More than 15,000 Ghanaians lost their lives to chronic hepatitis B and C-related liver diseases in 2022, Dr Patrick Kuma Aboagye, Director General of Ghana Health Service, has revealed. This according to him, translates to approximately 42 deaths every day, predominantly affecting young adults who suffer from liver failure...
The Suhum Motor Transport and Traffic Department of the Ghana Police have commenced investigations into the death of about seven persons in an accident at Obretema near Suhum on the Accra Kumasi Highway. The Seven, five males and two females reportedly died on the spot after the VIP Bus...
Security consultant and risk analyst, Prof Kwesi Aning, has challenged the notion that peace is universally beneficial. According to him, while peace is often viewed as a common good, there are individuals in the country who actually profit from the absence of peace. Speaking during the National Dialogue on Peace...
Chairman of the United Kingdom (UK) branch of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kingsley Adumattah Agyapong, otherwise known as Wofa K, has opined that the arrogance of power if not checked could prevent the party from breaking the 8-year-jinx. He indicated that the NPP has achieved a lot...
Struck by bitterness and a thirst for revenge, the family of the late Wilberforce Appiah, popularly known as ‘Wyllbee,’ buried him with two large machetes to avenge his death. Typically, the bereaved are encouraged to let their loved ones rest in peace. However, Wyllbee’s situation was different as family...
Nigerian man laments as he recounts how his fiancée ‘invested’ their wedding money into her business, two months to big day. The man took to an online platform to vent as he recounted how his wife-to-be had broken his trust. According to the man, he had given his fiancée money to purchase all the...
The Electoral Commission (EC) has explained why it has disqualified 11 presidential aspirants in the 2024 election. At a press conference in Accra on Friday afternoon (Sept 20, 2024), the chairperson of the EC, Mrs Jean Mensa explained that 11 out of the 24 aspirants were disqualified for various...
As Ghana gears up for the 2024 presidential and parliamentary elections, the office of Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has cautioned political parties and their supporters to refrain from campaigning near the Manhyia Palace and historic Asante sites. In a recent interview on Opemsuo Radio, a palace spokesperson emphasized...
National Communication Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi has said the flagbearer, John Mahama’s position on the ballot paper is a spiritual arrangement that has manifested physically. The NDC General Secretary, Fifi Kwetey on Friday picked the number 8 slot on the ballot paper for Mr Mahama for the...
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has stressed the urgent need for a transformation of Ghana’s 1992 Constitution. Speaking at the University of Ghana Alumni Lecture in Accra, under the theme “30 Years of Parliamentary Democracy: The Journey Thus Far,” Bagbin highlighted the growing disillusionment among the...
