Cardinal Peter Appiah Turkson, seen by some as a candidate to become the first African Pope in about 1,500 years, has abruptly offered his resignation from a key Vatican department, sources familiar with the matter said on Saturday.
Turkson, 73, from Ghana, has been a key adviser to Pope Francis on issues such as climate change and social justice and...
MTN and AirtelTigo have agreed to reduce their person to person transfer fees on mobile money transactions by up to 25 percent.
According to a statement from the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications, this came after engagements with stakeholders on the matter.
“We have had extensive deliberation with government on the need to lessen the impact on our consumers. We acknowledge the...
A man who impersonated the former President John Mahama to defraud unsuspecting victims has been arrested, the police confirmed on Friday (17 December).
Gabriel Agah, a known NDC communicator in the Ashanti Region has pleaded not guilty to a charge of defrauding by false pretense when he was arraigned before court.
Agah, an unemployed is said to have used Mahama’s name...
The Minister for National Security, Albert Kan Dapaah, has refused to disclose the cost of recent trips of President Akufo-Addo to France, Belgium and South Africa using a chartered luxurious private jet.
According to the minister, the cost of such trips are borne by the operational funds of the National Security Ministry and thus cannot be disclosed.
Answering questions from North...
Actress Rosemond Alade Brown popularly known as Akuapem Poloo has been released from the Nsawam Prison after paying her fine of 1000 penalty unit equivalent to (GHc12, 000) as a replacement for her 90 days custodial sentence.
The actress, who was released this morning is currently on her way to reunite with her family.
The fine was paid to the Judicial...
The Police in the Ashanti region have arrested one Gabriel Agah for allegedly impersonating former President John Dramani Mahama, Asaase News has reported.
According to the portal, Gabriel Agah who is a known member and communicator of the National Democratic Congress in the Ashanti region has defrauded unsuspecting victims through impersonation.
He is said to have been operating under false pretense...
A truck driver who lost control of his 18-wheeler and crashed into stopped traffic on a Colorado highway in 2019, killing four people, has been has been sentenced to 110 years in prison.
On Monday, a Jefferson County judge handed down the sentence to Rogel Aguilera-Mederos for the crash on Interstate 70, NBC News reports.
On April 25, 2019, Aguilera-Mederos was...
The Ghana Police Service (GPS) has placed a GH₵50,000 bounty on the armed robbers who gruesomely killed two policemen in Zuarungu in the Upper East Region.
This means anyone who provide information that would lead to the arrest of the robbers, will be GH₵50,000 richer.
According to reports, the deceased, were on a motorbike patrolling the community when they met their...
A former Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Charles Aheto-Tsegah, has said the decline in performance of students in this year’s WASSCE, when compared with 2020, can be attributed to the laxity in learning approaches which in turn affected the outcome.
“There is something that a lot of people have not been looking at. The Free SHS introduced a...
The Speaker of the 8th Parliament, Rt. Hon. Alban S.K Bagbin, has reiterated his resolve to discharge his mandate without fear or favor.
The Speaker of the hung Parliament, who was addressing the House on Thursday, December 16, 2021, said though he does not seek to frustrate government business, he will not compromise on serving the interest of Ghanaians.
“Let...
