Music streaming platform, Audiomack, has announced the launch of its continent-wide #KeepTheBeatGoing campaign in Ghana. The campaign, which was inspired by the heartbeat of music – the drum, is designed to empower creatives and inspire listeners to tap in with new music from across Africa. In Ghana, the Keep The Beat Going campaign will feature […] The post Audiomack
A former National Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party, Harona Esseku, has died at the age of 88. The NPP stalwart died on Wednesday, August 3, 2022. Mr. Esseku was a Minister of Transport and Communications in the Second Republic. A brief statement from his family said, “burial and funeral arrangements will be announced […] The post Former NPP National
There is resentment among inhabitants in communities within the Kwabre East Municipality of the Ashanti Region over bad roads. Roads in almost all communities in one of Ashanti Region’s largest municipalities have deteriorated, with the rains worsening the plight of road users. Major roads which were being constructed before the 2020 general elections have all […] The post Kwabre
The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) has served notice that it will resist what it says are unfair processes deployed for the conduct of the upcoming Ghana School of Law entrance examination. Since the release of admission procedures, many have criticized the School of Law for not disclosing a qualification pass mark prospective students […] The post We’ll
The police through sustained intelligence-led operation over a nine-week period have arrested four armed robbery suspects who were involved in a robbery attack that led to the death of two people at Asaman Tamfoe in the Eastern Region on May 27, 2022. The robbers, numbering seven, attacked a gold buying company in the town, shot […] The post Police arrest four suspects
Three persons lost their lives and several others sustained various degrees of injuries in a fatal accident in an Accra-bound bus from Bimbilla in the Nanumba North municipality in the Northern Region on Thursday. The three include two children and an adult. The incident, according to some survivors on the bus, happened when the vehicle […] The post Two children,
More than 200 members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have been disqualified from contesting the August 2022 Branch Executive elections of the party in the Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency of the Greater Accra Region. The aggrieved members say the party disqualified them on grounds that they were not permanent residents of the University of […] The post Some
An official of the National Identification Authority (NIA) official at Awutu Bereku in the Central Region has sustained injuries in the arm after he attempted to stop a Nigerian national and his Ghanaian accomplice, Nicholas Odoom from duping people. The two are alleged to have been extorting monies from applicants who join long queues in […] The post Awutu
General Overseer of the International Central Gospel Church, Pastor Mensa Otabil, has said the African continent will see a turnaround and become a destination for jobseekers from America and Europe. Justifying his position on the shift in Africa’s fortunes, he said his positive outlook of the continent is not premised on physical entities, but rather […] The post Jobseekers
Ethiopian Airlines has announced a special package to enable Ghanaians to experience the largest religious festival in Africa slated for Addis Ababa on September 26 and 27, 2022. With just US$222 you can spend two days (1 night) immersed in these spirit-filled and enchanting celebrations while experiencing the best of Ethiopian heritage and warmth. The […] The post Ethiopian
The Education Committee of Parliament is appealing to the government to grant local printing firms tax rebates on some of its imported materials used for their production. The committee says such a move will help reduce the cost of textbooks in the country as compared to imported ones. The call comes after the committee embarked […] The post Parliament’s
The Commission for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (CTVET) has organized a one-day community durbar at James Town around the Central Business District of Accra. Recognizing the role of effective communications in improving the perception of the citizenry about Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) and its associated role in skills development in […] The post Community
The Executive Director of Africa Education Watch, Kofi Asare has called for a comprehensive tackling of examination malpractice. His comment comes after the Upper East Security Coordinating Council shut down the Bolgatanga Technical Institute and Bawku Technical Institute on Tuesday, August 2. The decision was arrived at after students of both institutions vandalized school property […] The post Teachers
Consumers of petroleum products can now heave a sigh of relief, as the LPG Marketing Companies Association of Ghana has called off its strike. The move according to the group follows Cabinet’s decision to lift the ban on the construction of new LPG stations across the country. The association had embarked on a nationwide strike […] The post Strike by LPG marketing companies
A group calling itself the coalition of newly recruited teachers says about 80 percent of its members have not been paid for the past six months. According to the group, the Ghana Education Service has failed to provide them with staff Identification cards to undertake their biometric registration for the onward release of their salaries […] The post Teacher group laments non-payment
The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) says it is aiming at creating wealth from waste, as it is still struggling to address the sanitation situation in Kumasi. Despite numerous efforts by successive administrations to rid the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly of filth, sanitation still remains a big challenge for authorities. As part of efforts to help improve […] The post Kumasi
The Senior Staff Union of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has backed directives from the Public Utility Workers Union (PUWU) for staff of the company within Krobo land to stay away from work over safety concerns. PUWU issued the directive on Tuesday, citing threats to the life of ECG staff and property. Chairman of […] The post Boycotting
Police have foiled a robbery attack on a gold buying shop at Konongo in the Ashanti Region. The police received a distress call that there was a robbery attack on the Adom Gold buying shop around 7:30pm and police moved quickly to the scene. While the robbers were fleeing the scene upon seeing the police, […] The post Police foil robbery attack on gold buying shop at
Motorists who ply the flower pot roundabout on the Spintex stretch to the motorway will from Friday, August 5 experience some interruption in traffic flow on that road. According to the Department of Urban Roads, there will be an alternation of vehicular movement on the stretch to pave way for the construction of an overpass […] The post Portions of Flower pot-Spintex
Years after he was suspended as General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) for misconduct, Kwabena Agyei Agyapong is still very much convinced he was treated unfairly by the party. He says, the unavailability of evidence to confirm the accusations against him since the suspension in 2015 is indicative that he did no wrong […] The post NPP has not been
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