Barclays Bank Ghana, part of Absa Group, has organised a two-day masterclass training on data journalism in Accra for Ghanaian journalists to enhance their capacity in reporting financial and business news. The Absa Data Journalism Masterclass is focused on aiding journalists with skills and tools they can use to analyse data to better explain and […] The post Absa

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the elusive and highly secretive leader of ISIS, died during a raid conducted by the US military in northwest Syria on Saturday night, President Donald Trump said. The world’s most wanted man oversaw the militant group’s transformation from a ragtag insurgency to a global terror network that attracted tens of thousands of fighters to its so-called “caliphate” […] The post ISIS

The Ghanaians Against Child Abuse (GACA) campaign has reached 16 communities in the Volta Region in the fourth phase of the campaign, preaching reforms to traditional forms of parenting while touching on the government’s policy on Girls’ Iron-Folate Tablet Supplementation among others. Speaking at the last session of the fourth phase in Vakpo Yordanu in […] The post Group

Non-State Actors for Health (NSA) Ghana, which is pushing for increased support to the Global Fund has urged the government to without delay, contribute to the fund to fight against HIV, TB, and Malaria. In an unprecedented show of global solidarity, donors at the Global Fund’s Sixth Replenishment Conference pledged US$14.02 billion for the next […] The post Gov’t

The Rotary Club has called on authorities in Ghana to intensify education towards the eradication of poliovirus as the world marks World Polio Day. According to the club, although Ghana has not recorded polio in the past decade, there is a need to increase sensitization to prevent it from resurfacing since some neighboring countries have […] The post Rotary Club

Some unpaid Nation Builders Corps (NABCO) trainees today [Monday] picketed at the NABCO head office over their delayed allowances. The trainees earlier petitioned their employer to release the allowances which had not been paid since November 2018. Efforts by the beneficiaries over the period to retrieve their locked up stipends since May 2019 have proved […] The post NABCo

Water supply to Dodowa, Adentan, Madina and other communities in parts of Accra has been suspended following power challenges, the Ghana Water Company Limited has said. The Ghana Water Company said it is unable to pump or supply water from the Dodowa Booster station which serves the North-Eastern part of Accra, as a result of […] The post Water supply to Dodowa,

The Ghana Highway Authority has blamed activities of real estate developers on the Aburi mountain for the recent rockfall experienced on the Accra-Aburi road. The Authority also chided the local assemblies for giving permits for such developments to take place on top of the hill. A rockfall which happened on Sunday is the second in […] The post Building

Reports from the Ashanti Region indicate that a 6-year-old primary school pupil has drowned in Moshie Zongo, a suburb of Kumasi following a 30-minute downpour on Monday afternoon. The incident, which has been confirmed by the Ashanti Regional Director of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), Kwabena Nsenkyire, adds up to about 10 of such […] The post Kumasi:

Reports from the Ashanti Region indicate that a 6-year-old primary school pupil has drowned in Moshie Zongo, a suburb of Kumasi following a 30-minute downpour on Monday afternoon. The incident, which has been confirmed by the Ashanti Regional Director of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), Kwabena Nsenkyire, adds up to about 10 of such […] The post Kumasi:

What will it take for the AfCFTA to succeed? A cultural shift and support/push/demand by the people The AfCFTA is an unrecognized opportunity that must be communicated and marketed to receive general mass endorsement by the people. It is only then that governments will begin to put political capital and resources behind it. In today’s […] The post AfCFTA

Ghanaian artiste, Natasha Ackah-Blay Miezah known in showbiz as Royal Tasha is unhappy about the penchant for some female artistes to market their music with nude materials. According to Royal Tasha, although the indecent images can give them the public attention they desire, it cannot sustain their music career. Tasha also advised her colleague female […] The post Posing

Residents of Broadcasting in the Ga South Municipality in Accra are calling on government to as a matter of urgency fix their bad road or they will boycott the 2020 general elections. The road is in a deplorable state thus making mobility difficult and affecting business activities. Speaking to Citi News, many of the residents […] The post Ga South: ‘No Road, No

The Technical Universities Teachers Association (TUTAG) has called off its industrial action. This was after a meeting the association had with the National Labour Commission (NLC) and the Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) on Monday. Greater Accra Regional Chair of TUTAG, Dr. Ibrahim Zubeiru confirmed the latest development on Eyewitness News,  and urged students […] The post TUTAG

The Member of Parliament for Wa Central, Dr. Rashid Pelpuo has expressed worry over the continued delay in the opening of the Upper West Regional Hospital to the public. Speaking at a programme to increase breast cancer awareness in his constituency over the weekend, Mr. Pelpuo complained that the delay in operationalizing the facility is […] The post Ensure

The Kaneshie District Court has shot down attempts to subject the accused person in the Budumburan police killing case to psychiatric examination. Lawyer for the accused, George Eshun submitted before the court on Monday that the facts as presented by the prosecution revealed an unusual human behaviour which needed psychiatric evaluation. This came on the […] The post ‘He’s

A former Vice Chairperson of the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC), Kwame Jantuah has questioned former President Jerry John Rawlings’ decision to petition the national Security Minister over the impasse at the University of Education, Winneba. The private legal practitioner says a direct petition to President Akufo-Addo would have yielded better results. Former President […] The post Petition

The Coalition of Rotation Nurses and Midwives has called on government to rescind its decision to review their allowances downwards. The group, made up of nurses and midwives from across the country are also calling for their seven-month arrears to be paid. Speaking at a news conference in Kumasi, the convener for the group, Samuel […] The post Don’t

The Ghana Police Service has warned the general public and motorists who may be plying the Accra-Tema Motorway to be cautious after a downpour on Monday flooded part of the stretch. The flood has caused massive gridlock on both the Accra and Tema-bound sides of the highway, with drivers forced to remain in traffic for […] The post Police caution drivers after Accra-Tema

Many customers of Gold Dealership firm, Menzgold have joined queues at validation centers in Kumasi for validation and verification. The company scheduled October 28 to November 28 as the period for the exercise which will take place at designated venues in four regions, namely: Greater Accra, Central, Ashanti, and Western. The anxious customers are presenting […] The post Kumasi: