Tension is mounting in Obom Domeabra in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region after some irate youth in the area clashed with soldiers over a disputed parcel of land. This incident is said to have occurred when three armed men in military uniform opened fire on a group of unarmed men who had massed up and were ...

The Electoral Commission has said it is unfortunate that every opposition party thinks the Commission is in bed with the government. EC’s Director of Electoral Services, Dr Serebuor Quaicoe, said it is strange that when political parties are in power, they seem to support the Commission but quickly turn against the EC when they lose elections. “How come that when ...

The Alliance of Civil Society Organisation on Extractives, Anti-corruption and good governance is demanding the immediate suspension of the Agyapa Minerals Royalties Investment deal as it describes the agreement as state capture. Addressing the media former Chairman for Public Interest Accountability Committee, Dr. Steve Manteaw, charged government to engage stakeholders to explore other options of raising funds for government. In ...

Fishermen in the Central Region have expressed anger over what they say is an untruth peddled by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo that over 300 outboard motors have been given to the fishermen in the Central Region. Their leader, Chief Fisherman of the Central and Western Regions John Manoma Quayson addressing a press conference on Tuesday, August 25, 2020, said ...

The Concerned Youth of Suame Magazine have declared their support for businessman George Prempeh known in private life as ‘Baashaka’ to contest as an Independent candidate for the constituency in the upcoming parliamentary elections. According to the youth group, led by Augustine Danso, the incumbent MP for the Suame Constituency who double as minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Majority Leader, ...

The General Secretary for the Conventions People’s Party Nana Yaa Jantuah has called on pro-Nkrumahists around the country who are part of or own political parties to close down their parties and join the CPP. She admonished them to ‘come back home’. Speaking on the Morning Starr with Francis Abban Tuesday, Madam Jantuah was of the view that it was ...

The Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA) has claimed that the now defunct Heritage Bank was targeted and ultimately collapsed unfairly during the banking sector clean-up exercise. In a statement issued by the Executive Director of ASEPA, Mensah Thompson suggested that the defunct Heritage Bank was indeed profitable and financially sound to operate. “Before we delve into the ...

A former president of the Liga giants has blasted the current regime for their apparent handling of Luis Suarez and their talismanic club captain Former Barcelona president Joan Laporta has hit out at the “incompetents” currently controlling the club, with Josep Maria Bartomeu accused of disrespecting Luis Suarez and looking to sell Lionel Messi. Chaos on and off the field ...

Ghanaian Premier League giant, Accra Hearts of Oak has scored huge marks on social media especially among football followers after real pictures of their new bus surfaced online. The club raised eyebrows months ago when they released mockup pictures of their new bus. However, after months of waiting without any clear sighting of the bus, Accra Hearts of Oak was subjected to mockery that ...

As Ghana gears towards the 2020 general elections with the two major parties engaging in subtle campaigns, the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been dealt a big blow by Open Source Investigators (OSI), an international organisation that provides in-depth research behind political stories. The team of investigative journalists, researchers, fact-checkers, activists and data experts who supply non-partisan and ...