The European Union (EU) has warned that it will issue Ghana a ‘yellow card’, should the country consistently fail to tackle the menace of illegal fishing. The ‘yellow card’ is an official warning issued by the EU to its trading partners falling short of tackling illegal, unreported and unregulated …
Read More »Bus runs over student at Akyem Osiem
A student of St. Paul’s Technical School (SPATS) in Akyem Kukurantumi in the Eastern Region has died after a School bus run over him. The deceased student Sadick Abubakar,18, was returning to Akyem Maase having alighted his classmate at Akyem Osiem after school. According to a witness, while the …
Read More »Full Judgement: Rastafarian students versus Achimota Senior High School
• The High Court ordered Achimota School to enrol the two Rastafarian students • The Court indicated that the fundamental human rights of the students cannot be limited • The two Rasta students were denied enrollment because they had dreadlocks The Human Rights Division of the Accra High Court presided …
Read More »Photo of Sir John’s plush final resting place pops up
• Sir John’s final funeral rites start today at his hometown • The politician died from COVID-19 implications • Prior to his funeral, a photo of his plush resting place has gone viral on social media The final funeral rites of Sir John is slated for today, Thursday, June 3, 2021, at …
Read More »I fear for my life – Mother of Rasta student
The Mother of Rastafarian student, Maana Myers has said she is living in fear after an unidentified person peeped through her window with a torchlight days ago. According to her, the unidentified person bolted when she tried getting out to see who the person was. “After the court ruling, I …
Read More »Mining Pit Swallows Eight People In Upper East
galamsey-mining A rescue team is racing against time to save the lives of at least eight miners trapped in a pit at Gbane in the Talensi District of the Upper East Region. The team consists of the police, Regional Security Coordinator, National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), and Association of Small-Scale …
Read More »Jailed Abuga Pele hospitalised
The former National Coordinator of the now-defunct Ghana Youth Employment and Entrepreneurial Development Agency (GYEEDA), Mr Abuga Pele, who is currently in jail for causing financial loss to the state, has been admitted to the Greater Accra Regional Hospital (Ridge Hospital) for some health challenges. Graphic.com.gh reports that a …
Read More »Preparations underway at Sakora Wonoo as Sir John begins final journey home
Preparations are underway at Sakora Wonoo in the Kwabre East District of the Ashanti Region where the final funeral rites of the late former Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Commission, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie aka Sir John will begin on Thursday, June 3 – June 5. The former NPP …
Read More »Ken Ofori-Atta must not benefit personally from any government loans – Dr Kofi Amoah
• Dr Kofi Amoah says institutions owned by Ken Ofori-Atta should not benefit from any gov’t loans • This was in support of Isaac Adongo’s claim the MoF has appointed institutions of the Minister as a transactional advisor to the ministry • But the ministry has since denied this claim Ghanaian economist …
Read More »2021 African Film Awards UK ZAFAA opens nominations
The African Film Festival and Academy Awards also known as ZAFAA Global Awards is a highly regarded film event in the UK. ZAFAA Global Awards was held in Lagos Nigeria for the first time in collaboration with Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and is ready to be hosted in any African …
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