Roads and Highways Minister, Francis Asenso-Boakye has blamed the government’s debt structuring programme for the delay in commencing construction on the first phase of the Tamale-Walewale road project. In June 2022, Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia broke ground for the construction of the 83km highway. The project was expected to …

One person is reported dead, and three others injured after landguards allegedly attacked workers at a construction site at Tebu in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region. The deceased, Gabriel, also known as Alekye, was one of four persons shot by landguards on Friday, June 14, 2024. …

Ukraine midfielder Mykhailo Mudryk says he will play at Euro 2024 knowing his family is facing Russian missiles “day and night” in his home city of Krasnograd. Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Mudryk is one of 13 Ukraine players who have spoken …

Veteran football administrator, Harry Zakour believes that the current Hearts of Oak squad lacks quality and is substandard. The former Chief Executive Officer of the club made these remarks following the Phobian club’s poor performance in the ongoing 2023/24 Ghana Premier League season. With 33 games played, Hearts of Oak …

As the sun sets behind the mountains in an exclusive neighbourhood 30 minutes from the Las Vegas strip, I can hear a recognisable voice singing behind a closed door. “Is that Celine?” I ask. Her security man guarding the hotel suite nods. I am about to interview a musical megastar, …

A global gathering of comedians is due to take place Friday in an unlikely venue: the Vatican. Pope Francis is hosting the equivalent of a “conclave of comedians” by inviting Whoopi Goldberg, Jimmy Fallon, Chris Rock, Stephen Colbert, Conan O’Brien and others to Rome. Over 200 people are expected at …

The Member of Parliament for Tamale Central, Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, has slammed the Majority caucus over the absenteeism of its members in the House. Attendance in Parliament has generally suffered due to limited voter and voter transfer exercises. MP for Tamale Central, Murtala Mohammed, expressed concern over this development, since …

Two Ghanaian Hajj pilgrims have reportedly succumbed to various health complications in Saudi Arabia. The deceased persons, reportedly from Damongo in the Savannah region, passed away on separate days; one passed on Sunday, June 9, and the other on Wednesday, June 12. The Chairman of the Ghana Hajj Board, Ben …

Lawyers of the first accused in the ambulance procurement trial, Dr. Cassiel Ato Forson have concluded their cross-examination of businessman Richard Jakpa. The third accused among other things told the High Court that he had four separate meetings with the Attorney-General, Godfred Yeboah Dame where the A-G sought to coached …

The United States Government, through the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI), is providing $6 million (87 million Ghana Cedis) for spraying households against malaria carrying mosquitoes in northern Ghana, known as indoor residual spraying (IRS). This year’s spraying campaign covered over 440,000 households across 10 districts in the Northern and …