The Guinness World Record (GWR) has disqualified Ghana’s Afua Asantewaa’s sing-a-thon attempt. In a tweet responding to a comment enquiring about her attempt, the GWR said, “Unfortunately, Afua’s Guinness World Record attempt for the longest singing marathon was not successful, but we hope that she will make another attempt soon.” …
Read More »Tadi: Dangote cement truck fails to brake in a busy town, kills ‘loading boy’ instantly
It was a sad scene at Diabene, a community in the Sekondi Takoradi Metropolis of the Western Region, when a truck belonging to DANGOTE Cement had an accident, leading to the death of one person. The truck with registration number GN 6512-16 had loaded eight hundred bags of cement to …
Read More »NDC to hold two-day national policy dialogue
The flagbearer of the NDC, H.E. John Dramani Mahama, the NDC leadership and the NDC Social Democracy LAB, an NDC policy think tank, are organizing a national policy dialogue to deliberate on the NDC’s policy priorities for the 2024 presidential and parliamentary elections in Ghana. According to the party, the …
Read More »Ghana’s unemployment rate hits 14.7 percent
The average rate of unemployment in the country has risen to 14.7 per cent in the first three quarters of 2023. The number of unemployed youth aged between 15 and 35 rose from about 1.2 million to over 1.3 million during the same period, with the rate among females consistently …
Read More »Majority caucus cannot appoint leaders without party involvement – Bagbin
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, has clarified that the majority caucus in Parliament does not have the authority to independently appoint its leaders without the involvement of the political party overseeing the process. Bagbin made this statement during a parliamentary session on Wednesday, February 21, clarifying the protocol for …
Read More »You can go to court if you disagree – Speaker tells MPs after clarifying how leaders should be appointed
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin, says he does not understand the source of the confusion over how the leadership of the various caucuses in the House should be appointed. This was after he clarified that the political parties still have the power to lead the process of appointing or …
Read More »National Women’s Organiser of PNC resigns
The National Women’s Organiser of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Hidaya Ibrahim, has resigned from the party. According to her, she decided after careful consideration. “Effective Tuesday, February 20, 2024, I have resigned from my position as National Women’s Organiser of the PNC and further cease to be a registered …
Read More »Traders at Kejetia City Market want transparency in metre fixing
Traders at Kumasi City Market Limited (KCML), popularly called Kejetia Dubai, have asked for transparency in the metre allocation for the market. The issue of the whole market connected to only one metre has been a major concern to the traders. Due to the exorbitant ECG bills, traders have flouted …
Read More »UG Professor robbed, two police officers attacked in an attempt to arrest suspects
A professor with the University of Ghana has been robbed at Dixcove, a community in the Ahanta West municipality of the Western region, with two police officers sustaining serious injuries in an attempt to arrest the suspects. The Assemblymember of Upper Dixcove, Joana Koomson, who narrated the incident to our …
Read More »Akyem Abuakwa Traditional Council cautions Begoro chief against engaging in partisan politics
The Akyem Abuakwa traditional council has cautioned the Begro Ankobeahene Baffour Owiredu Agyarko Mintah against repeating statements that may be deemed partisan and called off the case brought against him. The decision was taken after a closed-door meeting at the Ofori Panin fie, Kyebi. It was an anxious atmosphere before …
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