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GPRTU Increases Transport Fares by 20% Following Meeting with Transport Ministry

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has announced a 20% increase in transport fares following discussions with the transport ministry. This decision comes after a meeting where representatives from both parties deliberated on the current economic situation and its impact on the transport sector. Mr. Ahotor James, the GPRTU Mim branch secretary, shed light […]

More than 100 inmates escape after rain damages Nigerian prison

At least 118 inmates escaped from prison after heavy rains on Wednesday night damaged the facility in Suleja near the Nigerian capital, a prison service spokesperson said. The downpour, which last several hours, wrecked parts of the medium-security prison, including the perimeter wall and surrounding buildings, spokesperson Adamu Duza said in a statement on Thursday. […]

Tragic Fire Claims Lives of Two Siblings in Wassa Amponsaso

Tragedy struck in Wassa Amponsaso, located in the Wassa East district of the Western Region, as two young siblings met a heartbreaking fate. Andy Dogbe, aged six, and his younger sister Daniella Dogbe, aged three and a half, lost their lives in a devastating fire that engulfed their home. The incident occurred yesterday evening, between […]

2024 polls: The person I defeated twice can’t succeed me–Akufo-Addo

President Akufo-Addo has reaffirmed his position against passing on the presidency to his predecessor, John Dramani Mahama. In an address to the chiefs and people of Wa, President Akufo-Addo expressed appreciation for their support during his tenure.He informed Naa Fuseini Seidu Pelpuo IV, the paramount chief of the Waala traditional area, that he intends to […]

Unauthorized Fees: 4 Interdicted SHS Headteachers Transferred After GES Probe

Four out of the eight Senior High School headteachers in the Ashanti Region who were interdicted for allegedly charging unauthorized fees have been transferred by the Ghana Education Service. The interdictions occurred in December 2023 following accusations of charging students various unapproved fees, including payments of house dues, books, calculators, admission process fees, the printing […]

Akufo-Addo Sacks Tema West MCE; Nominates Ghana’s First Female Aircraft Marshaller As Successor

President Akufo-Addo has revoked Madam Anna Naa Adukwei Addo’s appointment as the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of the Tema West Municipal Assembly in the Greater Accra region.Concurrently, President Akufo-Addo has nominated Felicia Edem Attipoe as the successor to the recently vacated position.The appointment of Madam Felicia, Ghana’s first female aircraft marshaller, was announced in a […]

Soldiers And Prison Officers In Bawku Reportedly Engage In Bloody Fight

Fighting between peacekeeping troops and personnel of the Ghana Prison Service in Bawku in the Upper East Region has left scores of officers injured.The fight between the officers of the two security agencies, TV3 gathered, broke out at the Bawku Naba Palace where an inaugural ceremony was held to kick start his 40th anniversary on […]

I Won’t Declare Myself A Mere ‘Driver’s Mate’ – Prof Opoku-Agyemang Jabs Bawumia

In her inaugural speech as the running mate for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang subtly jabbed the flagbearer of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia.Opoku-Agyemang indirectly referred to a statement made by Dr. Bawumia during the presentation of his vision to the NPP party in February.Vice President […]

Bawumia has degraded office of the Vice President – Fifi Kwetey

The Chief Scribe of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. Fifi Fiavi Kwetey, says the current occupant of the Vice President office, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has brought the office to its lowest knees.But the General Secretary of the NDC has expressed optimism in the abilities of the running mate of the party’s vice presidential […]

We’re not there yet; Stop fighting over positions in Mahama’s next govt – Asiedu Nketiah cautions NDC stalwarts

The National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, known within political circles as General Mosquito, has cautioned the party’s stalwarts to refrain from squabbling over positions in Mahama’s next administration.He admonished them to concentrate on winning the 2024 general elections instead of getting involved in disputes that could distract […]