Citizens’ have been asked to participate in the Assemblies processes to accelerate the growth and development of communities. Their participation is crucial in the drawing of the assemblies’ composite budget to proritise projects that would transform communities. Fuseini Batong Yakubu, the Sissala East Municipal Chief Executive, made the call and appealed to citizens’ not to … The post ‘Citizens’
A nongovernmental organisation (NGO), focusing on empowering women groups in the Kassena-Nankana West District and the Kassena-Nankana Municipality of the Upper East Region, Sirigu Women’s Organisation for Pottery and Art (SWOPA), has promoted sustainable peacebuilding and national cohesion in communities. The women groups termed “Poyaasi and Isi” are to, among other issues, play critical roles … The post NGO
The United Nations Resident Coordinator in Ghana, Charles Abani, has urged the government and the citizenry not to take the country’s democratic peace, stability and cohesion for granted but sustain them to accelerate socioeconomic growth and development. “Ghana is a peaceful, united and stable country and also holds an enviable track record on the continent … The post Govt,
Scores of members and supporters including delegates of National Democratic Congress (NDC) have affirmed that the former Minister of Finance a, Dr Kwabena Duffuor who is vying for the position of the flag bearer on the ticket of the party. They said he is the best among the presidential candidates in the flag bearer race … The post NDC delegates, faithful endorse
The former Chief Justice, Justice Ms Sophia Akuffo, has stated that fundamental human rights are not given by anybody and is of an inherent dignity, equal and inalienable rights of all human family or groups in the world. She affirmed that, the disregard and contempt for human rights had resulted in barbaric acts which had … The post Human rights are inalienable – Sophia Akuffo
Cocoa farmers from 12 cocoa cooperative unions and associations in Ghana have called on the government to increase the farm gate price for cocoa beans to make up for the rising cost of production. They said the continued rise in the cost of farm inputs such as fertilisers, pesticides and farm machinery as well as … The post Cocoa farmers decry rising cost of inputs appeared
Anteneh Desalegn, 41, who was directly affected by the two-year conflict in Northern Ethiopia, is cautiously optimistic that the ceasefire agreement signed between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front (TPLF) would potentially end the devastating conflict and lead to lasting peace. Desalegn’s hometown, the once-peaceful mountainous town of Sekota in Ethiopia’s Amhara … The post Truce
First, a clarification: I was brought up in the palace of Nana Afia Boatemaa, of Asiakwa, capital of the Nifa Division of Akyem Abuakwa. That’s a significant fact because my “credentials” in writing like this must be established beyond all doubt”! Now, the said Nana Afia Boatemaa was a walking embodiment of Akan culture. She … The post NANANOM, S?BE, MO ASOMO
The Regional Director of WaterAid West Africa, Dr Abdul Nashiru Mohammed, has emphasised the need for quality data collection to help accelerate Ghana’s drive toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, especially SDGs 6. According to him, having access to quality data would also assist in minimising duplication of efforts and fragmented interventions that did not … The post ‘Quality
The Chiefs and people of Owirenkyiman Traditional Area in the Assin Fosu Municipality in the Central Region have celebrated their annual Kantamanto Festival which kicked off from October 23-30. The event was characterised with a series of fun and sporting activities as natives of Assin, both home and abroad participated in a football gala, fundraising, … The post Owirenkyiman
The Greater Accra Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has suspended a planned demolition exercise at the Ramsar site to allow further engagement with stakeholders to draw a roadmap for the reclamation of the encroached portions of the site. The meeting, held on Sunday, was also to regularise properties in the enclave to ensure that residents did … The post REGSEC
On Saturday, the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, was booed while delivering a speech at a durbar organised as part of the Hogbtsotso festival being celebrated by the chiefs and people of Anloga in the Volta Region. Saturday’s hooting booing comes after President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo had suffered similar ordeals three times – at … The post Booing cannot resolve economic
The Accra circuit court has granted GH¢50,000 bail with three sureties to a Nigerian, who attempted to rob a woman of GH¢12,000. Godfrey Caleb Chukwuebuka Nnwaiu, 28, accused, tried to rob his victim of GH¢12,000 she withdrew from a bank at the African Union Village, in Accra, on October 26, this year. The court presided … The post Man grabbed for attempted robbery appeared first
The police have started investigations into a violent chieftaincy dispute at Enchi in the Aowin Municipality of the Western North Region, which resulted in the death of four and injury of one person, last Sunday. Crime scene experts and reinforcement teams have also been dispatched from the police national headquarters in Accra to assist their … The post Police probe violent
A 50-year-old woman has been arrested by the police for allegedly stealing a two-year-old girl in Mankessim, in the Central Region. Esi Beniwa, suspect, reportedly kidnapped and concealed the victim in a plastic bucket in the Mfantseman municipality. According to eyewitnesses, residents, who realised the act, cried for help and rushed to the scene and … The post ‘Baby thief’ arrested in
Nearly five years after Multimedia journalist, Latif Iddrisu, was allegedly assaulted by policemen, leaving him with a severely fractured skull, hearing on the case is yet to officially begin. The award-winning journalist on March 27, 2018, suffered police brutality in the course of covering a protest by some National Democratic Congress (NDC) members, following the … The post Latif
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