Renowned governance advocates are set to preach on service leadership at the maiden Impact Africa Youth Leadership Summit this year. The summit, jointly organised by Afriwic International Organisation and Sertoh Leadership International, on the theme, ‘Breaking the leadership myth’ is designed to instill the values of integrity, stewardship and service rather than ‘rulership’ in future leaders of Africa. Executive Director [...] The post Governance
The government will continue to borrow money to put up projects to ameliorate the plight of the citizenry. This is because every country borrows and such borrowings are assets that transform the economy and develop infrastructure. President Nana Akufo-Addo was addressing, an entrepreneurship forum organised by the Tony Elumelo Foundation in Nigeria and cited many developed countries borrow, including the [...] The post Akufo-Addo:
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Minority in Parliament will not accept the ambitious $50 billion bond unless it is backed by a national referendum. The Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, has said. They insist that the country’s already worrying debt stock made the issuance of the century bond an unwise decision. “The Finance Minister is to raise $50 billion century bond, [...] The post Century
Nine constituencies will be created out of the proposed Western-North Region to be carved out of the Western Region. A total of 506,500 registered voters in the region are expected to check their names in the voter register by the Electoral Commission.(EC). The exhibition exercise of the voters’ register, afforded the electorate the opportunity to vote in a referendum on [...] The post ‘9
Violence in South Sudan is blocking deliveries of food aid needed to stave off severe hunger in some areas, the World Food Programme (WFP) said, adding to evidence that a peace deal signed last month is not holding. The deal signed last month is meant to end a war that began in 2013 and has, according to a London School [...] The post WFP: S. Sudan violence blocking food aid appeared first
Children in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are dying from Ebola at an unprecedented rate due largely to poor sanitary practices at clinics run by traditional healers, the health ministry said on Sunday. The impact on children has been felt acutely in the city of Beni, which has emerged as the outbreak’s new epicentre. Of 120 confirmed Ebola cases in [...] The post Children dying of Ebola
At least nine people were injured when a woman blew herself up in the centre of Tunisia’s capital, Tunis, the interior ministry says. Eight of those hurt in the explosion on the Habib Bourguiba avenue, which runs through the middle of the city, were police officers. The ministry has described the blast, near the Municipal Theatre, as a “terrorist explosion”. [...] The post ‘Woman
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Sunday explained the heavy deployment of troops in the capital Kampala and its suburbs. Museveni in a State House statement said the military was deployed as a temporary measure as the government weeds out bad elements from the police force. He said although the country’s image internationally has been damaged because of the [...] The post Ugandan
UPPER East Regional Minister designate, Paulina Patience Abayage, is hoping to change the narrative of the region by the end of her stewardship. Ms Abayage said the region has been in the news for the bad reasons in the past, and that a new image was needed to boost its growth. She was answering questions by the Parliamentary [...] The post U/E Regional Minister designate
One important issue often neglected by society is the need to pay journalists well and ensure that their conditions of service are very enticing. Attractive conditions of service for journalists in this country will be most welcome for a number of reasons. In the first place, it will make journalists more confident and also encourage them to go about their [...] The post Neglect the journalist
A prosecution witness, Dr. Alfred Arthur, in the case in which Dr. Stephen Opuni, a former Chief Executive Officer of COCOBOD, and Seidu Agongo, a businessman, are standing trial for willfully causing financial loss of GH¢217 million to the state in a fertiliser deal, yesterday told the Accra High Court that he conducted test on a fine powdery substance. Dr. [...] The post COCOBOD
A TOGOLESE, Francis Yao Tsigli, 48, repeatedly clubbed and killed an ‘Okada’ operator at Adaklu-Kpedzi, in the Volta Region, for refusing to buy him kenkey, a police inquest has heard. According to Mr Anthony Danso, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) in-charge of the Ho municipality, the gory incident took place on Sunday at Adaklu-Kpedzi at about 8.30am. He told the [...] The post Togolese
Charles Cromwell, head teacher of Cape Three Point Basic School, in the Western Region, is in trouble, for defiling an 11-year-old pupil of the school, on Monday. According to the police, Cromwell lured the girl to his bedroom and had sexual intercourse with her after she took his (head master’s) textbooks home. After the ordeal, the suspect allegedly gave GH¢5.00 [...] The post Head teacher
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