Pray As humans, we are limited in our abilities. It is only natural and proper that we pray and seek the face of the Lord concerning every endeavour including presidential ambitions. God is not disinterested in politics. Before candidates move ahead, it is important to seek the Almighty’s guidance. Campaigns are brutal and they can ...
Egyptian Amr Fahmy has been named as the CAF General Secretary. He was proposed by CAF President Ahmad to the Executive Committee in accordance with the statutory provisions, and the Executive Committee approved his appointment during its meeting held on Thursday, 16 November 2017 in Rabat, Morocco. Fahmy, 34, a passionate football lover, is a ...
Egyptian Amr Fahmy has been named as the CAF General Secretary. He was proposed by CAF President Ahmad to the Executive Committee in accordance with the statutory provisions, and the Executive Committee approved his appointment during its meeting held on Thursday, 16 November 2017 in Rabat, Morocco. Fahmy, 34, a passionate football lover, is a ...
As Zimbabwe’s president, Robert Mugabe’s time in power appears to be winding down amid political turmoil and a seeming military takeover, former President Jerry Rawlings is mindful of what he calls the long-time ruler’s “unassailable” legacy. President Mugabe’s 37 years in charge of Zimbabwe are likely to be remembered for the disastrous management of the economy, ...
Former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Volta River Authority (VRA), Dr. Charles Wereko-Brobby, has accused the government of trying to usurp the mandate of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), by announcing an average reduction of between 13 and 21 percent in electricity tariffs for residential and industrial consumers. The Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, stated that ...
The Akufo-Addo government has presented a Legislative Instrument (LI) to Parliament, for the creation of 38 new districts and municipal assemblies. Speaking to journalists on Thursday, the Local Government Minister, Hajia Alima Mahama, said the LI will also give legal backing to other districts and municipalities which have been elevated or split. She justified the ...
The Government’s decision to borrow money, some of which will be used to build toilet facilities nationwide, has left the Member of Parliament for Tamale Central, Alhaji Inusah Fuseini, upset and baffled. He believes Ghana is at a stage where it ought not to seek money from outside to provide something as basic as toilet facilities, saying ...
The Transport Officer of the New Juaben Municipal Assembly, Batscott Nkrumah, has threatened legal action against traders who attacked and assaulted him on Thursday morning at the Koforidua Agartha Market. Confusion broke out between the Municipal Assembly task-force and some petty traders at the Agartha Market, after the traders resisted officials of the Municipal Assembly ...
The Teacher Trainees Association of Ghana (TTAG), has asked government to address the concerns of their tutors who make up the College of Education Tutors Association of Ghana (CETAG), to enable them end their nationwide strike over unpaid arrears. The students warned that if government fails to act in their interest, they will be forced ...
The Teacher Trainees Association of Ghana (TTAG), has asked government to address the concerns of their tutors who make up the College of Education Tutors Association of Ghana (CETAG), to enable them end their nationwide strike over unpaid arrears. The students warned that if government fails to act in their interest, they will be forced ...
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Investment Promotion Center(GIPC), Yofi Grant has disclosed that the manufacturing sub-sector has recorded some increase in investment in the third quarter of the year. The GIPC is targeting five billion dollars of Foreign Direct Investment by end of 2017. Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show to discuss the ...
International NGO, Sightsavers and its partners, in their collaborative effort to eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs), have hit a historic milestone by delivering treatment, supported by UK aid, to one billion beneficiary. The one billionth treatment; which was administered today [Thursday] to a seven-year-old girl who was at risk of NTDs in Kudaru, a community ...
Zimbabwe’s long-time president Robert Mugabe is holding talks with South African negotiators over his future. Envoys from the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) are trying to reach a deal on the future of Zimbabwe and the man who has led the country for 37 years. Mr Mugabe, 93, was put under house arrest on Wednesday ...
A number of Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) operating in the three regions of the north, have undergone a two-day intensive capacity building workshop in Tamale, spearheaded by the African Centre for Parliamentary Affairs (ACEPA). These include the Centre for Active Leaning and Development (CALID), Songtaba, Urbanet, NORSAAC, Grameen-Ghana, Partnership for Rural Development (PRUDA), TradeAID, NORPRA ...
Management of the Ghana Chamber of Mines has engaged stakeholders including the media, faculty heads and some students of the University for Development Studies (UDS) in Tamale on the mining industry. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Sulemanu Koney flanked by other officials of the Chamber, schooled the participants on how the nation’s mining industry operates. ...
Following Wednesday’s reading of the 2018 Budget and Financial Statement by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, it has emerged that the budgetary allocation for the Ministry of Youth and Sports for the 2018 year has been cut by 30%. In 2017, the Ministry was given a budget of GHS 46, 910, 275 for its activities. ...
Following Wednesday’s reading of the 2018 Budget and Financial Statement by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, it has emerged that the budgetary allocation for the Ministry of Youth and Sports for the 2018 year has been cut by 30%. In 2017, the Ministry was given a budget of GHS 46, 910, 275 for its activities. ...
The representative of the United Nations Secretary-General in West Africa and the Sahel, Dr. Mohammed Ibn Chambas, has urged African leaders to place a lot more focus on the management of the rate of increase in the population of their countries as it could negatively affect their economic growth. According to Dr. Ibn Chambas, despite ...
Twitter has stripped several far-right accounts of their “verified” badge, after changing its policy. Among them are Jason Kessler who helped organise a far-right march in Charlottesville, and white supremacist Richard Spencer. English Defence League founder Tommy Robinson also had his badge removed. Twitter said the badge was being interpreted as an “endorsement or an ...
The Circuit Court in Hohoe in the Volta Region, presided over by His Lordship Nana Brew, has remanded into prison custody an accused person, Solomon Akuffu, for allegedly defiling a school girl on two occasions. The prosecutor, ASP Joseph Quainoo, who doubles as the Commander for the Domestic Violence and Victim’s Support Unit (DOVVSU) at ...
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