Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law allowing authorities to confiscate the assets of people convicted of spreading “deliberately false information” about the military. The law, which was signed on Wednesday, targets individuals convicted of a range of offences which include “discrediting” the government and spreading “deliberately false information” about the army, threatening them […] The post Putin
AngloGold Ashanti Obuasi Mine has handed over a fully furnished GHC2.I3 million Obuasi District Police Headquarters block it has constructed to the Ghana Police Service. Speaking at the handing over ceremony, the Acting Managing Director of the company, Mr Awie Frey, noted that AngloGold’s decision to provide an infrastructure to house the Obuasi District Police […] The post AngloGold
Ken Ofori-Atta, the former Minister for Finance, will soon be named Senior Presidential Advisor on the Economy, The Chronicle has learned. He is also to be named as the President’s Special Envoy on International Investment and Capital Markets, deep-throat sources have told The Chronicle. The Minister for Finance is not the only person to be […] The post Ofori-Atta to be appointed
Some football lovers in Accra went on a street demonstration yesterday, against the Ghana Football Association (GFA), over the fallen standard of the game in the country. Dubbed ‘Save Ghana Football,’ the protesters demanded change at the GFA, citing the consistent and fast nose-diving of all football activities in the country. The demonstration was led […] The post Soccer lovers spew out venom on GFA
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday, met with the National team, the Super Eagles, where he announced national awards (Member of the Order of the Niger, MON) to each of them. The honours bestowed on them also included flats in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, and a piece of land. The delegation to the presidency was […] The post Tinubu honours Super Eagles with National Awards & lands
Citi News has gathered that barring any last-minute decision, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo may announce a major shake-up in his government today, Wednesday, February 14th, 2024. This will mark Akufo-Addo’s major ministerial reshuffle since assuming office in January 2017. With barely ten months to the 2024 polls, the President is expected to announce significant […] The post Akufo-Addo
The Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has announced that a 22-year-old Medical Doctor who graduated from Cape Coast University in 2023 has been made a motivator for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education in the country. He explained that the young Doctor would soon be supported to go around pre-tertiary institutions across the […] The post 22-year old Medical Doctor
Ghana is now ready to host the 13th African Games, the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said. He said this on Tuesday, February 13, 2024 at Borteyman, Accra, where he commissioned the multi-purpose sports complex, which has been completed for the games next month. The commissioning yesterday also marked the 25-day countdown to the […] The post Borteyman Sports Complex ready for all
President Bola Tinubu has hailed the Super Eagles for their tenacious performance in the final of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Côte d’Ivoire. Nigeria surrendered a first-half lead against the hosts, losing 1-2 on Sunday night. But after the game, Tinubu in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media & Publicity […] The post AFCON 2023: ‘Let This
Zoomlion Foundation, in collaboration with the Accra College of Education, has launched Agenda Zero Waste, as part of efforts to engage everyone in tackling sanitation challenges in the country. The initiative aims to involve teacher trainees as champions of environmental education across the nation. During the launch event in Accra on February 9, 2024, Robert […] The post Zoomlion’s Agenda
At least five people, including four Emirati troops and a Bahraini military officer, have been killed in an attack in Somalia. Al-Qaeda-linked armed group Al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for the attack on a training mission at a military base in the Somali capital, Mogadishu, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) authorities said on Sunday. The attack […] The post Al-Shabab claims attack on UAE
Former President John Dramani Mahama, on Saturday, inaugurated phase two of the ‘Safe Alternative Housing’ unit at Battor, where about 12,000 residents displaced by the September-November 2023 Akosombo Dam spillage were accomodated. The construction of the disability-friendly houses, an initiative of the North Tongu MP, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa and partners, started on December 13, 2023 […] The post JM
The indigenes of Essienimpong, in the Ejisu Municipality of the Ashanti region, are up in arms with their Chief, Nana Kwaku Appiah Onwawani, for allegedly encroaching upon their farmlands, measuring more than 80 acres through sand winning. The complainants, including Nana Ama Acheampomaah III, the Queen mother of Essienimpong, have accused the Agya Appiah Bitters CEO […] The post Some
Ghana Football Association (GFA) President Kurt Okraku says qualifying to participate in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) isn’t a given. On the other hand, the GFA President tagged a Black Stars qualification to the continental championship as a “big step” for the Association. He said this in his address delivered at a press briefing […] The post Qualifying to AFCON was
Kurt Okraku Ghana Football Association (GFA) President, Kurt Okraku, has vehemently denied any interference in the managerial roles of Charles Akonnor, Otto Addo, and Chris Hughton. The GFA President Read More... The post Kurt Denies Interfering In Coaches Roles appeared
President Bola Tinubu has approved the nomination of Jamila Bio Ibrahim to serve as the Minister of Youth, pending her confirmation by the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The president has further approved the nomination of Ayodele Olawande to serve as the Minister of State for Youth, pending his confirmation by the Senate […] The post Tinubu appoints two new ministers appeared first on The
Senegal’s parliament voted to hold a postponed presidential election on 15 December in the face of a public outcry over the decision by President Macky Sall to postpone the elections due later this month. The decision threatens to tarnish Senegal’s reputation as a bastion of democratic stability in a region swept by coups. Riot police fired tear […] The post Senegalese
The number of recorded cancer cases and deaths among women in Ghana is increasingly overwhelming. Research has shown that every year, 2797 women are diagnosed with cervical cancer, and 1699 die from the disease. Cervical cancer ranks as the 2nd most frequent cancer among women between 15 and 44 years of age. Other research works […] The post Remove import
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is scheduled to deliver before Parliament, a message the State of the Nation Address on February 27, 2024. This was made known when the Leader of Government Business in the House and Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, presented the business statement for the week on the Floor of Parliament yesterday, February […] The post Akufo-Addo
Last November, Ghana’s Ministry of Communications & Digitalisation announced with flourish that it has “facilitated” a “joint venture” between state-owned AT (formerly, AirtelTigo) and “Hannam Investments”, which will result in a transformation of the Ghanaian telecom operator into a world-class operator. The Ministry was at pains to educate Ghanaians about what a big catch Ian […] The post Bright
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