The former President Jerry John Rawlings is calling on Zimbabwe power brokers not to destroy the embattled President of the country Robert Mugabe’s legacy. He described Mr Mugabe’s African pride, dignity and audacity as ‘unassailable’. Mr Rawlings expressed hope that the transition runs smoothly. “As unavoidable as the Zimbabwe situation may be, let us hope […] The post Mugabe’s
Workers of the Ashanti regional Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) have reportedly assaulted staff of the Electricity Company of Ghana (GBC) over attempt to collect monies for unpaid bills. Workers of the state broadcaster are said to have attacked and deflated the tyres of vehicles of the electricity company when they visited the compound of GBC […] The post Kumasi:
A schoolgirl is in tears at Paga, Ghana’s border town near Burkina Faso, after her parents pulled the curtain down on her education too soon and asked her to prepare for marriage. Kawala Hawa Kabiru, 18, got placement with aggregate 33 at the Awe Senior High Technical School (AWESCO) in the Upper East region after […] The post Paga: Girl ,18, Stopped From School For Marriage
The government has created 38 new Metropolitan, Municipal and Districts to bring governance closer to the doorstep of citizens. This brings the number of MMDAs in Ghana to 254 from the previous 216. The Minister of Local Government Hajia Alima Mahama laid the Legislative Instrument to back the creation of the new MMDAs in Parliament […] The post Akufo-Addo’s Gov’t Creates
The Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has stated that the late Vice President Alhaji Aliu Mahama introduced him to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo then Flagbearer of NPP. According to him, he was recommended to President Akufo-Addo to be his vice when he was a novice in politics. He remarked that the late Aliu Mahama […] The post Aliu Mahama introduced me to Nana Addo
The Vice Chairperson of the opposition NDC Mrs. Betty Mould-Iddrisu is calling on the Minister of Education Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh to apologise and withdraw for spewing derogatory comments against the former Education Minister Prof. Naana Opoku-Agyeman. The former Minister of Education said Dr Opoku Prempeh must be seen to be the busiest appointee, not to waste […] The post Apologize
Residents of Fufuni a farming community in the Afigya Sekyere East District in the Ashanti Region have expressed displeasure over lack of potable water in the community. The residents speaking to Abusua Dawuro’s reporter Kwasi Kwarteng said lack of potable water has become a problem in the community, a situation which forces them to share […] The post A/R: Fufuni
The Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has questioned the continuous borrowing by the Akufo-Addo’s government. He said the government kicked against ‘excessive’ borrowing by the erstwhile Mahama administration while in opposition. Mr Terkper described as ‘dangerous’ the penchant by the government to borrow for into productive sectors of the economy. “We were told there wouldn’t be any […] The post Seth
The National Communications Authority (NCA) has closed down an unauthorised radio station located at Dansoman in the Greater Accra region. According to the NCA, the radio station ‘Radio Dam’ was operating from the living room of the operators. The NCA stated that they uncovered the operations of the station during its Spectrum monitoring exercise. A […] The post Dansoman:
Italian luxury sports car maker Lamborghini gave Pope Francis keys to a new Lamborghini Huracán on Wednesday in front of his residence, the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta. But don’t expect the leader of the Roman Catholic Church to trade in his popemobile. Pope Francis, who blessed the special papal edition Huracán, will use the vehicle […] The post A Lamborghini for Pope Francis appeared
A 500-year-old painting of Christ believed to have been painted by Leonardo da Vinci has been sold in New York for a record $450m (£341m). The painting is known as Salvator Mundi (Saviour of the World). It is the highest auction price for any work of art and brought cheers and applause at the packed […] The post ‘Leonardo Da Vinci Artwork’ Sells For Record $450m appeared
Some communicators of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Volta region have declared an indefinite strike over what they described as the “ill-treatment” being meted out to them by some party officers and appointees of government in the region. The communicators who espouse party and government positions on socio-political discussions in the media, […] The post We have
The yet to be appointed Special Prosecutor will operate totally independent of the Executive arm of Government, President Akufo-Addo has assured. The President said this in a speech read on his behalf by the Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Gloria Akuffo, at the opening ceremony of the International Bar Association African Forum Conference held […] The post I
Clients and players of online betting company Betway Ghana have been afforded an opportunity to win and make more money with the introduction of more betting options on their betting platform. This news was revealed at a townhall forum dubbed ‘Betway player meetings’ in Kumasi which was organized by one of the largest betting companies, […] The post BetWay Ghana introduces
The Mankraso Police Command in the Ashanti region have arrested a sell-styled pastor Dacosta Owusu Tawiah, 20 years for raping and stealing from women. The suspect, who was arrested on Friday November 10, 2017 presents himself to his innocent female victims as a pastor of “God’s Salvation Church” situated at Anyinasusu, a town before Tepa […] The post Police
First Lady Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo has called on stakeholders to as a matter of urgency stop female genital mutilation. The first lady said “ we have to take a unified decision, which will bind us to take strong measures to eradicate this practice”. Mrs. Akufo-Addo addressing International meeting on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) which is […] The post Stop female Genital
In our series of letters from African journalists, Elizabeth Ohene looks looks at how parenting styles in Ghana compares to those in the US. I have been conducting my own totally unscientific survey of the difference between children brought up in Ghana and those brought up in the US. If you asked me which children […] The post Parenting Styles: Ghana v the US appeared first on
Zimbabweans are waiting to see what steps the military will take next after seizing control of the country. President Robert Mugabe is said to be under house arrest but the whereabouts of his wife Grace, who was bidding to succeed him as president, are unknown. South African ministers have been in the capital Harare meeting […] The post Zimbabwe awaits news on Mugabe’s future
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