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Afenyo-Markin referred to Privileges Committee over security recruitment claims
Posted on with No CommentThe Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, is to face Parliament’s Committee on Privileges and Immunities after the Interior Minister formally challenged him to substantiate allegations that the ongoing recruitment into the security services is unlawful and exploitative. The development followed an … Read more →
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Chiefs urge Prez. Akufo-Addo to promptly assent anti-LGBTQ+ bill
Posted on | CommentSome chiefs and queen mothers in the Eastern Region have made a passionate appeal to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to promptly give his assent to the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values (PHSGFV) bill, also known as … Read more →
The 20 largest MTN Ghana shareholders revealed
Posted on | CommentIn a recent disclosure, Scancom Plc, commonly known as MTN Ghana, has shed light on its ownership structure. As the leading telecommunications company in Ghana, MTN Ghana plays a pivotal role in the country’s digital landscape. But who holds the … Read more →
Full Text: Prez. Akufo-Addo’s speech at 67th Independence Day celebration in Koforidua
Posted on | CommentFellow Ghanaians, let me start by welcoming our special guest of honour, the redoubtable President of our western neighbour, the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire, His Excellency Alassane Ouattara, to the formal celebrations of the 67th anniversary of Ghana’s independence. I … Read more →
Declare anti-LGBTQ+ bill null and void – Richard Sky to Supreme Court
Posted on | CommentIn a significant legal development, private legal practitioner and radio broadcaster, Richard Dela Sky has taken a bold step by filing an application with the Supreme Court to challenge the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, popularly known as … Read more →
All major road projects in Western Region will be completed in 2024 – Regional Minister
Posted on | CommentThe Western Regional Minister Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah is assuring residents in the region that issues relating to roads will be a thing of the past after 2024. Speaking on Skyy Power FM’s Jolly Breakfast Show today, the Regional Minister indicated … Read more →
UK angry at Ghana over passage of LGBTQ+ bill
Posted on | CommentThe Minister of State of the United Kingdom for Development and Africa, Andrew Mitchell has expressed disappointment at Ghana’s passage of the LGBTQ+ Bill. The reaction follows Ghana’s Parliament’s passing of the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values … Read more →
Over GHC300 million spent on judgment debts since 2017
Posted on | CommentGovernment has since 2017 spent more than GHC300 million paying judgment debts with the nation still owing one company more than a billion cedis. Payment of this outstanding amount will mean the last 7 years has seen the nation spend … Read more →
Anas Aremeyaw Anas floored in SC over Ken Agyapong
Posted on | CommentIn a highly anticipated ruling, the Supreme Court has dismissed a motion filed by investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas against a decision made by an Accra High Court in the defamation suit against Assin Central Member of Parliament, Ken Agyepong. … Read more →
Kumasi Airport named after Prempeh I
Posted on | CommentPRESIDENT NANA Akufo-Addo has honoured the memories of the late Asantehene, Otumfuo Agyeman Prempeh I, and Yakubu Tali, who was a Paramount Chief of Tolon Traditional Area. He honoured the two personalities by naming the Kumasi International Airport, which is … Read more →
PURC announces reduction in electricity tariff for residential consumer
Posted on | CommentIn its first-quarter tariff review decision, the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has announced a marginal reduction in electricity tariffs for residential consumers. However, there will be no change in prices paid by lifeline consumers and residential consumers within the … Read more →
Ghana marks 76th anniversary of the 28th February Christianburg Crossroad Shooting
Posted on | CommentToday, February 28th, marks the 76th anniversary of the Christianburg Crossroad Shooting in Ghana.Every year, the colonial police killed three ex-servicemen, Sergeant Adjetey, Cpl Attipoe, and Private Odartey Lamptey, in 1948 while they were en route to Osu Castle to … Read more →
DISTURBING PHOTOS: School bus involved in accident in Takoradi
Posted on | CommentA school bus of St Paul’s Educational Centre in Takoradi carrying about 45 pupils crashed on the Apollo Road on Tuesday, February 27, at about 3:00 PM after school hours. A few of the pupils sustained minor injuries and were … Read more →
BoG revises balance, transaction limits of mobile money wallets upwards
Posted on | CommentThe Bank of Ghana (BoG) has revised the balance and transaction limits of customers’ mobile money wallets upward, effective March 1, 2024. A statement from the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications pointed out that the development is in line with increasing … Read more →
Ofori-Atta’s exit from Finance Ministry won’t affect IMF deal – Prez. Akufo-Addo
Posted on | CommentPresident Akufo-Addo has assured that the reshuffle of Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta will not disrupt Ghana’s ongoing bailout package implementation with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Speaking during his State of the Nation Address in Parliament on Tuesday, February 27, … Read more →
SONA: PTC interchange to be completed as funding goes under GoG
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo has assured Ghanaians, particularly the people in the Sekondi-Takoradi that the much talked about PTC Interchange will be completed. The Three-tier interchange the first in the Western Region being constructed by Sino Hydro Construction has … Read more →
Trump appeals fraud case as $112,000-a-day interest accrues
Posted on | Commentew York judge’s ruling that he must pay $454m (£360m) in penalties and interest in a civil fraud case. This month’s judgement was $355 million, but the amount has soared with interest, which will keep accruing by at least $112,000 … Read more →
Takoradi Technical University admits 7,244 junior members of faculty
Posted on | CommentOut of the 9, 436 students admitted for the 2023–2024 academic year, about 7, 244 students have reported to Takoradi Technical University (TTU) to pursue various programmes. In the year under review, the institution received 10,061 applications for its Master’s, … Read more →
Air Force man sets himself on fire outside Israeli embassy in Washington DC
Posted on | CommentA member of the US Air Force is in a critical condition after setting himself on fire in front of the Israeli embassy in Washington. Officers from the US Secret Service extinguished the flames before the man was taken to … Read more →
Over 5.7 million students have benefited from Free SHS programme to date – Africa Education Watch
Posted on | CommentThe Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) has revealed that the government’s flagship programme, the free senior high school (Free SHS) policy, has benefited over 5.7 million Ghanaian students since its inception in September 2017. According to the education think tank, the … Read more →
University of Ghana revises plagiarism policy to include AI
Posted on | CommentThe University of Ghana has amended its academic integrity framework, particularly in its approach to plagiarism. A notice signed by the registrar, Emelia Agyei Mensah and dated February 26, 2024, revealed that the University Council and the Academic Board have … Read more →
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