The Member of Parliament for Akatsi North, Peter Nortsu-Kotoe has said the Minority in Parliament will prevent the government from carrying out its measure of weaning public universities off the government payroll. He said if the government carries out this measure, the universities will be forced to generate their own …
Read More »Why Mahama must be given a second chance as President?—Part One
From all indications, Ghanaians have missed former President John Dramani Mahama dearly; his humility, finely tuned instincts and matchless achievements keep him well ahead of the others. And I am going to prove it by outlining some of his achievements just in 3 years. Remember almost a year of his …
Read More »UG Business School graduate installed as chief of Bonsuoku
The Senya Bereku Traditional Council has outdoored a University of Ghana Business School graduate as the new chief of Bonsuoku, a suburb of Senya Beraku in the Central region. The newly installed chief, Nenyi Kweku Kwei VI is known in private life as Seth Entsi Essuon. At a colourful event …
Read More »Black Princesses eliminate Ethiopia to qualify for 2022 FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup
Ghana beat Ethiopia 2-1 on Sunday, 27 March 2022, to reach the 2022 FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup finals. The Black Princesses managed to seal a 5-1 aggregate win after a three-nil first-leg win at the Abebe Bekila Stadium in Addis Ababa. Protagonist Salamtu Abdulai netted a brace to make …
Read More »Watch Dennis Odoi, Afena-Gyan, Korsah perform Black Stars initiation dance
New Blak Stars players, Denis Odoi, Felix Afena-Gyan, Dennis Korsah, Christopher Anti-Adjei were put through an initiation which saw him dance in front of their Black Stars teammates at their hotel in Kumasi on Friday, March 25, 2022, after their draw against Nigeria. It is usually one of the traditions of the Black Stars players …
Read More »Two arrested for trying to hijack a fuel tanker
Free State police arrested two foreign nationals for attempting to hijack a fuel tanker on the N5, outside Paul Roux, at midnight on Thursday. The men, aged 35 and 44, are expected to appear in the Senekal Magistrate’s Court on Monday. They face charges of attempted truck hijacking and another …
Read More »Next on People & Places: Learning about beautiful artifacts made from clay in Ghana
It’s time for another beautiful episode of People & Places on GhanaWeb TV. This time, the team focused on the making of beautiful pottery artifacts from clay in Ghana. This formed part of activities to mark the Ghana Month dubbed “Sankofa Series” by GhanaWeb. The team visited the source – …
Read More »Why Africa prints money in Europe
At least 40 African countries print their money in the UK, France and Germany — decades after independence, raising questions about self-sufficiency. DW examines what prompts them to outsource their currency production. Last July, a delegation from The Gambia visiting the Nigerian Central Bank asked if the Gambian dalasi could …
Read More »This Osu nursery school was training pupils how to iron, other home skills in the 90’s
Life skills has always been part of Ghana’s educational curricula for basic schools particularly. Over time, basic schools have allocated periods for students to learn basic vocational and life skills that will help them in their various homes and life in general. It appears this was inculcated in children even …
Read More »Akufo-Addo to give 28th COVID-19 address tonight
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is expected to, today, Sunday, March 27, 2022, give his 28th Address to the Nation on measures aimed at managing the spread of COVID-19. As announced by the Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkruamah recently, the President will tonight announce the date for the reopening of Ghana’s land …
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