The National Service Secretariat has announced the postings of some 10,975 nurses and midwives to undertake their mandatory national service for the year, 2022/2023. The NSS in a statement issued on June 9, 2022 disclosed the newly-trained nurses and midwives have been posted to various health facilities in the country …
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June 12: Buhari’s full Democracy Day speech
ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY, MUHAMMADU BUHARI, PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ON THE OCCASION OF COMMEMORATION AND CELEBRATION OF DEMOCRACY DAY 12TH JUNE, 2022 1.Fellow Nigerians, Today, June the 12th marks another Democracy Day anniversary and an occasion to celebrate …
Read More »Ashesi University first-class graduate reportedly lands job with Goldman Sachs
A Ghanaian lady identified as Davidal Kobi has graduated from the Ashesi University with first-class honours after being on the list of the Dean throughout her study period. Davidal did not just graduate with first-class honours but according to edwardasare.com, she has landed a job with investment bank, Goldman Sachs …
Read More »Comedian Ice Kenkey choked on pizza but died in the hospital – Friend narrates
Comedian and actor, Ice Kenkey, born Kwaku Danquah’s death has been confirmed by his close friend and business partner, Owusu Ansah who has narrated the circumstances surrounding his “sudden” demise. According to his confidant, he got choked on pizza and was rushed to the hospital but passed away two days …
Read More »COVID-19 Trust Fund: GH¢62M received; GH¢50M disbursed – Sophia Akuffo
The COVID-19 National Trust Fund says a total of GH¢62 million has so far been received by the Trust since its establishment in March 2020. Chairperson of the Fund, Madam Sophia Akuffo says out of the GH¢62 million, GH¢50 million has been disbursed to hospitals, health centres and other agencies …
Read More »Feli Nuna hits back at A Plus with a diss song
Feli Nuna has recorded a diss song titled ‘Investor’ purposely to address Kwame Asare Obeng aka A Plus who has been on her case following their last encounter on UTV. Feli in an Instagram post on Saturday countered Kwame’s claim that men are above women after the latter once again hit …
Read More »Samini pulls down tweet, apologises to UG security man
Dancehall singer, Samini after careful consideration has pulled down a video he posted on Saturday that captured him ‘exposing’ a young man stationed at the University of Ghana e-tollbooth. The popular singer on June 11 shared a video in an attempt to name and shame security personnel who refused to …
Read More »Three men, two women: Kennedy Agyapong’s potential partners for Election 2024
Kennedy Agyapong’s declaration of his intentions to battle favourites, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and Alan Kyerematen is one that elicited some shocking reactions as the Assin Central MP has always given indications of not just bowing out of parliament but bowing of politics. His decision to contest has thrown the otherwise …
Read More »Military truck runs into traders; one dead
A military truck has run into people seated by the roadside in Zebilla leading to the death of one in the Upper East Region. Others were also injured in the accident. An eyewitness disclosed that the car coming from the Bolga stretch towards Bawku veered into the people. It is …
Read More »VIDEO: CCTV captures ‘big boy’ stealing iPhone 13 in shop
A video widely in circulation has exposed a young man who stole an iPhone in a shop. Under the pretext of purchasing one of the items, the yet-to-be-disclosed man snatched a brand new phone on one of the shelves and hid it in between his legs. He sat innocently while …
Read More »Ex-Gratia: Kufuor’s parting gift that has come back to haunt Akufo-Addo
During the second term of John Agyekum Kufuor’s presidency, he set up a commission called the Chinery Hesse Commission that was to, among other things, draw up an emolument package for officeholders captured in Article 71 of Ghana’s constitution. The report, when made public, became a contentious one with many people …
Read More »Gov’t owes Korle-Bu GHC5m in COVID treatment – Mgt.
The Management of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra says the government is owing the facility a whopping GHC5 million in COVID-19 expenditure. Speaking to GHOne News, the Chief Executive Officer of the facility, Dr. Opoku-Ware Ampomah stated that a lot of factors are affecting the operation of the hospital including …
Read More »The Manasseh Azure post that is causing controversies on social media
A social media post by ace investigative journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni has generated controversy on social media as a tribal twist has been given to it. Manasseh appears to have stepped on the feet of some people with his post which posits that a certain chief would have received different treatment if …
Read More »Gambia under Yahya Jammeh: Witch hunts, PTSD and veiled faces
Fatou Terema Jeng was overcome with emotion when she first saw her photographs in the grounds of a museum called The Memory House. But it was not the usual despair and sadness she feels when she thinks about what she said was done to her family by the Yahya Jammeh …
Read More »US$10 million committed to refurbishing Kwame Nkrumah Park, Cape Coast castle, others
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reiterated government’s plan to renovate existing and construct some new tourist sites in the country. According to the president, an amount of US$10 million is being set aside to undertake the project. Part of this will be used to renovate the Cape Coast Castle, and the Kwame …
Read More »March For Our Lives: Tens of thousands rally for stricter US gun laws
Tens of thousands of protesters have rallied across the US to call for stricter gun laws in the wake of two mass shootings. Those taking part at the hundreds of marches carried slogans like “I want freedom from getting shot”. US President Joe Biden backed the protests, calling on Congress …
Read More »VIDEO: Bukom Banku drops ‘hit’ song for John Mahama
Even before the country gears up into full swing electioneering mode for the 2024 elections, some celebrities are gradually coming out of their shells to throw their weight behind their preferred candidate. Such is the case of controversial Ghanaian boxer Braimah Kamoko, popularly known as Bukom Banku. In a seeming declaration …
Read More »Mahama’s aide tackles GBC over lack of airtime for anti-National Cathedral proponents
Joyce Bawah Mogtari, an aide to Former President John Dramani Mahama, has called out state broadcaster, Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), over the lack of airtime for persons against the construction of the national cathedral project. Taking to her social media page, Madam Joyce Bawah Mogtari indicated that the conduct of GBC was tantamount …
Read More »World Bank recommends policy reforms to enhance Ghana’s trade flows
The World Bank says that additional policy reforms in investment and trade facilitation can further enhance trade flows between Ghana and the rest of the sub-region. In its Ghana Trade Competitiveness Diagnostics report, it urged the Government to among other things, take either administrative or regulatory steps to reduce port …
Read More »US to drop COVID-19 test requirement for air travellers
The US will no longer require air travellers to have proof of a negative Covid-19 test before entering the country from abroad. Officials said they were dropping the requirement due to the “tremendous progress” the country had made in the fight against the virus. The travel industry has been pushing …
Read More »Meet the 13-member Board of Trustees of National Cathedral
One of the top priorities of the Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s government is the building of a 5,000-seater Cathedral in fulfilment of a pledge made by the President to God before winning the 2016 elections. According to the President, the construction of the National Cathedral is pivotal to the development …
Read More »22 Assembly Members In Bosome Freho want DCE Dismissed
About twenty – two (22) Assembly Members in Bosome Freho constituencies of the Ashanti Region are calling for the removal of the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Bosome Freho, Hon. Yaw Danso to avert any disaster and confusion in the constituency. According to them, tension is already boiling in the …
Read More »UK Parliament invites MPs in Ghana for a meeting over anti-gay bill
UK Parliament has invited members of the Constitutional, Legal and Parliamentary Affairs Committee of Ghana’s Parliament to a meeting over the anti-gay bill, Chair of the Committee, Kwame Anyimadu-Antwi, has revealed. He told TV3 in an exclusive interview that the lawmakers will be leaving Kotoka International Airport (KIA) on Sunday June 12 and then walk into the …
Read More »Its deleterious, so be measured in your expectations — Otumfuo tells UTAG
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has implored the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) to be measured in their expectations as they continue to engage the government on their conditions of service. The university lecturers in January this year embarked on strike over what they described as worsening condition …
Read More »12 soldiers discharged, four in stable condition after accident
Twelve out of the 16 military personnel who sustained various degrees of injuries after being involved in a road crash along the Suhum – Anum Apapam Road, have been discharged. The remaining four are in a stable condition and responding to treatment. A statement signed by Naval Captain M.A Larbi, …
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