The African continent has seen tremendous growth in technology and financial services in recent years. With the advent of mobile phones and the growth of digital financial services, many people in Africa can now access financial services previously unavailable to them. Mobile money initiatives have played a key role in this transformation, providing people with […] The post What
Olam Food Ingredients Ghana Limited (ofi), a Licensed Buying Company (L.B.C.) in Ghana’s cocoa sector and one of the lead exporters of cashew in the industry has celebrated this year’s U.N. International Women’s Day at its Cocoa Processing factory (OCP) at Kaase, with a series of exciting and impactful activities, including organizing a medical screening […] The post IWD
Dear Powers that be, the current vaccine shortage is gravely worrying. To be honest, leaving a kid unvaccinated in a world of infectious diseases is like sending a soldier into a nuclear war with a bow and an arrow. It sounds absurd but here we are. And it is unacceptable. The situation must be treated […] The post Fighting a nuclear
Frances Sey, the first female to obtain a degree from the University of Ghana, graduated in 1953 – just 5 years after the establishment of the school. But it took 70 years to get a woman to lead the same university which had been producing female graduates for 65 years. On the students’ front, it […] The post #IWD2023: Embracing Equity
After Ghana’s exit from the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, 5 players from that team have missed out on a call-up in Chris Hughton’s maiden squad ahead of the test against Angola. With injuries being the major reason for the absenteeism of these players, one will begin to wonder if these five players will […] The post AFCON 2023 qualifiers: 6
Ghanaian duo, Joseph Paintsil and Majeed Ashimeru return to the men’s senior national team after missing the 2022 FIFA World Cup. Many questioned the exemption of Joseph Paintsil and Majeed Ashimeru from Ghana’s final World Cup squad as Ghana exited at the group stage of the tournament in Qatar. With 11 goals and 12 assists […] The post AFCON
Adisadel College, an institution with rich history, started training boys from 1910. Its ode, which describes it as an alma mater of great men, is no fluke. It has lived up to its billing for 113 years. Its motto “Vel Primus Vel Cum Primis” instills in its products an unquenchable desire for excellence and to […] The post Adisadel@113: 1998 Santaclausians
The Management of Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has given an ultimatum for the removal of kiosks, and containers erected on commercial roads in the metropolis. The Assembly has thus ordered owners of kiosks and containers to remove them by Friday, March 31, 2023, or risk being surcharged for the cost of demolition. The KMA in […] The post KMA orders
The Minister of Defence, Dominic Nitiwul, has urged Ghanaians to accord security officers the needed respect to prevent unnecessary confrontations. His comment comes on the back of the invasion of Ashaiman by some soldiers after the killing of a young military officer. The soldiers brutalised several residents in the hope of finding the killers of […] The post Ashaiman
Members of Parliament who serve on the Defence and Interior Committee of Parliament together with the Ministry of Defence and the Military High Command will next week Thursday pay a visit to the Ashaiman community where the military brutalised the residents. Some soldiers were reported to have beaten some residents of Ashaiman on Tuesday after […] The post Defence
Fire has gutted a building at KardoIf Junction at Tesano near Caza Maza restaurant believed to be a warehouse. Several medical supplies meant to manage the COVID-19 pandemic were reportedly destroyed by the fire. The actual cause of the fire is not yet known however, according to eyewitnesses, the fire commenced around 1pm and was […] The post Tesano: Fire guts building at Kardolf
The leadership of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) at Anloga Junction in Kumasi has made calls to the government to urgently put measures in place to address flooding in the area. This comes after some cars at the Anloga Junction GPRTU station got submerged in flood waters following a heavy downpour on the […] The post GPRTU calls for urgent
The 2021 Ghana Population and Housing Census has revealed that the number of Ghanaians leaving the country for other parts of the world for employment, is on the rise, with the youth being the dominant group abandoning the country. Statistics from the Thematic Report on Migration 2021 revealed that more than 77% of those leaving […] The post More young people abandoning
Prosecutors have asked for three weeks extension to enable them to file witness statements to the Asokwa Circuit Court in the case involving the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Youth Organiser for the Suame Constituency, Razak Kuampa Avoliya. Mr. Avoliya is standing trial for alleged political incitement after remarks he made in a video went viral. […] The post NDC’s
Ibrahim Danlad is not part of the Black Stars squad named for the AFCON 2023 qualifier against Angola. Prior to the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, two local-based players were selected but since the departure of Afriyie Barnieh to FC Zurich, it was now left with only Ibrahim Danlad. Despite being a starter for […] The post AFCON 2023 qualifiers:
The Member of Parliament for Kpone Katamanso, Joseph Akuerteh Tettey, has alleged that some of his constituents were forced to consume cow dung and wastewater from a slaughterhouse by some military officers. According to the MP, the incident was an extension of military brutality on residents of Ashaiman to his area after a soldier was […] The post Soldiers
The judge presiding over the murder case involving two teenagers in Kasoa who are alleged to have been killed for ritual purposes has threatened to issue a bench warrant for a juror in the matter who was absent from the hearing today. The court was expected to commence trial on Thursday with prosecution scheduled to […] The post Judge threatens to issue bench
New Black Stars head coach, Chris Hughton has named his first-ever squad ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Angola on Thursday, March 23, 2023. The Black Stars of Ghana will play Angola in a double header this month as they hope to book a place in the AFCON tournament slated for Ivory […] The post AFCON qualifiers: Chris Hughton
Ohhema, subsidiary of La Carte LTD, in partnership with the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), has donated over 1,500 Ohhema! sanitary pads to Kayayei [head porters] in commemoration of the 2023 International Women’s Day (IWD). The donation and sensitization program were held under the theme, ‘Empowering Kayayos with knowledge on good feminine hygiene and reproductive health […] The post IWD
A pressure group – Ashaiman Lives Matter – has called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to immediately set up a committee to probe brutalities meted out to residents of Ashaiman by some soldiers. The group made up of former MP, Alfred Agbesi and current MP Ernest Norgbey in a statement condemned the invasion of […] The post Ashaiman:
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