-Gov’t and partners reaffirm commitment Despite a no-show start to the much-trumpeted 2022 National Population and Housing Census on Friday, November 11, the Liberian Government and its partners maintained that the census is on course. President George Weah currently in the French Capital Paris declared a national holiday on Friday, November 11, to enable citizens […]
Bamako — The upcoming Africa Leaders’ Summit- slated to take place in Washington, DC in December- is well-timed. The Biden administration has made a welcome and significant push over the past two years to support democracy, anti-corruption and peace-building around the world- and in Africa in particular. From the Summit for Democracy to the new […]
Abuja — For eight months, the halls of Nigeria’s universities and colleges remained silent – the result of a lecturers’ strike brought upon by a wage and conditions of service dispute. Finally, after intense negotiations, the Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) suspended the strike at a meeting mediated by the House of Representatives. The lecturers […]
Former President Goodluck Jonathan, has debunked a purported media report that the aggrieved Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors were loyal to him. Mr Ikechukwu Eze, the Media Adviser to Jonathan, in a statement on Friday in Abuja, said the office’s attention had been drawn to media reports linking his name to the current troubles in […]
Abuja — -INEC tracks 50 in 21 states -Moves to reprint 65,699 uncollected PVCs destroyed in Ogun As FG tracks 32 violent incidents in 22 states in 1 month Irked by the growing wave of election -related violence across the country, President Muhammadu Buhari has warned politicians about the consequences of their actions, asking them […]
Twelve days after the death of his son Ifeanyi, pop star Davido has remained heartbroken and inconsolable, indicating that it will take him a long time to erase the ugly incident from his mind. Since the sad news of his son’s drowning in a pool in his banana island residence set the internet agog last […]
Head Coach of the Black Stars, Otto Addo, is expected to announce his squad for the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup on Monday. The announcement of the 26-man squad for the FIFA showpiece was one soccer fans have waited for rather impatiently to know which players will get the nod from an earlier 55-man provisional […]
The Chief Justice of The Gambia, His Lordship Honourable Hassan B. Jallow, on Tuesday 8 November 2022 received in audience a high-powered delegation from South Sudan. The delegation, led by the Minister of Justice of South Sudan, Mr Madol Arol, was in the country for a study visit on The Gambia’s transitional justice program. During […]
Cape Town — With just over a week left before the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, coaches of African teams are deep into preparing their final squads. The head coach of the Indomitable Lions of Cameroon Rigobert Song Bahanag has named two home-based players in his 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup which […]
Professor Aaron Oquaye, a former Speaker of Parliament, has admitted that he could not deal with the issue of absenteeism among Members of Parliament (MPs) successfully during his tenure in the Seventh Parliament. He explained that although he attempted to stamp his authority on absenteeism he could not succeed in that action. “I admit that […]
Sunyani — The management of Sunyani Technical University (STU) are calling for an increase in the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) annual allocation to the University for the Completion of Science Park project, which began almost two decades ago. The 4-storey Science Park project began in 2007 but several years down the line, only the […]
Diabetes, as a chronic disease, has become a global worry. The experts say it occurs when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin, or when the body cannot effectively use the insulin it produces, eventually leads to an increased concentration of glucose in the blood (hyperglycaemia). The disease is said to be of two types- […]
Parliament has constituted an eight-member ad-hoc committee to investigate allegations levelled against the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, by the Minority caucus for which they are calling for his removal. The committee will be co-chaired by Adansi Asokwa Member of Parliament Member (MP), Kobina Tahir Hammond, and Bolgatanga East MP, Dr Dominic Ayine, with other members […]
A United States based Motivational Speaker and Preacher, Archbishop Kenneth Mcnatt, has charged men and women of God to influence society positively by teaching and living the true word of God. He also called on pastors to influence nations by teaching the gospel, manifesting the word of God and praying fervently for the people that […]
Three Naturopathic Bodies on Thursday merged to become a unified body known as the Ghana Association of Naturopaths (GAN). This followed a merger resolution signed by the three; Ghana Naturopathic Medical Association (GNMA), Naturopathic Physicians of Ghana (NPG) and Naturopathic Physicians Organisation (NPO) at the Mercedarian Spine Clinic Osu-Accra. GAN therefore, becomes a professional body […]
Amnesty International Ghana(Al) has paid a courtesy call to Crime Check Foundation (CCF) in Accra. The visit was to appeal for more support in the fight to amending the Criminal Offences Act, act 29(1960) and the Ghana Armed Forces Act, act 105 (1962) in order to help abolish 96 per cent of the provisions relating […]
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has assured the general public that registered imported chicken and other meat products cleared from the ports by the FDA are safe for consumption. According to FDA, the products were taken through internationally accredited protocols and procedures to ensure its safety before getting into the Ghanaian market. A statement […]
A party stalwart of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Elvis Afriyie Ankrah, has filed his nomination to contest the position of the General Secretary of the party at the party’s headquarters in Accra on Wednesday. In his interaction with the media after submitting his forms, Mr Ankrah called on all party members to rally behind […]