63-year-old Francesca Dzoboka is down with a stroke, unable to afford a decent meal and facing death threats from her husband who is blaming her for the family’s predicaments. What’s her crime? She invested a combined amount of Sixty Thousand Cedis (?60,000) in defunct gold dealership firm, Menzgold, two years ago. Even before she could […]
The family of the late Dr Suleman Mahama Haroon Bakuri has rejected a donation of GH¢20,000 from the Vice President, Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, as his support for the funeral and burial rites of the late Wa Imam. According to the family, though the donation is well-intentioned, it is belated as the final rites have […]
The National Lottery Authority (NLA) in collaboration with the Volta Regional Police Command has successfully arrested four lotto fraudsters in the Volta Region. The four lotto fraudsters are Godwin Agbenyefia alias Demon, 19, Reuben Abusah alias Last Burial, 20, Kelvin Kwame Abouzi alias Kartel, 20, and Kingsley Adelekey, 21. The accused persons were operating from […]
Ghana has recorded two additional deaths as regards the coronavirus pandemic. This takes the total number of deaths from 283 to 285. In the latest update released by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) on Friday, September 11, 75 new cases were recorded. This takes the total cumulative number of cases to 45,388. The recoveries-cum-discharge is […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has given the assurance that government will pay back the deposits of all customers of the defunct ‘DKM’ micro finance company by the end of October. He said his administration inherited GHC700 million debt in the “DKM” brouhaha from the previous government, but the official liquidator had finalised modalities and […]
Residents of Yama in the West Mamprusi Municipality in the North East Region last Wednesday demonstrated over the state of the main access road to the town from Walewale. The aggrieved residents, who walked peacefully on the main access road from Mishio to the town for two hours, said they do not understand why the […]
Leader of the All People’s Congress (APC) Hassan Ayariga has outlined measures he will put in place to fight corruption in the country if he wins this year’s presidential elections on December 7. He said he will, among other things, monitor the income levels of all Ghanaians vis-à-vis the properties they have acquired. This, he […]
Excellent Ghana says it has been observing with keen interest, the matters and issues arising from the outbreak of Bird Flu (Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza HPAI H5NI) in Ghana since 2015. While commending government for adopting tough measures to contain the bird flu outbreak, the civil society organization says it is shocked, at the revelation […]
The state assembly in Kaduna, in north-western Nigeria, has approved full surgical castration as punishment for those convicted of rape. State commissioner for woman’s affairs and social development, Hafsat Baba, described the approval by the state assembly as a “welcome development” and said that it will serve as “deterrent” for rapists. State governor Nasir Ahmad […]
The Senegalese army says about 100 of its soldiers from the peacekeeping mission in The Gambia have tested positive for coronavirus. The military contingent composed of 600 soldiers was returning home. They have been quarantined in Toubacouta, on Senegalese territory near the border with The Gambia, as a precautionary measure. Those who tested positive are […]
A Deputy Information Minister, Pius Enam Hadzide, has highly commended traditional leaders in the country for their massive support to government in ensuring compliance with the preventive directives in the fight against the coronavirus disease. He mentioned, for instance, the imposition of restriction on mass gatherings including funerals and festivals, which he said was largely […]
Despite the easing of restrictions to allow players in the hospitality industry to get back into business, many entities continue to remain empty. Staff of some of these companies remain unemployed and an attempt to access support from the government 600-million-Cedi Coronavirus Alleviation Programme has been unsuccessful. Pre – Covid-19 and life thereof It’s been […]
The 2020 Parliamentary Candidate for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Salaga South Constituency, Hajia Zuweira Ibrahima, has assured electorates in her constituency of a transparent, dedicated and development-oriented leadership if voted into power. She noted the prospects of the constituency do not lie with men alone, but with persons who have the […]
The Parliamentary Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for the La-Dadekotopon constituency, Rita Odoley Sowah, has stated that complacency on their part led to the party losing the seat to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2016 elections. She revealed that the party will not be complacent this time as it goes into […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has cut the sod for the construction of a solid waste treatment facility at Fiaso in the Techiman South Municipal of the Bono East Region. The sod-cutting ceremony, which came off Wednesday, September 9, 2020, was graced by the Ministers of Bono East Region, Kofi Amoakohene, Sanitation and Water Resources, […]
Leader of the All Peoples Congress (APC), Hassan Ayariga, has revealed that his policy proposals ahead of this year’s elections will save Ghana’s economy for good. He is promising to provide free education from the primary to the tertiary levels. He also says he will introduce a comprehensive national development policy which will serve the […]
Founding President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has noted that the Speaker of Parliament, Professor Aaron Mike Oquaye, does not need an award from the management of the University of Education, Winneba(UEW) which he claims has a divided leadership. Mr Cudjoe noted that the management of the university has been embroiled in controversies, a situation […]
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Parliamentary Candidate for Atiwa Kwawoma constituency, Kofi Amankwah Manu, has called on Ghanaians to adopt modern methods of farming in Ghana. In his view, this will ensure that some of the challenges facing farmers including post-harvest losses will be dealt with. He noted that although the NPP administration has done […]
The Executive Committee of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has taken major decisions at their meeting which includes resuming the 2022 AFCON Qualifiers and the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers. CAF halted the qualifiers of the flagship tournament which was ongoing due to the outbreak of a global pandemic. In a video meeting on […]
Fitch Ratings has revealed in a new report that the outlook for the global reinsurance sector remains negative for 2021. This, according to the renowned credit ratings agency, is due to the mounting losses from the Coronavirus pandemic, the effect of the global economic contraction on premium volumes, and ultra-low interest rates, which kit said […]
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