Raila Odinga has rejected the results of Kenya’s presidential election saying that the figures announced on Monday were “null and void”. According to the results, Mr Odinga narrowly lost to Deputy President William Ruto. Mr Odinga accused the head of the electoral body of a “blatant disregard of the constitution”. “We totally without reservation reject […]

Founder and CEO of the Mikado Group of Companies, formerly the KAMA group Dr. Michael Agyekum Addo has urged the government to review the free Senior High School programme. According to him, despite the good intentions of the programme and the long-term benefit, the programme as it currently pertains is unsustainable. Speaking on Business Focus […]

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The Ahanta Traditional Council says it is dismayed at the continuous attempts to denigrate the hard-earned reputation of the Chief Executive Officer of the Labianca Company, Eunice Jacqueline Buah Asomah-Hinneh, despite palpable and incontrovertible evidence that she did not in any way influence the granting of import duty concessions to her company. The Council is […]

The vice-chairperson of Kenya’s election commission Juliana Cherera was one of the four commissioners who refused to endorse the results of the presidential results announced on Monday. She has been explaining their reasoning. She claimed that if you added the percentages as announced by the chairperson of the commission, Wafula Chebukati, the sum came to […]

Ghanaian hip-hop musician Tom D’Frick, a member of Stubborn Academy, says no one should compare his lifestyle to that of any artiste from Kumasi. He disclosed that apart from himself, Medikal and Shatta Wale, no other artiste, to his knowledge, can compete in genuine diamond jewellery. “Are you talking about the Kumasi boys? Ypee and […]

The Presbyterian Church of Ghana has called on the government to shed some of the costs on the Free Senior High School (SHS) Programme for “several” parents ready and willing to contribute to their wards’ education. Despite lauding President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for his resolve to keep the Programme even in the face of […]

Ghanaian winger Christian Atsu has backed Asamoah Gyan’s desire to return to the Black Stars for the World Cup in Qatar in 2022. Gyan, now 36, is aiming to return to the senior national team after being sidelined for three years. He hasn’t been called up since playing against Tunisia at the 2019 Africa Cup […]

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Authorities of the University of Ghana have accepted a decision by an investigative committee into the recent clashes between students of Commonwealth Hall and Mensah Sarbah Hall to relieve the Hall Master and the Senior Tutor of the all-male Commonwealth Hall of their duties. At a meeting of the University Council on Thursday, August 11, […]

The Northern Region chapter of the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS) has threatened to close down Senior High Schools (SHSs) in the Region over what they described as “non-payment of monies for perishables”. According to the heads, suppliers are not willing to continue supplies due to indebtedness. These were contained in a […]

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Tinny Aletse has called his colleague, Stonebwoy and radio presenter Mercury Quaye ‘fools’ for discussing his debts on live radio. Stonebwoy, who offered to pay off those debts, was also called a simpleton lacking common sense. Tinny’s interview with Abeiku Santana escalated when the host sought his (Tinny’s) opinion on a supposed GH2,000 debt Stonebwoy […]

The Municipal Chief Executive for Amenfi East in the Western Region, Frederick Korankye, has committed to ensuring that his office fights crime and make it unattractive in the area. His commitment follows an armed robbery attack, which claimed the life of a security officer and two others sustaining injuries at the Wassa Akropong Filling Station […]

A pregnant woman, 37, and her two sons have been burnt to death in a fire Monday evening at Ohwim in the Ashanti Region. The deceased, Philomena Osei, and her two children, 7 and 9, couldn’t escape the ravaging fire when it started around 11:30pm. They got trapped in their 3-bedroom apartment. Fortunately, one of […]

Kenya’s High Commissioner to Ghana Eliphas Mugendi Barine has downplayed reports of violence in the country following the declaration of Deputy President William Samoei Ruto as the President-elect. The declaration by the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) on Monday, August 15 by Chairman Wafula Chebukati was met with resistance by followers of Raila Odinga, […]

Legendary highlife musician Antwi Galey, of Antwi ne Antwi fame, has advised the youth to date older people if that makes them happy. He said this in an exclusive interview with Larry “Da Oldman” on onua FM’s Anigye mmere show. “Age is just a number, so if all the young people you’ve dated did not […]

Former Commander of the Anti-galamsey Task Force under the Mahama administration, Captain John Kwame Jabari Rtd has said the government’s current fight against illegal small scale mining (galamsey) lacks the political will. In his view, the effort of the government has not been enough. Reacting to a viral video which shows a massive pollution of […]

Asamoah Gyan aims to get revenge on Uruguay and satisfy all Ghanaians if given the opportunity at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The 36-year-old was a key figure in Ghana’s brilliant run in the 2010 World Cup but missed a crucial penalty against Uruguay which saw the Black Stars exit in the quarter-finals. […]

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has said it terminated investigation into a complaint of alleged financial malfeasance filed against the Member of Parliament for Abuakwa South, Samuel Atta Akyea for lack of evidence. The probe was stopped in July. The OSP said the “complainant admitted that he filed the complaint without any basis […]