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Former President John Dramani Mahama has said he was not brought up to lie to Ghanaians for political power and it is not in his character to do such as being done by the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) “If you look at the kind lies peddled about me because of political power…. I was not born to lie to ...

The Seventh-Day Adventist Church is asking for justice for members of the Adoato-Adumanu branch who were attacked by a gang of armed robbers on the eve of Christmas. One person was injured when three masked armed robbers attacked members of the during an all-night prayer service. President of the Mid-central Conference of the church, Seth Asiedu, wants police to speed ...

The National Organizer of the opposition National Democratic Congress [NDC], Kofi Adams, has scored the Akufo-Addo government 30 per cent in his assessment of the government’s first year in office. In a Citi News interview, Mr. Adams said the first year of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government under Akufo-Addo has been characterized by the entrenchment of corruption and nepotism. ...

Girls in communities in the Upper Denkyira East municipality in the Central Region who travel across the Offin River to attend school on the other side of the river are forbidden to cross the river on Tuesdays. They are also not allowed to cross the river when they are in their menses. River gods The order, supposed to be from ...

The lady alleged to have slept with Founder and leader of the Glorious Word Ministry International, Rev. Owusu Bempah has disowned her mother for defaming her. Yvonne, whose mother claimed the Prophet slept with both of them has said the allegation was part of a grand scheme to collapse Rev. Owusu Bempah’s church. Her mother who gave her name only ...

The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast is suggesting a nationwide restriction on the use of WhatsApp during working hours. Prof George K.T Oduro believes it is one of the ways to ensure teacher productivity as the nation struggles to improve the quality of education, stressing equitable investment in education will be meaningless and probably not yield the desired ...

A rights group says Ghanaians who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) are effectively “second-class citizens” because they are criminalised and not protected from violence and discrimination. In its report, Human Rights Watch (HRW) quotes an unnamed 40-year-old lesbian from Cape Coast, who says: The government should recognise that we are human beings, with dignity, not treat us as ...

The Paramount Chief of the Builsa Traditional area, Naab Azagsuk Azantilow, has expressed worry at the penchant of parents in his jurisdiction to give their children local names that are alien to their ethnic group. According to him, parents should endeavor to offer indigenous names that are identical with the people. Speaking during the annual Fiok festival of the area, ...

Former Ghana High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Ireland, Victor Smith, has accused his former boss, Jerry John Rawlings of not paying heed to wise counsel given him by his peers. Former President Jerry John Rawlings is noted for his blunt criticism and swift response to issues. The current incident was when he criticized former President Mahama for continuously ...

Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast, Prof. George K. T. Oduro, has attributed the challenges facing government’s Flagship Free SHS program to the rush implementation of the program. Speaking at the 5th quadrennial (52nd) National Delegates’ Conference of the Ghana National Association of Teachers held at the University of Cape Coast on January 5th 2018, Prof. Oduro maintained ...