The proposal for the Electoral Commission (EC) to enable Ghanaians abroad to participate in elections, via the Representation of the People Amendment Act (ROPAA), is still with the Subsidiary Legislation Committee of Parliament. According to a member of the committee and MP for South Dayi, Rockson Dafeamekpor, the Constitutional Instrument with reference to that provision […] The post C.I.
Calm has returned to Juapong in the North Tongu District of the Volta Region after some angry residents massed in protest against the police. The residents accused the police of failing to respond to many distress calls after a businessman, Samuel Nyamadorwas shot dead on Tuesday night by some unknown men while on his way […] The post V/R: Calm returns to
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) is calling for an immediate independent audit of the new voter register compiled by the Electoral Commission. The party argues that the audit will check deduplication and multiple registration issues recorded in the register. While addressing a press conference at the NDC’s headquarters in Accra on Thursday, August 13, 2020, […] The post NDC
The Tema Metropolitan Assembly (TMA) says it will require US$ 60 million to enable city authorities to replace the broken sewage system in areas under its jurisdiction. Most residents in the various communities in Tema continually bemoan the challenges that come with the disposal of faecal matter from their homes due to the neglect of […] The post We need $60 million
The Chiefs of Lolobi and Akpafu traditional areas have expressed concerns over reports that the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development (MLGRD) intends to create a new district for Santrokofi, Akpafu, Lolobi and Likpe (SALL) in the Oti Region. A statement, signed by Nana Akoto Masakyi III, Paramount Chief of Lolobi Traditional Area and […] The post Lolobi, Akpafu
There is tension at Tiptoe Lane near the Kwame Nkrumah Interchange in Accra following a decision to close down retail shops owned by foreigners. The Presidential Committee on Retail Trade under the Ministry of Trade and Industry decided to take on foreign-owned shops in Accra from today, August 13, 2020. The taskforce undertaking the exercise […] The post Tension
The presumptive democratic nominee for President, Joe Biden picks as his running mate, Kamala Harris, a woman whose politics and convictions speak to her character and leadership. A woman whose service to her nation thus far is generally admirable. Like the historic nomination of Barak Obama, the choice of Kamala Harris is one of pride […] The post Talking
Consumers in the Chinese city of Shenzhen have been urged to exercise caution when buying imported frozen food after a surface sample of chicken wings from Brazil tested positive for coronavirus, according to a statement from the local government. The positive sample appears to have been taken from the surface of the meat, while previously […] The post China
The case involving the ten accused persons who engaged in the riot at Teshie has been adjourned to August 31, 2020. All 10 suspects who were arrested last Monday, were put before the Accra Circuit Court 10 on Tuesday, August 11, 2020. They were arrested for engaging in offensive conduct and disrupting the peace in […] The post Teshie Homowo riots:
Claim: Opposition NDC cancelled book and research allowances before leaving office. Verdict: False. The NDC did not cancel the book and research allowances. There is evidence of continuous payment of the allowances throughout the NDC’s administration until it lost power in December 2016. Full text: Ghana’s Minister for Education, Matthew Opoku Prempeh, on Tuesday, […] The post Fact-check:
Police in the Volta Region are on a manhunt for some three persons in connection with the killing of one Samuel Nyamador at Juapong in the North Tongu District of the Volta Region. The deceased was shot dead while on his way home from work on Tuesday night in the company of his wife. Three […] The post Police begin investigations into Juapong businessman killing
An Islamic court in the Nigerian city of Kano has sentenced an elderly man to death for raping a 12-year-old girl. In recent weeks, there has been increasing public outcry and street protests by activists against rape cases across Nigeria. A spokesperson for the judiciary in Kano state told the BBC that the Upper Sharia […] The post Islamic court sentences Nigerian rapist to
A 19-year-old Ugandan has picked nomination papers to vie for the presidency in the upcoming general elections. Hillary Humphrey Kaweesa said he had always been a leader and was qualified to lead the country. He said he would fund-raise for the 20m Ugandan shillings ($5,400;£4,100) nomination fees. Mr Kaweesa is also required to collect 100 […] The post 19-year-old joins presidential
Argentina and Mexico will produce a COVID-19 vaccine for most of Latin America developed by pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca with Oxford University, Argentine President Alberto Fernandez announced Wednesday. “Latin American production will be handled in Argentina and Mexico, and that will allow timely and efficient access for all countries in the region,” Fernandez said. “We hope […] The post Argentina,
Tema is touted as one of Ghana’s most well-planned communities. Its Central Sewage System constructed in the days of Ghana’s first President, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah was only paralleled by that of the Akosombo township. But years of neglect have led to broken downpipes and treatment plants. As a result, untreated greywater and faecal matter are […] The post Angry
Police in the Ashanti region have begun investigations into a case, involving the shooting to death of the head Pastor of the Ejisu-Tikrom branch of the Jehovah Nissi Evangelical Ministry at his residence at Santasi-Anyinam on Wednesday dawn. According to eyewitnesses, 44-year-old Rev. Maxwell Attakorah was praying when he saw a group of persons suspected […] The post A/R:
As mentioned in our opening summary, India has become the country with the fourth-highest number of deaths linked to COVID-19 in the world. Its fatalities jumped by 942 on Thursday, taking its total to 47,033. The rise in deaths pushed India’s toll past that of the UK, which had recorded 46,791 fatalities to date, according […] The post COVID-19: India’s death toll surpasses 47,000
Kamala Harris, the US Democratic presidential candidate’s running mate, has blamed President Donald Trump for America’s mounting Covid-19 death toll, accusing him of failing to take the pandemic seriously. Harris lambasted Trump at her first election campaign event with Joe Biden since being chosen as his running mate for November’s presidential election. The California senator […] The post Trump
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden and running mate Kamala Harris have attacked “whining” President Donald Trump as an incompetent leader who has left the US “in tatters”. The pair held their first campaign event together, a day after Mr Biden unveiled Ms Harris as his number two. President Trump hit back, saying Ms Harris had […] The post US
Angry residents of Gomoa Budumburam have taken to the streets to demonstrate over the bad nature of the Aprah road, which connects the area to other adjoining communities. The residents say the dusty and bumpy nature of the road is affecting their business and their livelihoods. According to some of the demonstrators who spoke to […] The post Gomoa Budumburam residents
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