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US imposes visa restrictions – Ban targets election troublemakers

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Ahead of the December 7 polls, the United States of America (USA) has announced a new policy that will restrict US visas for any individual responsible for undermining democracy in the country. The US Department of State, which issued the … Read more →

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8 Witnesses for Takoradi ‘pregnant’ woman trial

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Eight witnesses will give testimony in the case of the supposed heavily pregnant woman in Takoradi, Josephine Panyin Mensah, who allegedly faked her kidnap and claimed her fresh baby was taken away. The Circuit Court ‘A’ in Takoradi, presided over … Read more →

Mandela Washington Fellow collaborates with 4 UDS Students to maintain feeder roads

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Mr. Kelvin Williams Asuma, a Mandela Washington Fellow of the 2018 Cohorts and an officer with the Bui Power Authority along with four students of the University for Development Studies (UDS) on their Third Trimester Field Practical Program (TTFPP) in … Read more →

4 children killed and five others injured in bouncy castle fall in Australia

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Four children have died and five others are injured after falling from a bouncy castle that was blown into the air in Australia, police say. The accident – caused by a wind gust – happened on Thursday at a primary … Read more →

COVID-19 vaccines may be less effective against Omicron – WHO

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Preliminary evidence indicates that COVID-19 vaccines may be less effective against infection and transmission linked to the Omicron coronavirus variant, which also carries a higher risk of reinfection, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday. The WHO, in its weekly epidemiological update, … Read more →

Full text: Prez. Akufo-Addo’s 27th update on Covid-19

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It has been some time since I last came into your homes on a matter that has grabbed not only our attention, but that of every country in the world. However, as Christmas approaches, with its attendant, charged activities and … Read more →

Fuel tanker explodes in Damongo

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A fuel tanker on Wednesday evening (15 December) exploded at a bus terminal in Damongo in the West Gonja Municipality of the Savannah Region, eyewitnesses told Asaase Radio. According to eyewitnesses, the tyres and other parts of the vehicle caught fire … Read more →

Nigerian man who married 57 wives dies

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Simon Odo, popularly known as “King of Satan”, has died at the age of 74, according to his son Uchenna Odo. Mr Odo said his father died in the early hours of Tuesday morning, after a brief illness. “He is dead,” … Read more →

Ghana secures 26 million vaccines – Prez. Akufo-Addo

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President Akufo-Addo has indicated the country is expected to take delivery of additional 8,529,090 doses of Covid-19 vaccines by the end of the year. Addressing Ghanaians in his 27th Covid-19 update, President Akifo-Addo said already the Ghana Health Service (GHS) … Read more →

Not a good time to open land borders – Prez. Akufo-Addo

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Ghana is open to international flights, but land and sea borders remain closed, says President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. According to him, it is not the best time to open Ghana’s land borders with the fourth wave of the coronavirus … Read more →

Chicken imports delay – Local farmers can’t meet demand

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For the first time in a long while, availability rather than cost, risks denying some households access to chicken and other poultry proteins during the Yuletide celebrations. It follows a historic delay in poultry imports into the country from key … Read more →

GRA will collect E-levy – Ministry of Finance

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The Finance Ministry says all the processes for the collection of the proposed Electronic levy (e-levy) on mobile money (MoMo) transactions, inward remittances and ATM withdrawals will be done by the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA). The Ministry, in a statement … Read more →

Switzerland ‘legalises’ suicide machine that kills users in a blink of an eye

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A coffin-shaped capsule that allows occupants to kill themselves has passed legal review in Switzerland, according to its creators. The Sarco machine can be operated from the inside –conceivably just by blinking if the person suffers from locked-in-syndrome and works by … Read more →

South Africa President being treated for Covid

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South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa is receiving treatment after testing positive for Covid-19, his office says.  The 69-year-old has mild symptoms and is isolating in Cape Town, the statement added.  Mr Ramapahosa started feeling unwell on Sunday after attending the … Read more →

Kentucky tornadoes: Death toll likely to pass 100 – Governor

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The death toll from powerful tornadoes that devastated towns in Kentucky is likely to pass 100, the governor says, as hope of finding survivors wanes. Andy Beshear said this was the most devastating tornado event in the state’s history, with … Read more →

WASSCE 2021: WAEC explains change of grades

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The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has explained that one of its platforms, ERESULTS.WAECGH.OR, used for checking of results experienced a technical hitch last Friday, December 10, 2021 between 4.45 p.m. and 6.00p.m. A message posted on its website, explained … Read more →

Christian leaders declare 3-day national prayer and fasting

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Church leaders in the country have declared a three-day national prayer and fasting programme for unity, understanding, peace and prosperity of the country. The programme starts from today, Monday, December 13 to Wednesday, December 16, 2021. It is being held … Read more →

15,000 Rape cases annually – DOVVSU describes as alarming

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Statistics available at the Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service indicate that 1,047 girls were defiled, while 305 women were raped in 2020. The Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID), Mr Isaac Ken … Read more →

Confusion over WASSCE results

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The recently released results of the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) have been eclipsed by confusion. The results which some candidates saw earlier have changed, a situation which has led many to conclude that the examination body’s system … Read more →

Free SHS critics shamed with eggs on faces – Prez. Akufo-Addo

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President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo over the weekend stoked fresh Free SHS ‘fight’ with the opposition NDC after saying his opponents are pained that the social intervention policy which has put about 1.6 million teenagers in secondary schools for free, … Read more →

Corpnation Foundation launches annual ‘Community Hype Event’

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The Maiden edition of the “CorpNation Foundation Community hype” event was launched at the Takoradi Mall on the 3rdand 4th of December, 2021. The two-day event is an initiative of CorpNation Foundation and was under the theme “collectively projecting the good … Read more →

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