The Ashanti regional capital, Kumasi has over the years been described as the Garden City of West Africa. This was because of the wide variety of flower species and plants that were dotted along major neighbourhoods in the area. The same cannot be said now, since there has been a massive depletion of the Ashanti […] The post Restore Kumasi to its Garden City
On this week’s edition of The Big Issue, Duke Mensah Opoku sits in for your regular host Godfred Akoto Boafo. Among the panellists present for discussion include; Director of Advocacy and Policy Engagement, CDD Dr Kojo Asante, Private Legal Practitioner, Yaw Oppong, IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, Tamale Central MP, Ibrahim Murtala Muhammed, Dr Kwame Sarpong […] The post The Big Issue:
Denmark star Christian Eriksen was reported to be in a stable condition after collapsing during the first half of Denmark’s opening Euro 2020 match against Finland in Copenhagen. The match was suspended following prolonged efforts from the medical staff to resuscitate Eriksen with CPR and a defibrillator after he fell to the ground during a […] The post Christian
A former President of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA), Alhaji Sidiku Buari, is worried about the limited use of technology to monitor music plays for the collection of royalties accrued in Ghana and to a larger extent, Africa’s music industry. He believes that aside from copyright issues, the unavailability of the right technical equipment […] The post Current
As the country marked the maiden edition of the Green Ghana Day, an initiative by the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources to plant one million trees, the management of Takoradi Technical University also led a tree planting exercise around the university to inspire students to plant trees. Members of TTU management who joined the […] The post TTU management urges students to
As the country marked the maiden edition of the Green Ghana Day, an initiative by the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources to plant one million trees, the management of Takoradi Technical University also led a tree planting exercise around the university to inspire students to plant trees. Members of TTU management who joined the […] The post TTU management inspires students
The Member of Parliament for Tamale Central in the Northern Region, Murtala Mohammed, is the latest to take on the Chief Justice over his petition to haul Bolgatanga East MP, Dr. Dominic Ayine before the Disciplinary Committee of the General Legal Council. Speaking on Citi FM and Citi TV’s The Big Issue on Saturday, the […] The post Murtala
Elevation Conference, a Christian-based event, is bringing together young people from varied professional backgrounds and students in various disciplines to connect for inspiration, empowerment, and networking. The event which is in its fourth year is slated for 20th June 2021 at the Holiday Inn hotel in Accra. Under the theme ‘Manifestations’, the conference seeks to […] The post Elevation
Some twenty (20) local startups and small businesses have been supported in their social media visibility endeavours by leading non-alcoholic malt beverage brand, Malta Guinness. The brand did this by partnering with its well-known social media influencers to identify and showcase businesses that are striving to be more, on their social media handles- at no […] The post Local
Men of the Nigeria Police Force on Saturday morning thwarted a June 12 protest in the Gudu area of the Federal Capital Territory when they stormed the area and started firing teargas canisters, The PUNCH reports. The protest began around 08:30 am and was going on smoothly with the protesters, mostly youths, expressing their dissatisfaction […] The post Police open tear-gas
Men of the Nigeria Police Force on Saturday morning thwarted a June 12 protest in the Gudu area of the Federal Capital Territory when they stormed the area and started firing teargas canisters, The PUNCH reports. The protest began around 08:30 am and was going on smoothly with the protesters, mostly youths, expressing their dissatisfaction […] The post Nigeria:
British-born Ghanaian, Lorraine Wright, has been recognised for receiving the honour of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the Queen’s Birthday Honours List 2021. She was honoured alongside other British for her services to young people through music The MBE is a prestigious award in recognition of the achievements and service […] The post British-born
Senior Vice-President of IMANI Africa, Kofi Bentil, says the government has not been responsible enough in its quest to procure Russia’s Sputnik-V vaccines to augment Ghana’s COVID-19 inoculation exercise. The failure to make use of the government-to-government approach and settle on middlemen to obtain the vaccines from the black market, Mr. Bentil believes, is a […] The post ‘It
Managing Editor of the New Crusading Guide Newspaper, Abdul Malik Kwaku Baako Jnr., wants the government to re-examine its agreement to purchase Russia’s Sputnik V vaccines from S. L Global Limited as suppliers. He says the government’s attempts to procure the vaccines by resorting to middlemen on face value lacks transparency, and that further details […] The post ‘Sputnik-V
The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) is asking for more decisive actions aimed at dealing with the underlying factors leading to child labour in the country. CHRAJ says the menace can only be eradicated as one of Ghana’s major social issues if steps are taken in that regard. The Commission made the […] The post World Day Against
The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) is asking for more decisive actions aimed at dealing with the underlying factors leading to child labour in the country. CHRAJ says the menace can only be eradicated as one of Ghana’s major social issues if steps are taken in that regard. The Commission made the […] The post CHRAJ wants root causes of child
Jack Dorsey, the co-founder and chief executive officer of Twitter, a microblogging platform, has tweeted the green and white colour of the Nigerian flag. On June 4, the federal government indefinitely suspended Twitter operations in Nigeria. The suspension came two days after Twitter took down President Muhammadu Buhari’s tweet in reference to the civil war, which […] The post Democracy
Andrew Vortia, lawyer for social media personality, Rosemond Brown, popularly known as Akuapem Poloo, has stated that the High Court is yet to set a date for hearing her client’s appeal. Rosemond Brown was handed a 90-day jail term for publishing obscene material and violating the dignity and integrity of her seven-year-old son in a […] The post Date for hearing
Police in the Ashanti Region have arrested four suspects in connection with a highway robbery on the Nkawie-Kobeng road. The Police in a statement said the suspects allegedly robbed passengers on a Sprinter Bus, Nissan March, and a KIA truck of their mobile phones and an unspecified amount of money. The suspects were arrested based […] The post Ashanti Region:
Algeria is holding a parliamentary election that is being boycotted by an influential protest movement and regarded by many with scepticism. Political instability, a sharp drop in oil revenue plus the coronavirus pandemic have hampered many of the reforms promised by the government which took over after mass protests forced the president to step down […] The post Algeria
Facebook
Twitter
Pinterest
Instagram
Google+
YouTube
LinkedIn
RSS