GENERAL NEWS

Policy Analyst, IMANI AFRICA is demanding a justification for Government’s decision to takeover rural water systems, warning the judgment could threatens water supply to the poor. Civil Society organizations in rural and community water services, COCOWAS has criticized government for not rescinding its decision to bring all community pipe water …

Deputy Minister of Finance, Mr. Kwaku Agyemang Kwarteng and Mr. Carlos Kingsley Ahenkorah, Deputy Trade and Industry, have been sacked from their position as board members of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) with immediate effect, DAYBREAK can authoritatively report. This was communicated to them by the new board chairman, Professor …

Some family members of the late Otumfour’s Asamponhene Nana Kwadwo Afordour, yesterday besieged the Asokore Mampong district court to invoke the powers of their ancestral gods on the suspect and his Counsel. According to otecfmghana.com reporter Isaac Nsiah Foster who at the court reported that, some family members who wore black mourning …

Since late August 2019, Nigeria has closed three of her borders -Seme-Krake, Igolo and Idiroko. According to President Buhari, the move is to curb smuggling of rice into the country through its neighbouring countries. The country further tightened the screws by banning trade across all land borders to force its …

Collins Badu Agyemang, a lecturer at the Psychology Department of the University of Ghana, is of the view that provocative and seductive dressing of some female students contribute to sexual harassment and misconduct in society. To Dr Agyeman, “there is the issue of power play in all sectors of society …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said Ghana is committed to reducing her carbon footprints, and will contribute significantly towards helping to win the fight against climate change. Describing climate change as “the biggest threat to the realisation of the SDGs”, Mr Akufo-Addo explained that the issue has become an …

The death toll in the torrential rain disaster in the Upper East Region has risen to 29. So far, 1,384 earthen houses have been totally flattened by the rains and associated floods. Some 2,658 others have also suffered serious damage from the torrents. Also, 19 people are confirmed to have …

Residents of Torgodo in the Yilo Krobo Municipality are appealing to government to construct a bridge over a major river in the area. Currently, residents including pregnant women and schoolchildren risk their lives to walk through river Ponpon which has overflowed its banks. The calls come after a four year …

The management and staff of the Jospong Group and Zoomlion learns with great joy and pride the award conferred on the Accra Metropolitan Assembly and the Mayor of Accra Mohammed Adjei Sowah at the 2019 C40 cities Bloomberg Philanthropist Awards. The award is in recognition of the efforts being made …

The Chief Justice has reiterated her stands on legal education in Ghana, JoyNews’ Maxwell Agbagba has reported. According to Sophia Akuffo, it is better to have few qualified lawyers to many with compromised quality. Speaking on the topic ‘Questing for Excellence’ at the 2019 University of Ghana Alumni Lectures, Justice …