Facebook Inc will lift its temporary ban on political advertising in the United States on Thursday, the company said in a blog post here on Wednesday. The social media giant has had a months-long freeze on political, electoral and social ads, which it introduced as part of an effort to crack down on misinformation and […] The post Facebook to end ban on political ads in
Police in China and South Africa have seized thousands of doses of counterfeit Covid-19 vaccine and made dozens of arrests, Interpol says. In China, police made 80 arrests at a factory allegedly making fake vaccine, where at least 3,000 doses were found. Three Chinese nationals and a Zambian were detained at a warehouse in Gauteng, […] The post COVID-19:
The President, Nana Akufo-Addo says his office believes that the embattled Auditor-General, Daniel Yao Domelevo is retired hence cannot remain in office. He has therefore expressed appreciation to him for his service and indicated that a substantive replacement for him will soon be announced while the Deputy Auditor-General, Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu continues to work as […] The post You’re
Anti-corruption crusader, Vitus Azeem is questioning President Nana Akufo-Addo’s deafening silence on the wrangling over the suitability of Daniel Yao Domelevo as Auditor General. Mr. Azeem believes the President has an inescapable responsibility of putting the matter to rest to prove his unreserved commitment to tackling the age-old corruption in the country’s governance system. Just […] The post Your
The Eastern Regional Police Command has begun investigations into an incident where a motorcycle caught fire after a head-on collision with a Hyundai minibus at Adawso in Akuapem North Municipality. 19-year-old Kwaku Amponsah, the owner of the unregistered motorcycle who was with two pillion riders veered into the opposite lane and crashed into a mini-bus […] The post E/R:
A social action group, OneGhana Movement has described as “witch-hunting” the government’s actions against embattled Auditor General, Daniel Yao Domelevo. It said the government must give Mr. Domelevo the free hand to operate rather than deploy ridiculous and shameful actions aimed at preventing him from discharging his anti-corruption mandate. In a statement on Wednesday, OneGhana […] The post Let
A 5-member committee set up by the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR) to investigate allegations of falsification of COVID-19 test results by the institute says it has found that the claimant, one Kofi Acheampong, peddled untruths. In a 3-paged statement, Noguchi said a separate investigation by National Intelligence Bureau (NIB) also concluded that […] The post Allegations
The Institute of Democratic Governance (IDEG) hopes for a more serene mood in the country even after the Supreme Court’s final judgement on the 2020 election petition case on Thursday. While urging calm ahead of the ruling, it is also urging the citizenry to maintain peace and orderliness no matter the outcome of the court’s […] The post Election Petition:
Pressure group, OccupyGhana has welcomed the Auditor General, Daniel Yao Domelevo back to office. Mr. Domelevo resumed his official duties on Wednesday after embarking on forced accumulated leave of over 160 days on the order of the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. “He has just a few months to retire, and we are confident that […] The post OccupyGhana welcomes Domelevo
Some teacher unions in the country are urging their members to be involved in the advocacy to get Ghanaians to accept the administration of the COVID-19 vaccines. This, they want the members to do by also taking their shots in the ongoing national vaccination exercise. Leaders of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) and […] The post COVID-19: Teacher
The Inspector General of Police (IGP), James Oppong-Boanuh has instructed commanders and other supervisors within the service to attach much seriousness to concerns lodged by personnel under their jurisdictions. This, according to the IGP, is to help prioritize the wellbeing of personnel under the various commands as they discharge their duties. His comments follow three […] The post ‘Wellbeing
Two of my favourite inscriptions on vehicles in Ghana are “Return to Sender” and “True Fact”. Whilst the former has a retributive cynicism to it, the latter strikes me for its seeming lack of ambiguity. It is for this reason that I invoke it as a heading to enable me to explore the question of […] The post ‘True Facts’, ‘false facts’
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly has stated that it has the needed resources to roll out a successful COVID-19 vaccination program. Speaking to Citi News, the Metropolitan Health Director at the AMA, Esi Turkson Coffie explained the plans for vaccinating residents in the assembly. “We have about 32 centres, both mobile and static so the mobile […] The post We’ve
The youth of La in the La Dadekotopon constituency last Sunday organized a programme to commemorate the 28th February Christiansburg Crossroad shooting incident. The event is marked every year to honour the three ex-servicemen who were killed in 1948 by the colonial police while they were marching to the Osu Castle to present a petition […] The post La youth
The Member of Parliament for Tolon and Deputy Majority Chief Whip, Alhaji Habib Iddrisu says a contract has been awarded for the construction of the Tamale- Nyamkpala-Tolon highway. “The road has been awarded on contract and hopefully by the middle of the year, work will begin.” Speaking on Face to Face on Citi TV, the […] The post I’ve brought
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Tolon, Habib Iddrisu has said the COVID-19 vaccine currently being administered is safe. Habib Iddrisu who doubles as the Deputy Majority Chief Whip in Parliament urged Ghanaians to ignore the conspiracy theories surrounding the vaccine and go for their shots. “The vaccines are safe, if they […] The post COVID-19
The Supreme Court will tomorrow, Thursday March 3, 2021, deliver its judgment on the December 2020 presidential election. The National Democratic Congress’ John Dramani Mahama took the Electoral Commission (EC) and President Nana Akufo-Addo to the court following the 9th December 2020 declaration of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as the winner of the poll. Mr. […] The post Election
Harriet Clare Thompson has been appointed British High Commissioner to the Republic of Ghana and Non-resident British High Commissioner to the Republic of Benin. Ms. Thompson will be replacing Iain Walker who has been serving in such capacity since 2017. She will take up her appointment during Summer 2021. She previously served as the Head […] The post UK appoints new High Commissioner
The Ghana Journalist Association (GJA) has admonished its members to exude professionalism in its reportage on the final verdict of the Supreme Court in the election petition case. Addressing the press ahead of the verdict tomorrow, President of the GJA, Roland Affail Monney, called for non-sensational and non-partisan reportage. “We are praying that there will […] The post Ensure
To mark the United Nations World Wildlife Day today, A Rocha Ghana has called for an end to political interference in the management of forest resources. In a statement, A Rocha said “the politicians should leave forest management to the technicians.” “The interference and control in the work of the forest resource management are too […] The post A
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