Senior staff in state-run universities in Ghana have extended their strike to essential services on campuses following a break down of government negotiations. The action has affected activities in basic schools, hospitals, clinics, fire and anatomy departments. During a visit to the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology …
Read More »Uganda minister’s slain daughter to be buried in wedding gown
Brenda Nantongo, the slain daughter of Uganda’s outgoing Transport and Works minister Gen Katumba Wamala, will be buried on Thursday in Kikandwa village, Mukono District in the central region of the country, while dressed in a wedding gown. The 32-year-old died Tuesday after the car she was in came under …
Read More »Strike looms over SSNIT’s refusal to comply with NLC ruling on past credit
Public sector workers under the umbrella of Forum for Public Sector Associations and Unions (FORUM) are threatening labour unrest over what they describe as the Social Security and National Insurance Trust’s (SSNIT) deliberate refusal to comply with a National Labour Commission (NLC) ruling on the payment of past credit. The …
Read More »Here’s one condition to take back your ex
Joy Anima Debrah, National Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Ghana Psychological Association (GPA), has talked about the one factor that should determine whether one’s ex is worth accepting back or not. She admitted, first of all that problems of the heart, sometimes, are very difficult to handle, especially in …
Read More »Chaos as police clash with #FixTheCountry protesters at Accra High court
• The police clashed with some sympathizers of the #FixTheCountry protest when they went to the Accra High court • The police say it was a misunderstanding as they were not preventing them from entering the court • The court was hearing the case brought to it by conveners of …
Read More »Does Security at Kotoka car Park take money from drivers after their directory?
The management at Ghana’s International airport must take a crucial look at the people or men who work at the car park for unlawful act. They direct cars to park at unauthorized places and later come to query you for parking at a wrong place. In so doing, they request …
Read More »Ghana Library Authority Declared ‘Library of the Year’ by London Book Fair International Excellence Awards
The Ghana Library Authority, the institution mandated by law to establish, equip, maintain and manage public libraries in Ghana, has emerged as the ‘Library of the Year’ by the London Book Fair (LBF) International Excellence Awards 2021. It competed against the Kenya National Library Services (Kenya) and Public Library …
Read More »Ghana’s economy, democracy in dire state – Mahama
Former President John Mahama says Ghana’s economy and democracy are in dire traits which require broad consultation to address. According to Mr. Mahama, time is running out “and yet we can make things right if we work as one nation with a common destiny”. In a statement to mark …
Read More »New Name Proposed for Nigeria
Nigeria New Name Proposed The United Republic of Africa (URA) has been proposed as the new name for Nigeria. Tax consultant, Adeleye Jokotoye, made the proposal recently. Mr Jokotoye submitted his proposal to the House of Representatives for Nigeria’s name to be changed to United African Republic (UAR). The proposal …
Read More »Africa’s under-40 presidents are both soldiers: Mali’s Goita, Chad’s Mahamat
• Africa as at June 2021 Africa had only two presidents below the age of 40 • The two incidentally are soldiers and were unelected – 38-year-old Malian colonel by name Assimi Goita and 35-year Mahamat Deby Itno who is Chad’s transitional president • Both men are known to …
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