Madam Elizabeth Kwatseo Tawiah Sackey, the new Metropolitan Chief Executive of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly says her main agenda is to build a new Accra. “My vision is to build a new Accra; a model city whose inhabitants have a shared responsibility in making it modern,” she said. Madam Sackey said this after the Assembly … The post I will build a new Accra – new MCE

AirtelTigo Ghana has launched a consumer recharge and point-based promotion. The promotion dubbed: “To Gu Me So” which literally means “shower it on me” is aimed at rewarding AirtelTigo customers with over GH¢1 million in cash. In addition to that, thousands of customers will win Free data and call minutes. The AirtelTigo “To Gu Me … The post AirtelTigo

The Public interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) says the District Assembly Common Fund (DACF) has not received any disbursement in the first half of 2021. The Committee said an amount of GH¢129.26 million, representing five per cent of the budgeted Annual Budget Fund Amount (ABFA) allocated to the DACF, was not disbursed. PIAC made the … The post No

One of the three fetish priests standing trial over the death of Edward Quartey Papafio, a 64-year-old retired Bio-Chemist at Adeiso in the Eastern Region, has died. The GNA was told Christian Awoe Gameli, aka, Power One, 40, who had been unwell, died whilst in lawful Police custody. Gamali is said to have died in … The post Murder suspect dies in police cells appeared first

The West Africa Mills Company One(WAMCO 1) says it has chalked some significant strides in four years after its resuscitation by the Akuffo-Addo led government. The company said since its re-activation begun in 2017, it had shipped about 20,000MT of cocoa products out of the country with a value of $50 Million. Mr Frank Bednar, … The post WAMCO

The Ghana Tuna Association (GTA) has called on the government to use the implementation of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to create a market for tuna in the landlocked countries. AfCFTA, which has its headquarters in Ghana, is estimated to boost intra-African trade by over 52 per cent through the creation of a … The post Ghana

Some Ghanaian customers of Chinese mobile-phone brands will not heed to the warning from the Lithuania’s Defence Ministry to throw away their phones and even avoid buying new ones. The warning came after the Baltic nation’s Cyber Security Centre tested 5G mobiles from Chinese manufacturers, claiming that one Xiaomi phone had built-in censorship tools while another … The post Ghanaian

Fraught with peaked anger, apprehension and thick tension, the Cape Coast Metropolitan Assembly on Wednesday night, voted for the second time to vehemently disapprove, Mr Ernest Arthur as the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE). On Monday, September 27, Mr Arthur was rejected, after he secured 34 out of the 65 votes cast by the Assembly Members … The post Cape

The Ghana Police Service has arrested five more suspects in connection with the Anlo-Affiadenyigba robbery in the Volta Region. This brings to a total of 10 suspects. A press release signed by Superintendent of Police Alexander Kwaku Obeng, Director of Police Public Affairs and copied the Ghana News Agency said, “Police in the Volta Region … The post Police

The Government has been urged to implement to the letter the Inclusive Education Policy to ensure no child is left behind. Inclusive Education is the process of increasing the participation of all students in schools including those with disability. Mrs Hannah Awadzi, the Executive Director of Special Mothers Project, an Advocacy Organisation, said the implementation … The post Implement

All the eight Municipal and District Chief Executives (MDCEs) nominated by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for the Oti region, have been successful in their various confirmation polls. The polls which were held from October 2 to October 5, 2021, throughout the region saw four nominees recording 100 per cent approval while the rest crossed … The post All

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) and Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) have approved Ghana’s request to admit spectators for Saturday’s Group G FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 qualifier against Zimbabwe. The Group G encounter between Ghana and Zimbabwe will kick off at 1600GMT on Saturday, October 9, 2021. A statement from the GFA … The post Ghana

With between approximately 1.3 and 1.8 million registered forex traders in the African continent, the user base rivals many of the other continents in the world. South Africa and Nigeria have typically housed the most, largely in part to their wider spread of internet access capabilities. However, the future of forex has increasingly become a … The post The future looks

It appears the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy of Africa would be felt for a long time, in spite of indicators of growth that have been identified. The World Bank Africa’s Pulse released October 6, 2021 says sub-Sahara Africa will emerge from the 2020 recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic with growth … The post Sub-Saharan

Mr Francis Boadu, Head of Department (HoD) in charge of Broker Dealers and Advisors at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has advised investors not to put money into an investment they did not fully understand. He said if they suspect an investment to be a “Ponzi scheme” or any other type of scam they … The post Don’t invest

Six Journalists were on Tuesday allegedly assaulted and prevented from performing their duties at Atebubu in the Atebubu-Amantin Municipality of the Bono East Region. The journalists were at the precincts of the Municipal Assembly Hall to give coverage to the voting for the confirmation or otherwise of Mr. Edward Owusu, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s … The post Journalists

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has commissioned 80,000 per unit capacity garment manufacturing factory under the one-district one-factory (1D1F) initiative in Effiduase in the New Juaben North Municipality in the Eastern Region. Known as Maagrace Garment Industries Limited, the factory is specially designed to produce utility clothing, uniforms for security forces and hospital scrubs among … The post President

The Parliamentary Select Committee on Agriculture and Cocoa Affairs, has conceded the need to push government to show financial commitment towards the construction of the $404, 857, 414.06 Pwalugu Multi-Purpose Dam and Irrigation Project (PMDIP). The dam will serve relieving needs of the citizens of northern Ghana. Both sides in the committee hailed President Nana … The post Parliamentary

Mr Gabriel Ayitey, Assembly member for Duta Electoral Area in the Ketu South Municipality has asked people to stop referring to a community in his area as “Kologa” but Gakli-Huime. He said “Kologa” which is an adopted name and literally translates to ‘big vagina’ is a suburb of Gakli (under Duta), a predominant Muslim community … The post Kologa

President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda has urged African political leaders and the African people in general to shun the politics of identity that characterized most of the post-independence Africa. He said politics of identity that was mostly based on tribes and religions were counterproductive, diversionary, and led to the emergency of many failed states in … The post Museveni: