The Deputy Director of the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD) Dr. Franklin Oduro has accused the governing New Patriotic Party and the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) of colluding against the Right to Information (RTI) bill. The RTI bill was laid before Parliament by the Deputy Attorney General Joseph Kpemka …

Former Sports Minister Elvis Afriyie Ankrah has blamed financiers of the major political parties in the country for the challenges in fighting corruption by governments. He says the financiers, who are often the beneficiaries of shady contracts, make it difficult for reasonable contracts to be signed by ministers when they …

Melania Trump says she will “never forget” her visit to a former slave holding facility on the coast of Ghana. She calls Wednesday’s visit to Cape Coast Castle “very emotional” and “really something that people should see and experience.” She adds that the castle is a “special place.” The U.S. …

Residents of Kasoa are opposing vehemently to what they describe as an outrageous waste management fees strictly imposed on them by the Awutu Senya East Municipal Assembly. In a narrative to Pinknews, the residents indicated that dustbins have been supplied to them by a private waste management company known as …

Hajia Mrs Samira Bawumia the Second Lady of the Republic of Ghana and Global Ambassador for the Global Alliance for Clean cookstoves, has been honoured as the African Woman of Excellence for her contribution to the cause of humanity. This follows the passionate drive she is undertaking through the Samira …

A 56-year-old man from Hong Kong has developed the world’s first human case of rat hepatitis E. Researchers say it is unclear how the man contracted the virus, but refuse bins outside his home were infested with rats. There had been no previous evidence that this strain of the virus …

The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall are set to visit Ghana and two other West African countries in October, the Royal Commonwealth Society Africa has officially announced. A statement released by the Society said the nine-day visit which will begin from October 31 to November 8 will …

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology KNUST has appointed Prof. Mrs. Rita Akosua Dickson as Pro-Vice Chancellor. She is the first female to occupy that position and was appointed by the Council of the University at its 250th Meeting held on Thursday, September 27, 2018. Until her appointment Prof. …

The US First Lady Melania Trump has announced that she will be visiting Ghana, Malawi, Kenya and Egypt on her solo tour of the continent in October. She called them “four beautiful and very different countries” when talking about the details at a meeting on the sidelines of the UN …

Comedian Bill Cosby has been sentenced to three to 10 years in state prison for sexual assault. Cosby, 81, has also been categorised as a sexually violent predator, meaning he must undergo counselling for life and be listed on the sex offender registry. The actor declined to make a statement …