The 64th Independence Day celebration which was expected to take place on 6th March 2021, has been suspended by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. This was contained in a memo issued to all Municipal and District Education Directors and Heads of all schools by the Ghana Education Service (GES) on Monday February 15. “Management of […] The post Independence Day celebrations suspended

The technical team of the Black Stars have decided to excuse Asante Kotoko’s contingent from the first week of training to afford them ample time to prepare for their Confederation Cup tie in Algeria. The Porcupine Warriors will travel to Setif, this week for their CAF Confederation Cup 2nd leg final eliminator against Entente Setif […] The post Asante Kotoko contingent excused from

Communications Minister-designate Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has revealed that the Data Protection Commission has been working with temporary staff due to financial constraints. She however, said the government is working with the Commission to get the financial problems resolved to enable the Commission regularize the staff. Mrs Owusu-Ekuful said these during her vetting by the Appointments Committee […] The post Gov’t

The famous and iconic Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah’s monument at his mausoleum standing erect, with his head up and forefinger pointing into the futuristic horizon, his left hand clenched in a promised fist by his side, signifying his famous dictum “Forward Ever, Backwards Never”, cautioning the newly created Ghana State of its place and direction […] The post Forward

The Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) has scheduled Monday, February 15 to Friday, March 5 to relocate traders at the Takoradi Market Circle to a temporary market. The relocation is to allow for the redevelopment of the over-90-year-old market, which has not seen any facelift since it was constructed. This is despite increasing congestion and numerous […] The post Sekondi-Takoradi

Incumbent Council of State representative for the Western Region Eunice Jacqueline Buah beat off competition from her two-time challenger Ntori Bonkyi Akomea in a fiercely contested election to win the re-run on Monday, February 15. Eunice Jacqueline Buah secured 24 votes as against Nana Bonkyi Akomea’s 4 votes to retain her position. Last Friday when […] The post W/R retains Council of

World Trade Organization (WTO) members made history on Monday, February 15, 2021, when the General Council agreed by consensus to select Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala of Nigeria as the organization’s seventh Director-General. When she takes office on March 1, 2021, Dr Okonjo-Iweala will become the first woman and the first African to be chosen as Director-General. […] The post Dr. Ngozi

Former President John Dramani Mahama has lost one of his top notch personal security officers, Mohammed Gorka. Mohammed Gorka died on Saturday February 13. The Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) visited the family of deceased on Monday February 15. It is unclear what led to his demise. “Former President John Dramani Mahama […] The post Mahama’s personal security capo dead

The National Concerned Drivers Association of Ghana has taken a swipe at the Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council, (GRTCC) for its failure to deal decisively with the low transport fares in Ghana. The concerned drivers are demanding a 10% increase in transport fares effective next week. The concerned drivers in a release dated Monday, 15th […] The post We will increase

Executive Member of the Ghana Psychology Association, Dr. Richmond Acquah-Coleman said it has become imperative for the police service to do evaluation on police personnel and their soundness. According to him, the police would require care culture within its ranks to be able to deal with the root cause of suicide. A third police officer […] The post Develop care culture in the

Minister-designate for Communications and Digitalization, Ursula Owusu has told the Appointments Committee of Parliament that she never closed down any radio station in Ghana when she was the Minister. She said this at her vetting on Monday February 15. The Ablekuma West lawmaker said the closure of the stations was an action undertaken by the […] The post I have not closed down any

Minister-designate for Communications and Digitalization, Ursula Owusu has told the Appointments Committee of Parliament during her vetting on Monday February 15, that no radio station was singled out for closure. She stated that the closure was not done in a discriminatory and selective manner. The National Communications Authority (NCA) in 2019 ordered the Network Broadcasting […] The post NCA

Minister-designate for Communications and Digitalization, Ursula Owusu has told the Appointments Committee of Parliament during her vetting on Monday February 15, that no radio station was singled out for closure. She stated that the closure was not done in a discriminatory and selective manner. The National Communications Authority (NCA) in 2019 ordered the Network Broadcasting […] The post NCA

Minister-designate for Communications and Digitalization, Ursula Owusu has said if the National Democratic Congress (NDC) lawmakers are offended by her utterance to the effect that they had taken leave of their senses after walking out from parliament when President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo was about to deliver his state of the nation address, then she […] The post Ursula renders conditional

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has left Ghana to attend the 7th Session of the Ordinary Summit of the Heads of State of G5 Sahel, in his capacity as Chairperson of the Authority of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). He left Accra on Monday February 15. He was accompanied by the Minister-designate for […] The post Akufo-Addo in Chad for G5 Sahel summit appeared first on

Minister-designate for Communications Ursula Owusu-Ekuful says she never authorized the shutdown of any radio stations. According to her, over 50 radio stations had to be closed down for failure to have renewed their licenses after their expiration thereof. This, she said, followed an audit conducted by the National Communications Authority (NCA). Appearing before the Appointments […] The post Montie

The Supreme Court was Monday thrown into laughter when the Chief Justice, Justice Anin-Yeboah, advised counsel for the 2nd Respondent, Akoto Ampaw, to dispose of his wig for having lost its identity. In a seeming jovial advice to the lawyer for the 2nd Respondent, who had just finished his submission in opposition to a motion […] The post Change your wig; it has lost its

 Members of the National Drivers Association of Ghana have announced that there will be 10% increment of transport fares on February 22. This decision, according to the drivers, was informed by the increment of some taxes at the DVLA and the ports. “As we speak, the service charge at DVLA has been increased to 15%, […] The post Drivers to increase fares by 10% on Feb. 22 appeared first

Counsel for the 2nd Respondent in the ongoing election petition hearing, Mr Akoto Ampaw has said that lead counsel for the petitioner Mr Tsatsu Tsikata should have anticipated that  the respondents could use the evasion of cross-examination strategy because that is permitted under the law. “If you didn’t know about this strategy, then that is […] The post Too

Nicki Minaj’s father has been killed by a hit-and-run driver in New York. In a statement police say Robert Maraj was walking along a road in Long Island on Friday night when he was hit. After the driver left the scene, the 64-year-old was taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead the next day. […] The post Nicki Minaj’s father killed by hit-and-run driver appeared first