The Minister of Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has expressed serious concern about the inadequate salary and remuneration systems for journalists in the country. He highlighted that issues of poor salaries significantly contributed to the low press freedom index in 2023. Speaking at the second Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) dinner night in Accra on Thursday, Nkrumah […] The post Pay
The UK’s Foreign Secretary, David Cameron, will be in Egypt today, where he’s expected to push for more aid delivery into Gaza and urge all sides to reach what he calls “a sustainable ceasefire”. Cameron was in Jordan yesterday, whose leaders are demanding an immediate halt to the fighting in Gaza. This is his second […] The post UK’s
The World Health Organization says northern Gaza has been left without a functional hospital due to lack of fuel, staff and supplies. “There are actually no functional hospitals left in the north,” Richard Peeperkorn, WHO representative in Gaza, tells reporters via video link from Jerusalem, according to Reuters news agency. “Al-Ahli (Hospital) was the last […] The post Northern
Hezbollah and the Israeli army continue to exchange fire across the Israel-Lebanon border. Lebanese state media report that a woman was killed by Israeli strikes in a south Lebanon village early this morning, with fighter jets hitting targets some 20 kilometres from the border. The IDF said it was attacking Hezbollah infrastructure. Meanwhile, Israel said […] The post Lebanese
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Most Rev. Joseph Osei-Bonsu The Catholic Bishop of Konongo-Mampong, Most Rev. Joseph Osei-Bonsu, has described as “malicious misrepresentation” media reports that Pope Francis has formally granted Catholic priests the Read More... The post Same-Sex
Liberia has reversed its vote against a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza following a directive by President George Weah. Liberia was the only African nation among the 10 countries that voted against a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza during the vote held on 12 December. Its diplomats who had voted against the motion had lacked the president’s […] The post Liberia to vote for ceasefire appeared
Colorado’s Supreme Court has ruled that Donald Trump cannot run for president next year in the state, citing a constitutional insurrection clause. The court ruled 4-3 that Mr Trump was not an eligible candidate because he had engaged in an insurrection over the US Capitol riot nearly three years ago. The Trump campaign called the […] The post Trump disqualified from 2024
A few weeks ago, I was facilitating a leadership training for some executives, and one of my questions to them was: “What do you think is the best way to beautifully end your 2023 and start your year 2024?” Some of the answers from those directors were as below: “Achieving my set targets, earning a […] The post Gratitude – the best way to end 2023 and
As the world celebrates World Migrant Day, the Bono Regional Migration Information Centre of the Ghana Immigration Service has taken its sensitization on the negative impact of irregular migration to the streets of Sunyani. The celebration aims to highlight the challenges migrants face. The Bono Region continues to lead in terms of irregular migration to […] The post Bono
At least five people were killed, including a local leader, after suspected rebels from an armed group allied to ISIL (ISIS) attacked an area in western Uganda late on Monday, the area legislator told Reuters on Tuesday. On Monday, the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) attacked Kyabandara parish in Kamwenge district in Western Uganda at about […] The post Five people feared
Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Save Aid has presented items to some schools and communities in the Eastern and Bono regions. The items included 1500 exercise books, 500 textbooks, 30 school uniforms, 35 shoes, 11 belts, 100 pairs of socks, 900 bags of rice, and 500 clothes. The benefiting schools and community included Nyansibu Basic School in […] The post Save
Sixty-one people, including women and children, have drowned following a shipwreck off Libya, a UN agency has said. The boat originally contained 86 people and left the Libyan shores from Zwara, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). “The central Mediterranean continues to be one of the world’s most dangerous migration routes,” the IOM […] The post 61
Meta’s social media app Threads has launched in the European Union, five months after its release in other parts of the world. It debuted to much fanfare as a rival to Elon Musk’s X, formerly Twitter. But it was not made available in the EU, which has strict rules around data and big tech. Meta […] The post Threads: Meta’s rival to Elon Musk’s X launches
Hundreds of airline passengers bound for Detroit spent Sunday night in a remote Canadian military barracks after their Delta Air Lines jet experienced mechanical issues, the airline said. Delta Flight 135, carrying 270 customers, three pilots and seven flight attendants from Amsterdam to the US, made the unexpected overnight detour to Happy Valley-Goose Bay in […] The post Diverted
Nigeria’s Supreme Court has ruled that separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu should be kept in prison, overturning a 2022 judgment by a lower court that ordered his release. The court also ruled that his terrorism trial at a lower federal court should continue. In October last year, the Appeal Court dropped all charges against him after […] The post Nigerian court orders Nnamdi
The leadership of Winners Chapel International Ghana has donated GH¢100, 000 towards the next phase of Citi FM/Cit TV’s relief campaign for victims of the Akosombo Dam spillage. The #Relief4LowerVolta campaign took an ambitious turn from providing immediate relief items to affected residents to the construction of resettlement centres that are currently at various stages […] The post Dam
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