A GH¢20,000 reward has been offered for information leading to the arrest of the leaders of the two rival gangs police say were behind the violence at Nima on Tuesday. The gang leaders have been identified as Ali Awudu alias Bombon and Ibrahim Hussein alias Kumodzi. Addressing a press conference on Wednesday evening, the Director […] The post GH¢20,000 bounty
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Two more persons are in the grips of the police over their alleged role in the sporadic shooting incident at Nima, a suburb of Accra on January 18, 2022. This brings to nine, the total number of suspects arrested in connection with the clashes at Nima. Seven persons were earlier arrested over the shoot-out, which […] The post Nima violence: Police arrest
The National Labour Commission (NLC) has taken on university managers over the University Teachers Association of Ghana’s (UTAG) failure to call off its strike. The Executive Secretary of the NLC, Ofoso Asamoah, said university managers had failed to enforce the Commission’s directive for members of UTAG to call off its strike. “The UTAG appeared before […] The post NLC
The Ministry of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta says following the conclusion of extensive consultations on the controversial Electronic Transaction Levy, government is set to resubmit the Bill before Parliament. Mr. Ofori-Atta said government expects legislators to approve the document when it is put before Parliament later this month. Voting on the levy led to chaos in […] The post Extensive
The National Identification Authority (NIA) says it fully supports the ongoing SIM card registration exercise, contrary to claims in the media that it has denounced the exercise. The authority in a letter said it has so far cooperated with all the agencies involved in the process and does not in any way disagree with the […] The post We fully support ongoing SIM re-registration
The All Teachers Alliance Ghana (ATAG), has described as highly insensitive government’s decision to implement the semester-based academic calendar. The union says the calendar will prevent students from actively participating in class. The Ghana Education Service (GES) has indicated that public Kindergarten, Primary, and Junior High Schools would begin using a semester-based academic calendar. The […] The post Semester-based
The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta says government officials will from tomorrow, Thursday, January 20, 2022, begin a nationwide public sensitization on the need for the introduction of the controversial e-levy. According to him, officials, including himself, will personally engage citizens on the many policies and programmes the government will use the revenue accrued from […] The post Gov’t
The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has urged journalists to be circumspect in their reportage of the feud between Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, and Dormaahene, Osagyefo Agyeman Badu. It asked media editors and social media activists to adhere to ethical journalistic standards in publishing statements from the two chiefs. The GJA said this is highly […] The post ‘Be
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has announced that it is now safe for pregnant women to receive the COVID-19 vaccination. This follows the completion of the service’s intensive studies and tests done in consultation with the National Immunisation Advisory Committee. Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye while addressing the media at a […] The post GHS
The Forum for Former Members of Parliament has described the withdrawal of the soldiers attached to Alban Bagbin, the Speaker of Parliament, as ill-timed. In a statement, the forum urged calm amid discussions on the impact of the decision by the Military High Command. “It is the belief of the Forum that the action of the […] The post Withdrawal of
Absa Bank’s Managing Director, Abena Osei-Poku, has started 2022 just like she ended 2021 – relentlessly finding new ways to better serve clients and customers. With 2022 already halfway through its first month, Mrs. Osei-Poku has engaged a diversity of the bank’s clientele base on how their year has started and how to better map […] The post Absa Bank
Absa Bank’s Managing Director, Abena Osei-Poku, has started 2022 just like she ended 2021 – relentlessly finding new ways to better serve clients and customers. With 2022 already halfway through its first month, Mrs. Osei-Poku has engaged a diversity of the bank’s clientele base on how their year has started and how to better map […] The post Absa
The National Democratic Congress (NDC), has announced its first Town-Hall meeting for 2022. According to the opposition party, the event will be held in Kumasi, Ashanti Region on Monday, January 24, at the Great Hall of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) at 1 pm. It is being organised under the auspices […] The post NDC to hold townhall
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has announced its first Town-Hall meeting for 2022. According to the opposition party, the event will be held in Kumasi, Ashanti Region on Monday, January 24, at the Great Hall of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) at 1 pm. It is being organised under the auspices […] The post NDC to hold e-levy townhall
Challenging Heights, a non-government organisation, based in the Central Region, says it rescued a total of 153 children in 2021 who were engaged in child slavery, forced work or domestic servitude in the coastal communities of Ghana. The children were made up of 106 boys and 47 girls between the ages of six to 17. […] The post We rescued 153 kids from child
The Asante Akim North Municipal Security Council in the Ashanti Region has requested military deployment to Agogo and adjoining communities to prevent a resurfacing of farmer-herder clashes. The reinforcement is to support an existing task force currently in place. This comes after a 15-year-old boy was butchered by an assailant believed to be a herder […] The post Agogo:
The Ministry of Youth and Sports says it is “disappointed by the abysmal performance and early exit of the Black Stars” following Ghana’s defeat to Comoros in the ongoing African Cup of Nations (AFCON 2021). It has thus summoned the leadership of the Ghana Football Association for an emergency meeting on Friday, January 21, 2022. […] The post Sports
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Focus Life Group, Samuel Ayim has shared some keys an individual who seeks to grow professionally can adopt. Speaking on the topic “positioning yourself to grow professionally” on the Effective Living Series on Citi FM/Citi TV, Samuel Ayim zoomed in on some keywords that, when understood, will help an […] The post Effective
Microsoft and the Attorney General Alliance (AGA) an organisation committed to building capacity and exchanging knowledge with African governments, justice and law enforcement agencies and officials throughout Africa to support the rule of law and combat transnational criminal activity have today launched a partnership. The two organisations will collaborate with government, justice and law enforcement […] The post AGA
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