Passport applicants in Kumasi have been left stranded over Troskit’s delivery delays which risk many applicants’ visa interviews. Many of the applicants have expressed worry about situation at the Trostkit office at Asokwa. Troskit apologised for the delays blaming them on unforeseen technical challenges which have since been resolved. DespiteContinue Reading
Former Vice President and 2024 NPP Presidential Candidate, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has expressed immense gratitude to a group of NPP Members of Parliament, who have declared support for him to be retained as the NPP’s flagbearer for the 2028 election. The MPs, numbering about 67, Thursday morning called on Dr.Continue Reading
The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has charged four public officials with corruption-related offences following a failed attempt to fraudulently acquire ten containers of imported rice at the Tema Port. The accused include Issah Seidu, an officer at the National Insurance Commission; James Keck Osei, a former Director atContinue Reading
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has referred Frederick Kwarteng, a former IT Officer at Ghana’s Diplomatic Mission in Washington, DC, U.S.A, to the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) and the Attorney General for prosecution. This follows incriminating findings from a Special Audit Team, which uncovered instances of fraud, conflictsContinue Reading
The COVID-19 variant that may be driving a recent rise in cases in some parts of the world has earned a new nickname: “razor blade throat” COVID. That’s because the variant — NB.1.8.1. or “Nimbus” — may cause painful sore throats. The symptom has been identified by doctors in the UnitedContinue Reading
President John Mahama has instructed that no sanitary pads be procured from outside Ghana under the Government’s Free Sanitary Pads Distribution for schoolgirls. This was disclosed by Haruna Iddrisu, the education minister, at a press conference at the Presidency in Accra to give an overview of the nation’s educational sectorContinue Reading
A man who allegedly collected GH¢395,250 from a footballer under the pretext of securing him a team in France has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court. Ernest Agyeman Prempeh, 51, has denied the charge of defrauding by false pretences. The relieving judge, Lawerncia Awurabena Darkowaa, remanded Prempeh into police custodyContinue Reading
Environmental journalist, Erastus Asare Donkor, has made allegations regarding the military’s involvement in shielding an illegal mining operation deep within the Anwiaso East Forest Reserve in the Western North region. Speaking on JoyNews, Mr Donkor disclosed that the investigative team has been monitoring the illegal operation for months, during whichContinue Reading
A late-night fire outbreak behind Ferro Fabrik Limited at the Tema Heavy Industrial Area has destroyed over 500 wooden structures. The wooden structures, which served both domestic and commercial purposes, caught fire in the late hours of Wednesday, June 18; however, no injuries or fatalities were recorded. A swift andContinue Reading
Skeletal remains of missing 85-year-old woman found in Dormaa West bush The skeletal remains of 85-year-old Obaapanyin Adwoah Takyiwaa, popularly known as Adwoah Gonja, have been discovered in a bush at Camp 15, near Nkrankwanta in the Dormaa West District of the Bono Region. The discovery was made on Thursday,Continue Reading