President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on March 14 presided over the 2023 edition of the National Honours and Awards event at the Accra International Conference Center (AICC). Three broad categories of individuals, institutions and partners were awarded at the event. The three groups as contained in a post shared on …
Read More »Pay us our 8 months arrears – Rotational Nurses to government
The Rotational Nurses and Midwives Association (RNMA) in Ghana are calling on government to pay them their allowances. Rotational Nurses and Midwives are newly qualified health professionals who are obliged do a mandatory one-year national service within the various hospitals across the country. The Rotational Nurses and Midwives number about …
Read More »Marietta Brew, Fui Tsikata wrote to reject National Honours – Presidential staffer alleges
Former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Marietta Brew Appiah-Oppong wrote formally to reject National Honours award presented to to awardees by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on March 14, 2023. According to a presidential staffer, Charles Nii Teiko Tagoe, the former AG who was to be awarded for her …
Read More »Adam Kwarasey set to become next Black Stars goalkeeper’s trainer
Former Black Stars goalkeeper Adam Larsen Kwarasey could become the new goalkeeper’s trainer of the senior national team, according to reports. The 35-year-old, who called time on his career in 2020 after ending his three-year spell with Vlerenga, is set to replace Richard Kingson as the next goalkeeper’s trainer. As reported by …
Read More »Cyclone Freddy kills at least 99 in Malawi
At least 99 people were confirmed dead on Monday after Cyclone Freddy slammed into southern Malawi, the country’s Commissioner for Disaster Management Affairs, Charles Kalemba, told CNN. Most of the deaths happened in Blantyre, Malawi’s commercial capital, according to Kalemba. “We have recorded 99 people dead in about seven councils, …
Read More »Dead body floats in Owabi dam
The body of a woman, suspected to be in her early 20s, has been found in the Owabi Dam near Kumasi, in the Ashanti Region. The lifeless body was found floating in the dam around 10:40am on March 11, 2023, according to the Abuakwa Divisional Police Command. The body had …
Read More »Private power producers give government 3-week ultimatum to clear about $1.5bn arrears
Vice President of IMANI Africa, Bright Simons, has asserted that private power producers who supply more than 50% of the country’s electricity have given government a 3-week ultimatum to start paying its arrears of about $1.5 billion. He noted that the failure of the government to settle its debt will lead …
Read More »Don’t scrap guarantor system – Afari-Gyan advises EC
A former Chairman of the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, has criticised the commission for its move to discard the guarantor system for the continuous voter registration exercise. In a statement made exclusively to the Daily Graphic, he said the contention of the EC that the guarantor system was not robust and, …
Read More »Chance the Rapper raps in Twi in a new freestyle video
Chance the Rapper, one of America’s top musicians, has recently caused a stir in the music industry with his freestyle rap tribute to Ghana. play video
Read More »VIDEO: Nana Ama McBrown details why she left Despite Media
Nana Ama McBrown, a former host of UTV’s entertainment programme ‘United Showbiz’ has explained that she never signed a contract with her former employers. The media personality who is at the centre of controversy following her transition from Despite Media to Media General has had some of her former colleagues …
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