President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo- Addo, on Tuesday rallied his countrymen to throw their weight behind his good efforts and that of government to sail the nation through to higher and better socio economic position. The nation needs aid, but his vision, endorsed by the overwhelming victory at the last general polls, is to build […]
The attention of OccupyGhana® has been drawn to a video in circulation on social media since Friday, February 17, 2017. It shows a young woman being stripped naked and abused by a mob in Kumasi. The woman was allegedly caught attempting to steal GH¢1,100 from a shop owner in the PZ Area in Adum, Kumasi. […]
Parliament has suffered a major blow to its public image due largely to its recent appointments committee bribery allegations, a report by the Centre for Media Analysis (CMA), an independent media monitoring agency, said on Tuesday. The report, compiled through CMA’s strategic analysis of print media news contents, called on the leadership of the august […]
Six Fishermen in the Jomoro District have given the immediate past District Chief Executive, Mr George William Somiah, and the NDC Constituency Chairman, Mr Gideon Konibah, one week ultimatum to refund their monies paid for the purchase of outboard motors or face arrest. They are Ahowackson and Samuel Davor both Beach Scene Fishermen at Anlomatuope […]
The maiden State of the Nation Address, delivered by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, to Parliament, on Tuesday, in Accra has attracted mixed reactions. While some on the side of the Majority praised the President for a brilliant, inspiring and hopeful delivery, some on the Minority criticised the address, describing as lacking substance, and rather […]
At least 74 bodies of migrants who tried to travel along the Libya-Italy smuggling route were found along the seashore near Libya’s northern coastal town of Zawiya, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) said Tuesday. IFRC said that the bodies were found by Libyan Red Crescent volunteers on Monday. “It […]
Italian taxi drivers staged an angry demonstration before the parliament on Tuesday to protest against a draft legislation perceived as favoring Uber and other similar car-sharing and car-hiring services. Meanwhile, taxi wildcat strikes entered their sixth day in the Italian capital, Milan, Naples, Turin and Genoa. Several hundreds cab drivers from across the country gathered […]
Dr. Stephen Kwabena Opuni, former Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board Unconfirmed reports reaching ultimatefmonline.com indicates that government has frozen the assets of former chief executive officer of Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) Dr Stephen Opuni. This include his bank accounts and all his properties. Dr Opuni is reported to have embezzled funds and engaged in shoddy […]
The President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stated that Ghanaians did not vote massively in the 2016 elections for him to complain but to fix the ailing economy. Delivering his maiden State of the Nation Address in Parliament today, he explained that he has no cause no complain but to change the fortunes of the economy as […]
Nigerian leader Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday allayed fears of the country’s citizens over his prolonged vacation in the United Kingdom, saying “there is no cause for worry.” An official statement made available to Xinhua did not say exactly when the vacation embarked on by the Nigerian leader would be over. “During his normal annual checkup, […]
South Sudanese President Salva Kiir on Tuesday regretted recent tense relations with both the United States and the United Nations and vowed to restore strong ties with the two influential powers. “We must admit our relation with the UN has not been smooth over the last three years. However, the new UN Secretary General is […]
Severe drought has displaced more than 135,000 people inside Somalia since November 2016 as the number keep on growing, the UN refugee agency said on Tuesday. According to data compiled by United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the Norwegian Refugee Council and community based organizations, swift and substantial action and adequate funding are becoming […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has said efforts to restore Ghana’s economy hinges around agriculture. To this end, the President has observed that a National Campaign dubbed: “Planting for Food and Jobs”, will be launched to stimulate this activity. “An amount of 125 million Canadian dollars has been secured from Canada, a friend of our […]
Scientists on Tuesday completed the first drilling task of an expedition to the South China Sea. The hole, identified as U1499A, has reached 3,770 meters below sea level, for collection of sediment samples. According to Sun Zhen of the Chinese Academy of Sciences South China Sea Institute of Oceanology, a preliminary lithologic study was conducted […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Tuesday, reiterated his Government’s commitment to restore teacher trainee allowance as part of measures to put teachers at the centre of quality education and encourage professionalism in the educational sector. Delivering his maiden State of the Nations Address on Tuesday, to Parliament in Accra, President Akufo-Addo said: “Teacher trainee allowances […]
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree Tuesday to appoint his wife Mehriban Aliyeva as first vice president of the country, the presidential website said. The posts of first vice president and vice president were created last September after a constitutional referendum, which also extended the presidential term from five to seven years. Under the […]
UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura, is finalising preparations ahead of intra-Syrian negotiations scheduled to start on Feb. 23, his chief of staff said Tuesday. “The Special Envoy is ready to receive, and looking forward to engaging Syrian parties who are arriving in Geneva this week for the intra-Syrian negotiations,” Michael Contet told […]
Africa World Airlines (AWA) has taken delivery of the first single-digit aircraft in addition to it’s existing four planes. In the history of Ghana, AWA will be the first airline to have bought a plane which is only a year old. As part of the only two domestic airlines surviving in the country, this is […]
South African newspaper, Sunday Tribune, has done an exclusive feature the Ghanaian Reggae/Dancehall heavyweight, Stonebwoy. Stonebwoy was featured on Page 15 of the newspaper; full page feature on his music career – how he started, his breakthrough to winning local and international awards and recognition et al. The newspaper listed Stonebwoy as “Africa’s Next Music […]
Dare 2 Dream Ghana a non-governmental organization which provides leadership skills to the young ones to enable them cultivate their passion and talents through arts education into a productive career, would he holding its maiden arts talent show dubbed ‘Arts 2 Inspire’ at the Apenteng Hall in Koforidua, on the 25th February at 3pm. According […]
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