The Lands Division of an Accra High Court, hearing the contempt case against Mr Kennedy Agyapong, the Member of Parliament for Assin Central, has adjourned the matter to October 6, “upon sober reflection”. On Thursday morning, Mr Agyapong’s medical doctor, Dr Ken Addo, of the Holy Trinity Medical Centre/Spa and Health Farm, was expected to […]
The Awutu Senya East Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Stephen Ofosu Agyare, has warned that a future NDC government will investigate and prosecute anyone involved in any atrocity in the Constituency. The Chairman said people have committed serious crimes under the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) but because they are members of […]
All is set for the 3FM’s Election Command Center townhall meeting in the Okaikoi South Constituency on Friday, October 2 at the Kaneshie Market. The five-hour programme, which starts at 6:00am, will be hosted by Sunrise morning show host Alfred Ocansey and Community Connect host Johnnie Hughes. The townhall meeting will focus on pressing community […]
The Institute for Peace and Governance (IPEG) has asked the government to exercise force in dealing with the rise of separatist agitations by the Western Togoland/Secessionist Group, whose activities constitute a challenge to the existence of Ghana as a state. A statement issued and signed by Justin Bayor, Programme Director of IPEG, noted that there […]
The quarter-final stage of the ongoing National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ) begins on Friday, October 2. The one-eighth stage was wrapped up on Thursday with five-time champions Presbyterian Boys’ Senior High School seeing off Aggrey Memorial SHS and Sunyani SHS. With a total of 59 points, PRESEC-Legon booked a place in the next stage […]
Never in the history of this country has there been a forum where representatives of the various political parties converge to talk about their plans for sports development as stipulated in their various manifestos ahead of a major elections. So when the initiative was pushed by the team at 3Sports, it was welcomed with open […]
Premier League champions Liverpool will face Ajax in the Champions League group stage this season. Chelsea are in a group with Europa League winners Sevilla, while Manchester City will face Porto. Manchester United have been drawn against Paris St-Germain, who they knocked out in the last 16 in 2018-19. Meanwhile Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi […]
Weeks before his first game as coach of the senior national team, the Black Stars, C. K. Akonnor’s competence and the salary he earns are being questioned. Whether or not Akonnor deserves to be paid US$25,000 a month has been a matter in the public sphere with politicians making remarks that demean the status of […]
The much-anticipated Connect FM Western Trade Fair has officially been launched with dignitaries from the various business communities hailing the station for creating the avenue for traders to promote their products. The event, which was held under the chairmanship of the Municipal Chief Executive of Effia Kwesimintsim Municipal Assembly, also brought together dignitaries from the […]
The Electoral Commission (EC) has denied claims that it flouted the electoral laws in Ghana with respect to one-day voter registration. This comes after the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) sued the elections management body on Wednesday September 30 over the registration. The main opposition party was seeking “a declaration that the Electoral Commission […]
The remaining four of the eight juvenile footballers, who died in the fatal road accident a few days ago, will be buried later today, Thursday, October 1. The other four, who were Muslims, were buried a few days after the accident in accordance with Islamic customs. Offinso, as our Ashanti Region correspondent reports, is solemn […]
Senior Political Scientist at the University of Ghana Dr. Kwame Asa-Asante has ruled out any conspiracy theory that suggests that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) or the New Patriotic Party (NPP) may be secretly involved in the alleged secessionist attacks in the Volta Region. Speaking on TV3’s Election Watch programme, the senior political scientist argued […]
Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Dramani Mahama has taken a swipe at the current government for seemingly snubbing local contractors since assumption of power in 2017. According to the former president, local contractors are going through loads of frustrations after the Akufo-Addo-led government suspended all contracts in the name of doing a […]
The Creative Arts industry has consistently demonstrated resilience to many crises over decades all over the world; be it coup d’états, political unrest, economic crisis, health pandemics, lack of legislation and regulatory regimes etc. This resilience is largely due to the upsurge of global demand and export of culture and creative works. According to a […]
Child labour is a deep rooted problem in the world, it is very common in the developing world. Asia and Africa alone accounts for over 85% of the entire child employment in the world. Child labour is widespread in rural communities, hinterlands and deprived settlements. Child labour adversely impacts SDG1 to SDG5, SDG8 and SDG10, […]
After lending her stunning voice to bands like Primal Scream, A Certain Ratio and New Order for 30 years, this summer Denise Johnson was almost ready to release her debut solo album. “It was her pet project for quite a few years,” says best friend Sue Langford. “She was so excited. “She was self-releasing it, […]
It was just after midnight in Lagos, on a horse-racing track turned square, when Nigeria’s new white and green flag was hoisted officially for the first time, replacing Britain’s Union Jack. Several hours later, on the morning of October 1, 1960, a representative of Queen Elizabeth II handed Nigeria’s constitution over to Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, […]
The Coastal Development Authority (CODA) has inspected and taken delivery of 622 Suzuki outboard motors which form the second tranche of 5,000 outboard motors procured by the Authority with funding from the Infrastructure for Poverty Eradication Programme (IPEP) under the Ministry for Special Development Initiatives (MSDI) to be distributed to fishers at highly subsidised prices. […]
Scores of eligible voters who were not able to register for their voter’s Identity card during the registration exercise thronged the offices of the Electoral Commission (EC) in Tamale and other parts of the country on Thursday October 1 to enable them to do so in the one-day exercise being conducted nationwide by the elections […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said he trusts the capability of Ghana’s security agencies to tackle the secessionists group in the Volta region. “It is just a handful of people; these secessionists. We will deal with them. I have no doubt about it but there is no value for this country if I start […]
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