Tamale, Oct. 12, GNA - Girls Not Brides Ghana (GNB Ghana), a partnership of civil society organisations, has called on the Government to step up investments to end child marriage in the country.A statement signed by Mrs Aba Oppong, the Chairperson of GNB, to coincide with the 2017 International Day of the Girl Child, said urgent action was

By Iddi Yire/Ayisha Issaka, GNAAccra, Oct. 12, GNA – The Director of the Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana (UG), Professor Dzodzi Tsikata, has hailed Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah’s pioneering role in laying out a revolutionary vision for African Studies in African Universities.

By Godfred PolkuuBolgatanga, Oct. 12, GNA – The Tutors and Students of the Bolgatanga Nurses’ Training College (BNTC) have locked out up the office of the Principal of the College, Mr Awalu Bawa, accusing him of mismanaging the institution.

By Stephen Asante, GNAObuasi (Ash), Oct 12, GNA - Defence for Children International (DCI), an NGO, has called for increased resource allocation towards the promotion of girl-child education.Dr. George Oppong, its Executive-Secretary, sa

By Abigail N-ebene Baka, GNAKumasi, Oct 12, GNA – Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) have been asked to do more to hold governments accountable for international and national commitments they make.Ms. Aba Oppong, Chairperson of the NGO

By Regina Benneh, GNA Drobo (B/A), Oct.12, GNA - Drivers and passengers using the Berekum-Drobo 30-kilometre road have appealed to the government to rehabilitate the highway which is in a very deplorable state.The road is full

Sunyani, Oct. 12, GNA - The Sunyani Municipal Security Council has ordered the Sissala community in the Municipality to suspend the installation of a Sissala Chief until further notice.The suspension, according to a press statement, followed a protracted chieftaincy dispute among the leaders of the nine Sissala clans in the Municipality.

By Ebenezer Sowah, GNAHo, Oct. 12, GNA - The Royal house Chapel International is sponsoring the surgery of eleven male prisoners in Ho to correct defects caused by various ailments.This followed a medical outreach by the Church for about

By Iddi Yire/Ayisha Issaka, GNAAccra, Oct. 12, GNA – The Director of the Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana (UG), Professor Dzodzi Tsikata, has hailed Osagyefo Dr Kwame Nkrumah’s pioneering role in laying out a revolutionary vision for African Studies in African Universities.

By Kwamina Tandoh, GNAAccra, Oct. 12, GNA - The video of the popular hit gospel song, “oh oh oh oh Meyi W’aye”, as originally composed by the Levite, Enoch Fletcher Narh, has been launched in Accra.‘Meyi W’aye’, which transla

A GNA feature by Mildred Siabi-MensahTakoradi, Oct. 12, GNA - The beauty of Nzulezu, one of the cherished tourist sites in the Western Region, is gradually being marred by the daily rise of plastic and other domestic wastes.This tourists

By Regina Benneh, GNASunyani, Oct. 11, GNA – Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo, the First Lady, has said anemia prevailing rates among women and children in the country are threatening.She said available data indicates that over four in ever

By Belinda Ayamgha, GNAKoforidua, Oct. 12, GNA - Students of the Begoro Presbyterian Senior High School and other schools in the catchment area have been without a functional science laboratory since 2011, with a telling impact on the performance of its science students.

By Kwamina Tandoh, GNAAccra, Oct. 12, GNA - The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has cautioned the public against the patronage or consumption of “Asahi Mackerel and So Nice Mackerel”.These unregistered products were imported into the

By Joshua Asaah, GNABolgatanga, Oct. 12, GNA - Some owners of private Senior High Schools in the Upper East Region are threatening to lay off some of their teaching and non-teaching staff following a successful implementation of the Free Senior High School policy that has taken in almost all the students.

By Philip Avadzi/Issahaku WalkiyatuTamale, Oct. 12, GNA - The maiden edition of the Northern Trade Fair 2017 has opened in Tamale to showcase emerging business opportunities in the region.The four-day event, which ends on Saturday, has b

By Kodjo Adams /Emmanuel Donkor, GNAAccra, Oct 11, GNA - Sub-Saharan Africa’s economies are experiencing a modest recovery, with Gross Domestic Product growth in the region expected to rise to 2.4 per cent in 2017; from 1.3 per cent in 2016.

By Hafsa Obeng, GNAAccra, Oct. 12, GNA – An Accra Circuit Court on Wednesday handed a six year jail term, to one Michael Punke, a 51 year old German Businessman for defrauding by false pretence.Michael was said to have conspired with t

By Joyce Danso, GNAAccra, Oct. 12, GNA - A Senior State Attorney, who was summoned to appear before a District Court, in Accra, to explain certain issues in the case of Lawrence Nana Asiama Hanson, aka Bulldog, failed to show up on Thursday.