Flagbearer hopeful of the New Patriotic Party, NPP, Kwabena Agyepong, has advocated for the payment of ex-gratia every four years to Article 71 officeholders to be scrapped immediately. He stated in an interview with Accra-based Joy News that the country does not have the financial resources to support such payments. …

The President of the National House of Chiefs, Ogyeahohoo Yaw Gyebi II, has dared Ghanaians to make available evidence that proves that the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Chairman Wontumi, is involved in illegal mining, also known as galamsey. In his view, President Nana Addo Dankwa …

As the world marks this year’s annual campaign to raise awareness about the impact of breast cancer, health expert and CEO of Chartma Herbal Health Centre, Charity Twumasi Ankrah, has encouraged men to suck breasts. In an interview with Accra-based Joy Prime, she underscored the importance of health advisory she …

Parliament has failed to be an effective check on the Executive arm of government, the Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, and a Deputy Attorney-General, Alfred Tuah-Yeboah, have said. But while Mr Iddrisu attributes the failure of Parliament to extreme partisanship and the extensive powers granted the Executive by the 1992 Constitution, …

Mozambique has detected its first case of monkeypox since the World Health Organization (WHO) reported an outbreak of the disease in non-endemic countries in May. A man in the capital, Maputo, has been diagnosed with the illness, health officials said, adding that he had a history of travel. Efforts are …

The chiefs and people of Awudome Traditional Area in the Ho West District of the Volta Region on Saturday honoured the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, as Togbe Nutefeworla I, for his contribution to national development. The event took place in Awudome Anyirawase during the celebration of AWO …

Madam Stella Gyimah Larbi, a 34–year- old teacher of Adenta Community School in Adenta Municipality of the Greater Accra Region, was yesterday adjudged the 2022 National Best Teacher. She took home GHC300,000 for a three-bedroom apartment. Madam Fati Issifu of Buipe Girls Model School in the Central Gonja District of …

The Caretaker Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP), Ms Cecilia Abena Dapaah yesterday led a team to monitor the payment of social cash grants under the Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP) programme at Oboadaka in the Eastern Region. LEAP is a social cash transfer programme for the poorest …

Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni has asked Kenyans for “forgiveness” after his son – a senior military officer – tweeted about invading their country. His apology came a day after he sacked Muhoozi Kainerugaba as commander of the army’s land forces.But Mr Museveni softened the blow by promoting him to the …

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has advised customers to desist from panic buying of prepaid credit as all the technical challenges experienced last week have been resolved. The Managing Director of ECG, Mr Samuel Dubik Mahama said the panic buying is contributing to the choking of the system and …