Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has urged the African diaspora to help change the African narrative, which has been characterised largely by a concentration on disease, hunger, poverty and illegal mass migration. Speaking at the Young African and Diasporan Leaders’ Summit, being held on the sidelines of the US-Africa Leaders’ Summit, in Washington D.C, on Tuesday, 13th November 2022, President Akufo-Addo stated that “the urgent responsibility we face is to make our countries and our continent attractive for our people to see them as places of opportunities.” According to President Akufo-Addo, history is replete with several examples of the positive impact of...

A farming hamlet in Abudukrom, in the Central Gonja district of the Savannah region was completely destroyed by fire On Sunday, 11th December 2022. The bamboo homes owned by community members were destroyed by the evening fire and the residents were visibly upset but had nothing to do, so they stood by and watched what was happening. All of the crops that had been harvested, including cowpeas, maize, and yam tubers, as well as a rice farm, were burned in the fire. The National Disaster and Management Organization (NADMO) representatives and the District Chief Executive (DCE) for the central Gonja...

With only eight sitting days before the Christmas break, Parliament on Friday agreed to sit on Monday and to have extended sittings to transact business related to the Appropriations Bill. An appropriation, also known as supply bill or spending bill, is a proposed law that authorises the expenditure of government funds. It is a bill that sets money aside for specific spending. In some democracies, approval of the legislature is necessary for the government to spend money. Deputy Majority Leader Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin, who is also the Vice Chair of the Business Committee, presenting the Business Statement for the Eighth...

Parts of Accra have been hit by two earth tremors. The two tremors were recorded around 11 am on Monday, December 12, 2022. Some of the places that recorded the tremor included Adabraka, Gbawe, McCarthy hill and Mallam. People in places that recorded the tremor have already turned to social media to report their experiences.  

Bekwai Magistrate court in the Ashanti Region has remanded a 40-year-old man, identified as Stephen Appiah for two weeks after he allegedly hit his wife’s head against a wall multiple times till she died. The incident is reported to have occurred a few days ago at Ofoase Kokoben in the Bekwai Municipality of the region. According to starrfm.com.gh, after committing the crime, the suspect wrapped the body of his deceased wife, identified as Afua Abrefi and dumped it in a bush. The family of the deceased lodged a complaint with the police after they did not see her for days and...