WiWASH, a network of professional women in the water, sanitation and hygiene sector, has partnered schools in the Weija/Gbawe municipality to mark this year’s Menstrual Hygiene Day. The celebration, which was themed ‘Making Menstruation a Normal Fact of Life by 2030’, sought to let schoolgirls at the event understand the importance of menstruation in the […]
The criminal court 3 of the Accra High Court has dismissed Gyakye Quayson’s application praying the court to strike out three of 5 charges levelled against him. The embattled Member of Parliament for Assin North is facing charges of deceit of Public officer (Count 1), forgery of passport or travel certificates (Count 2), knowingly making […]
Human Rights Lawyer and a former Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Nana Oye Bampoe Addo has described the absence of Sara Adwoa Safo who is the current sector Minister as serious social crisis which demands the President to sit up and take a decision to get a substantive minster to oversee the ministry. […]
The Minister of Youth and Sports, Mustapha Ussif has commenced discussion with authorities in Qatar for Ghana to benefit from Qatar’s post-World Cup infrastructure sustainability strategy. Qatar has built eight (8) awe-inspiring dismountable stadiums to host what is expected to be the biggest World Cup in history. And with the country not needing all the […]
Former Member, Secretary of Komenda Sugar Project Management Board, Ransford Chatman Vanni-Amoah has said it will not make economic sense to import raw sugar to be refined at the Komenda Sugar factory. He said he has become aware of a plan by the government to import the raw sugar. Vanni-Amoah said in a statement on […]
A Kumasi High Court presided over by Priscilla Dikro Ofori has granted bail to failed Juaben MCE nominee Alexander Sarfo Kantanka. The accused is being tried by the Office of the Special Prosecutor for alleged corruption charges. He was captured in a video in September 2021, demanding for refund of monies paid to assembly members […]
Paul Pogba will leave Manchester United on a free transfer when his contract expires at the end of June, the club have confirmed. Pogba, 29, cost United a then-world record £89m when he re-joined the club from Juventus in 2016. He made 27 appearances in an injury-hit final season in his second spell. “It was […]
The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Appiatse Disaster Committee, Thywill Quarshie, has revealed that their accounts are currently empty and cannot continue to transport affected school children to their various schools again. Speaking in an interview with Nhyiraba Paa Kwesi Simpson, the host of Connect FM’s Omanbapa, Mr. Thywill Quarshie indicated that the committee […]
Bernard Tekpetey says he is not disappointed after being left out of Ghana’s squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. Tekpetey was included in the Black Stars squad for this month’s games despite having a fantastic season in Bulgaria, where he scored 10 goals and assisted 12. The 24-year-old, who finished the season […]
A call has been made for Ghana’s laws to look at alternatives instead of incarcerating people for substance abuse. This call was made by the Executive Director of POS Foundation, Jonathan Osei Owusu, at a workshop on the Narcotics Control Commission Act 2020 (1019) for Law Enforcement and Police Prosecutors. He believes substance abusers should […]
The Accra Regional Command of the Ghana Police Service has declined a request from some persons including broadcaster Godsbrain Smart, popularly known as Captain Smart, and #FixTheCountry convener Oliver Barker-Vormawor to demonstrate. The Police said the nature and character of the demonstration as intended, is inconsistent with with the Public Order Act hence the decision […]
The Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) Dr Ernest Addison, has said key measures were introduced to deal with the fall of the Cedi against the major trading currencies especially the dollar. He said the monetary policy rate hikes, reversal of the regulatory reliefs, and the announcement effect of the fiscal measures have impacted […]
West Ham United defender Kurt Zouma has been ordered to carry out 180 hours of community service after he pleaded guilty to kicking and slapping his cat. The 27-year-old has also been banned from keeping cats for five years. He had admitted two offences under the Animal Welfare Act at a hearing at Thames Magistrates’ Court in […]
Member of Parliament for Bole-Bamboi Constituency Yussif Sulemana has attributed the surge in criminal activities in the Bole-Bamboi area to inadequate police personnel and poor telecommunication network. According to him, more than 15 lives have so far been lost between 2018 till date with the recent one being a lawyer who was traveling with his […]
Former Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Nana Oye Bampoe Addo says the act of flogging publicly two lovers who were seen in a leaked sex video shared on social media in front of Wa Naa’s Palace is an indication of insecurity in the country. The Human Right Lawyer said the police are mandated […]
Some persons are acquiring lands in the name of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for their personal use, General Secretary of the NPP, John Boadu has warned. He said these persons obtain the lands and do not even inform the party about it. Mr Boadu said these when he was speaking on the alleged improper […]
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The General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) John Boadu has said he is against any Minister of Lands and Natural Resources who acquire portions of government lands that are being negotiated to return to owners. He described acquiring such lands by the Minister as conflict of interest, an act he says he frowns […]
General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) John Boadu has said that he cannot be blamed for the number of seats the party lost in the 2020 general elections. He explained that in most areas that the government took critical decisions to resolve some national problems, decisions that inadvertently affected the livelihoods of some […]
The US will send Ukraine more advanced rocket systems to help it defend itself, President Biden has announced. The weapons, long requested by Ukraine, are to help it strike enemy forces more precisely from a longer distance. Until now, the US had refused the request out of fear the weapons could be used against targets […]
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