The big news stories in this edition of the Eyewitness News with Umaru Sanda Amadu and Frema Adunyame are; Volta group condemns attacks by secessionists; demands resolution of impasse Voter ID numbers duplicated during one-day voter registration exercise Don’t vote for NPP members contesting as independent candidates – Akufo-Addo Minority demands suspension, probe of deal […] The post Eyewitness
The Spanish Government has presented vehicles and information communication technology (ICT) equipment to the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) and the Ghana Police Service to enhance their operations. The gesture, the Spanish Government said, was to support the Government of Ghana to manage irregular migration and other cross border crime. The equipment consisted of six Mitsubishi […] The post Immigration
The Spanish Government has presented vehicles and information communication technology (ICT) equipment to the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) and the Ghana Police Service to enhance their operations. The gesture, the Spanish Government said, was to support the Government of Ghana to manage irregular migration and other cross border crime. The equipment consisted of […] The post Immigration
The Minister for Education, Hon. Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has assured the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, that the Abomoso Model Senior High School, which is one of the nine new model schools being constructed by Government, will be completed by the end of the year. According to Hon. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, […] The post Nana Addo inspects work on Abomoso
The Electoral Commission (EC) has indicated that there was the duplication of some voter ID numbers during the registration process earlier on October 1. “It has come to the attention of the Commission that a number of Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) kits at some Registration Centres have issued Applicants with Voter ID numbers that have […] The post Voter
A Deputy Education Minister in charge of Basic and Secondary Education, Dr. Yaw Adutwum, has reiterated the importance of the Teacher Licensure Examination to improving teaching in the education sector. Over 31,000 teachers across the country are taking the Teacher Licensure Examination conducted by the National Teaching Council. The examination which was postponed from March […] The post Teacher
A manifesto spokesperson on Trade, Industry and State Enterprises, for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Kwame Awuah-Darko says when voted into power in December 2020, the party will set up Regional Development banks to harness economic opportunities. In an interview on Voters’ Diary, he identified financing as a missing ingredient in Ghana’s trade and Industry […] The post NDC
The Concerned Citizens of the Volta Region (CONCIVOR) is unhappy with the recent activities of the secessionist group, Homeland Study Group Foundation, which is calling for a Western Togoland. According to the citizens, the actions taken by the secessionists in their quest for independence of Western Togoland is utterly condemnable. In a statement, CONCIVOR threw […] The post Volta
Power Africa has announced the disbursement of $2.6million in grants to solar companies to provide off-grid electricity to 288 healthcare facilities across sub-Saharan Africa. According to the World Bank Report Electricity Access in Sub-Saharan Africa: Uptake, Reliability and Complementary Factors for Economic impact, almost 60% of healthcare facilities in sub-Saharan Africa do not have access […] The post Solar
The presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, has challenged President Nana Akufo-Addo to account for monies borrowed under his tenure. John Mahama says the NPP government has so far secured over GHc140 billion in loans since assuming office yet there is nothing to show for the amount borrowed so far. […] The post Nana Addo
A police officer in the North East Region, Inspector Felix Gbekle, has been arrested for allegedly assisting a robbery suspect to acquire an illegal firearm. Preliminary investigation into the case showed that the Inspector allegedly used his position as a police officer to facilitate the licensing of a pump-action gun found in the possession of […] The post Police
The Council for Technical and Vocational Education Training (COTVET) has presented industrial machines to 15 tailors and seamstress who have undergone free skill training in the New Juaben South Municipality in the Eastern Region. The equipment includes a sewing machine, overlock machines, embroidery machines, hairdryers, cutting machines, shaving machines among others. At a mini durbar […] The post New
The Minority Chief Whip and Member of Parliament for Asawase, Mohammed Muntaka Mubarak, has chastised the Board of Directors of the Audit Service for contracting a private firm to review the travel expenditure of its staff on the blind side of Parliament. In a letter sighted by Citi News, a private firm, K&A Accounting Services, […] The post Muntaka
The Gbani and Dimia communities in the West Mamprusi District of the North East region have been cut off from other communities due to flooding. The flooding situation in these communities is as a result of a dam at Guabuliga overflowing its banks after a downpour on Thursday. Houses have been submerged and residents displaced […] The post West Mamprusi: Heavy rains wreak
The Electoral Commission (EC) in Tamale has expressed surprise at the overwhelming number of eligible voters who have turned out to register in the EC’s one-day voter registration exercise. The electoral roll has been opened from 7 am to 6 pm today, October 1, 2020, at its district offices for persons who could not participate […] The post Tamale:
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is urging members of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) not to vote for members of the party contesting the upcoming 2020 parliamentary elections as independent candidates. President Akufo-Addo, who was on a three-day working visit in the Ashanti Region said those who had decided to contest as independent […] The post Don’t
Lawmakers in Malawi have rejected a donation of more than 200,000 condoms from the Aids Health Foundation. They were to be placed in toilets within parliament buildings. The leader of the majority, Richard Chimwendo, said members of parliament did not need such a donation as they can afford condoms. The donation was given to the […] The post Malawi MPs reject condom
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed for unity as the country celebrates its 60th independence anniversary. Nigeria gained independence from Britain on 1 October 1960. Seven years later, a civil war erupted as the south-eastern region tried to form the breakaway Biafra state. Millions of people are believed to have been killed before the war […] The post Buhari urges
Uganda has reopened its international borders for the first time since March when they were closed as a control measure against the coronavirus pandemic. The East African country closed its borders to passenger travel even before it registered its first case of Covid-19, but continued to allow both land and air cargo. The national carrier, […] The post Coronavirus: Uganda reopens
The Bank of Ghana has cautioned against the buying or selling of Ghana Cedi notes and coins currently in circulation as legal tender on online platforms. The Bank says it is the only institution with the right to issue and redeem Ghana Cedi notes and coins in Ghana, according to Article 183 (1) of the […] The post Stop selling Cedi notes, coins else you’ll
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