The Council of the University of Ghana (UG) has appointed Prof. Lydia Aziato as the first substantive Dean for the School of Nursing and Midwifery (SoNM). A communique issued on Monday indicates that the council considered and approved her appointment during its meeting held on July 15. Lydia Aziato replaced Prof Ernestina Donkor, as Acting […] The post School of Nursing and Midwifery

A Ghanaian Architectural firm, Design and Associates Development Consortium, has petitioned the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, over possible bias in the award of 12 state projects to David Adjaye & Associates. The architectural firm run by Sir David Adjaye has already courted controversy because of its work on the National Cathedral and the new […] The post Nana

We talk to David Kavanagh, a psychotherapist who has worked with over 12,000 couples, about love, marriage and the essential ingredients to maintaining a successful relationship “We’d been married seven years and been together for ten so a whole decade of our lives had been intertwined. But I began to realise we were now on […] The post 3 secrets to happy marriage

The National Petroleum Authority, according to the Central Regional Minister, Kwamena Duncan, has labelled about 82.7 percent of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) stations in the region as high-risk. The Minister said per information available to him, a risk assessment exercise of all LPG retail outlets across the region revealed that 67 out of 81 were […] The post 82%

About 82.7 percent of 81 Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) stations in the Central Region have been labelled as high-risk by the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), according to the Central Regional Minister, Kwamena Duncan. The Minister said per information available to him, a risk assessment exercise of all LPG retail outlets across the region revealed that […] The post C/R:

Personal data belonging to millions of Bulgarians has been stolen in a cyber-attack on the country’s tax agency. According to a local cyber-security researcher, most adults in the country of seven million people are likely to have had some data compromised. Bulgarian authorities have arrested a 20-year-old man on suspicion of involvement in the attack. […] The post Data of

Seventeen people who worked for the gambling industry in Kenya are being deported by the authorities. The government is clamping down on online sports betting which it says is a curse on the country’s youth. Gambling has become a multi-million dollar industry in Kenya, where mobile phone technology has made placing bets very easy. The […] The post Kenya to deport

Sudan’s ruling military council and opposition leaders have signed a power-sharing accord after all-night talks. It is a “historic moment” for the country, the deputy head of Sudan’s ruling military council, Mohamed Mohamed Hamdan “Hemeti” Dagolo, is quoted as saying by AFP news agency. Sudan has been in turmoil since the military ousted President Omar […] The post Sudan

The US House of Representatives has voted to condemn President Donald Trump after a series of attacks aimed at four congresswomen. The resolution denounced Mr Trump’s “racist comments that have legitimised fear and hatred of New Americans and people of colour”. Mr Trump had been accused of racism and xenophobia for telling the members of […] The post US

The Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Dramani Mahama, is on a two-day working visit to the Western North Region. During the tour, Mr. Mahama will be thanking delegates and supporters of the party for their support and resounding endorsement in February’s presidential primaries. He will be interacting with communities and paid courtesy […] The post Mahama

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has said President Nana Akufo-Addo’s appointment of the former Ghana Maritime Authority Managing Director, Kwame Owusu, as the new Board Chairman of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) is an endorsement of corruption. Mr. Owusu’s tenure as the Ghana Maritime Authority Board Chair will be remembered for the accusations of wasteful […] The post Kwame

Analysts in the oil and gas sector have downplayed any significant impact of a refinery by Dangote on the operations of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR). They say the development though laudable, may not be able to meet the demand for refined products which makes it necessary for TOR to work to sustain its operations. […] The post Dangote’s oil refinery not a threat to TOR –

Some selected officers with the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) have successfully completed a standard Chinese Language proficiency course to help bridge the communication gap between customs officers and Chinese nationals visiting the country. The study programme was to facilitate the fast-developing bilateral relations between the two […] The post Kotoka

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IT is not surprising some civil society organisations – the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) and the Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) – and some well-meaning individuals – Vitus Azeem, former Executive Secretary of the Ghana Integrity Initiative; and Dr Stephen Takyi, a senior lecturer of the Department of Planning at the Kwame Nkrumah University […] The post Revoke

On July 15, 2019 on Citi TV, David K Sakyi hosted Elvis Darko, the editor of the Finder Newspaper, and Umaru Sanda Amadu, the host of Eyewitness News on Citi FM. They discuss the following on this edition of the News-Review segment on the Breakfast Daily on Citi TV: MenzGold saga: The Return Of NAM […] The post Breakfast Daily: ModernGhana

Data compiled by the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MMTD) of the Ghana Police Service shows a 3.3% increase in the number of commuters killed in road accidents between January and June 2019 compared to the same period in 2018. According to the data, the number of commuters killed rose from 1,212 in the first […] The post 1,252 perish in accidents between January

The War Against Indiscipline, a campaign put together by Citi TV, with support from Citi FM and the Ghana Police Service moved to the Pokuase-Amasaman stretch and 34 drivers were arrested for errant driving. Among those arrested was a chief, who said he had to do what he did because he was in a hurry. […] The post #WAI: 34 errant drivers, including a chief,

The Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye has charged the Ghana Navy to step up security along Ghana’s coast. He said Ghana’s oil sites are sea-based, hence exposes the country to various criminal threats. The Speaker cited issues that are associated with the increase in crime on the shores of oil-rich countries. Speaking at […] The post Oil

A year on after the killing of some seven men from the Zongo community in Asawase, families of the bereaved say they are being deprived of justice. The families and the Zongo community are questioning why the police officers who killed the men have not been sanctioned despite their recommended indictment. A seven-member government committee […] The post Asawase