Official results from the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) as regards Tuesday’s by-election in Assin North make James Gyakye Quayson of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) winner with 17,245 of the total valid votes cast. He beat Charles Opoku of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and Bernice Enyonam Sefenu of the …

The Inspector General of Police, Dr George Akuffo Dampare, has directed all bodyguards of members of Parliament (MPs) and other state officials who will be in Assin North in the Central Region for Tuesday’s by-elections to hand over their weapons. They are not to carry such rifles with them, the …

Two staff of Media General were over the weekend honoured for media excellence by the Ashanti Regional chapter of the Ghana Journalists Association The Editor of Akoma fm , Broadcast Journalist Beatrice Spio-Garbrah and Head of Camera for TV3 Kumasi Office Victor Opoku was honoured alongside 15 other seasoned journalists …

The lifeless body of the third victim of the Daboase drowning disaster has been retrieved after traditional leaders of the community poured libation. The deceased, Richard Baidoo, a first-year Technical Student, was among a group of seven students who defied school rules and went swimming in the Subri River last …

The Minister for Education, Hon.Dr.Yaw Adutwum has rejected claims that the government’s Free SHS policy has affected the quality of education at the secondary school level in Ghana. According to him, such claims are unfounded and should be disregarded completely. The government has been criticized for introducing the double-track system …

Independent Power Producers (IPPs) have told the Minister of Finance that if their arrears are not paid by June 30, they will not be in a position to continue the generation of electricity. The IPPs said their earlier request to Finance to pay an interim 30 per cent of their …

The Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has vehemently opposed taxes on sanitary pads. He says it is a cardinal sin for Parliament to have allowed a tax to be imposed on sanitary pads. Parliament has been petitioned by some stakeholders for the government to reduce or scrap taxes on sanitary pads. …

A police officer has been killed on the spot at the Ablekuma Star Oil filling station in Accra following an alleged robbery on Thursday morning. According to reports, the robbers had targeted a pick-up car, carrying some passengers said to be bankers. Four in number, the robbers followed the pick-up to …

An Accra High Court has adjourned to Friday, June 23 the criminal case involving National Democratic Congress’ Parliamentary Candidate for the Assin North by-election, James Gyakye Quayson. The deposed MP was on Wednesday, June 21 granted permission, however, to be absent from the next hearing. This follows a ruling on …

Former Secretary to the erstwhile Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM) Charles Onuawonto Bissue has been arrested by the Office of Special Prosecutor (OSP). He was arrested on Wednesday, June 21 when he turned himself in at the Office. According to a press release signed by the Special Prosecutor, Kissi …