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New ministers to begin work tomorrow

Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, the Minister of Information, has announced that all new ministers appointed by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, and now approved by Parliament, will begin official work tomorrow, Tuesday, March 9, 2021. He made this known after a three-day retreat the president had with his new ministers at the …

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Senegal: Opposition leader released, more protest in the offing

The opposition leader in Senegal, Ousmane Sonko, whose arrest has sparked nationwide violent protest was released on Monday, March 8, 2021, but under judicial supervision according to his lawyers. Sonko was arrested and charged with rape which he denies and describes as politically motivated. He appeared in court on Monday, …

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Anas congratulates Adeti, others on Article 19 Press Prize Awards

Africa’s foremost investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, has applauded EIB Network investigative journalist Edward Adeti, and some journalists in other media houses for winning the maiden Article 19 Press Prize Awards. Article 19 Press Prize is an award scheme put together by the African Heights Foundation in partnership with an anti-injustice …

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Akufo-Addo’s State of the Nation Address time changed from 8am to 1pm

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s time to deliver the State of the Nation Address (SoNA) has been moved from 8 am to 1 pm on Tuesday, 9 March 2021. Parliament announced the time change in a press statement. The change, according to the statement, has been necessitated by the business of the …

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LIVESTREAMED: Information Ministry addresses press from Peduase Lodge

The Ministry of Information is addressing the press this afternoon from the Peduase Lodge. While it is unclear the exact theme for the briefing, what we know is that President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been meeting his newly sworn-in ministers at the presidential holiday resort. On Friday, a total of 28 …

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WATCH: Hajia Bintu Causes Stirs As She Drops Video Of ‘No Bra’

Ghanaian Social Media Influencer Hajia Bintu has caused stir as she goes Braless in advising ladies of her age. According to her, ladies of today will be fighting with each other over some little things which really doen’t matter. She contiued that, ladies should take their time as the world …

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Fire guts storey building in Adabraka

A storey building located at Adabraka, a suburb of Accra has been gutted by fire in the early hours of Monday, March 8. The cause of the inferno is not yet known. Fire service personnel intervened to douse the fire and prevented it from spreading to other properties. An eye …

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Ghana wins ‘airport war’ with Britain

British online news platforms as well as some newspapers have been awash this week with news that British authorities would now allow flights from Accra, Ghana to land in Heathrow instead of Gatwick as had earlier been proposed by British authorities. Some of the reportage did very little to hide …

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12 drown in Ghana despite ban on swimming over coronavirus

At least 12 children have drowned while others are feared missing in Ghana’s Central Region despite a ban on sea swimming due to COVID-19, officials say. The victims were among dozens who had flocked to the Apam beach in the Gomoa West District to play football on March 7. The victims …

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Stop punishing children for speaking vernacular in school

The Dean at the Faculty of Ghanaian Languages of the University of Education Winneba, Professor Charles Owu-Ewie says it is unjust to prohibit children from speaking vernacular in schools. Speaking at a virtual symposium on the role of the mother tongue in improving literacy in Ghana on 3fm 92.7, the …

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