President Akufo-Addo mourns Burundi’s Pierre Nkurunziza
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has extended his condolences to the people of Burundi following the death of President Pierre Nkurunziza. In a tweet on Wednesday, June 10, President Akufo-Addo also extended his condolences to the government of the Republic of Burundi. “The Ghanaian people and I extend our deepest condolences to the Government […]
Ahafo Region records first covid-19 case
The Ahafo region which was the only region with no case of Covid-19 in Ghana has recorded its first case. The Ahafo Regional Director of Health Services, Dr. Boakye Boateng who confirmed this to GBC’s Radio Ghana in an interview said, “the affected person is in isolation in Goaso and is responding to treatment.” The […]
Pastor allegedly threatening EC chair remanded to reappear June 23
A Circuit Court in Accra presided over by Emmanuel Essandoh has remanded 56-year-old Apostle Kwabena Owusu Adjei into police custody. Apostle Adjei who was arraigned in court Tuesday pleaded not guilty to three charges to wit; threats of death, offensive conduct conducive to the breach of peace and possession of narcotics contrary to section 2 […]
KNUST set for final year students to resume lectures
The Academic Board of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, KNUST, has made arrangements for Final Year students to resume lectures. At a meeting in Kumasi, it was agreed by the Academic Board that some categories of final year students will be allowed back on campus to write their final examinations, while the rest […]
George Floyd’s niece: ‘This is not just murder, but a hate crime’
Brooke Williams, the niece of George Floyd, spoke at her uncle’s funeral in Houston, Texas. She remembered Mr Floyd as spiritually grounded and an activist and said that ‘justice would be served’ for him as long as she is breathing. Ms Williams added that the laws were designed to disadvantage black people. Mr Floyd died […]
Fire guts fuel tanker yard at Kpone
Fire yesterday swept through a fuel tank farm at Kpone, near Tema in the Greater Accra Region. The fire which was believed to have begun around 6pm, ignited as fuel was being discharged Meanwhile, the Fire Officials have since brought the fire under control. This is not the first time of fire outbreak at the […]
EC to begin new voter registration from June 30
The Electoral Commission (EC), has set Tuesday, June 30, to commence the 2020 Voters Registration. In a statement to all political parties, the Deputy Chairman of the Commission in charge of Corporate Services, Dr. Bossman Asare said the registration will be held at all Registration Centres and District Offices of the Commission throughout the country. […]
Ghana’s COVID-19 case count passes 10,000
The number of COVID-19 cases in Ghana now stands at 10,201. The latest update on the Ghana Health Service portal indicates that 3,755 patients have recovered while the death toll stands at 48. The Greater Accra region has 6,521 cases with the Ashanti region following with 1,799 cases. Bono East has the least recorded cases […]
Olof Palme murder: Sweden identifies man who killed PM in 1986
Swedish prosecutors have named the man who they say killed former Swedish prime minister Olof Palme in 1986, ending years of mystery. They identified the suspect as Stig Engstrom, also known as “Skandia Man”, who killed himself in 2000. As a result they are closing the investigation into Palme’s death, Chief Prosecutor Krister Petersson said. […]
Unemployment Situation In The Wake Of COVID-19
NEWS COMMENTARY ON THE EFFECTS OF COVID-19 ON THE LEVEL OF UNEMPLOYMENT IN GHANA Undoubtedly, the greatest of all disruptive viral infections in history is coronavirus, popularly known as COVID-19. In fact the World had witnessed all kinds Infections, but none has ever caused as much headache for virologists and epidemiologists as COVID-19. The strange […]
Manchester City appoints Juanma Lillo as assistant coach
Juanma Lillo has joined Manchester City as assistant coach to boss Pep Guardiola. Lillo’s arrival ends City’s search for a number two to replace Mikel Arteta, who left to take on the top job at Arsenal in December, with Rodolfo Borrell stepping up to assume extra duties in the interim. Former captain Vincent Kompany and […]
EC gets Parliamentary approval to compile new voter register using NIA card and passport
Parliament has given the green light to The Electoral Commission to accept only Ghana Card or Passport as evidence of citizenship as captured in The Constitutional Instrument (C.I) 126. This follows an adoption of the report of The Committee on Subsidiary Legislation on the public elections (Registration of voters) (amendment) regulations, 2020 (C. I. 126) […]
Greenstreet to contest for the CPP Flagbearer
The Election 2016 Presidential Candidate of the Convention Mr Ivor Kobina Greenstreet, People’s Party (CPP), has declared his intention to contest the party’s flagbearer with a mission to re-organise and position the party to win Election 2020. He acknowledged the need to overhaul the party, strengthen the structures, with resources to undertake effective campaigns to […]
COVID-19: 16 out of 48 dead bodies buried in Accra
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has so far buried 16 persons who had died from COVID -19 in the city with the youngest and the eldest being nine [9] and eighty-four [84] years old respectively. Head of the Environmental Health Department of the AMA, Madam Florence Kuukyi, who disclosed this said Twenty-Seven [27] families of […]
