As Nigeria faces urgent challenge in ending Mother-to-Child HIV transmission, the Federal government has taken a decisive step in the fight against HIV & AIDS by inaugurating a Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission (PMTCT) and Paediatric HIV Scale-Up Acceleration Plan Committee at the national level. The move comes amid disturbing statistics revealing that an estimated 170,000 […] The post Nigeria

Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has disclosed that with the clearance from the government, the Ghana Police Service has recruited over 7,000 personnel to augment its staff strength. He said the over 7,000 personnel were recruited over a period of three years and this has resulted in a significant manpower increase. Dr Bawumia disclosed this when […] The post 7k Police Personnel Recruited

President Akufo-Addo has assured the beneficiaries of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) that his government will support the security services to consider their appeals to absorb them into mainstream security services such as policemen and prisons. President Akufo-Addo who was speaking at the YEA forum held in Kumasi yesterday praised the management led by Kofi […] The post Akufo-Addo happy with transformation

The Ghana Publishing Company Limited (GPCL) has officially opened its first regional office in the Ashanti Regional capital, Kumasi. The inaugural ceremony was attended by the new Information minister, Fatimatu Abubakar. In her address, she highlighted GPCL’s journey over the decades and its historical significance. The Minister noted that the inauguration of the new office in […] The post Ghana

The 45th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council and the 6th Mid-Year Coordination Meetings of the African Union (AU) and the Regional Economic Communities (RECs) have officially commenced in Accra, today. These high-profile events, scheduled from July 18 to 21, 2024 will be held at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC), under the auspices of […] The post AU Mid-Year meetings begin in Accra

The National Media Commission (NMC) has advised political parties to desist from promoting hate speech to fuel chaos.The call was made by the Executive Secretary of the NMC, George Sarpong, in his keynote address at the public forum on countering hate speech, held in Accra yesterday. The forum was organised by the Media Foundation for […] The post Political Parties should stop promoting

The Ghana Hydrological Authority (HYDRO) has discovered that 370 kilometres (km) of the country’s coastline risk destruction due to human activities and sea waves. The Authority says that 370 km stretches from the west to the east and constitute two-thirds of Ghana’s 550 km coastline. The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Hydrological Authority, […] The post Editorial: Threats

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare, says the Forth Republic has come to stay and that, “it will stay and our grandchildren will come and continue from where we left off.” He has, therefore, called on all Ghanaians, both young and old, male and female, to work together to sustain it […] The post The Fourth  Republic Has Come To Stay! …says

The attention of the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has been drawn to allegations by the Hon. Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Hon. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa in respect of certain public lands which he alleges are evidence of state capture by the current Government and its officials. The Ministry welcomes any such interest […] The post Jinapor: NDC gov’t sold lands Okudzeto has ‘exposed’ 

The Majority Chief Whip and the Member of Parliament for Nsawam-Adoagyiri, Frank Annor Dompreh, has chastised the Minority Leader, Cassiel Ato Forson, for displaying acts of cowardice and hypocrisy by not owning up to a proposal the NDC MPs included in the Road Traffic (Amendment) Regulations for consideration and approval by Parliament. The new Legislative […] The post NDC MPs proposed siren privileges

I am a man for several seasons. I was born virtually on a cocoa farm, raised in a rural setting and became cosmopolitan, once spending 13 and a half years living in Her Majesty’s Great Britain.  That is not all the contradictions surrounding my personality. I was born an Ahmadi Muslim, called Azan for the […] The post Feature: EBO QUANSAH @ 75; Commemorating 50 Years In The Media

In a significant stride towards enhancing the quality of education in Ghana, the National Service Scheme (NSS) launched the NSS Pedagogy Module in 2022, a progressive programme designed to equip National Service Personnel (NSP) with advanced teaching methods and educational techniques. This initiative, spearheaded by the Executive Director of the NSS, Hon. Osei Assibey Antwi, […] The post NSS

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has formally launched the Small Medium Enterprises (SME) Growth and Opportunity (GO) Programme, aimed at disbursing GH¢8.2 billion to support Ghanaian businesses. According to the President, the mission is to empower our small and medium enterprises to thrive and drive our nation’s economic prosperity. The programme was launched on […] The post GH¢8.2bn

Mastercard, a global payment technology leader, successfully wrapped up its second edition of the Fraud and Cyber Resilience Forum in Accra, Ghana. The event served as a crucial platform for industry stakeholders to come together and address urgent cybersecurity challenges facing the financial sector. Building on the success of last year’s inaugural forum, this year’s […] The post Mastercard

The controversial Legislative Instrument (LI) seeking to amend portions of the Road Traffic Regulations 2012 has been withdrawn in Parliament.The Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Martin Adjei Mensah Korsah, withdrew the LI on behalf of the Transport Minister, citing public and stakeholder concerns.He added that: “the withdrawal became necessary based on extensive engagement […] The post Editorial:

Two persons have appeared before the Dansoman Circuit Court for unlawfully accessing electronic records of the Drivers, Vehicle and Licensing Authority (DVLA) on its online portal. Delali Yevu, a 42-year-old Software developer and Sabastian Donne, a 32-year-old heavy duty machine operator, were arrested after charging some drivers GHC200 each, to authenticate their driver’s licenses instead […] The post Two

The College of Health Sciences of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has donated a total sum of GH¢125,000 to the management of Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) towards the “Heal KomfoAnokye Project’. The ‘Heal Komfo Anokye Project’ was launched by Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, in November last year, as part of […] The post KNUST, College

Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe mental disorder that affects the way a person thinks, acts, expresses emotions, perceives reality, and relates to others. Schizophrenia isn’t as common as other major mental illnesses, affecting less than 1% of the U.S. adult population, but it can be one of the most chronic and disabling. Contrary to popular […] The post How To Keep Track Of Your Schizophrenia appeared

England manager Gareth Southgate has resigned two days after defeat by Spain in the 2024 European Championship final. The Three Lions lost 2-1 in Berlin on Sunday – their second consecutive Euros final defeat, having been beaten on penalties by Italy at Wembley three years ago. Southgate, 53, managed his country for 102 games in eight years […] The post Southgate resigns after England’s

Kylian Mbappe was unveiled as a Real Madrid player yesterday in front of 80,000 Real Madrid fans inside the Santiago Bernabeu. Mbappe was pictured alongside Florentino Perez as he was unveiled as Madrid’s new No 9. The French World Cup winner will join the LaLiga outfit as a free agent after his PSG contract expired earlier […] The post Real Madrid unveil Mbappe in front of 80,000 fans