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Times are hard under Akufo-Addo but don’t contemplate suicide – Mahama

Times are hard under Akufo-Addo but don’t contemplate suicide – Mahama

Former President John Dramani Mahama has appealed to Ghanaians not to entertain the thought of committing suicide due to economic hardships. He said although times are tough in Ghana at the moment, suicide is never an answer. He was commenting on one Kakra who recently electrocuted himself at Kasoa, in the Central Region. He asked all...

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Obuasi: Youth clash with military over rescue of trapped miner; three wounded

Obuasi: Youth clash with military over rescue of trapped miner; three wounded

Three persons have reportedly sustained gunshot wounds after some youth allegedly clashed with military officers at Obuasi in the Ashanti Region. The youth had mobilized to rescue their colleagues who were reportedly trapped in a mining pit belonging to AngloGold Ashanti on Tuesday. An altercation ensued between the youth and the military officers, leading to...

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Corpse buried by wrong family exhumed after a month

Corpse buried by wrong family exhumed after a month

The remains of Linda Obri Akufu, 57, which got missing weeks ago at the St. Francis Xavier Hospital at Assin Fosu has finally been found and buried. Per information gathered, the confusion was a result of mistaken identity. The body of the deceased was mistaken for a young lady from Assin Adiembra with a similar...

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Lawyers are best candidates for Heaven, not hell – GBA President

Lawyers are best candidates for Heaven, not hell – GBA President

President of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA), Yaw Acheampong Boafo has dismissed some myths associated with the legal profession. For several years, there has been a myth that lawyers are buried upside down and that of all professions, they are the most likely candidates for hell because of the peculiar nature of their profession, coupled...

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W/R: Midwife, husband dump special child in deep forest to die

W/R: Midwife, husband dump special child in deep forest to die

A midwife and her husband, who is a trained teacher, are currently in the grips of the Esiama District Police Command in Ellembelle for abandoning a four-year-old special child in a forest ostensibly to die. According to the assembly member for the Asaasetre-Ebowu Electoral Area, Barnabas Ewureku, who confirmed the news to Nhyiraba Paa Kwesi Simpson,...

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Are you still president? – Yvonne Nelson tackles Nana Addo, says Ghana is bleeding

Are you still president? – Yvonne Nelson tackles Nana Addo, says Ghana is bleeding

Ghanaian actress Yvonne Nelson has bemoaned the current economic crisis on Twitter. She called Prez Nana Addo a disappointment in his capacity as the president. The actress who headed the Dumsor demonstration against the past government has had a turnabout saying the NPP has failed the country. She tweeted, “The country is bleeding. It’s that bad!...

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Forum On Gender Equality And Equity Held In Accra

Forum On Gender Equality And Equity Held In Accra

Shaltoot Media organised a forum to shape conversations around gender equality and equity and address issues related to the subject matter.The forum was held last Saturday, 15 October 2022 at the National Mosque Complex in Accra. The forum, held on the theme, “Gender Equality and Equity: A case study of the Zongo and Muslim communities,...

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Importers and exporters support GUTA shop closures

Importers and exporters support GUTA shop closures

The Importers and Exporters Association of Ghana (IEAG) has thrown its weight behind the planned closure of shops by members of the Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) on Wednesday, 19 October 2022. The leadership of GUTA has, since last week, served notice of their intention to close down their shops on Wednesday, as a...

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President Akufo-Addo inaugurates renovated Embassy building in Paris

President Akufo-Addo inaugurates renovated Embassy building in Paris

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo last Tuesday inaugurated the renovated building of the Ghana Embassy in Paris, France, with an assurance that Ghana would continue to build on its relations with Francophone countries. He said the geographical, blood and historical ties between Ghana and the Francophone world had been long-standing, adding that Ghana’s relations with...