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About 300 illegal miners are said to be trapped in one of the shafts belonging to AngloGold’s Obuasi Mines at Anwiam in the Obuasi East District of the Ashanti Region. The miners reportedly entered the underground shaft in search of gold deposits but were unable to come out after all …

Parliament through its Clerk has declared the Assin North Parliamentary seat vacant following the Supreme Court’s ruling on the eligibility of James Gyakye Quayson in occupying the Assin North seat. The Supreme Court by a unanimous decision ordered Ghana’s Parliament to expunge the name of James Gyakye Quayson from its records as …

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has taken a significant step in his pursuit to lead the New Patriotic Party ahead of the 2024 elections by picking up nomination forms. Representing the Vice President, former Vice Chairman of the NPP, Fred Oware, collected the documents alongside former National Organiser Sammy Awuku. Dr. Bawumia …

The chief of Antoa in Asanteman, Nana Kwame Owusu Agyeman has been destooled. The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II in a ruling destooled the Antoa chief following a number of offences including multiple sale of lands. The ruling was delivered by Otumfuo, who is the President of the Kumasi Traditional …

A Youtong bus with registration number GT 5866-L and a Fuel Tanker with registration number WR 2063-10 have collided head-on resulting in the death of over fifteen people at Gomoa Okyereko. The cause of the accident is not readily known, but the rescue team from the Ghana National Fire Service is at …

Global outcry over Museveni’s assent to draconian new anti-gay law, condemned as a ‘permission slip for hate and dehumanization’ Uganda’s president, Yoweri Museveni, has signed into law the world’s harshest anti-LGBTQ+ bill, which allows the death penalty for homosexual acts. The move immediately drew condemnation from many Ugandans as well as …

Lawyer Maurice Ampaw has berated energy minister Matthew Opoku Prempeh, for his recent comments suggesting that Ashanti support for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) could be secured solely by distributing party T-shirts. Lawyer Ampaw branded the minister’s comments as nonsensical and disrespectful, maintaining that every community deserves development, regardless of political …

KKD, a well-known Ghanaian media personality, has criticized Ghanaians who continue to defend the government of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. In KKD’s view, the Akufo-Addo government is incompetent and has failed comprehensively, leaving no room for defense. Additionally, KKD emphasized that if supporters of the government are unable to honestly …

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has began another nationwide revenue mobilisation exercise following the success of a month-long drive which commenced in March and ended in April. The five-day exercise will begin today, May 29 and end on Friday, June 2. In a statement issued on Tuesday, May 23, the company …

The National Cathedral of Ghana’s Executive Director, Dr. Paul Opoku Mensah, has defended the costs incurred thus far for the cathedral’s construction. Many Ghanaians have referred to the cathedral project as the most expensive pit in the world since, despite spending over $30 million on it, no actual building can …