Nairobi — President William Ruto has urged the judiciary to dispense with the Finance Act case as soon as possible. Speaking in Embakasi, Nairobi during the issuance of title deeds to residents, the head of state indicated that the ongoing demonstrations will not derail the government agenda. More to follow ….
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Political leaders in the Effutu and Gomoa areas of the Central Region, have constituted a bi-partisan committee to find lasting solution to the “escalating land dispute”, with a call on chiefs and residents to remain calm. The committee comprises of the Members of Parliament (MP) for Effutu and Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, Naana Eyiah […]
Tema — The Minister of Roads and Highways, Mr Kwasi Amoako-Attah yesterday toured the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) road which is currently under reconstruction. The 7.1 kilometre road spanning the GTP roundabout to Kpone had been unmotorable for some time now. This led to the Ghana National Petroleum Tanker Drivers Union declaring an indefinite sit […]
The Managing Director of FBNBank Ghana, Mr Victor Yaw Asante, has urged stakeholders of Africa’s energy sector to focus on providing capacity building and finance towards the realisation of Africa’s sustainable energy needs. Mr Victor Yaw Asante, who was representing Dr Adesola Adeduntan, Managing Director of the First Bank of Nigeria, the parent bank of […]
No fewer than 28 states have failed to attract foreign investments as the value of capital importation into Nigeria grew by 6.78 percent in the first quarter of 2023. This development was captured in a report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). According to the NBS, the total capital imported stood at $1.13 […]
President Bola Tinubu has written the Senate, seeking for the screening and subsequent confirmation of the new Chief of Defence Staff and service chiefs. The request was contained in a letter addressed to the President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio. Akpabio who read the letter on Tuesday during Plenary, said that the request was […]
Harare — Two-time Olympic gold medallist Caster Semenya won her case on the regulations limiting testosterone in competing women athletes, BBC reports. The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled in favour of Semenya in a case involving testosterone levels in women athletes, and concluded that the South African 800m gold medallist faced discrimination. Semenya, […]
From 17-21 July, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, – The Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) in collaboration with the Ministries of Planning of Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo and Central African Republic will organize a training workshop on the Integrated Planning and Reporting Toolkit (IPRT). The Integrated Planning and Reporting Toolkit (IPRT) aims […]
The Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr Mustapha Ussif, asked football managers in the country to be accountable to the people at all times. Speaking at the 29th Extraordinary Congress of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), yesterday in Kumasi, he charged managers of Ghana football to uphold the principles of efficiency, effectiveness, accountability and equity. […]
The Attorney-General (A-G) and Minister of Justice, Godfred Yeboah Dame, has filed an application at the Commercial Division of the High Court, Accra, seeking an order of interim injunction against Cassius Mining Limited, an Australian-owned mining company. Per the application, which would be moved on July 12, the A-G is seeking to stop the mining […]
The east African regional bloc IGAD has mooted the creation of a regional peace force for Sudan at a summit on Sudan on Monday in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa . The IGAD quartet includes Kenya, South Sudan, Djibouti and Ethiopia.The country leaders expressed “deep concern” about the impact of the ongoing war in the Republic […]
Muslim clerics have cautioned parents against jumping onto the trend of DNA testing in order to protect their marriages. Sheikh Ahmad Masaba Pole, the Kadhi of Bugisu Muslim District, made the warning, stating that subjecting children to DNA testing implies the presence of adultery in a family. “Subjecting your children to DNA testing is an […]
Marine Police in North Kyoga and Albertine region have launched a search for the bodies of nine workers of Maruzi Palm Oil Farm who on Monday drowned in River Nile. The workers are part of the 13 people who had embarked on a journey to cross from Apac District to Masindi using a canoe. North […]
The Human Rights Watch has said Uganda’s East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project has devastated thousands of people’s livelihoods and will exacerbate the global climate crisis. If completed, the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP) project will have dozens of well pads, hundreds of kilometers of roads, camps and other infrastructure, and a 1,443-kilometer […]
The Committee on Commissions, Statutory Authorities and State Enterprises (COSASE) has expressed concern over the Uganda Revenue Authority’s (URA) retention of funds. The issue came to light on Monday, 10 July 2023, during the committee’s meeting with the Office of the Auditor General regarding the tax collector’s queries raised in the Auditor General’s report for […]
Opposition Forum for Democratic Change (FDC) strongman Dr Kizza Besigye has said that he has no purpose for DNA and does not support the current trend where people are doing DNAs. The former presidential contender said that he is not happy with the way many people are “jumping” on the DNA craze, adding that such […]
Adre, Chad — The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) is rapidly scaling up its response on the Chad-Sudan border to support a surge of people fleeing from Sudan. Thousands of people are crossing each day from Sudan’s Darfur region into the small border town of Adré in Chad, with many arriving injured and with […]
Harare — After nearly three months of fighting between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF), an eastern African grouping has asked for a regional conference to consider sending soldiers into Sudan to protect civilians. According to Reuters, eight governments from the Horn of Africa that make up the Intergovernmental Authority on Development […]