Ms Kathleen Addy, the Chairperson of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has appealed to the citizenry to help sustain the prevailing peace in the country. “We want peace in Ghana, because we don’t have anywhere to go,” she said. Ms Addy made the appeal at a community engagement on Preventing and Containing Violent […] The post Ghanaians must sustain prevailing

The discovery by the Northern Electricity Dis­tribution Company (NEDCo) of more than 3000 illegal me­ters being used in Sunyani in the Bono Region is no news, so to speak. There are countless media reports on the use of illegal meters for both electricity and water, some of which are even prosecuted yet the problem persists. … The post Make meter acquisition non-frustrating! appeared first on

By Dr Etse Sikanku Now that the dust has settled or is settling on the fallout from Dr Bawumia’s major presidential candidacy speech on February 7, it presents a good time to do some reflection. A lot has been said or written in the aftermath of the speech, but time presents a good opportunity to […] The post Bawumia: era defining,

The Ghana Association of Certified Mediators and Arbitrators (GHAC­MA), on Friday, ended a five-day training workshop in Accra for 30 participants on Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR). The workshop, which started on Monday, taught the participants how to establish and operate ADR centres. It equipped participants with skills and knowledge to enable them to provide accessible … The post 30 participants

Farhad Omedi, a United Arab Emirates citizen, has allegedly been defrauded by two Nigerians and a Ghanaian to the tune of US$60,000.00 in gold deal. The suspects have been named as Jacob Sunday Olatunji, 39 (driver/engineer), Israel Olawale Omoley, 51 an Architect and Ghanaian Baffour Abraham. Currently, the police have managed to arrest the Nigerians, […] The post Gold dealer

 The former Minis­ter of Information, Kojo Oppong Nk­rumah, has urged staff of the Minis­try to continue to safeguard and enhance the media support initiatives initiated during his tenure as Minister. In a passionate farewell ad­dress during a staff durbar on the Ministry’s premises on Friday, the Minister made a passionate plea for the continued support … The post Protect

The continent has the highest rate of gender-related killings of women in the world, according to the United Nations. Activists accuse officials of ignoring the issue and blaming the victims.

The Black Starlets resumed camping at the Ghanaman Centre of Excellence at Prampram on Saturday. This is the second phase of camping and training for the team after going on a three week break in December, a statement from the FA said. The players were se­lected from a nationwide scouting programme by the handlers of … The post Black Starlets in camp appeared first on Ghanaian

Ghana is set to bene­fit from FIFA’s Talent Development Scheme (TDS) with the construction of an elite talent development acad­emy here to develop technical players and to bridge the gap between the various regions. This was announced by FIFA’s Chief of Global Football Devel­opment, Arsène Wenger, at the FIFA Football Summit 2023 in Jeddah, Saudi … The post Ghana to benefit from FIFA

The Black Queens technical team has announced a 23-member squad to face Zambia in a crunch third round Paris 2024 Olympic Games football qualifier. Ghana will host the Zambians in a tough first leg qualifier at the Accra Sports Stadium on Friday and follow up with the return leg in Ndola on Wednesday, February 28. … The post Black Queens prepare for Zambia double-header

Mr Michael Kwame Boadi, Fundraising Manager at Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) has expressed fear that the integrity of the 2024 elections could be compromised if the monetisation of political campaign in the country is not checked. To him, monetisation of political campaigns in the country could deny the citizens free and fair elections. According to […] The post Monetisation

The Director General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, says measures and strategies that were deplored through the collaborative efforts of the government, international organisations and healthcare providers across the country in the fight against HIV/AIDS have yielded tremendous results. “Worthy of note are increased access to Anti-Retroviral Therapy (ART) and a […] The post Ghana’s

Her Ladyship Justice Gertrude Araba Esaaba Torkornoo, Chief Justice of the Republic of Ghana, has repeated her resolve of fighting for financial independence of the Judicial Service, as required by the Constitution. The push for the financial independence is to enable the Judicial Service to deal comprehensively with conditions of service of staff as well […] The post CJ still pushing

The Chief of Ayanfuri in the Central region, Odeneho Kwasi Peprah II, has petitioned the Inspector-General of Police, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, to investigate a suspected malfeasance in the collection, disbursement and payment of mineral royalties, in respect of Ayanfuri stool land. He said the 25% mineral royalties accruing from mining operations of Perseus Mining […] The post Ayanfuri

X, formerly known as Twitter, has finally paid off the staff it sacked in its African headquarters more than a year after they were laid off, the agency which represents them has said. Most had only been in the job, based in Ghana’s capital, Accra, for a few months when the social media platform fired […] The post Sacked Twitter staff in Ghana finally get pay-off

The Accra High Court has sentenced an unemployed man to five years impris­onment, for stabbing his cousin to death. Godwin Kotey is said to have stabbed his cousin in the chest with a screwdriver following an argument over a woman at a spot near Salaga Market, in Accra. Kotey pleaded guilty to the charge of … The post Man jailed 5 years for stabbing cousin to death appeared first on

The Ghana.gov, a digital platform for revenue collection for institutions in the public sector has generated GH200billion for the government.    This was disclosed by the Minister for Communications and Digitalization, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, at a news conference organised by the Ministry of Information in Accra yesterday. “Currently, Ghana.gov has facilitated the collection of an impressive […] The post Ghana.gov

Two persons have been arrested in connection with a robbery attack on a mobile money vendor and anotherman, at Walewale in the North-East Region The two suspects, Zakaria Yamusa, also known as Vandam, and Fatao Issah, according to po­lice report, shot and killed a mobile money vendor and another victim, and injured seven others. The … The post Mobile money vendor, 1 other

The Minister for Communications and Digitalisation, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has disclosed that 010 rural telephony sites have been constructed by February 2024, out of a total of two thousand and sixteen expected sites. The project, according to the Minister, forms part of the NPP’s effort to enhance digitalisation in the country and also to drive the […] The post Over

The Kumasi Technical University (KsTU) has admitted a total of 8,125 students comprising 5,386 males and 2,739 females out of the total of 8,392 who applied. Seventeen of these are international students and 52 Post graduate students, Professor Gabriel Dwomoh, Vice Chancellor of KsTU, announced at the 32nd Matriculation held last week, Friday. The ceremony legalised […] The post KsTU