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The US embassy in Nigeria has announced that its offices in Abuja and Lagos would be closed on Monday in honour of Labour Day celebrated in the US. Labour Day is celebrated in the US on the first Monday of September. The embassy announced this in a tweet on Friday. The embassy noted that consular […]

Actress Yvonne Nelson took to her Instagram page to share a photo in which she is seen hanging out with the controversial man of God and founder of the International God’s Way Church, Bishop Daniel Obinim.

The Chairman of Group Nduom, Papa Kwesi Nduom has sued the Bank of Ghana; Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta; Attorney General, Gloria Akuffo; and Receiver for GN Savings and Loans, Eric Nana Nipah. He wants the court to among other things quash the decision of the Bank of Ghana to revoke the license of GN […]

Some properties of former Member of Parliament for the Salaga constituency, Ibrahim Dey Abubakari, have been seized to settle a GH¢1.5 million judgment debt. The assets, a house and a Land Cruiser will be sold off and the money given to a former National Security Advisor, Alhaji Baba Kamara as damages for defamation. Court officials […]

Voting is underway across the country to select parliamentary candidates who will contest in the 2020 parliamentary elections on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). In the Adentan constituency where former Gender Minister Nana Oye Lithur and former Presidential Staffer, Mohammed Adamu Ramadan are battling it out, voting started a few minutes ...

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) says all is set for Saturday’s parliamentary primaries. It will hold the polls in 157 constituencies. In 39 constituencies, incumbent MPs and other aspirants are going unopposed. The primaries have been suspended in some five constituencies including Asawase and Ellembelle, whilst the party is yet to open ...

The Ghana Health Service has issued a health alert about the outbreak of polio in Chereponi in the Northern Region which it says constitutes a public health emergency of national concern. A statement from the health service said Poliomyelitis affected a 2-year-old girl who was on admission at the Chereponi District Hospital last month. “The […]

The Ghana Institute of Procurement & Supply (GIPS) has instituted disciplinary action against the suspended Chief Executive Officer of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA), A.B Adjei. This follows an exposé by freelance journalist, Manasseh Azuri Awuni, over supposed underhand dealings at the Authority. The Chief Executive Officer of the PPA, Adjenim ...

The National Youth Wing of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) is claiming that former President, John Dramani Mahama will collapse the Free Senior High School program if he wins the 2020 elections. According to the youth wing, past utterances by the former President to scrap and review the policy is indicative of his intent […]

Some of the Ghanaian women deported from Saudi Arabia for illegal stay have alleged they were maltreated by their hosts, according to a statement from the Ghana Immigration Service. In the statement announcing their arrival, the Immigration service said Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) have been involved in the matter. “Some of the ladies claimed in ...

Nana Appiah Mensah, CEO of gold dealership firm Menzgold Ghana, has called on the government to unfreeze his account and that of Menzgold to enable him settle debts he owed his customers. He made the appeal at a press conference in Accra on Monday. He at the press conference clarified issues relating to the current […]

The Upper East Regional Youth Wing of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has described as unfortunate, the alleged harassment of some residents by security personnel deployed to provide security during President Nana Akufo-Addo’s tour of the region. The group accused the security officers, military and police, of deliberately destroying placards and ...