Oxfam says it will set up a commission to investigate past and present allegations of exploitation by staff. Oxfam International’s executive director Winnie Byanyima said it would “do justice” and “atone for the past”. She invited victims to come forward “for justice to be done” for them, saying she was “here for all the women ... The post Oxfam

The Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Mrs. Gloria Akuffo, has hinted that government has secured financial clearance from the Ministry of Finance for the  employment Fifty (50) State Attorneys to augment and strengthen the delivery of justice in the country. Gloria Akuffo disclosed this at Bolgatanga during a familiarization tour of the Upper East ... The post Gov’t to

If you take too much pepper, what will happen to you? Doctor: People tend to run, get diarrhoea. And If you take too much sugar? Doctor: You put a lot of work on your pancreas. You are punishing your pancreas, you may get diabetics. These days pepper and sugar connote more than just taste. It ... The post Too much peppering, too much sugaring: Dilemma of feminist activism

A skit on China’s biggest Lunar New Year TV show has sparked widespread criticism and accusations of racism. In a comedy routine celebrating Chinese-African ties, an Asian actress appears in blackface and with exaggerated buttocks. Using make-up to lampoon black people, a practice known as blackface is seen by many as deeply offensive. The annual ... The post Chinese TV gala

President of the Ahafo Council of Chiefs, Nana Ansah Adu Baah II, has promised to use royalties received from mining companies in the Ahafo area to assist in the process of creating the proposed Ahafo region. According to Nana Ansah Adu Baah, the creation of the Ahafo region is critical since it will spread development ... The post We’ll back creation of

Despite a lot of backlash over a big redesign for the Snapchat app, which to be sure is a very big deal for a product-centric company like Snap, Snap CEO Evan Spiegel vigorously defended the redesign and basically said people need to get used to it. Spiegel said at the Goldman Sachs Internet & Technology ... The post Snapchat redesign will stay- Evan Spiegel appeared first on

The Headmistress of Osudoku Senior High Technical, Sylvia Baaba Yankey, has confirmed to Citi News that classes  will resume today [Friday] after almost a week of closure. The school was closed down last week after pollution from a Chinese company, Shinefeel Ghana Limited, sited close by the school, made it unbearable for both students and teachers. The ... The post Osudoku

President Akufo-Addo has congratulated South Africa’s new President, Cyril Ramaphosa. He said Ramaphosa’s election is “well-deserved” and “a vindication of the trust and confidence reposed in you by the Members of the Parliament of South Africa, and by your great party, the African National Congress (ANC).” Akufo-Addo said he was hopeful of a close working relationship with ... The post Akufo-Addo

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The teenager accused of killing 17 people at a Florida high school on Wednesday has confessed to the shooting, police say. Nikolas Cruz, 19, said he arrived on campus and began shooting students before abandoning his weapon and escaping, according to a court document. He has appeared in court charged with 17 counts of premeditated ... The post Florida shooting: Nikolas Cruz confesses

They may have sparred once as friends in the past but there is no love lost between Jessie Magdaleno and Isaac “The Royal Storm” Dogboe, as their impending bout to determine the undisputed champion of the WBO World Super Bantamweight title on 28th April draws closer. It will be recalled that Dogboe (18-0-0) called out ... The post Dogboe, Magdaleno in social media war

More than 100,000 Critically Endangered orangutans have been killed in Borneo since 1999, research has revealed. Scientists who carried out a 16-year survey on the island described the figure as “mind-boggling”. Deforestation, driven by logging, oil palm, mining and paper mills, continues to be the main culprit. But the research, published in the journal Current Biology, ... The post ‘100,000

A Cape Bushbuck, a creature from the antelope family, wandered into the wrong place at the wrong time when it found itself at the Dzodze Magistrate Courtyard on Monday. The Bushbuck ended up filling the bellies of some individuals after it was caught and eventually slaughtered by residents and workers in the area. The Judicial Service ... The post From the

For many people, 14th February is a day of love and they would rather spend time hanging out with their partners than doing anything else. There are usually programmes at hang-out joints for lovers and families during this period and entertainers are usually engaged on this occasion. However, Ghanaian dance hall artiste Shatta Wale, chose to ... The post Shatta Wale, friends in

The Ashanti Regional Security Council has pledged to ensure the smooth relocation of the Atwima Kwanwoma’s District capital from Foase to Twedie, in line with a Supreme Court order. The Regional Minister, Simon Osei Mensah, who spoke to journalists after being summoned by the Kumasi Traditional Council, however said authorities will not be in a rush ... The post Foase:

Spokesperson for the nurses and physician assistants at the Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital, Emmanuel Ofori, has told Citi News they will not travel to Accra to meet the Health Minister this morning [Friday], to participate in a meeting over the ensuing impasse at the hospital. He said they rather want the Minister to come down to meet ... The post We won’t partake

In what appears to be a panic reaction, authorities at the Ho Municipal Assembly have released an amount of GHc5,000 meant for the refurbishment of a Community-Based Health Planning and Service (CHPS) compound, sited within the Kpenoe Traditional Area in the Volta Region. This was after the community members through their chief, Togbe Kotoku XI, petitioned the Economic ... The post Kpenoe

The Ministry of Health will today [Friday], hold an emergency meeting to fashion out a strategy to deal with the impasse at the Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital in the Central Region. The Ministry hopes to resolve the growing resentment of staff of the facility against their director, Dr. Eugene Dordoye, which has seen the staff declaring ... The post Health Ministry holds

A Koforidua Circuit Court has sentenced a 27-year-old carpenter Akwasi Agyemang and a 37-year-old farmer, Yaw Osei to four years in prison for mining illegally at Segyimase Kyebi in the Atewa Forest reserve in the Eastern Region. A third person, 35-year-old tiler, Kwasi Poku, has been sentenced to serve two years in prison and is ... The post E/R: Three jailed for illegal mining

A senior Analyst at the Institute of Energy Security (IES), Richard Rockson, is dissatisfied with the marginal reduction in the Special Petroleum Tax from 15 percent to 13 percent. Like some observers, Mr. Rockson insists that the Special Petroleum Tax should be scrapped completely. “When you look through the price build up, it is one of ... The post IES slams ‘insignificant’