Commuters and drivers who ply the Accra-Tema Motorway have refused to pay tolls over concerns of the deplorable nature of the road. Drivers have engaged in protests, campaigning for the non-payment of tolls until the potholes are filled, and roads fixed, saying the state of the 19km road poses danger to them especially at night. […] The post Motorway: Drivers refuse
Irate residents of Adenta and Madina environs have blocked the main Adenta-Madina-Aburi highway in protest of the increasing fatal accidents on that road. The protest started Thursday afternoon after another pedestrian was knocked down and killed on the Madina-Adenta highway. The residents have blocked the highway as part of the protest burning tyres and making […] The post Madina
As part of efforts aimed at achieving a zero HIV/AIDS infected generation in Ghana, medical professionals have been charged to lead the campaign against stigmatization and discrimination in their work circles. This is the call coming in from the United States President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) which was launched in 2003 by President […] The post #PEPFAR15:
Education minister Mathew Opoku Prempeh has told agitating trainee teachers that they will undertake their national service whether they like it or not. The trainees embarked on a demonstration Wednesday in protest of the directive by the education ministry that they perform a mandatory national service before they are employed by the state. The teachers […] The post National
All administrative, peripheral and non academic activities of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology are expected to be badly affected on campus. That’s because all members of the university’s Tertiary Education Workers Union (TEWU) will not be at their various posts. They insist they will instead be holding a series of long compulsory […] The post KNUST
The KNUST chapter of the university teachers association of Ghana has refuted claims it is holding government and the university to ransom on its stance against reviewing its membership on the university council. It is rather blaming government for deciding to launch an attack on the laid down conventions for voting their representatives unto council. […] The post Gov’t
A house has been torched and one person is battling for his life following communal clashes between Konkombas and Dagombas Thursday morning at Adiboo and Napkachie in the Yendi municipality, Northern region. The victim has only been identified as a Konkomba man who was shot by a Dagombas farmer. The state of his condition is […] The post Yendi: Konkombas, Dagombas
The Director-General of the Criminal Investigations Department of the Ghana Police Service, DCOP Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo-Danquah, has backed calls for the scrapping of height as one of the requirements for enlistment into the security services. According to her, there are several ways people who do not meet that requirement can be of use to […] The post Scrap Height requirement
Suame lawmaker and Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Osei Kyei-Mensa Bonsu has urged the parties in the impasse over the new governing council of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) to shift from their entrenched positions. Government and labour unions at the school have been at loggerheads over the composition of the council, […] The post KNUST
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions has been fired by President Donald Trump. Mr Trump had criticised his top law official for months, mainly over his refusal to oversee the investigation into alleged Russian meddling in favour of Mr Trump’s election in 2016. Mr Sessions’s chief of staff, Matthew Whitaker, who has criticised the inquiry, will […] The post Trump fires
The head of Legal and Enforcement unit at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Nii Oman Badoo has noted the regulator will be monitoring the so-called online platform being introduced by embattled gold firm Menzgold. According to him, SEC will act appropriately if the platform violates the regulatory regime of the country. Menzgold announced the […] The post Menzgold’s
Minority Chief Whip and Asawase lawmaker Muntaka Mubarak has said majority of his colleagues are not committed to their core business of making laws for the country. According to him, most members of the House have resorted to engaging in other businesses so they can continue to meet the financial demands of their constituents. He […] The post Majority of MPs not committed
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