The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has declared that lecturers will not be returning to the classroom on Monday (21 February 2022). Speaking on The Forum on Asaase Radio 99.5on Saturday (19 February), Professor Solomon Nunoo, the national president of UTAG, said there will be no teaching on Monday on any university campus in the country. He …
Read More »Rescue mission ends after Akumadan accident kills one
A driver was declared dead in an accident that occured on Friday at Akumadan on the Kumasi-Techiman highway, police have confirmed. Emergency crew found the lifeless body of Coulibaly Amadu on Saturday after heavy rains halted rescue efforts for nearly 24 hours. A police incident report indicates that the deceased …
Read More »Should land borders remain closed or it’s time to open them? – Gabby asks
Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, a leading member of the New Patriotic Party, NPP, is asking whether or not it is not time to reopen closed borders occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic. Gabby asked the question on his Twitter timeline, probing further what restriction should be imposed in case it is reopened. …
Read More »Johnnie Hughes’ three questions to T.D. Jakes over ‘poor Ghana’ he visited in 2015
TV3 Morning Show host, Johnnie Hughes’ editorial slot on the New Day programme continues to gain popularity because of the issues and presentation style that he employs. It serves as a platform on which the host asks questions of those in government and of the governed, touching on every day …
Read More »Akufo-Addo suggests 12-month transition in Mali
President Akufo-Addo has suggested 12 months for Mali’s military to hold democratic elections and hand over power to civilian rule. In a interview with FRANCE 24 at the EU-African Union summit in Brussels, he said the junta’s proposal of a four-year transition was “clearly unacceptable” and said a 12-month transition …
Read More »The three top NPP officials who have been arrested under IGP Dampare
There is a perception that politicians belonging to ruling parties have often gotten away with offences that will land opponents or critics of the government in trouble. The number of times that pro-government politicians have been arrested or detained may be far and in between with the police almost always …
Read More »Drumming and singing: Dampare mobbed with ‘royal’ welcome to Wurupong
The Inspector-General of Police, COP Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, has received a community welcome akin to that of royalty. This happened when the IGP passed through Wurupong Traditional Area at Nkonya Wurupong, in the Oti Region. In a video shared by a page on Facebook called Reality Images, it said …
Read More »Pupils at Appiatse Relief Camp share their ordeal
The trauma of commuting from the Appiatse-Relief Camp through the collapsed Appiatse community to school at Beppoh-Ehyireso in the Prestea Huni-Valley Municipality on a daily basis is troubling to many pupils and students at the camp. The earth-trembling vibrations in the wake of the explosion that suddenly scooped the soil, …
Read More »Okada rider killed in accident at Lapaz; another rushed to hospital
A okada” rider on Saturday morning died at the Lapaz traffic light in Accra, while the passenger on his bike has been rushed to the hospital. An eyewitness, Peter Owusu told Citi News, the okada rider attempted to manoeuvre his way through two vehicles when the unfortunate incident happened. According to …
Read More »Upper East Regional Chief Imam is dead
Sheikh Alhaji Tahir Saeed, the Upper East Regional Chief has died, our regional correspondent Senyalah Castro, reports. Sheikh Tahir reportedly died on Saturday February 19,2022, at the Regional hospital in Bolgatanga. Sheikk Tahir, 4 months ago, became the regional chief imam after the passing of Alhaji Adam Yussif, who held …
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