Convener of the #FixtheCountry movement, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, has reportedly suspended his hunger strike over his arrest for allegedly threatening a coup on social media. Oliver, who is standing trial for treason felony for allegedly threatening to topple the government went on a hunger strike to protest his arrest. But one week after he was remanded […] The post Oliver
Research by Global Info Analytics, a polling company in Ghana, has revealed that 67% of New Patriotic Party (NPP) members in the Dome-Kwabenya constituency are against the government’s E-levy. The research, which saw 587 random men and women from all the 10 electoral areas of the constituency interviewed, revealed that 77% of the total sample […] The post 77% of Dome-Kwabenya
The body of an unknown man has been found at Sawla, the capital of the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District of the Savannah Region. The body was found at the Roman Catholic cluster of schools by local authorities. Two similar incidents have been recorded in Bole, which shares a boundary with the Sawla-Tuna-Kalba District, within a month. Speaking […] The post Police on alert after dead
Ghana co-hosted the 2022 Global Disability Summit at the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel in Accra as a follow-up to the first Global Disability Summit that was organized in London in 2018. The program organized by the lnternational Disability Alliance (lDA), the government of Norway, and co-hosted by the government of Ghana mobilized efforts for […] The post Ghana co-hosts Global
About 47% of residents of the Dome-Kwabenya Constituency do not support the recall of the Member of Parliament, Sarah Adwoa Safo following calls from some members of Parliament to get her out of the House. According to Global Info Analytics, which conducts economic and market research, political risk forecasting, 47% of the MP’s constituents do […] The post 47%
On 22 February, Letshego will be taking to Twitter Space to host its latest stakeholder engagement on Twitter with the ever-popular Connect Spaces platform. This sees a celebration of collaborative regional efforts of Letshego’s proudly African LetsGoNation community, while also promoting the inclusive finance entity’s progressive transformation to digital, for the benefit of customers, suppliers, […] The post LETSGO
The government will later today, Monday, February 21, 2022, hold another town hall meeting on the controversial E-levy in the Upper West Regional capital, Wa. This will be the fourth of such events held in various parts of the country. Previous engagements have been held in Koforidua, Takoradi, and Tamale. Today’s meeting will have the […] The post Gov’t
The government will later today, Monday, February 21, 2022, hold another town hall meeting on the controversial E-levy in the Upper West Regional capital, Wa. This will be the fourth of such events held in various parts of the country. Previous engagements have been held in Koforidua, Takoradi, and Tamale. Today’s meeting will have the […] The post Gov’
Ghanaian rapper, Samuel Adu Frimpong known in show business as Medikal has pleaded guilty to an offense of displaying arms and ammunition in a public place. He has therefore been sentenced to 300 penalty units, i.e, GHS 3,600 or to serve a nine-month prison term in default of the payment. This was after Medikal, to […] The post Medikal pleads guilty for
The Ahafo Ano North Municipality in the Ashanti Region last year recorded zero cases of maternal deaths across all its health facilities. According to the Municipal Director of Health Services (MDHS) Mr. Joseph Adomako, not only did the municipality record zero maternal mortality, but the same can be said of neonatal death. He maintained also […] The post Maternal
Power FM presenter, Oheneba Boamah Bennie, has been released after serving a two-week jail term in the Nsawam Prison after he was charged with contempt of court. The presenter, who was initially fined GHC3,000 and subsequently jailed on February 8, 2022, for two weeks, gained his freedom in the early hours of Monday, February 21, […] The post Power FM presenter, Oheneba
Lawyers for Nana Appiah Mensah alias NAM 1, led by Alexander Owusu Junior, has urged the Accra Circuit 10 to discharge the embattled businessman if the prosecution continues asking for adjournments. He argues that by the architecture of the country’s criminal justice system, prosecutions are supposed to be conducted within a reasonable time. This case, […] The post Discharge
Public transport fares are expected to go up this week, and many are anticipating this change following indications from private transport owners. The price adjustment will be confirmed after a final meeting between the coalition of private transport operators and the Transport Ministry today, Monday, February 21, 2022. The coalition is insisting on a 30% […] The post High
President Nana Akufo-Addo says efforts are being made to halt the ongoing depreciation of the Cedi against the US Dollar. According to the President, the development is of concern to him just as it is for the business community and the ordinary Ghanaian. For some time now the foreign exchange rates especially for the US […] The post Efforts being made
Students of Savelugu Senior High School in the Northern Region on Sunday embarked on a demonstration against the management of the school over what they consider to be the poor quality of food served at the dinning hall. The students, who protested in the school to express their displeasure, also complained about the quantity of […] The post Savelugu SHS students stage
The Chairman of the Election Committee of the New Patriotic Party in the Manhyia North Constituency, Yaw Geraldo, says the party will investigate issues that led to the chaos during the distribution of forms for the upcoming polling station elections. It took the intervention of armed police officers to maintain order and whisk away the […] The post We’ll
The Public Services Workers Union of the Trades Union Congress, Ghana Meteorological Division, is expected to meet the Minister of Employment and Labour Relations over concerns which led to a strike last Friday. The union laid down their tools on Friday, February 18 to demand better conditions of service. They however suspended the strike after […] The post Meteo
The World University Service of Canada (WUSC), a leading Canadian non-profit organization, has launched a campaign to urge women to pursue careers in male-dominated Technical and Vocational Educational Training (TVET) trades in Ghana. The campaign, dubbed ‘INVEST in Her’, is a collaboration between WUSC and CTVET which is aimed at changing deep-rooted perceptions and norms […] The post WUSC
The Member of Parliament for La DadeKotopon, Naa Odoley Sowah, has lamented the deplorable state of the Trade Fair Center, two years after it was demolished for redevelopment. Structures housing businesses worth millions of Ghana cedis were pulled down together with equipment and furniture for the redevelopment. Business owners cried out accusing the government of […] The post La
Some youth in Ada on Tuesday, February 17, embarked on a solidarity walk to display their open support for the decision by traditional authorities of Ada and the government of Ghana to lease the Songor concession to Electrochem Ghana Limited. The mammoth walk, which was led by the Ada Youth Forum for Development (AYFfD), a […] The post We support our Chiefs, Electrochem –
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