Category: Local

Mahamadu Bawumia, the vice president, was the target of jeers at Anlo. This took place on Saturday, November 5, during his speech at the Hogbetsotso Za festival in the Volta…

Beginning at the Obra Spot at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle and moving through several of Accra’s main streets, the “Ku Me Preko Reloaded” rally began today, November 5. Martin Kpebu, a…

The hike in fuel prices and transportation costs has been taking a huge toll on Ghanaians for the past weeks. The situation gets worse daily and there is little hope…

Some disgruntled drivers in the Greater Accra Region have vowed to reassess their prices if fuel prices increase in the nation. They assert that they won’t wait for the Ghana…

Ghana is currently experiencing firsthand how oil can be both a blessing and a curse. The start of commercial petroleum production made the West African country one of the most…

Dancehall musician Shatta Wale has threatened to retaliate against his former “staff,” Bullgod, since he appears to be upset that Bullgod may have leaked information about the contents of his…

Social media users in Ghana are not enthusiastic about President Akufo-speech Addo’s on the health of the economy. Many of them felt that the action, which was designed to inspire…

Speaker of the House Alban Bagbin has stated that the anti-LGBT Bill presently before parliament will be passed before the next elections. The Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and…

On Friday, 24 hours prior to the scheduled date of October 29, commuters nationwide awoke to an increase in transportation costs. The move is consistent with the GPRTU’s (Ghana Private…

Former President John Mahama has attributed the economic problems of the nation to Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta. He claims that the President’s apparent inability to oust Mr. Ofori-Atta from his…

Today, October 27, 2022, marks the start of a three-day retreat for the president and his cabinet to discuss the economy as the government’s negotiations with the International Monetary Fund…

Fuel prices have shot up significantly even before the fortnight review of petroleum products on Sunday, October 30, 2022 by the Oil Marketing Companies (OMC). This is happening despite the…

The Professional Glaziers Association of Ghana has issued a notice to lock up shops in response to what they claim as ongoing exorbitant pricing increases for basic materials. They claim…

In Odumasi, in the Ashanti Region, a private toilet has been sunk by a mining trench dug beneath a home. A young woman who was using the facility at the…

Prof. Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa, Director General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), has been fired by President Akufo-Addo. His dismissal was announced in a letter from the Presidency dated Monday, October…

A 30 to 40 percent increase in transportation costs has been threatened by the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU). Following the recent increase in petroleum product prices, the Union…

Ghana’s annual inflation climbed to 27% in June 2022, the first time the country’s inflation rate has touched 37.2% since January 2004. Ghana Statistical Service’s latest consumer price index report said June’s…

The Teachers & Educational Workers’ Union (TEWU), the Senior Staff Association of Universities of Ghana (SSA-UoG), the University Teacher Association of Ghana (UTAG), the Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA),…

The Education Ministry has refuted media accusations that several Senior High Schools (SHS), particularly those in the Volta Region, are experiencing food shortages. According to a statement from the Ministry,…

According to data from the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS), about 80,000 girls in Ghana between the ages of 12 and 17 are already married or cohabitating with men. Nearly 26,000…