In Agbogbloshie, the untrained eye would almost certainly miss Green Advocacy Ghana’s recycling facility. They would likely be distracted by the loads and loads of garbage that span as far as the eye can see or the smell that consumes your nose in its distinct acidity. But tucked behind concrete walls that jut out of […] The post Ghana’s
Renowned Ghanaian actress, Yvonne Nelson has revealed that she aborted a pregnancy for popular rapper Sarkodie after a short relationship in 2010. The revelation was made in her new book titled ‘I am Not Yvonne Nelson’. The award-winning actress disclosed that she took the difficult decision to abort the pregnancy following Sarkodie’s refusal to accept […] The post I
Former Trades Minister Dr Konadu Apraku was turned away by the elections committee of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Monday, June 19, for submitting incomplete presidential nomination forms. Dr Apraku visited the party headquarters in Accra to submit his forms, but after thorough scrutiny, the committee found that the forms were not completed. Reports […] The post NPP
Dr. Kofi Konadu Apraku, one of the New Patriotic Party flagbearer hopefuls has been instructed to complete his forms and re-submit same to the elections committee of the party. This happened when he visited the party headquarters on Monday, June 19, 2023, to submit his forms. However, scrutiny by the elections committee revealed that the […] The post NPP primaries:
Even though Ghana was one of the first countries in Africa to address women’s rights and gender conventions, many patriarchal social norms prevail that drive these gender gaps. According to a study from Statista, in 2021 Ghana’s gender gap index score was 0.67, meaning that women in the country were 33 percent less likely than […] The post Ghanaian
Flagbearership hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has said that he is unfazed by the large crowds that have characterized the filing of nomination forms by other aspirants. Speaking to the press after filing his forms at the party headquarters on June 19, Dr Akoto said that he chose to […] The post I’m
Fifteen (15) patients who were detained at the Eastern Regional Hospital in Koforidua following their inability to pay their medical bills have been released to go home. The patients, who had gone through various medical procedures and were discharged to go home by health professionals, were unable to reunite with their families for more than […] The post 15 patients
Members of the Civil and Local Government Staff Association Ghana (CLOGSAG) in the Ho Municipality of the Volta Region are expected to resume work today. The group laid down its tools about two weeks ago to demand the removal from office, the Ho Municipal Finance Officer over alleged misconduct. The Assembly Members, during their protest, […] The post Ho:
A Professor of Geomatic Engineering at the University of Mines and Technology, Prof. Bernard Kumi-Boateng, has called on policymakers not to use income levels alone to determine the poverty status of a person or a group of people as the basis for poverty alleviation policy targeting. Delivering his inaugural lecture on “Mapping the Poor in […] The post Don’t
Edern Security Services Limited, a leading private security organization in Ghana, has been presented with two International Organization for Standardization (ISO) certifications: ISO 9001 in total quality management and ISO 18788 in security operations management. The certifications make Edern Security Services Limited the first security organization in Ghana to receive ISO 9001 and the first […] The post Edern
Ghana’s number one tertiary institution for the 2022/2023 academic year, the University of Cape Coast (UCC) in the Central Region has begun exploring various educational opportunities and collaborative programmes available in the Republic of Indonesia for the benefit of its students, lecturers and faculties. The move, which among other things, would also cover the Science, […] The post UCC
On Tuesday, KBFF, Live 95.5 introduced its audience to “AI Ashley,” a cloned version of the station’s midday host named Ashley Elzinga. The voice sounds almost identical to Elzinga, and will be broadcast to listeners every day between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m, TechCrunch reported. “It’s AI Ashley calling our first Taylor Swift winner,” the […] The post ‘World’s
Ugandan authorities recovered the bodies of 41 people, including 38 students, who were burned, shot, or hacked to death by attackers at a secondary school. At least six people were abducted by the rebels, who fled across the porous border into the Democratic Republic of the Congo after the grisly raid. Authorities blamed the massacre […] The post Dozens killed, six abducted
Three people have died and 29 others have been injured during a raid by Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank. Israel said its forces came under fire from Palestinian gunmen while attempting to carry out arrest raids in the city of Jenin on Monday. Three Palestinians, including a 15-year-old boy, were among those killed […] The post Three dead and 29 injured in Israeli
A flagbearer hopeful of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto will, today, June 19, 2023, file his nomination forms at the party’s headquarters in Asylum Down, Accra. He will be accompanied by some stalwarts of the party, including former national and regional officers of the party, former Members of Parliament, constituency executives, […] The post NPP
The Ghana Navy has received two high-speed boundary class ships from the United States of America to boost its maritime law enforcement mandate. The two high-speed boundary class ships arrived at the Takoradi Harbor onboard the Ocean Giant vessel, and each came with a boat and has a maximum speed of 25 knots. Speaking to […] The post Ghana Navy receives two boundary class-ships
Drivers and traders at the Dr. Mensah section of the Kumasi Central Market are urgently calling on city authorities to fix a pit that is rapidly expanding at a major portion of the road. Commuters are worried about the threat and danger the pit poses, and warn that the lives of drivers and traders who […] The post Traders raise concern over death trap pit at
Government has assured that the announced structural and financial reforms expected to help stabilize the economy will not lead to job losses. The government has come up with a Post-COVID-19 Programme for Economic Growth (PC-PEG) which is backed by the International Monetary Fund and encompasses reforms to revive the economy. In a press briefing on […] The post Ongoing economic
Ghana’s Finance Minster, Ken Ofori-Atta has admonished the media to be circumspect in their reportage on the economy and other national issues in order not to derail the progress made so far. In his Sunday, June 18 update on the economy at the Ministry of Finance, Mr. Ofori-Atta raised concerns about some reports in a […] The post Economy:
The Rotational Nurses and Midwives Association (RNMA) has said it will not back down on its planned demonstration on June 30, despite being invited by the Ministry of Health (MoH) to discuss the payment of the over 11-month allowance arrears of its members. The group said it would go ahead with the demonstration to protest […] The post Rotational
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