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The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has assured the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, that, going into the 7th December presidential and parliamentary elections, his record in office “will speak for him”. Otumfuo Osei Tutu II made this known on Monday, 28th September 2020, when President Akufo-Addo paid a courtesy …

Security Analyst, Adam Bonaa, has described as surprising the silence of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the National Security Minister on the disturbances by secession groups in the Volta region. According to Mr Bonaa, the President is the Commander-in-Chief of the Ghana Armed Forces and must take the bull …

Two officers have been shot amid huge protests in the US city of Louisville after a grand jury decided no officers would face charges for killing unarmed black woman Breonna Taylor. Ms Taylor, 26, a hospital worker, was shot multiple times as three officers stormed her home on 13 March. …

Chelsea has signed Rennes goalkeeper Edouard Mendy on a five-year deal. The Senegal international, 28, made 25 league appearances for the Ligue 1 side after joining from  in 2019. He completed his medical on Tuesday, with manager Frank Lampard having said he wants to increase competition with club record, £71m …

Jackie Stallone, the mother of Hollywood actor Sylvester and one of Celebrity Big Brother’s most memorable contestants, has died aged 98. The larger-than-life character, who was known as an astrologer and wrestling promoter, “died in her sleep as she wished,” said her youngest son, Frank. “It was hard not to …

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has given the Ministry of Health and the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association (GRNMA) up to October 28, 2020, to renegotiate and develop a document which will favour both parties. Deputy Minister of Health, Dr Bernard Okoe Boye revealed this on Eyewitness News on …

Pollster Ben Ephson has urged the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to attend today’s Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting as it presents them an opportunity to seek redress over omissions in the recently compiled voters register. The NDC has alleged that the names of their supporters are being removed from …

The Ghana Health Service has appealed to striking nurses to call off their strike and return to work to help in the fight against COVID-19. Director of the Ghana Health Service, Dr Patrick Kuma Aboagye, stated that the nation was on the verge of winning the war against COVID-19 and …

Former President John Mahama has accused President Akufo-Addo of embarking on fake sod-cutting across the country for political expediency. According to the NDC flagbearer, the President is cutting sod for projects without budgetary allocation. Speaking at a Townhall meeting at Kumasi in the Ashanti region, the former President urged chiefs …

Mr Yaw Gyamfi the Executive Director of the Ghana Micro Finance Institutions Network (GHAMFIN) has welcomed government’s decision to pay all depositors of collapsed firms their locked up funds. According to Mr Gyamfi, the decision by the government will help a lot of people to revive their businesses amid the …