President Akufo-Addo has appointed the Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Seth Amoama, to act as Chief of Defence Staff. The appointment will start from Friday, 5th February 2021, pending consultation with the yet-to-be-constituted Council of State. “This appointment has been made following the completion of the tour of duty and subsequent retirement from the […] The post Akufo-Addo

Amateur investors are responding with outrage after trading platforms curbed buying of shares in the US games firm GameStop and other companies. The moves by Robinhood and Interactive Brokers follow days of frenzied trading that led to massive gains for some stocks. Shares in GameStop dived by as much as 55% after the restrictions. It […] The post Anger as trading in GameStop

The Africa Centre for Disease Control says the African Union (AU) has secured an additional 400 million doses of coronavirus vaccines for its members. This comes on top of another 270 million announced earlier. It is estimated that Africa will need 1.5 billion vaccine doses to vaccinate 60% of its inhabitants. Most countries on the […] The post Africa secures 400 million

South Africa’s constitutional court has ruled that the former president Jacob Zuma must appear before a judicial panel investigating alleged corruption during his time in office. The court determined that he did not have the right to remain silent before the commission. Mr Zuma is accused of looting state assets during his presidency. He denies […] The post Zuma

A robber has been shot dead along the Achimota forest stretch after he succeeded in attacking and snatching two phones from two pedestrians. According to the police report, the suspect now deceased armed with knife emerged from the Achimota Forest Reserve and snatched a passerby’s phone and ran back into the forest. He was chased […] The post Achimota: Robber

The leadership of the Teachers and Educational Workers Union (TEWU) wants all members to comply with the suspension of its strike. Though the union’s national leadership called off its strike on January 18, some of its members have refused to follow the directive. The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) chapter of TEWU, […] The post TEWU to engage

Executive Chairman of the Jospong Group of Companies (JGC), Dr. Joseph Siaw Agyepong has secured and signed a contract worth 50 million Euros with the Hungary Government. The signing ceremony which took place on Thursday, January 28, 2021, at the Embassy of Hungary in Accra was an agreement which would seek to construct wastewater treatment […] The post Jospong

Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu has expressed disappointment in the lack of support from the Majority group in Parliament for the motion proposing the government absorbs fees of students in public tertiary institutions this year. The motion from the Bawku Central MP, Mahama Ayariga, was shot down in a voice vote on Thursday evening. Speaking to Citi […] The post Vote

Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga says he has been left in a state of shock after his motion asking the government to absorb fees of students in public tertiary institutions and to extend support to private universities for the 2021 academic year was voted against by his colleague MPs on Thursday. He […] The post I’m

The National Labour Commission has told the Senior Staff Association of the Universities of Ghana to call off its strike and has outlined measures for a resolution for the union and government. The commission said the association failed to exhaust all laid down procedures before declaring the strike. In a letter to the leadership of […] The post NLC

The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. Johnson Asiedu Nketia is expected to mount the witness box today, Friday, January 29, 2021, to testify for the presidential election petitioner, John Dramani Mahama. This was indicated by one of the spokespersons for Mr. Mahama’s legal team, Godwin Edudzi Tamakloe. According to him, Mr. […] The post Election

A former secretary to the then  Provisional National Defence Council (PNDC), Dr. Joyce Aryee has refuted claims that she left the party after she was asked to work in another ministry– the Ministry of Local Government. In his book, Working with Rawlings, NDC stalwart and former Local Government Minister, Prof. Kwamena Ahwoi stated that “in […] The post Joyce