The Minister for Works and Housing, Francis Asenso-Boakye has said that since the inception of the National Rental Assistance Scheme in January this year, 1,105 people have benefited from the scheme. The scheme, which is a key intervention by the government, is expected to provide low-to-middle-income earners with a mechanism …

The Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has expressed his reservations about the Electoral Commission’s (EC) proposal to use the Ghana Card as the sole document for voter registration in the 2024 elections. Citing the ongoing challenges in the issuance of Ghana Cards by the National Identification Authority (NIA), Mr. Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu argued …

But for the controlled spillage of water from the Akosombo and Kpong Dams by the Volta River Authority (VRA ), the dams would have been destroyed, leading to unimaginable effects on Ghanaians, Energy Minister Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh has said. Apart from preserving the dams, Dr. Opoku Prempeh indicated that …

Television host Paul Adom Otchere has expressed happiness that the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has exonerated him of any wrongdoing in the purchase of Christmas decorations at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) in 2021, at least from a briefing he got from his lawyers. A report …

Some staff of the National Theatre are demanding the immediate removal of their Executive Director, Amy Frimpong, over claims of mismanagement and a lack of worker promotions for the past 12 years. The workers, who spoke to Citi News, accused the executive directors of misappropriating funds and failing to maintain …

The five-day voter exhibition exercise by the Electoral Commission of Ghana (EC) ahead of the district level and unit committee elections is scheduled to end today, Tuesday, November 7. The exercise began on Friday, November 3, at all 38,622 polling stations across the country. It has been ongoing over the …

Popular Nigerian actor John Okafor, aka Mr. Ibu, has suffered an amputation in one leg in his battle with an undisclosed ailment. His family says the amputation is a measure to keep him alive. A statement issued by Mr. Ibu’s family posted on his Instagram page on Monday, November 6, …

The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) in the Eastern region has carried out an enforcement exercise to close down over 38 mobile phone retail shops belonging to foreigners in Koforidua. The Eastern Regional Vice Chairman of GUTA, Samuel Aikins, who spoke to Afeema News on Wednesday, said their action …

In a clear case of ‘an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth,’ a broken-hearted man who killed his ex-girlfriend and inflicted machete wounds on her twin sister has also been lynched to death at Enyan Oboom in the Central Region. The body of the deceased has …

One of the victims of the recent military brutalities in Garu and Tempane in the Upper East Region has died. Eight of the residents who were also arrested and transferred to Accra have been released, with two of them still battling for their health. Over 50 people were hospitalized after …