Pastor who threatened EC boss granted GH¢100,000 bail
A Circuit Court Judge Emmanuel Essandoh has granted bail in the sum of One Hundred Thousand Cedis (GH¢100, 000) to Apostle Kwabena Owusu Adjei, the Pastor who threatened the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission. He is to provide three sureties two of which must be public servants earning not less than two thousand cedis. Apostle […]
Over 600 million mobile subscribers in Africa to benefit from digital health platform
“With this platform, we have the possibility of reaching between 600 million and 800 million mobile subscribers in Africa,” said Vera Songwe, Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), during the virtual launch of the Africa Communication and Information Platform for Health and Economic Action (ACIP) on 23 June 2020. ACIP is a […]
24th June, 2020
As the world marks Public Service day, the Daily Graphic commends workers especially public servants who are risking their lives and health to deliver essential services to the public amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic as the world observed Public Service day. The paper appreciates frontline workers like doctors, nurses who have been providing life-saving care, […]
COVID-19: Minority calls for immediate testing of students and staff of SHS
The Minority in Parliament has called for the immediate testing of students and staff of all Senior High Schools (SHS). Final year SHS students resumed school yesterday (June 23, 2020) to prepare for their final year examinations. Government says adequate measures have been put in place including disinfection of the schools and provision of nose […]
COVID-19: EU plans to bar US travellers when external borders reopen
The United States is on a list of countries whose travellers will be barred from entry to the bloc after external borders are reopened, Euronews understands from an EU source. Officials have been drawing up lists detailing which countries whose travellers the bloc could allow in — and those who will still be refused entry […]
David Luiz: Arsenal defender signs new one-year contract at club
Arsenal defender David Luiz has agreed a new one-year contract with the club. Defenders Pablo Mari and Cedric Soares will also join the Gunners permanently at the end of their loan deals, from Flamengo and Southampton respectively. Meanwhile, midfielder Dani Ceballos has extended his loan deal from Real Madrid until the end of this season. […]
Reallocate Ho Central Market stalls or face our wrath – Traders Association
Members of the Ho Central Market Traders Association have given a five day ultimatum to the Ho Municipal Assembly to reallocate market stalls in Ho or face their wrath. The over 100 members of the Association, at a press conference in Ho on Wednesday (June 23, 2020) at the Volta Press Center, were clad in […]
Bulgaria’s PM fined after breaking his own government’s COVID-19 rules
Bulgaria’s prime minister Boïko Borissov is to be fined for entering a church without a mask, according to the country’s health ministry. Under rules brought in by his own government, Borissov, his staff and some journalists will face fines of as much as €150. The compulsory use of facemasks in public indoor spaces was reinstated […]
Gabon MPs vote to decriminalise homosexuality
Members of Gabon’s lower house of parliament have voted to decriminalise homosexuality, becoming one of the few countries in sub-Saharan Africa to reverse a law that punishes sexual relations between people of the same sex. Last year, the central African nation criminalised homosexuality and made gay sex punishable with six months in prison and a […]
Ghana needs short code for sexual violence complaints – Plan Ghana
Plan International Ghana, in partnership with Days for Girls, both child welfare advocacy non-governmental organisations, have called on Government to expedite the acquisition of a shortcode for lodging of complaints of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) acts. The NGOs also appealed to government to develop policies to put standards in place for reusable sanitary pads. […]
Two arrested over demolition at Nigeria High Commission
Two persons have been arrested by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service in relation to the demolition of a building on the premises of the Nigeria High Commissioner in Accra. The two, according to a press release issued by the CID were arrested on Monday, June 22, 2020. “The Criminal Investigations […]
GFA President in talks with Sports Ministry to assist stranded footballers
The President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Mr. Kurt Okraku has contacted the Minister of Youth and Sports Mr. Isaac Kwame Asiamah to assist Ghanaian footballers who are stranded in Ethiopia. A video circulating with Ghanaian players in Ethiopia appealing to the government to evacuate them to Ghana was greeted with dissatisfaction by the […]
Supreme Court dismisses GIBA case against National Communications Authority
A Seven Member Panel of the Supreme Court presided over by the Chief Justice, Kwesi Anin Yeboah dismissed the case in which the Ghana independent Broadcasters Association, GIBA has dragged the National Communications Authority, NCA and Attorney General to court. The unanimous decision of the court said the applicant did not properly invoke the original […]
Some final year students denied entry to school premises for reporting late
Reports indicate that some final year students of Suhum Secondary Technical and other Senior High Schools in the area were denied entry into the schools premises for reporting late. This has raised concerns about the possible spread of the coronavirus as the students were left stranded at the entrance of the schools for hours. The […]
