The harm to water bodies through illegal mining (galamsey) operations has left the majority of Ghana’s river deities powerless. This is according to Okomfo Baffour Gyau, a member of the Fetish Priests Association of Ghana, based in the Abofrem community of the Ashanti region. He claims the country is experiencing a steady rise in disasters, crime and other vices due ...

The Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has urged Ghanaians to vote for him in the December 7 general elections. Dr Bawumia says a vote for him will ensure the building of a country ready to take on the world He said this in a Facebook post on Tuesday, after interacting with residents of Ahafo ...

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has inaugurated a call centre aimed at enhancing the efficient and prompt handling of customer complaints and inquiries. The new facility, which operates under the Consumer Services Unit of the Corporate Affairs Directorate, features ten agent lines and specialized software portals, including one for a supervisor. Customers can now reach out to the centre to ...

Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has strongly criticised Lamens, the company at the centre of the expired rice scandal, describing their actions as “criminal.” Speaking on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show, Mr Ablakwa accused the company of violating Ghana’s Public Health Act, 2012 (Act 851) by re-bagging unwholesome rice without proper labelling or adherence to food ...

The Ghana Football Association is under fire, after videos showing the interior of one of the buses they presented to selected clubs emerged on social media. Former President of Techiman City FC, Charles Ntim, slammed the Ghana FA, in a facebook post, with evidence of the deteriorated interior of the bus presented to New Edubiase United. Young Apostles, Okwahu United, ...

The 2016 general election in Ghana is widely regarded as one of the most peaceful and well-organised in the country’s Fourth Republic. According to ACP Dr Benjamin Agordzo, a Police Planning Officer at the UN Mission Support for Justice Reform, this achievement was no accident. Speaking at the Peace Through Democracy forum organised by the GIMPA Law Students Association on ...

The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has alleged that the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is recruiting thugs to disrupt the upcoming election this December. Henry Nana Boakye, also known as Nana B, the National Organiser of the NPP, made this allegation against the NDC during a counter-press conference held at the party’s headquarters in Accra on Wednesday, November 20. ...

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has delivered buses to nine Division One League clubs in a bid to support their operations and enhance football development. The presentation ceremony, held with members of the GFA Executive Council in attendance, fulfilled a promise made by GFA President Kurt Okraku during the 29th Ordinary Congress in Kumasi last year. The beneficiaries, comprising the ...

The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has dismissed allegations that it is plotting with some elements in the military to rig the 2024 election. The NDC’s National Communication Officer, Sammy Gyamfi at a news conference on Tuesday said the party was going to petition the Inspector General of Police over their fears there may be a ploy to steal the ...

The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama has added his voice to the Black Stars inability to qualify for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, saying it an embarrassment. Ghana, who are four-time champions of the AFCON struggled in the recently concluded qualifiers, losing three games and drawing three. And playing six games without a win, ...