Alhaji Umar Gariba Abubakar, vice president of the National Council of Zongo Chiefs, has advocated for a percentage quota system of educational scholarships under the Scholarship Scheme to be set aside for Muslims students from Zongo villages. He pointed out that the quota system would make it easier for youngsters …
Read More »Activate processes to hold presidential elections immediately – Alex Segbefia
Alex Segbefia, a former Health Minister under John Dramani Mahama, has demanded that the procedures necessary for a presidential election to be held in Ghana as soon as possible be activated. He claims that the country’s economic problems have grown so bad that the only option for regaining public trust …
Read More »Supreme Court has ordered Anas to testify in the Nyantakyi case in court without a mask
Anas Aremeyaw Anas has suffered a setback as the Supreme Court of Ghana required the journalist to appear in open court without his customary face mask in order to face Kwesi Nyantakyi. The highest court in Ghana decided on Tuesday morning that the reluctance journalist must testify in the case …
Read More »Paying contractors arrears boost economy – Duffour to Ofori-Atta
Dr. Kwabena Duffuor, a flagbearer candidate for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), claims he was serious about paying debts to contractors and other people who had worked for the government when he was in power. He said that regular arrears payments significantly aided the economy’s expansion. “We never joked …
Read More »10-year-old girl hangs herself in Agona Duotu
Agona Duotu D/A Basic School in the Central Region’s class 3 student, age 10, hung herself. On November 7, 2022, in the early hours of the morning, the dead, Afia Awusi, hung herself in the hallway of her residence. It is unclear what led the little girl to commit suicide. …
Read More »Lady found dead at roadside in Baifikrom
On the Mankessim-Baifikrom section of the Baifikrom to Dominase route in the Municipality of the Central Region, a young woman believed to be in her 20s has been discovered dead. The woman was discovered by the locals when they awoke by the roadside near the Smart Ice Drinking Water depot …
Read More »Offinso North DCE is dead
On Monday, November 7, at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH),Hon David Kwasi Asare Boakye, the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Offinso North in the Ashanti Region, passed away. According to Alex Frimpong, the dean of the region’s Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs), his colleague passed away after …
Read More »CETAG, CENTSAG threaten strike over conditions of service
If the government does not prioritize their wellbeing, two significant staff organizations at the 46 institutions of education across the nation have vowed to lay down their tools. The organizations are the Colleges of Education Non-Teaching Staff Association of Ghana and the Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) …
Read More »“Ghana committed to increasing share of renewable energy” – President Akufo-Addo
The world community has been reassured by the president of the republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, that Ghana is fully committed to boosting the country’s share of renewable energy in the energy mix. President Akufo-Addo said during a speech at a high-level event on sustainable energy for everyone held by …
Read More »Ghana plans to spend $14 million on the 2022 World Cup
If the Black Stars get to the semifinals of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Ghana will invest little over US$14 million on them, the sports ministry informed Parliament on Friday (4 November 2022). The competition begins on November 20, 2022. Portugal, Uruguay, and South Korea were placed in Group H …
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