, has sued the Electoral Commission (EC) for disqualifying him from the 2024 presidential election.
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Democracy Hub Demo: 39 protestors remanded for two weeks
Thirty-nine people who were part of the weekend's street protest and were arrested by the police for unlawful acts have been remanded into custody by the Accra Circuit Court.
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President Akufo-Addo receives 2024 Atlantic Council Global Citizen Award
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has been honoured with the 2024 Atlantic Council Global Citizen Award, recognizing his exceptional contributions to global peace, democracy, and human development.
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Govt urged to commit to long-term fiscal consolidation
The Executive Director of Bora Capital Insurance Limited, an investment-banking firm, William Mensah, has called on the government to commit to long-term fiscal consolidation by enhancing the productive sector, expanding the revenue net, prudent management of expenditure to stabilize the economy.
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Dangote: Why Africa's richest man regrets not buying Arsenal (VIDEO)
President and Chief Executive of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote has voiced his regret for not acquiring Premier League club Arsenal FC, admitting that the opportunity has likely passed him by.
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Several arrested after 'suicide pod' used for first time
Police in Switzerland made multiple arrests after someone reportedly ended their life using a so-called suicide pod, in apparently the first case of its kind.
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Yagbonwura commends Bawumia for support to Royal Palace
The Overlord of Gonja, Yagbonwura Bii-Kunute Jewu Suale I, has expressed deep gratitude to Vice President and NPP flagbearer, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, for his unwavering commitment to the welfare of the Gonja people.
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Chief Justice unhappy with manipulative, criminal acts of court staff in producing fake divorce documents
The Chief Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo has raised concerns regarding acts of manipulation among the staff of the Judicial Service.
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Ghana records third consecutive trade surplus in Q2 2024
Ghana’s economy continued its positive trajectory in the second quarter of 2024, recording a trade surplus for the third consecutive quarter.
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Towards good parliamentary democracy: Hybrid system won’t work - Justice Dotse asserts
A retired Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Jones Dotse, says the current hybrid parliamentary system where members of parliament can serve both the Executive and Legislative arms of government at the same time will not work for Ghana’s democracy and good governance.
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Commemoration of Nkrumah’s 115th birthday: John Mahama promises to make ‘Journey to Nkroful' major tourism event
The presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has pledged to incorporate the “Journey to Nkroful”, a festival in recognition of Dr Kwame Nkrumah's birthday, into the national tourism calendar if given the nod in the December 7 election, this year.
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Time to amend constitution to do away with winner-takes-all - Haruna Iddrisu
The Member of Parliament for Tamale South, Haruna Iddrisu, has called for a national dialogue to brainstorm on ways to amend the 1992 Constitution to do away with the winner-takes-away-all principle as enshrined in the Constitution.
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Hilla Limann: Forty-five years ago, today
Forty-five (45) years ago today, President Dr. Hilla Limann was sworn into office on September 24, 1979 after the Armed Forces Revolutionary Council, AFRC had been in power for just 112 days in a counter coup, deposing the Supreme Military Council, SMC II.
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Jane Opoku-Agyemang commences phase 2 of Western regional campaign tour
The vice presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang started the second phase of her campaign tour of the Western Region on Tuesday, September 24.
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Why a professor is not a ‘senior lecturer’ - Note to Ghanaian journalists
Regularly, one may hear some Ghanaian TV/radio news anchors say, for example, that “Prof. John Gatsi is a Senior Lecturer at UCC”, or that “Prof. Ransford Gyampo is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Ghana”.
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Freight forwarders accuse shipping lines of arbitrary charges
Freight Forwarders' in Tema on Tuesday embarked on a protest against what they termed exploitative practices by shipping lines in Ghana.
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‘A luta continua!’
Last week’s public demonstrations organised by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) across all the regional capitals following its quarrel with the Electoral Commission (EC) got me thinking the other day.
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Honour promise to people of Upper West - Wa Naa appeals to President
The Overlord of the Wala State, Wa Naa Seidu Fuseini Pelpuo IV, has appealed to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to fulfil his promise of fixing the Wa-Bole-Bamboi road made to the people in the Upper West Region.
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3,000 young graduates to train in post-harvest management, mechanisation by 2025
The World Food Programme (WFP) Ghana, in collaboration in with the Agricultural Engineering Services of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA), and the Mastercard Foundation has so far trained 398 graduates across the country in the installation, operation, problem diagnosis, maintenance and repair of post-harvest farm equipment.
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Importance of wearing face masks in road construction areas
Road networks are essential in our modern society, facilitating smooth movement, connecting markets and communities and driving economic growth.
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Fishers want premix fuel subsidy removed — Study
About 91 per cent of fishers sampled across the coastal communities have agreed to the total removal of subsidies on premix fuel meant to ease the burden on fishing activities in the country.
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Kumawumanhene commends NPP for choosing Opoku Prempeh
The Chief of Kumawu in the Ashanti region, Barima Sarfo Tweneboah Kodua, has endorsed the decision by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to choose Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh as running mate of Dr Mahamudu Bawumia for the presidential elections this year.
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TEWU joins UG senior staff, FUSSAG strike
Members of the Teachers and Educational Workers Union (TEWU) in public and technical universities have joined the indefinite strike by the Senior Staff Association-Universities of Ghana (SSA- UoG) and the Federation of Senior Staff Association of Ghana (FUSSAG).
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Flush out black market operators - Agyeman-Duah urges govt
A development specialist, Ivor Agyeman-Duah, has urged the government to take decisive action against illegal currency trading, popularly known as black market, to help stabilise the cedi against the major international trading currencies.
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Galamsey is satanic, must be exorcised, not reformed
April 2024 – marked the 30th anniversary of the first post-apartheid elections in South Africa.