At least two children have died after a fire swept through an informal camp for displaced people in north-east­ern Nigeria’s Borno state, AFP news agency reports, quoting an official from the emer­gency services. National Emergency Management Agency (Nema) official, Mannir Gidado, said the cause of the fire was still under investiga­tion, but was suspected to … The post Deadly fire sweeps

 The US says it has intel­ligence that Hamas has a command centre under Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City. National Security spokes­man, John Kirby, said the group stored arms there and were prepared for an Israeli attack. This is the first time the US has inde­pendently backed claims by close ally, Israel, that Hamas uses hospitals … The post Hamas has command centre under Gaza hospital

The government has budgeted an amount of GH¢220 million to provide relief support for the communities affected by the Akosombo Dam­spillage. Although, the spillage affected residents of North, South and Central Tongu districts, the package also includes victims affected by the floods upstream in the Oti, Savan­nah, and Bono-East regions for the restoration phase. Presenting … The post C’nities

The government has projected to spend GH¢226.7 billion (21.6 per cent of GDP) next year in its bid to build back better, maintain mac­roeconomic growth and stability as well as create jobs for the teeming youth. At the same time, it was working to raise GH¢176.4 billion (16.8 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) … The post Presentation

An agricultural machinery centre has been opened at Dahwenya in the Ningo Prampram District to help scale up rice production in the country. The centre is equipped with modern equipment including a 100 horsepower Daedong tractor, rice dryer, laser leveler, multi seeder, disinfectant, fertiliser applier, tray, power tiller and sorter, mechanical thresher and sprayer. The … The post Agric

 Rocksure Interna­tional, has submit­ted the Mineral Resource Estimate (MRE) results on Nyinahin Block B comprising hills four, five and six in the Ashanti Region to Pres­ident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. President Akufo-Addo,right, with the report after it was presented to him Rocksure International is the strategic partner select­ed by the Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation … The post President

 Zenzero Association, a non-profit organization, has do­nated sports kits to the pupils of the Street Academy. The items, estimated to cost over GH¢6, 000.00, included footballs, sets of jerseys, sets of hoses, gloves, boxing bandage and whistles among others. Miss Jane Lepori, President and Founder of Zenzero Association, in an interview said the donation formed … The post Zenzero

 Ghana Football Association (GFA) President, Kurt Edwin Simeon-Okraku, has congratulated all nine nominees of the 2023 CAF Awards Gala scheduled for December this year. Black Stars Deputy captain, Thomas Partey, midfielder, Mohammed Kudus, and Black Queens Evelyn Badu lead the list of nine Ghanaian footballers who have been nominated in various categories of the awards … The post GFA pres

 This year’s annual Accra Seniors Tennis Open Championship is set to start this weekend, the Grandmaster Tennis Events, organisers of the championship have announced. Prior to the commencement is the all-important draw set to be held today at the venue of the event, the Accra Lawn Tennis Club. Mr Peter Annan, the Chief Executive Officer … The post Accra Seniors Tennis Open draw today appeared first

A total of 6,468 Ghanaian stu­dents studied in the United States in the 2022-2023 academic year, representing 31-per cent jump over the last academic year, according to the Open Doors Report. This report is usually published annually by the Institute of Interna­tional Education (IIE), in order to analyse the number of international students in the … The post 6,468 Ghanaians study in US

Record holders of the MTN FA Cup, Accra Hearts of Oak, will begin the quest for their 13th title in the history of the competition when they come up against FC Nania in the Round of 64 clash at the Accra Sports Stadium. The Round of 64 games will be played on November 28-30, with … The post Hearts kick start FA Cup campaign with FC Nania appeared first on Ghanaian

 The Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA) on Tuesday organised a semi­nar dubbed ‘Legal Affairs’ for members of the club’s welfare body in Accra. The aim of the seminar was to equip football clubs on the legal issues pertain­ing to the sport in Ghana. Resource persons drawn from Portugal and Ghana took members through various sessions … The post GHALCA organises seminar

The newly appointed High-Level Official in the fight against Terrorism of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Alhaji Baba Kamara, has ended a working visit to the ECOWAS Commis­sion in Abuja, Nigeria, ahead of a review of the ECOWAS Counter Terrorism Strategy and Action plan. The review and implementa­tion of the strategy and … The post Anti-Terrorism Special Envoy

The Second Lady, Mrs Sami­ra Bawumia, has called for in­creased women participation in the fight against Climate Change Speaking at the Africa Women and Children Confer­ence (AFRIWOCC) pre-COP28 Climate Forum at the Harvard University in Cambridge-Mas­sachusetts, USA, she explained that the move would step up efforts aimed at combatting climate change and mitigating its impacts, … The post 2nd