Basunda — Around 80 refugees from Ethiopia crossed into Basunda in El Gedaref, following days of violent clashes between the Ethiopian army and the opposition Tigrayan Front forces near the Sudanese-Ethiopian border. Activists from Basunda told Radio Dabanga that the clashes lasted two days, the second of which was considerably more violent and intense, with […]
GCR Ratings (“GCR”) has affirmed its strong rating of Ecobank Ghana’s long and short-term issuer ratings of A+ (GH) and A1 (GH) respectively, with a positive outlook. The rating agency also extended the rating to September 30, 2022. In a report published on its website, the GCR stated that: “The ratings on Ecobank Ghana PLC […]
The Information Technology (IT) Professionals Union (TIP), an association of workers who manage key technical operations for the telecommunication operators in the country, are demanding immediate redress of issues relating to their remuneration and unfair labour practices. The group made up of telecom engineers, technicians, IT professionals and other allied workers, accused its employers of […]
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has cut the sod for the construction of the betPawa Park at the Ghamaman Centre of Excellence at Prampram. The betPawa Park is one of the investments that the Premier League headline sponsor betPawa seeks to make in Ghana football for the next three seasons following the decision to sponsor […]
The usually controversial appearance fee for the senior national team, the Black Stars, must be based on performance, former President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) Mr Fred Pappoe, has said. Speaking at the maiden eSport Summit held in Accra on Wednesday, he said, having a fixed appearance fee for the team without linking it […]
A Professor of Pathology, Agyeman Badu Akosa, says it is incumbent on all to make practical gardening an essential part of the growing of the Ghanaian child. He said that was the only way to make Ghana greener, wealthier, healthier and more beautiful. Prof Akosa said this in a keynote address at the opening of […]
More than 4,650 women are diagnosed with breast cancer annually in Ghana, according to the chairperson of the Ghana Non- Communicable Diseases Alliance (GhNCDA), Dr Beatrice Wiafe-Addai. Out of the number, she mentioned that over 2,060 die annually, adding that of the non communicable diseases, breast cancer is the number one killer in the country. […]
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Ghana: Netball Experts Arrive in Ghana
A group of netball technical experts will arrive in the country today for a 10-day programme dubbed ‘Legacy Programme’ which forms part of activities ahead of the World Netball tournament to be hosted by Netball South Africa in 2023. A press statement signed by the President of the Netball Federation of Ghana (NFG), Rev. E.D […]
The Chief of Staff, Mrs Akosua Frema Osei-Opare, has urged policewomen to support the Police Administration uphold the image of the Service to ensure the citizenry repose confidence and trust in them. “My dear ladies in uniform, I urge you to continue to wear that clothe of patriotism and support this agenda to make Ghana […]
The 2021 Auditor General’s Report has disclosed that documents of five divested enterprises by the Divestiture Implementation Committee cannot be found or missing. The audit team noted several irregularities with regard to the reported sale of five divested enterprises. These irregularities included the unavailability of documentation on the processes followed in conducting and concluding all […]
As part of Access Bank’s commitment to empower female entrepreneurs with financial and business skills, Access Bank Ghana has launched the fourth edition of its Womenpreneur Pitch a-ton Africa competition in Accra. Unlike previous seasons that opened participation to women entrepreneurs across Africa, this edition will for the first time be run in Ghana for […]
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has upon the advice of the Prisons Service Council’s pursuant to Article 207(3) of the 1992 Constitution approved the promotion of 25 senior prisons officers in the Ghana Prisons Service (GPS). Out of the 25, four Deputy Directors of Prisons (DDP) have been promoted to Directors of Prisons (DOP), […]
African countries should harness traditional medicine that has proved effective in the management and cure of ailments afflicting the continent’s population, a World Health Organiation (WHO) official said on Wednesday. WHO’s Regional Director for Africa, Dr Matshidiso Moeti, underscored the critical role of herbal medicine in lessening the burden of infectious and non-communicable diseases in […]
The spokesperson for the police in Lagos State, Benjamin Hundeyin, broke the news in a tweet Friday morning, detailing how the singer was arrested. Nigerian rapper, Panshak Henry Zamani, popularly known as Ice Prince Zamani, has been arrested for allegedly abducting a police officer. The spokesperson for the police in Lagos state, Benjamin Hundeyin, broke […]
Lagos State Government has revealed that 80 per cent of residents patronize the traditional and alternative health care practitioners for their health care needs. This came as it released a code of conduct handbook for traditional, complementary and alternative medicine practitioners as part of efforts to regulate the practice of traditional, complementary and alternative medicine […]
The management of the Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, NSITF, has debunked the allegation of existence of termites eating up vouchers at the Fund. It, for the umpteenth time, also stated that all the financial infractions being investigated by the Senate Public Account Committee happened between 2012 and 2017. In a statement yesterday, the agency […]
“It is therefore instructive for prospective visa applicants to indicate clearly their visa preferences without any ambiguity and also respect the immigration laws of other countries so as to avoid unwarranted treatments,” a statement signed by Francisca Omayuli for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Following another video on social media showing Nigerians who arrived in […]
Angola’s leading opposition party has filed a legal complaint challenging the integrity of last week’s election, which saw the ruling MPLA party win by a narrow majority. “The complaint about the final results was filed with the (national electoral commission) today,” Faustino Mumbika, national secretary of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola […]