The Northern Region has recorded 14 deaths and 216 injuries from road crashes in the first nine months of the year. The Region recorded 139 road crashes, involving 240 vehicles from January to September 2020. The Northern Regional Director of the National Road Safety Authority, Mr Alexander Ayatah, who disclosed this in Tamale, decried the […] The post Northern
The Citi Breakfast Show discussed development in Ghana and the government’s response. Also, there was a playback of Bernard Avle’s interview with Togbe Afede XIV on the Point of View. Citi97.3 · Citi Breakfast Show: Wednesday, 28th October, 2020 The post Citi Breakfast Show: Wednesday, 28th October, 2020 appeared first on Citinewsroom
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is asking Ghanaians to continue adhering strictly to the COVID-19 safety protocols as the world sees a spike in cases. Nana Akufo Addo says though the pandemic is ravaging western countries, Ghana has been spared. Speaking at a gathering at Abossey Okai as part of his tour of the Greater […] The post We can’t be complacent
The Accra Regional Police Command has arrested two persons who were involved in the violence that occurred in the Odododiodoo constituency last Sunday. The two according to the police were part of those who were seen pelting stones and bottles in videos that went viral on social media. Addressing the press, the Public Relations Officer […] The post Two arrested over Odododiodoo clash
The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, is set to request for GHS27. 4 billion for the running of the country for the first three months of 2021. This was captured in Parliament’s Order Paper for today, October 28, 2020. The Finance Minister is to ask Parliament to approve “by resolution, the withdrawal of the sum […] The post Finance
With just about 40 more days to the polls, the Minister for Communications, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has urged supporters and sympathisers of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) to intensify their campaign to ensure a resounding victory in the upcoming ?general elections. According to her, the NPP has fulfilled almost every promise it made to the […] The post NPP
The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission is calling on agitated teacher unions who are calling for negotiations on the 2021 base pay rate to use the appropriate channels to initiate the process. The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), wants the Commission to immediately begin negotiations on the base pay for 2021. NAGRAT is also […] The post Use
The Indigen Theatre Company is set to organize its third musical theatre production, this time, in partnership with Nyaho Medical Centre. The musical theatre event is dubbed ‘Napo: A Musical Tribute’. It is aimed at honouring the late Dr. Kwami Nyaho Tamaklo – the founder of Nyaho Medical Centre, as well as commemorate the 50th […] The post The
The Indigen Theatre Company is set to organize its third musical theatre production, this time, in partnership with Nyaho Medical Centre. The musical theatre event is dubbed ‘Napo: A Musical Tribute’. It is aimed at honouring the late Dr. Kwami Nyaho Tamaklo – the founder of Nyaho Medical Centre, as well as commemorate the 50th […] The post The
Government has announced the construction of a Fish Landing Site at Ekumfi in the Central Region in honour of the late President Evans Atta Mills. Speaking at the Nation Building Updates briefing held in Accra, the Central Regional Minister, Kwamena Duncan, said the project seeks to address the challenges associated with fishing activities at Ekumfi. […] The post Government
The HATOF Foundation, an environmental non-governmental organization, in partnership with Lancaster University in the United Kingdom has organized a day’s Community Durbarin the La-Nkwantanang Madina Municipality in Accra to sensitize the community to the problem of waste generation. The durbar also sought to solicit community buy-in and to seek their support to accelerate the uptake […] The post Hatof
The HATOF Foundation, an environmental non-governmental organization, in partnership with Lancaster University in the United Kingdom has organized a one-day Community Durbarin the La-Nkwantanang Madina Municipality in Accra to sensitize the community about the problem of waste generation. The durbar also sought to solicit community buy-in and to seek their support to accelerate the uptake […] The post HATOF
The acquisition of 100% shares of merged companies; Airtel and Tigo, by the Government of Ghana is in advanced stages. It will be concluded by the execution of definitive agreements shortly, a statement from the Government announced. Government said the decision is aimed at protecting jobs and safeguarding the interest of stakeholders of AirtelTigo which […] The post Acquisition
Nigeria’s former Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has won the backing of the European Union (EU) in her bid to become the first African to lead the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Bloomberg news agency and the UK-based Financial Times newspaper are reporting. Bloomberg described the EU’s decision as a “major coup” for Ms Okonjo-Iweala, while the […] The post EU
Police in Nigeria have arrested more than 800 suspects in connection with incidents of arson, looting and killings across the country. At least 520 suspects were arrested in Lagos, the commercial hub. For more than a week, angry youths have been targeting government warehouses across the country believed to be housing food items meant to […] The post Nigerian police arrests
The president of Algeria, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, has been admitted to a military hospital in the capital just days before the country is due to vote in an important constitutional referendum. On Saturday, Mr. Tebboune went into five days of voluntary self -isolation at the advice of his doctors after many of his aides and government […] The post Algeria’s leader
Europe’s daily COVID-19 deaths rose by nearly 40% compared with the previous week, the World Health Organization (WHO) has told the BBC. WHO spokeswoman Dr Margaret Harris said France, Spain, the UK, the Netherlands and Russia accounted for the majority of cases which increased by a third. “The concern… is that intensive care units in […] The post COVID-19 deaths
A US federal judge has dismissed an effort by the Department of Justice (DoJ) to defend President Donald Trump in a case brought by a woman who accuses him of raping her. Columnist E Jean Carroll accuses Mr Trump of assaulting her in a Manhattan department store in the 1990s. In a lawsuit, she argues […] The post Donald Trump setback in rape defamation case appeared first on
Fifty-one members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Subin Constituency of the Ashanti Region have withdrawn a contempt suit against the Ashanti Regional NPP Chairman and their Member of Parliament after an out-of-court settlement agreement was reached. The NPP members filed a contempt suit against the Electoral Commission and the party’s regional executives […] The post Aggrieved
The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, will later today, Wednesday, October 28, 2020, present a budget to Parliament to cater for the first quarter of 2021. The expected presentation, known as Expenditure in Advance of Appropriation, has become a usual characteristic of election years to prevent transitional challenges in the smooth running of government for […] The post Finance
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