GhanaWeb chanced on an old video that shows when Ghana’s Parliament House was first opened in 1960. This was during the presidency of Osagyefo Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana’s first president. The 4 minutes-0 seconds video shared by British Pathé on YouTube showed the president, plus several not-readily identifiable dignitaries, gathering at the …
Read More »Full Text: Dr. Nduom writes open letter to President Akufo-Addo
HE. Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Jubilee House Accra Dear Mr. President, Ghana Beyond Aid: My Recommendations To Walk the Talk “Ghana Beyond Aid” is a vision put forth by your Administration. You have articulated this forcefully and pushed it in presentations to Ghanaian citizens. You have also stood your ground on …
Read More »Another person found dead in Wa with stomach cut open
The Wa Municipality of the Upper West Region is gradually becoming an unsafe place to live in particularly at night due to the recent killings being recorded in the hitherto peaceful town. Even before the Wa Police Command could unravel the mystery behind some two murders recorded in this year …
Read More »Nigerian American P0rnstar set to open her studio at Lagos
Judith Mazagwu, the Nigerian adult entertainment star from the US known as AfroCandy, will open a multi purpose studio where she will work in Nigeria. The scandalous artiste has rented a flat in the Ajah area of Lagos and is now furnishing it to her liking. “I am trying to …
Read More »Keep schools open despite strike by teachers – GES to headmasters
The Ghana Education Service (GES) has directed Heads of Senior High Schools to mobilise their management teams to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all students in schools. GES further directed heads of basic schools not to shut down their facilities, despite the ongoing strike by teachers. This comes after …
Read More »Zimbabwe to open new US$160m Parliament built for free by China
The infrastructure footprints of China is a long drawn subject for analysts of geopolitics. It is widely believed that the Asian giant’s power and prowess on the continent is linked to the efforts it sinks into developing public and private infrastructure across the continent. China has in recent years, built …
Read More »Open galamsey pits swallow community members
Scores of uncovered pits left behind by illegal miners are posing a serious threat to residents of those mining communities. While many people have fallen into those pits, leading to their untimely death, others are living dangerously, as the abandoned pits serve as death traps, looking for prey. Additionally, the …
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 »University of Ghana to open Kumasi, Takoradi City campuses soon
The University of Ghana has announced plans to open City Campuses at Takoradi and Kumasi in the Western and Ashanti regions respectively. Both campuses will offer 2021/2022 undergraduate admissions for Bachelor of Science in Administration with options in Accounting, Banking, and Finance, Insurance, Public Administration, Health Service Administration, Human Resource …
Read More »Mahama writes open letter to Akufo-Addo
Former President John Dramani Mahama has penned an open letter to his successor, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on what he says is the rising spate of free speech criminalisation in the country. The former President cites the cases of Ahmed Hussein Suale, Captain Smart and Oheneba Boamah Bennie as evidence of …
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