Court bonds NPP activist for attack on Deputy Chief of Staff
It was an emotional sight at the Agyabeng Court last Friday, when Stephen Amo, known as Osono, a self-imposed chief of pro-government Elephant Youth Association was on his knees begging for forgiveness from the Court for an ‘attack’ on a Deputy Chief of Staff, Francis Asenso-Boakye. After the Court examined his docket, a fine was […]
Plants, the ‘core basis for life on Earth’, under increasing threat -FAO warns
Plants, which make up 80 percent of the food we eat, and produce 98 percent of the oxygen we breathe, are “under constant and increasing threat from pests and diseases”, the UN food agency, FAO, warned on Tuesday at an event at the agency’s headquarters in Rome, to designate 2020 as the International Year of […]
UN ‘determined to lead by example’ on disability rights says UN Boss
The UN is determined to lead by example when it comes to the rights of people with disabilities, Secretary-General António Guterres said in a message to mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, which falls on December 3. This year, in June, the UN chief launched a Disability Inclusion Strategy, to raise the […]
NPP disappointed over aborted referendum
The ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has expressed disappointment over the cancellation of the proposed December 17, 2019, referendum on the participation of political parties in the election of Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCES) in Ghana. President Akufo-Addo on Sunday, December 1, 2019, announced to the nation the aborted referendum which he said […]
