The Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG) in line with its commitment to ensuring peaceful elections with credible outcomes is pleased to launch its maiden “I Speak for Peace” social media campaign. IDEG Ghana, a leading research and policy advocacy Think Tank, will within this campaign share a series of peace messages from national figures and […] The post IDEG launches
The number of active COVID-19 cases in Ghana as of October 23, 2020, stands at 488, according to data from the Ghana Health Service. 316 people have succumbed to the disease since March 2020. A geographical overview of the active cases shows that five out of the 16 regions have no active cases of the […] The post Ghana’s COVID-19 active cases now 488
The settler chief in Kramokrom, a suburb in Adwofua in the Bia West District has extolled President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo for the government’s projects in the Northern part of the country especially the Upper East Region. Naa John Atampuri made this statement when he met with the Executive Secretary of the Vice President, […] The post Settler
The flagbearer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama has said his party’s 2020 manifesto has put the Akufo-Addo government on its toes. He insisted that NDC’s People’s Manifesto has shaken the government to act appropriately. “I am overjoyed that even before the first vote is cast, the promises in the Peoples’ […] The post NDC’s
The Ghana Chamber of Construction Industry has given the government a 14-day ultimatum to pay all outstanding debt owed its members. The road contractors have threatened to demonstrate should their warning fall on deaf ears. According to the Chamber, the government’s inability to pay them their due has led to the loss of jobs and […] The post Road contractors
Social media sensation, Kelvin Taylor has been slapped with one million Ghana cedis in damages for defamatory comments he made against Senior Partner of Accra-based Corporate Law firm, Africa Legal Associates (ALA), Gabby Otchere-Darko. The Commercial Court 10 Division of the High Court presided over by Her Ladyship, Jennifer Abena Dadzie, awarded the damages against […] The post Kelvin
Residents of Kwesiprah near the University of Cape Coast in the Cape Coast North Municipality of Central Region were in a joyous mood when the Ministry of Sanitation and Water Resources (MSWR) evacuated their 50-year-old dumpsite. The exercise which forms part of an ongoing nationwide evacuation exercise by MSWR to rid the country of aged […] The post 50-year-old dumpsite evacuated
The government has rejected claims that the country has been declared as a Highly Indebted Poor Country (HIPC). There have been some media reports this week suggesting Ghana has been declared a HIPC country. But speaking at the Nation Building Updates on Tuesday, October 27, 2020, Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, said the reports are […] The post Ghana
On today’s edition of the Citi Breakfast Show, the team continued the discussion on election-related violence with an interview with security analyst Col Festus Aboagye. Also, Bernard Avle and the team discussed the state of roads across the country. Citi97.3 · Citi Breakfast Show: Tuesday, 27th October, 2020 The post Citi Breakfast Show: Tuesday, 27th October, 2020
The Agbogbomefia of the Asogli State and President of the National House of Chiefs, Togbe Afede XIV has expressed regret over the politicization of comments he made concerning the creation of new regions in the country. He said the views he expressed were apolitical and not to attack the government. Speaking on The Point of […] The post My views on creation of
Constituents of Asawase in the Ashanti Region have questioned the continuous tagging of the area as a hotspot for election violence. According to them, although the area often records some disturbances during electoral activities, it is entirely not the case that they are violent as has been suggested. Recent figures released by the Ghana Police […] The post Asawase
An independent parliamentary candidate in the Sunyani West constituency of the Bono Region, Bernard Oduro Takyi says he is unperturbed by persons trying to use his physical challenge against him in the run up to the December 7 polls. Mr. Oduro Takyi who has an issue with one of his legs is optimistic of winning […] The post Sunyani West: My disability
The National Organiser of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Sammy Awuku has taken his house-t-house campaign to the Kade constituency in the Eastern Region. Mr. Awuku stormed the Kade constituency on Monday, October 26, 2020. The NPP Organiser has been on the house-to-house campaign for the last few months to garner votes for President […] The post E/R: Sammy Awuku
The New Patriotic (NPP) has said that it will work to deepen job creation through the one district one factory initiative in its second term. Speaking at a press conference, a member of the NPP communications team and the Managing Director of the State Transport Corporation, Nana Akomeah stated that: “The NPP is the only […] The post NPP will create
Reaffirming its commitment to education and skills development, Absa Bank Ghana in partnership with student-focused organisation, Enactus Ghana has begun a three-month virtual session to equip fresh graduates and the youth with relevant skills required to transition from learning to earning. The sessions which are interactive on Facebook Live and Zoom, will focus on the […] The post Absa
A famous Ghanaian boxer in the Odododiodoo constituency, Braimah Kamoko popularly known as Bukom Banku is calling for the immediate arrest of the Member of Parliament for Odododiodoo, Nii Lante Vanderpuye, and the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) parliamentary candidate for the area, Nii Lante Bannerman. He made the call on the backdrop of a violent […] The post Arrest
The flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama has announced major reforms that would be implemented in Ghana’s pensions sector under a new NDC government. The former President says if he is given the nod in the December polls, he will amend the National Pensions Act, to allow workers who have contributed […] The post We’ll
The National Election Security Task Force has warned private security outfits to stay away from polling stations on December 7, 2020. According to the Director of Operations at the Ghana Police Service, DCOP Dr. Sayibu Pabi Gariba, only uniformed personnel deployed by the state security agencies will be entertained at the polling stations on election […] The post 2020
Hollard Ghana with subsidiaries, Hollard Insurance and Hollard Life Assurance has announced October’s edition of H.Insured: All About Insurance Webinar Series dubbed, “Putting Customers First: Making Claims and Complaints,” slated for Wednesday, October 28, 2020, at 6 pm via Zoom. Yvonne McCarthy, President, West Africa Association of Customer Service Professionals; Iris Logan, Head, Claims, Hollard […] The post Hollard
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has commissioned two hundred and four (204) housing units, constructed in nine (9) months, under the National Mortgage and Housing Finance Initiative. Commissioning the housing units on Monday, 26th October 2020, on day 2 of his tour of Greater Accra, President Akufo-Addo described the completion of the 204 housing […] The post Akufo-Addo
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