The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday, August 18, 2020, ended his 2-day working visit to the Western Region. The visit was to give the President the opportunity to commission completed projects, cut for sod for the construction new ones. He also had the opportunity to inspect projects at various levels of completion in […] The post Akufo-Addo ends two-day

A 42-year-old native of Agortime Kpetoe and a resident of Bulasu a suburb of Mataheko in the Ningo Prampram District of the Greater Accra Region, Daniel Dzoh, has been remanded for two weeks in police custody for allegedly sexually abusing his 13-year-old daughter. He is to re-appear in court on August 25, 2020. The man […] The post 42-year-old arrested

The Minority in Parliament is calling on the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) to cancel leaked West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) papers. The Minority made the call in a press statement signed by the Deputy Ranking Member, Committee on Education of Parliament, Dr. Clement Apaak. ‘WAEC, as a matter of urgency, must cancel […] The post Cancel

Over a hundred Nigerian traders in Ghana on Wednesday, August 19, 2020, massed up at the Nigerian High Commission in Accra over the closure of their shops. Shops of foreigners operating in the retail sector in Ghana had been closed down by the Presidential Committee on Retail Trade under the Ministry of Trade and Industry […] The post Nigerian traders

The government has defended its limited accountability on projects it inherited from the Mahama administration following the government’s town hall meeting on infrastructural achievements on Tuesday evening. Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show, the Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, suggested it was not a priority during the government’s town hall meeting on infrastructural achievements. Responding […] The post Government

Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress, John Dramani Mahama has questioned the basis of the agreement between government and a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) company known as Agyapa Royalties Limited. The Government of Ghana through the Minerals Income Investment Fund set up a limited liability company in the UK as a special purpose vehicle to […] The post Agyapa Royalties deal

Customers of defunct Man Capital Microfinance Company Limited are seeking timelines for payment of their locked-up cash from the Receiver of the collapsed microfinance and savings and loan institutions, Eric Nana Nipah. Man Capital was among the 347 microfinance entities whose licenses were revoked by the Bank of Ghana during the cleanup of the sector. […] The post Customers

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia held a town hall meeting on the infrastructural achievements of the Akufo-Addo led administration at the Academy of Art and Sciences on Tuesday, August 18, 2020. The event was attended some high profile personalities of the Akufo-Addo government. Dr. Bawumia during his delivery said 17,334 infrastructural projects were initiated by the […] The post Bawumia’s

The Dean of the School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences at University of Ghana, Legon, Prof. Sandow Mark Yidana, has reiterated the call for a concerted approach towards the prevention of flood disasters in West Africa. Speaking to Citi News during the opening of a two-day training workshop on Sentinel 1, 2, 3, Data Processing […] The post Flood

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has inspected ongoing works at the site of the Axim Sea Defence Wall, and the Axim Landing Site. He inspected the projects on Tuesday, 18th August 2020, on day one of his working visit to the Western Region. First inspecting work on the construction of the sea defence wall, […] The post Axim Sea defence

There are two things that differentiate between evening and daytime makeup: depth and colour. Usually, for the daytime, women choose light colours and smooth lines. But the same colours can be darkened for an attractive evening look. From dark smoky eyes paired with light red or dark scarlet lipstick to gold or silver eyes combined […] The post How to do your evening makeup correctly

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) is calling for an independent investigation into the leaks related to the West African Examination Council amid the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). According to NAGRAT, all persons found culpable should be made to face the law. The National president NAGRAT, Angel Carbonu, who spoke […] The post NAGRAT

Joe Biden has been officially anointed the Democratic presidential candidate at the party’s convention, helped over the line with some glowing testimonials from elder statesmen. Two Democratic former presidents, Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter, and former Secretary of State Colin Powell, a Republican, endorsed Mr Biden. Mr Clinton said President Donald Trump had brought “chaos” […] The post Democrats

Soldiers who staged a military coup in Mali leading to the resignation of President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita and his government said on Wednesday they plan to form a civilian transitional government that will organise fresh elections. Keita resigned and dissolved parliament late on Tuesday hours after mutinying soldiers detained him at gunpoint, plunging a country […] The post Mali:

Australia says it has secured access to a promising coronavirus vaccine and will be able to offer free doses to its entire population of 25 million people. The vaccine is being developed by the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca and Oxford University. If clinical trials are successful, the deal with AstraZeneca would secure “early access for every […] The post Australia

Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said that he would like to make coronavirus vaccinations mandatory for all Australian citizens. He was speaking after his government signed an agreement with the Anglo-Swedish company AstraZeneca to manufacture the potential Covid-19 vaccine, being developed by Oxford University. Researchers hope to have results of a Phase Three efficacy […] The post Vaccine

US President Donald Trump has said tech giant Oracle would be “a great company” to take over TikTok’s US operations. It comes after Oracle was reported as a possible buyer of the Chinese social media app’s business in North America, Australia and New Zealand. Last week Mr Trump ordered TikTok’s owner ByteDance to sell its […] The post Trump gives

One of the presidential aspirants of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) for the 2020 polls, William Dowokpor, believes he has what it takes to be a great President for a developing country like Ghana. He says the management of the country under his leadership is what is needed to make Ghana achieve its utmost economic […] The post I will make

The National Organizer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Joseph Akamba has justified former president John Mahama’s call for citizens to fiercely protect ballot boxes and stop any attempt to disrupt polls on Election Day. According to Mr. Akamba, the call is necessary to ensure the transparency and sanctity of the December polls. Speaking on […] The post Mahama’s

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