The Electoral Commission has announced that the by-election for the Kumawu constituency will be held on Tuesday, May 23, 2023. The Kumawu seat became vacant following the death of the Member of Parliament for the constituency Philip Basoah. The EC revealed in a release that nominations will be received at the Setwere Kumawu District Office […] The post EC to hold Kumawu by-election on
As part of efforts to reduce unemployment in rural areas in Ghana and to ensure food security, World Vision Ghana, with its partner Kia Motors Korea, has inaugurated a poultry farm for the Saaman Community in the Fanteakwa South District of the Eastern Region. The 2000 birds poultry farm is supposed to provide work opportunities […] The post World
The Obuasi East District Education Directorate has indicated that the Odumase M/A Junior High School faces imminent closure as teachers have refused to return to classrooms after an attack. Teachers withdrew their services last Friday after community members attacked them for punishing a JHS 3 pupil. The student is reported to have gathered the community […] The post Obuasi:
The Commanding Officer (CO), Lt Col Edward Sarpong Appiah of the Second Ghanaian Battalion (GHANBATT 2) of the United Nations Interim Security Force for Abyei (UNISFA), successfully took over command from CO GHANBATT 1, Lt Col Eric Aboagye-Tieku. The colourful ceremony was held at the Battalion Headquarters (Bn HQ), Anthony Camp in Abyei on Thursday, […] The post Second
The Accra West regional taskforce of the Electricity Company of Ghana has cut power to the Accra Digital Center over non-payment of some GH¢600,000 debt. The operation forms part of a national exercise by ECG to recoup monies owed by customers. The National Exercise is expected to end this week. Hence, the taskforce is aggressively […] The post Accra Digital Centre
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has sent a delegation on a fact-finding mission to the Ghana Senior High School in Tamale to ascertain the veracity of reports that, toilet cubicles have been converted into an accommodation facility for boys of the institution. This comes after the Ghana Education Service (GES) asked the headmaster and senior […] The post GES
Residents of Miawani an Island community on the Volta Lake in the Pru East District of the Bono East Region whose buildings were destroyed by a rainstorm that hit the community last week Thursday are yet to receive any support. Over 300 persons have been rendered homeless however officials from the Pru East District Assembly […] The post Miawani
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assented into law the three new taxes passed by Parliament in March 2023. This was confirmed by Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah in an interview with Citi News. Parliament on Friday, March 31, passed the Excise Duty Amendment Bill 2022, the Growth and Sustainability Levy Bill, 2022, the Ghana […] The post Akufo-Addo
Prince Kwame Tamakloe, a journalist with Rainbow Radio who recorded the viral video of some students of the Ghana Senior High School in Tamale sleeping in toilet cubicles has rejected claims that the videos were staged. Mr Tamakloe insisted that contrary to claims by the Headmaster, the students confirmed sleeping in the toilet cubicles due […] The post Video
The Member of Parliament for Builsa South, Dr. Clement Abas Apaak, says the Ghana Education Service’s (GES) decision to interdict the headteacher of the Ghana Senior High School in Tamale over a washroom turned into an accommodation facility for students was rushed. His comment follows a viral video where some of the students of GHANASCO […] The post Interdicting
The Cyber Security Authority (CSA) has urged multinational firms operating in the country to continue to comply with the laws of the land in respect of the sovereignty of the Republic of Ghana. This was the outcome of a deliberation between CSA and the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications to provide clarity on the Critical Information […] The post CSA,
The Headmaster of the Ghana Senior High School, Doughlas Haruna Yakubu, has described a viral video in which some students are seen sleeping in supposed toilet cubicles as mischievous and a deliberate misrepresentation of facts. Mr Yakubu believes that the viral videos were staged and dramatised by the journalist to dent the image of the […] The post GHANASCO
Africa’s richest man, Aliko Dangote has revealed his readiness and preparedness to invest more in Ghana, a country he calls a second home. Dangote says Ghana is a stable country where the rule of law works and businesses are protected. This was made known by the Deputy Majority Chief Whip, Habib Iddrisu who performed Umrah […] The post Deputy Majority Whip performs
It was all over in less than a minute. Footage from Saturday night shows mafia don-turned-politician Atiq Ahmed getting out from the back of a police jeep near a hospital in the city of Prayagraj, also known as Allahabad. A heavyset man, Ahmed, a former MP and convicted criminal, is helped down by a policeman […] The post Atiq Ahmed: The brazen murder of
All unregistered SIM cards would be deleted from the database of telecommunication operators today April 17. This action follows a directive from the National Communications Authority (NCA). The NCA ordered the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications to ensure that all SIM cards, which have not been re-registered with Ghana cards, in compliance with the March 31, […] The post NCA
Fuel prices have seen a marginal increase at the pumps as a litre of petrol which sold at GH¢12.65 is now selling at GH¢13.20 while diesel which retailed at GH¢12.84 is also selling at GH?13.20. The upward adjustment has been attributed to the increase in the price of crude which has gone up by about […] The post Fuel prices go up; currently selling at over
On April 14, 2023, at the Kempinski Gold Coast Hotel in Accra, it was an exhilarating experience as the KGL Foundation held its first-ever annual fundraiser and gala. The event was graced by esteemed guests, prominent was Her Excellency Madam Rebecca Akufo-Addo, the First Lady of the Republic of Ghana, who served as the special […] The post KGL
Former President John Dramani Mahama says he will establish a Governance Advisory Council, as part of his vision to improve political governance, help curb corruption and ensure the respect for human rights in the country. Addressing National Democratic Congress (NDC) executives and supporters as part of his campaign to lead his party to the 2024 […] The post I’ll
Legal Counsel to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, Kow Essuman, has rejected claims that the President knows a self-described “Financial Architect” Alistair Mathias captured in a recent documentary by Aljazeera. Aljazeera, in a four-part investigative documentary series, uncovered damning evidence of gold smuggling and money laundering syndicates in Zimbabwe, with Ghana implicated. Undercover journalists posing […] The post Nana
Education Think Tank, Africa Education Watch wants data submitted by management of Senior High Schools on their capacity to admit students, to be scrutinized. His comment follows the circulation of a video where students of the Ghana Senior High School in Tamale, have turned their toilet facilities into sleeping areas. The Ghana Education Service (GES) […] The post Govt
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