President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has urged Ghanaians to hold on to hope amid the economic downturn and rising cost of living in the country. In his Easter address, he said the Christian story of salvation should serve as inspiration. “I admonish all of us to be inspired and guided by this promise of salvation. […] The post Gov’t working hard
Former President John Dramani Mahama is unhappy with the Supreme Court’s ruling restraining beleaguered James Gyakye Quayson from carrying himself out as the Member of Parliament for Assin North. Mr. Mahama believes the ruling is a “travesty of justice and an affront to our democracy.” The Supreme Court on Wednesday, April 13, 2022, restrained Mr. […] The post Supreme
The Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, says recalcitrant traders who operate along the streets of the Central Business District and other key areas of the city would be arrested and prosecuted after the Easter festivities. According to the Minister, 1,000 members of a taskforce would be deployed to the capital to ensure compliance with […] The post Traders
The Northern Regional Minister, Saani Alhassan Sayibu has given assurances that the Fulani community at Zacholi will get justice following the gruesome killing of nine persons by some unknown assailants on Wednesday. Describing the incident as horrific, the Minister urged the Fulani community to remain calm as the government looks into the disturbing incident. Following […] The post Zacholi
Former President John Dramani Mahama on Wednesday granted audience to a delegation from the Greater Accra Region of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). Made up of the regional executives, council of elders and members of parliament from the region, the stakeholders were in the office of the former leader of the party to discuss “pertinent […] The post Greater
A man identified as Eric Kofi Quaye lost his life in an attempt to steal electricity cables in the Ketu South Municipality of the Volta Region. Eric is reported to have dug out some cables and later attempted climbing the poles to cut more of the copper cables. The effort resulted in a large spark […] The post Ketu South: Man electrocuted while stealing electricity
Police have foiled a robbery attack on the Yokwa gas filling station located at Larteh-junction within the Akropong enclave in the Eastern Region. Inspector Albert Kuntu Blankson of the Akropong-Akuapem Police Divisional Command, who was on night guard duty in the area around 1am on Thursday, April 14, 2022, engaged the robbers in a shoot-out. […] The post Save
The National General Secretary of Fulanis in Ghana (Tulaku), Alhaji Yakubu Bary has called on the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to ensure that justice is served to the victims of Zacholi Fulanis who were killed on Wednesday allegedly by unknown Konkomba gunmen that claimed nine lives. The Fulanis said, the discrimination and attacks on […] The post Zacholi
An aspiring National Youth Organiser of the governing New Patriotic Party NPP, Prince Kamal Gumah, has charged government appointees to empower the youth to realise the dream of ‘breaking the 8’. According to him, the youth of the party worked tirelessly in previous elections and their input is very much needed for victory in 2024. […] The post Empower
The Kenyan government has confirmed the deportation of the French chief executive of one of the biggest oil marketers in Kenya amid a fuel shortage crisis. Rubis Energy Kenya CEO Jean-Christian Bergeron was the first person to be sanctioned since Kenya’s energy regulator said it would act against oil marketers creating what it says is […] The post Kenya deports French CEO over
Ride-hailing company Uber has suspended its operations in Tanzania, citing a tough regulatory environment as the reason. “The guide fare set by the Land Transport Regulatory Authority has posed significant challenges for systems like Uber to continue to provide services to our customers,” it said in a statement. Uber was was launched in Tanzania in […] The post Uber pulls out of Tanzania
For the most part of the last decade, Africa’s financial sector has been trumpeting the need for financial inclusion and getting the right kind of support to people who need it. In Ghana, it gained a lot of ground through a consistent push to bring a lot of people into the basket. Today, despite gains […] The post The power to be and do: How LetsGo
The Ghana Education Service, GES, has invited the National Investigations Bureau, NIB, to probe allegations of corruption in this year’s Senior High School placement processes. Some officers of the GES and the Ministry of Education have been accused of taking bribes of up to GHS 7,000 to place students in their preferred schools, bypassing the […] The post GES
The Managing Director of the West African Gas Pipeline Company, (WAPCO), Gregory Germani, says the company has set a monthly gas delivery record to power plants in Ghana and the subregion in March this year due to the completed Takoradi to Tema Interconnection Project (TTIP) which is ensuring a reverse flow of gas. Speaking during […] The post WAGPCO sets
The Managing Director of the West African Gas Pipeline Company, (WAPCO), Gregory Germani, says the company has set a monthly gas delivery record to power plants in Ghana and the subregion in March this year due to the completed Takoradi to Tema Interconnection Project (TTIP) which is ensuring a reverse flow of gas. Speaking during […] The post WAPCO sets
Ernest Chemist Limited has donated medication, hygiene and first aid items to the Easter Orphan Project. The items included paracetamol, bandages, and sanitisers. The donation was made by Sharon K. Anim, the Brands Communication Manager of Ernest Chemists Limited. Belinda Mahama, a Sales Representative of Citi FM, received the items on behalf of the Citi […] The post Ernest Chemist
Guaranty Trust Bank (Ghana) Limited (GTBank) has handed over a fully refurbished and stocked ultra-modern computer laboratory to the Ho Technical University Basic School in Ho, Volta Region, as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives. The school, which was established in 1985 and currently has a student population of 806 and a staff […] The post GTBank
The man believed to be a Lebanese, who allegedly threatened to kill a businessman during a heated argument at Osu in Accra, has been put before the court. A statement from the Police Service said the suspect, Osman Brustani, was arraigned at an Accra Circuit Court and was subsequently remanded to reappear before the court […] The post Lebanese national videoed
The man believed to be a Lebanese, who allegedly threatened to kill a businessman during a heated argument at Osu in Accra, has been put before the court. A statement from the Police Service said the suspect, Osman Brustani, was arraigned at an Accra Circuit Court and was subsequently remanded to reappear before the court […] The post Lebanese national
In 2019, over 700,000 persons died by suicide worldwide, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), out of which more than 75,000 occurred in Africa. Most adolescents who died by suicide in 2019 were from low and middle-income countries, where nearly 90% of the world’s adolescents live. The ages of 15 to 29 have the […] The post We are losing future
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