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One of the leading ride-hailing services in Africa and part of a global tech company Yango continues to reaffirm its commitment to ensuring the safety of passengers and partner drivers in Ghana. The service recently announced new and improved safety features which included the passenger photo check and route monitoring …

Activist Barker-Vormawor has expressed deep concerns about the state of democracy in the country, using the controversial imprisonment of Tsatsu Tsikata as a stark example of judicial overreach and injustice. Tsikata, a prominent lawyer and former Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation, was convicted and imprisoned in …

A New York jury has found former President Donald Trump guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records related to a hush money payment made to an adult-film actress, marking a historic verdict that could significantly impact the upcoming November election.   Trump, the first former U.S. president to be …

Isaac Bampoe Addo, the Executive Secretary of the Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) and Chairman of The Forum, announced that Organised Labour has successfully pressured the Board of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) to abandon plans to divest 60% of its shares in …

The Adanwomase community has bestowed a significant honor on Nhyira FM’s beloved presenter, Mama Effe Amanor, in recognition of her invaluable contributions. The community, renowned for its Kente cloth and weaving traditions, named a special Kente piece “LADY AMANOR” in celebration of her 64th birthday. This marks the third time …

The Konongo bypass project on the Kumasi-Accra Highway in the Asante Akim Central District of the Ashanti region is now 46 percent complete, according to the project’s contractors. The 15.4-kilometre road, stretching from Yawkwei to Ohene Nkwanta, is being constructed by Kofi Job Construction and Joshop Construction and is scheduled …

Vice President and flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has called for a broadened road toll system to fund the development of the nation’s road infrastructure. Ghana abolished road tolls in 2022 in a bid to ease the implementation and encourage acceptability of the controversial electronic …

A police escort motorbike rider has tragically died after colliding with a vehicle in Bolgatanga, the Upper East Regional capital. Sergeant Frempah Bismark is reported to be a Police escort rider for former President John Agyekum Kufuor. The accident occurred while he was reportedly on his way to meet a …

Ghana’s Trade Union Congress (TUC) has announced that the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has not yet decided on the sale of 60% of its shares in four of its hotels. This was revealed by TUC’s Secretary-General Dr Anthony Yaw Baah after a closed-door meeting with the SSNIT …

Lawyers representing Richard Jakpa, the third accused in the high-profile ambulance procurement case, have filed an application in court seeking to either strike out the charges against their client or stay the proceedings. The application, presented by Thaddeus Sory Esq. of Messrs Sory@ Law, argued that the charges against Jakpa …