An independent candidate contesting the Wa West parliamentary seat, Patrick Farouk Bandanaa has charged the electorates in the area to vote against parliamentary aspirants who campaign on tribal lines in the run up to the December general elections. According to him tribal politics do not only divide the people but also serves as a means ...

Mr David Duncan, the Chief of Water Sanitation Health (WASH), has said about half a million pupils in 3,900 schools in the Volta Region have been targeted to be sensitised to Hand Washing with Water and Soap (HWWS) using tippy-taps. Mr. Duncan was speaking at the Global Hand Washing Day celebration and the launch of […]

Plans are far advanced towards the establishment of a Health Map for African Footballers by CAF...

Kigali (AFP) - The last king of Rwanda, Kigeli V, who ruled the east African nation for less than a year before being forced into exile, finally settling in the United States, died early Sunday according to his official website. He was 80. Born Jean-Baptiste Ndahindurwa, King Kigeli came to power in 1959 and was forced to leave the country the f ...

The aim of the project is to reduce morbidity and mortality from paediatric fracture through prevention education and by improving the clinical care provided by doctors, nurses, allied healthcare workers and primary caregivers. The project is also to instil knowledge of trauma prevention strategies among parents and primary caregivers as well as to provide appropriate […]

Ghanaian hiplife artiste Mzbel has waded into the recent Kalyppo ‘selfie’ challenge by members of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP)...

Angry youth of Nyashegu, who torched houses of persons accused of witchcraft, have stormed the Choggu chief’s palace demanding the release of the accused witches to be lynched...

The challenge, he said, was undermining the Centre’s efforts towards developing the creativity of the people. Mr. Dagbee announced this at the Regional Cultural and Arts Festival held in Wa, as part of preparations towards the National Cultural and Arts Festival next month. The event was under the theme: “Promoting a culture of peace for […]

The Ghana Football Association is yet to be formally notified about the Sports Ministry’s plan to franchise rights to Black Stars games. The Sports Ministry last week opened up to the public about these plans in an aim to provide extra funding for the Black Stars, reduce the pressure on government and maximize the brand. ...

Ghana striker Ebenezer Assifuah won a 90th minute penalty for FC Sion in their 4-2 win over Grasshopper on Sunday.

There may be a new breed of officers in the Ghana Police Service (GPS) who would surely do better having their services engaged elsewhere in the country\'s public service sector than in law enforcement. One such breed of Ghanaian police officer is Mr. Isaac Amekudzi, Superintendent of Police reportedly in charge of the police personnel of Agona-Odobeng, in the Asikuma-Odobeng-Brakwa District of the Central Region. According to news reports, Superintendent Amekudzi has warned all eligible voters

The Northern regional branch of the New Patriotic Party’s intention to deploy "strong men" to police ballot boxes on voting day in the region is worrying, the West African Network for Peacebuilding (WANED) has said. “This is something that must be condemned,” said Chukwumeka B...

NIAMEY (Reuters) - Gunmen attacked a high-security prison in Niger early on Monday in an apparent bid to free Islamist militants, but the assault was repulsed and one raider was killed, Interior Minister Mohamed Bazoum said.

  News Desk Report. Tension is reportedly building up at the seat of government, after financial mismanagement at the Ghana Commercial Bank (GCB) had been exposed by the media. The Chronicle is reliably informed that President Mahama is unhappy with the reports that millions of loans have been given out to certain clients of the […] The post Flagstaff House flares over GCB scandal appeared first on The Chronicle - Ghana News.

Accra Academy Senior High School emerged winners of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) market quiz competition for Senior High Schools. Legon Presbyterian Senior High School came second, St Thomas Aquinas was third and Ngleshi Amanfro Senior High School taking the fourth position. Students from the winning school would have GH¢1000 each deposited into an ...

   From Richard Owusu-Akyaw, Kumasi Luck eluded a man who took upon himself to paste “Who killed Atta Mills? posters in Kumasi after he was brutally assaulted by the local boys in the area. An eye witness, (name withheld) who spoke to The Chronicle explained that last Friday about 20:00 GMT, National Democratic Congress (NDC) sympathizers at the […] The post NPP man detained over Mills posters appeared first on The Chronicle - Ghana News.

Barcelona striker Neymar has signed a new contract which keeps him at the Nou Camp until the summer of 2021. The club has fixed his buy-out clause at £181m for the first year of his new contract, £200m for the second year and £226m for the remaining three years of his deal...

   From Ernest Best Anane, Kumasi. PAA Kwasi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur, the Vice President and running mate of President John Dramani Mahama has expressed optimism that the ruling National Democratic Congress will win over one million votes in the Ashanti region in the upcoming parliamentary and Presidential elections. He said the NDC regional  campaign launch in […] The post Veep asks for the moon in Ashanti appeared first on The Chronicle - Ghana News.

Fourteen unaccompanied refugee children from the notorious Jungle migrant camp in Calais, France have arrived in Britain.

  From Issah Alhassan & Richard Owusu-Akyaw, Kumasi. COMMUTERS WHO patronize the state-run Metro Mass Transit Buses were left frustrated on Saturday, after failing to secure transport to their various destinations. The MMT yard at Abrepo Junction in Kumasi, was virtually empty after the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) seized more than 120 buses (at […] The post NDC Hijacks 120 Metro Buses … For campaign launch appeared first on The Chronicle - Ghana News.