The Northern Electricity Distribution Company (NEDCo) says Saturday night’s power outage in the northern part of the country is due to challenges recorded by the Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo). Most parts of the Bono, Northern and Upper West Regions were without light on the evening of Saturday, May 7, 2022. The lights went off a […] The post NEDCo
The Ghana Registered Midwives Association wants the government to invest in its members. This according to the group, will go a long way to reduce maternal and infant mortality and also help achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 3 on health. The President of the association, Mrs Netta Forson-Ackon made the call at the […] The post Ghana
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia says the government will modernise the provision of insurance services in Ghana through digitalisation and urged stakeholders in the industry to work together to engender trust. He said the government’s vision was to improve micro and agricultural insurance products to expand access and strengthen the balance sheet of the insurance […] The post Gov’t
The Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Okudzeto Ablakwa has commended President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for embarking on his latest trip to the United States via a commercial flight. “I can confirm that President Akufo-Addo appears to have listened to good counsel from an overwhelming number of outraged Ghanaians and so flew commercial aboard […] The post Nana
Former President John Dramani Mahama is in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to attend a meeting of the Board of the Tana High-Level Forum on Security in Africa. Mr. Mahama is the Chairperson of the Tana Forum, which promotes African-led solutions by “holding discussions on the strategic and pro-active management of African peace and security issues driven […] The post John Mahama
The Member of Parliament for Odododiodoo, Nii Lante Vanderpuye, says Ghana’s poor ranking in the Reporters Without Borders 2022 World Press Freedom Index aptly reflects the situation on the ground. Mr. Vanderpuye said the increasing attacks on journalists had created a culture of silence, where journalists and other Civil Society Organisations shy away from holding […] The post ‘Intolerance
The Member of Parliament for Odododiodoo, Nii Lante Vanderpuye, says Ghana’s poor ranking in the Reporters Without Borders 2022 World Press Freedom Index aptly reflects the situation on the ground. Mr. Vanderpuye said the increasing attacks on journalists had created a culture of silence, where journalists and other Civil Society Organisations shy away from holding […] The post ‘Intolerance
The Parliamentary Select Committee on Local Government and Rural Development has invited striking members of the Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) to an emergency meeting over the association’s ongoing industrial action. The meeting scheduled for Monday, May 9, 2022, will hinge on the non-payment of the political neutrality allowance, which has […] The post Parliament’s
The most thrilling Mother’s Day dinner being organized by Citi FM/Citi TV is set to come off on Sunday May 8, 2022. Dubbed, ‘A Portrait of Mama‘, it will be a night of merry-making with incredible memories as families gather to express appreciation and celebrate motherhood. It is also to give individuals an opportunity to […] The post All set for
Ex-Black Stars skipper, Asamoah Gyan after eight years has written about the incidents that happened after the disappearance of Theophilus Tagoe aka Castro. The two were not just close, they shared a bond that led to the release of some hit songs like African Girls, Do The Dance and Odo Pa. In 2014, Ghana received […] The post Asamoah Gyan writes on Castro;
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) says it is in the utmost interest of members who have filed cases at the courts over challenges that characterized the constituency level polls to withdraw them. NPP recently held its Constituency Executive elections across the country but the exercise was characterized by misunderstanding, pockets of chaos and series of […] The post Withdraw
At least 22 people have died and more than 60 have been hospitalized after a massive explosion rocked one of Cuba’s most exclusive five-star hotels. It is believed a gas tanker which was parked outside the Saratoga Hotel in Old Havana ignited, causing an explosion which destroyed several floors of the building. The historic hotel […] The post 22 dead after huge hotel explosion
The Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) is cautioning litigants to shun the verbal abuse on judges when they lose cases in court. JUSAG President, Alex Nartey says some of the allegations leveled against judges by some disgruntled petitioners are unfair and unwarranted and needs to cease. “I will only plead with Ghanaians to […] The post JUSAG
A German woman has been found guilty of sexual assault after poking holes in her partner’s condoms in an attempt to get pregnant, according to reports. The woman, 39, was in a “friends with benefits” relationship with the man when she deliberately damaged the condoms without his knowledge. The case made legal history, according to […] The post Woman
The global organisations that buy Covid vaccines for poorer countries “need to step up” and order doses from Africa’s only Covid vaccine maker in order to save the production line, the company’s senior executive told the BBC. This follows warnings from Aspen Pharmacare that it may have to stop production at its South African plant. […] The post Covid
The President of the Greater Accra Council of Bissa Chiefs, Mohammed Ali Dabre III, has called on Ghanaian Muslims to support the needy and underprivileged during Eid celebrations by giving out Zakat to the poor. He encouraged Muslims to be guided by the inspiring lifestyle of the holy prophet, which was demonstrated during the month […] The post Chief Mo
Amazon is taking legal action against four companies it has accused of deliberately flooding its shopping platform with fake reviews. Three of the firms had nearly 350,000 reviewers on their books. The companies act as unofficial brokers between Amazon sellers and individuals who write reviews, the tech giant says. The reviewers get free products and […] The post Amazon targets
Saboteurs in Belarus played a significant role in forcing Russia to abandon its attempt to capture the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, according to the exiled Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya. She told the BBC that there had been 80 acts of sabotage against railways that were supplying Russian forces before they withdrew from northern Ukraine a […] The post Belarus
The Civil and Local Government Staff Association, Ghana (CLOGSAG) is lamenting what it believes is government’s lack of commitment to honour the payment of the political neutrality allowance due its members. The concern comes after the National Labour Commission (NLC) directed the Ministry of Finance on a payment plan of the allowance. A week after that […] The post Gov’t
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia says government has delivered on its promise to enhance the peace and security of citizens. According to him, Ghana’s recent ranking by the global peace index, among other things, points to massive investment by government in the security sector. Speaking at the inauguration of the Shukura District Police Command, Dr. […] The post We’ve
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