A former Minister of state and a stalwart of the New Patriotic Party, Dr. Richard Anane, has denied some media reports suggesting that he has endorsed the Vice President, Dr.Mahamudu Bawumia to succeed President Akufo-Addon and lead the NPP into the 2024 election. According to the one-time Minister of Roads and Highways as well as […] The post I have not endorsed Dr.
The Minority in Parliament is demanding that four Deputy ministerial nominees appear before the Appointments Committee to be vetted again before they are approved for their various portfolios. The four nominees are Martin Adjei Mensah Korsah, Deputy Minister for Local Government, Decentralization, and Lariba Zuewira Abudu, a Deputy Minister-Designate for Gender, Children, and Social Protection. […] The post Minority
A Kumasi circuit court presided over by His Honour, Ebenezer Kwaku Ansah has granted a bail of GHS50,000 each with two sureties to be justified to two young men who were arrested for brandishing guns in a viral video. The two persons have been accused of publication of false news with an intent to cause […] The post Young men arrested for brandishing guns granted
An Accra High Court says Nii Amanoo Dodoo, the Receiver of the now-defunct uniBank, can testify in the trial of Dr. Kwabena Duffuor, founder of the bank, and other officials. Mr. Dodoo was to be called as the State’s first witness in the trial, but lawyers for Dr. Duffuor prayed the court not to allow […] The post Receiver of uniBank can testify in trial of Dr.
Singapore’s High Court sentenced a woman to 30 years in prison on Tuesday for killing her Myanmar domestic worker after more than a year of abuse that included starving, torturing and beating her. Singaporean Gaiyathiri Murugayan pleaded guilty in February to culpable homicide among 28 charges related to her abuse of Piang Ngaih Don, who […] The post Singapore
As part of the President’s 2-day tour of the North East Region, President Akufo-Addo and Trade Minister, Alan Kyerematen visited Nalerigu and Walewale on Tuesday, June 22, 2021. They inspected ongoing work on the construction of a GH¢36 million watermelon juice factory; and also inspected ongoing work on the construction of a rice processing factory […] The post Akufo-Addo,
Some women shea nut processors in the North East Region have received training on modern nut processing practices from the Global Shea Alliance and its partners at Gbimsi near Walewale. The training is part of an investment package to ensure that processors meet international standards in the processing of the nuts. The women, numbering about […] The post Women
Ghana is the second leading producer of cocoa in the world after Côte d’Ivoire. However, in recent times, engaging in sustainable cocoa farming while mitigating the effects of climate change has been difficult for many farmers to practice, a situation which some fear could affect Ghana’s cocoa production levels. In line with this, the United […] The post Engage
The Ghana Health Service has reacted to reports that the highly contagious strain of COVID-19 Delta variant has been detected in the country, explaining that the cases recorded are not community infections. It said the cases were only reported at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA), and have not been transmitted publicly because all such positive […] The post AstraZeneca
Settlements and public health are intrinsically interconnected. Thus, the nature of settlements affects public health whereas public health issues also influence the design of settlements and cities. For example, historical evidence shows that European cities during the bubonic plague in the 18th Century metamorphosed in response to the threats posed by the plague. This subsequently […] The post Impact
The Ghana Water Company Limited has urged Ghanaians to report persons benefitting from illegal water connections across the country. The company described the act as disturbing and said it is being denied valuable revenue. “Some of our customers are engaging in illegal connections into their systems, and Ghanaians are watching. If you allow a customer […] The post Report
The Ghana Water Company Limited has urged Ghanaians to report persons benefitting from illegal water connections across the country. The company described the act as disturbing and said it is denying them of valuable revenue. “Some of our customers are engaging in illegal connections into their systems, and Ghanaians are watching. If you allow a […] The post Report
The Government Statistician, Prof. Samuel Kobina Annim, has rejected claims that the cost of the 2021 Population and Housing Census is bloated. According to him, the over GHS520 million budget for the exercise is necessary and within all approved benchmarks. Listing of houses as part of the census began nine days ago, with a full-blown […] The post 2021 census budget not
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has said no tribe will be left out in the 2021 Population and Housing Census expected to commence on June 27, 2021. Some minority groups have raised concerns about the upcoming exercise, alleging discrimination in the way the questionnaires have been crafted. For instance, Fulanis in Ghana complained that […] The post 2021
The Member of Parliament for Yendi, Alhaji Farouk Aliu Mahama, is set to commission the first phase of the 100 Boreholes Project and hand them over to the beneficiary communities. The communities that are benefitting from the first phase of the water intervention programme include Gagbini (2 boreholes), Kpatuya (1 borehole), Gukpegu ( 1 borehole), […] The post Farouk
The Upper West Regional Police Command says it is investigating the arrest and alleged abuse of a suspected rapist at the Wa Jamiat Islamic Girls’ Senior High School on Monday. The Public Relations Officer of the Regional Police Command, Chief Inspector Gideon Ohene Boateng, said the police are looking to bring finality to the matter […] The post We’re
The Upper West Regional Police Command says it is investigating the case of the arrest and alleged abuse of a suspected rapist at the Wa Jamiat Islamic Girls’ Senior High School on Monday. The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the regional command, Chief Inspector Gideon Ohene Boateng, said the police are looking to bring finality […] The post We’re
Traffic was insane this weekend! And Accra traffic on a regular day is already no joke. But with Ghana hosting the 59th Heads of States Meeting, I should not have been surprised. I had not bothered to read what those potbellied, half-senile old farts were meeting about this time. Covid? The Single currency for Ecowas? […] The post Kwaasi Djin writes:
The former president of Mauritania, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, has been jailed by a judge in charge of a corruption investigation. He’d previously been under house arrest. Mr Aziz, who led the West African state from 2008 to 2019, has been under investigation on charges including money laundering since March this year. He denies the […] The post Ex-Mauritanian president
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has directed the Savannah Regional Coordinating Council to work together with the North East Regional Coordinating Council to resolve the boundary dispute between the two regions. The two regions share boundaries at the western side of the North East Region, where the Lukula community in late 2019 went up in […] The post Akufo-Addo
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