The government says it is encouraged by the new Afrobarometer report which says more Ghanaians believe that the country is “moving in the wrong direction” than two years ago. Speaking on Eyewitness News, a Deputy Information Minister, Pius Hadzide said the report points “to the fact that the people do …
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I will be critical about standards even in my retirement – Outgoing CJ
Outgoing Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo, has served notice that she’ll continue to be critical of standards in the studying of law and its practice in Ghana even while she’s on retirement. Describing her relationship with the Ghana Bar Association as “bittersweet”, she emphasized the need to always main a high …
Read More »Leader of Osono group arrested for picketing Asenso-Boakye’s house
The leader of pro-government Elephant Youth Association, Stephen Amoh alias Osono, has been arrested by the police for unlawful assembly in breach of the public order act. This was after he led the group to picket the private residence of the deputy chief of staff Francis Asenso-Boakye on Wednesday, 27 …
Read More »Kuamsi: Suspected thief stoned to death at Dichemso
A suspected thief has been stoned to death by residents of Dichemso Plaza Hotel in Kumasi, after they accused him and two other’s of snatching a lady’s mobile phone. The suspect believed to be in his thirties was reportedly apprehended by some angry vigilante group who witness the scene around …
Read More »Grant Us Our Freedom- UEW SRC of Kumasi and Mampong Campuses to Government
The Students’ Representative Council of University of Education Winneba, Kumasi and Mampong Campuses whose core mandate is to promote the general welfare and interest of students, coordinating the social, cultural, intellectual and recreational activities of the students in the University have appealed to the government of the day to give …
Read More »Speaker rejects accusation of visa fraud by UK’s High Commission
Speaker of Parliament has accused the United Kingdom’s High Commission in Ghana and its former head of mission, Jon Benjamin, of a smear campaign against the institution of Parliament in a visa fraud allegation. Addressing news editors on Thursday, Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye said the House neither accepts the findings nor the tag of visa fraud. …
Read More »‘Govt must prove Atewa is out of Bauxite deal’ – NGOs
The Coalition of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) and Concerned Citizens Against Mining in Atewa has urged Government to demonstrate that indeed Atewa is out of the $2 billion sinohydro bauxite deal. The Coalition made the request in its response to Dr. Gideon Boako, spokesperson for the Vice President, statement “that government …
Read More »HIV infections on the rise, 19,000 new cases in 2018 – Report
The Ghana AIDS Commission has announced a surge in the number of persons who are contracting HIV infections in Ghana. In a statement released to the Community through the churches, mosques and the media, ahead of World AIDS Day slated for December 1, 2019, the commission said 19,931 new HIV …
Read More »Kojo Yankah owes me – Clemento Suarez cries out
Popular Comedian and Actor Clement Ashiteye known in showbiz as Clemento Suarez, has said with sadness that Mr Kojo Yankah has still not paid him after he played a role in the play “The Trial of JJ Rawlings”. In an interview with US-based “Loud Silence Radio & TV Network” on …
Read More »Sudan crisis: Party of ex-leader Omar al-Bashir dissolved
A law has been passed in Sudan dissolving the party of ousted former president Omar al-Bashir. Mr Bashir seized power in a 1989 coup and ruled for almost three decades, until he was overthrown by a protest movement in April. The country’s transitional authorities also repealed a public order law …
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