854 new cases have pushed the number of COVID-19 infections in Ghana to 22,822 as of Wednesday, July 8, 2020. The latest update as announced by health officials put the number of active cases 5,129. This follows the recovery/discharge of 17, 564 persons who have been infected with the virus. The number of deaths recorded […] The post COVID-19: Ghana’s case
The federal government has reversed its earlier announcement on school resumption. It also said no Nigerian school will participate in the West African Senior School Certificate Examinations earlier scheduled for August 5 to September 5. This year’s examination, administered by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), was postponed indefinitely in April after it was earlier […] The post COVID-19:
This is not a textbook. It seems the NDC has a clear vision and a thing for challenging societal structures! A while ago, I made my first appearance at the Centre for Public Discourse Analysis ( CPDA) hosted by CEO and Political Communications Expert, Dr Etse Sikanku, to discuss what this avant-garde move by the […] The post Has late Prof Mills’
“No amount of political freedom will satisfy the hungry masses.” – Vladimir Lenin If we will all agree, especially those of us who may never hold political office, the zero-sum game or the “winner takes all” situation in our political structure is leading us to hell. John Mahama, as the Vice of the late President […] The post What is more important,
Leading ride-hailing platform, Bolt, has launched a cost-efficient and more convenient transportation solution for businesses operating in the country. The service, tailored to meet the demands of large workforce employers like the finance, telecoms, and manufacturing sectors among others, enables employers to sign their workers onto the platform at competitive and affordable rates whilst ensuring […] The post Bolt
The Christian Council of Ghana has asked the Electoral Commission to come up with a clear roadmap for the 2020 general elections, following the commencement of the voters’ registration exercise. The Council made this appeal in a statement signed by its Chairman, Professor Joseph Obiri Yeboah Mante. The Council believes the EC should also keep […] The post Publish
The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama says the party has demonstrated its willingness to allow women to participate at the highest level of decision-making in the country by its selection of Prof. Naana Jane Opoku Agyemang as a Vice Presidential nominee into the 2020 elections. He said the country cannot develop […] The post Opoku-Agyemang’s
The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama says the party has demonstrated its willingness to allow women to participate at the highest level of decision-making in the country by its selection of Prof. Naana Jane Opoku Agyemang as a Vice Presidential nominee into the 2020 elections. He said the country cannot develop […] The post Opoku-Agyemang’s
Ivory Coast’s prime minister and the ruling party’s candidate for the October presidential election, Amadou Gon Coulibaly, has died just days after returning from two months of medical treatment in France. The 61-year-old Gon Coulibaly, who had heart surgery in 2012, became unwell during a weekly cabinet meeting and was taken to a hospital where he passed […] The post Ivory
The 5th edition of Ghana Music Awards UK has been postponed to next year. This year marks the 5th anniversary of Ghana Music Awards UK since its inception in 2016. The postponement is as a result of the coronavirus outbreak which has made it difficult for people to gather for such programmes. According to them, […] The post 5th edition of Ghana Music Awards UK postponed
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) says it is considering possible legal action against the Electoral Commission for allegedly changing the schedule for registration at some centres across the country. Elvis Afriyie Ankrah, the Director of Elections for the NDC speaking at the NDC’s press briefing on Wednesday, July 8, 2020, said the change of […] The post Voters’
Some workers of the Ghana Airport Company Limited (GACL) on Wednesday, July 8, 2020, staged a demonstration to kick against the alleged privatization of the company. The agitated staff who were clad in red amidst police presence say they will resist any attempts by the government to cede the management of the Kotoka International Airport […] The post Airport
The National Peace Council has urged the two major political parties to use the electoral laws in resolving their differences in the ongoing voter’s registration exercise rather than resorting to violence. There have been increasing reports of accusations between the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) over the busing of non-Ghanaians […] The post New
ATC Ghana, a leading provider of telecoms infrastructure, has together with the American Tower Foundation donated an amount of US$100,000 to the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research to assist in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. The company’s Chief Executive Officer, Yahaya Yunusa, speaking at the presentation ceremony at the Institute, stated that, Noguchi […] The post COVID-19
US coronavirus cases shot past 3 million on Wednesday, according to a running tally by Johns Hopkins University. The Maryland university’s tally counted 3,009,611 confirmed infections and 131,594 fatalities in the US, while 936,476 people have recovered from the disease since it first appeared. Recent spikes in cases and hospitalizations forced many US states to […] The post Coronavirus
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has warned that there could be far-reaching consequences if the Electoral Commission does not enforce COVID-19 safety protocols at centres in the ongoing mass voter registration exercise. The party’s director of elections, Elvis Afriyie Ankrah who was speaking at the NDC’s press briefing on Wednesday, July 8, 2020, said […] The post Voter
A Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Benito Owusu-Bio has urged Small Scale miners across all mining regions and districts to observe safety protocols at all mine sites to prevent the spread of COVID-19. He also tasked them to adhere strictly to all environmental practices to ensure that the mine areas are clean and […] The post Observe COVID-19
Ghana’s Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin-Yeboah has gone into a 14-day self-isolation “in compliance with COVID-19 protocols,” the Judicial Secretary Cynthia Pamela Addo has announced. In a circular available to Citi News, the Chief Justice began his isolation from July 6, 2020. While the circular did not state emphatically whether or not Justice Anin-Yeboah had tested […] The post COVID-19:
Authorities of the Mfanstipim School in the Central region have debunked reports of COVID-19 cases amongst their students. The Headmaster of the Mfanstipim School, Rev. Ebenezer Kobina Aidoo said all students are safe and thus urged parents not to worry. “As far as I am concerned, there is no truth in that. No sample has […] The post Mfanstipim School has
There’s agitation at the Kings University College, a private tertiary institution located within Weija in Accra, over students’ inability to access an online portal to write their end-of-semester exams. According to the students, they were made to pay 75 percent of their fees before they were allowed to write their mid-semester exams and 100 percent […] The post Kings
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