The Chief Justice, Mrs Sophia Akuffo, has called on the youth to feed on information that would provide knowledge for quality life and enhance their aspirations in life. She said the new age of information with the internet and social media at the fore, also promoted immorality and drug abuse, hence the need for the youth to be guided by [...] The post Chief Justice asks youth
Minister of Communications and MP for Ablekuma West Constituency, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has donated about 200 computers to schools in the Ablekuma West Constituency under the Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications (GIFEC) cyber-laboratory project. She said this was part of the government’s move to build a digital economy as well as facilitate the teaching and learning of ICT where [...] The post Communications
Professor Eric Magnus Wilmot, the Provost of the College of Education Studies, University of Cape Coast, has called on the Ghana Education Service (GES) to reconsider its stance against the use of mobile phones in senior high schools (SHS). He said mobile phone usage could be properly regulated in schools to advance academic work of students. A statement copied to [...] The post GES
Four presidential aspirants of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) yesterday filed their nomination forms to contest the upcoming primaries slated for January 26, 2019. They were Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin; former Vice Chancellor of the University of Professional Studies, Accra, Prof Joshua Alabi; former President John Dramani Mahama and former Chief Executive Officer of National Health [...] The post 4
Organisers of #GOOSIE2020 campaign, Organising For Ghana, will today submit the endorsed presidential nomination forms with the GH?300,000 filing fee of presidential aspirant Goosie Tanoh to the headquarters of opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC). The NDC General Secretary, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, announced election guidelines which a section of the presidential aspirants in a petition to the party’s council of elders [...] The post ….Goosie
The National Democratic Congress has opened nomination for the vacant Ayawaso West Wuogon parliamentary primaries, ahead of the by-elections. In a statement signed by its General Secretary, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, the party in accordance with article 41 of its constitution directed executives of the constituency to open nominations for the parliamentary primaries. It stated that picking of forms to contest [...] The post NDC
Mr. Evans Opoku-Bobie, the Brong-Ahafo Regional Minister has cautioned campaigners for the proposed regions’ creation to desist from mentioning particular municipal /district capitals as obvious regional capitals. “It is too early at this stage to be saying that,” he advised and emphasised that the focus now must be on how to get the people in their numbers to vote [...] The post Too
The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Jean Mensa has stated her confidence in reducing spoilt ballots in the upcoming referendum. Mrs. Jean Mensa said the Commission has doubled up voter education to ensure the December 27 referendum on the creation of new regions in selected parts of the country, records overwhelming valid votes. She told Joy News’ Kojo Yankson in [...] The post Referendum:
At least 12 Nigerian soldiers were killed and dozens of others are missing after fighting with Islamists in the northeastern state of Borno, three military sources said on Sunday, one of the largest known losses of life by the army in the last month. The army said it repelled the attack in which it said one soldier was killed and [...] The post Nigerian soldiers killed in fighting
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir arrived in the Syrian capital Damascus on Sunday, the first such visit by an Arab leader since the start of the Syrian conflict, Syrian state media said. President Bashar al Assad welcomed him at the airport, official photos showed. Many Arab countries have shunned Assad since the conflict that began early in 2011 after protests [...] The post Sudanese President
China hopes the United States (US) can learn a lesson and “not blurt things out”, the foreign ministry said on Monday, after Zambia denied claims by a White House official that China is about to take over its state power utility to recover debt. U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton said on Thursday that China’s quest for more power in [...] The post China slams U.S. after Zambia denial
PARLIAMENT yesterday put on hold the purchase of two landed properties of Ghana’s Embassy in Oslo, Norway. It followed an allegation by the Minority that the GH¢12.2 million facility, which consists of a chancery and residence was over-priced. The century old building, according to the Ranking Member on the Foreign Affairs Committee, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwah, who raised the issue on [...] The post Parliament
With the Christmas season fast approaching, many people can be seen feverishly preparing towards the ‘big celebration’ which is marked globally across several countries. Consciously, the celebration of Christmas takes the form of church services, parties, outings, visits to family members and activities along the beach, among others. The eagerness on the part of people to celebrate Christmas can be [...] The post Let’s
The Greater Accra Regional Police Command on Monday arrested a total of 108 suspected criminals and impounded 51 motorcycles, in a swoop it carried out in the Accra metropolis. The suspects, including five females, between the ages 18 and 65, were apprehended at Tudu, Circle Vodafone, Art Centre, Accra Central. Quantities of dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp were [...] The post G/Accra
It has emerged that some documents Mr. Seidu Agongo, the Managing Director of Agricult Ghana Limited, requested for to defend himself in the case of GH¢217 million financial loss to the state in a fertiliser deal had been tampered with. This came to light yesterday at the ongoing trial of Mr. Agongo and Dr. Stephen Opuni, a former Executive Officer [...] The post COCOBOD financial
An Accra high court yesterday, asked counsel for one of the 14 accused of the murder of Major Maxwell Adam Mahama, at Denkyira Obuasi in the Central Region, to file supplementary affidavit on request for the medical records of his client. Mr. Clement Amankwa Bruce, counsel for Kwame Tuffor, fifth accused, wanted to move an ex-parte application, for the court [...] The post Major
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