Residents of Asonomaso in the Kwabre East Municipality of the Ashanti Region are urging the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, to install a chief in their town to address growing concerns over crime and development. The community has been without a chief for six years following the destoolment of their previous leader. Residents say the […]

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has announced the termination of its long-standing scholarship program, attributing this decision to the government’s Free Senior High School (SHS) initiative.   In place of the scholarship program, COCOBOD has introduced the Cocoa Board Education Trust, which aims to provide essential school supplies to underserved cocoa-growing regions. Board Chairman, Mr. […]

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has called on media practitioners across Africa to address the growing issue of misinformation and its impact on the media landscape. He emphasized that this effort is essential to maintaining the social contract between the media and the public, highlighting the media’s significant power and responsibility in ensuring accurate and […]

The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has clarified that Rock City Hotel will acquire stakes in four of its hotels, not six as claimed by Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, the Member of Parliament for North Tongu.   This announcement was made in a press statement released by SSNIT on Sunday, May 19, 2024. “Consequently, […]

One person has died and about 15 others are in critical condition after a premix fuel drum fell, burst, and began spilling fuel.   The spilled fuel unfortunately flowed to the area where fishmongers were smoking fish in the community. When the fuel came into contact with the fire, it ignited.   Those in close […]