It’s just about a month away from the Easter celebrations and Kwahu is geared up already ahead of the celebrations. Annually, thousands of revelers throng the township to join in the host of fun activities that usually take place on the mountain top. With back to back events, scheduled from …
Read More »Baba Yara adds to reasons Nigeria must be scared of Ghana
After back and forth about the venue Ghana will use for the first leg of their FIFA World Cup qualifier against Nigeria, FIFA have finally approved the Baba Yara Sports Stadium. Ghana initially submitted Cape Coast Sports Stadium 8 weeks prior to the fixture but saw late rejection after the …
Read More »Alcohol consumers cry over skyrocketing prices of their favourite drinks
Some alcohol consumers have expressed concerns over the astronomical rise in the prices of beer and other alcoholic drinks. According to them, even the local bitters they have resorted to for some time now also keeps increasing in price To them, this has made their lives very difficult since they …
Read More »DR Congo hospital overcrowded with victims of armed conflicts
Challenges and deep concerns are growing in the General Reference Hospital in Beni, northeastern the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), overcrowded with victims of armed conflicts carried out by rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). Injured civilians, mostly women who have barely survived gunshots and machete wounds, have …
Read More »Radio Gold goes live after 5 years of shut down
Accra-based radio station Radio Gold goes live five years of shutting down due to sanctions imposed on it by the National Communications Authority (NCA). The licenses of Radio Gold and 33 other broadcast stations were shut down after a 2017 audit embarked upon by the Authority. The closures were carried …
Read More »Odaw drain choked ahead of seasonal rains
The Odaw drain, which begins at the Caprice Bridge at Alajo and runs 10 kilometres to the edge of the Korle Lagoon in Accra, is choked. The drain was constructed to carry water from the Odaw River and rainwater from upland areas such as the Aburi Mountains into the sea to avoid …
Read More »Make use of RTI; Oppong Nkrumah tells academia and media
Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has charged academia as well as media practitioners to utilize the RTI law, Act 989, to obtain reliable information from state institutions for their work. Answering questions in Parliament on Tuesday, Mr Nkrumah said the law which imposes an obligation on public institutions to provide …
Read More »The inside story of Samuel Inkoom’s failed return to Asante Kotoko
Former Asante Kotoko defender Samuel Inkoom could have a career with rivals Accra Hearts of Oak if coach Samuel Boadu runs the rule positively on his fitness and ability to play for the for the club. Inkoom as confirmed by the Communications Director of Hearts of Oak is training with the club and could play for …
Read More »Stop work: Gov’t reacts to demolition of Bulgarian Embassy after Ablakwa’s intel
The government has ordered for work to be stopped on the land that once housed the Bulgarian Embassy at 10 Kakramadu Road, East Cantonments, Accra. The decision to stop an ongoing development on the land comes after the MP for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa blew the whistle that the …
Read More »‘It’s mindless’ – Ablakwa demand probe after demolition of Bulgarian Embassy in Accra
The Member of Parliament of North Tongu, Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has expressed anger that the Bulgarian Embassy in Accra at 10 Kakramadu Road, East Cantonments, has been completely razed in a “lawless, provocative and mafia-style operation”. According to Mr Ablakwa, information available to him indicates that “armed rogue elements …
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