We will challenge compilation of new voters register – NDC
The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, says the Party will challenge the Electoral Commission’s decision to compile a new voters register. He said the NDC will do all it can to prevent the EC from leading Political Parties and Ghanaians into what he described as a “dangerous and confusing […]
All set for the first Agriculture E-Summit
All is set for the first Agriculture E-Summit to be hosted in the Upper West Region. The E-Summit to be hosted on Zoom and Facebook is expected to whip up the interest of young people for Agriculture. Speaking to Radio Ghana at Wa, the Upper West Regional Director of the Youth Secretariat, Archibald Donkor, said […]
EC targets about 16.5 million voters in registration exercise
The Electoral Commission (EC) says it will embark on the new voters’ registration exercise, in five clusters. The Director of Electoral Services at the EC, Dr. Serebour Quaicoe said the exact date for the registration exercise would be announced later but it is expected to start in the last week of June 2020. He said the Commission has […]
FDA destroys COA FS recalled from market
Six hundred and ninety-two boxes of the food supplement, COA FS, recalled from the market, have been destroyed by the Food and Drugs Authority in Cape Coast. The supplement were from a batch the FDA, on April 18, directed the manufacturers to recall from the shelves when it was detected that some samples of the […]
Ofankor tenant shooting: Landlord’s gun was legally acquired – Police
The Police say the gun used by the landlord who is alleged to have shot and killed his tenant was legally acquired and registered. A statement signed by the Head of Public Affairs of the Accra Regional Police Command, DSP Effia Tenge, said the weapon was registered through due process in 2007. The suspect, Victor […]
MPs divided over calls for immediate shut down of House due to COVID-19 test results
There is a sharp division among Members of Parliament (MPs) over calls for an immediate shut down of the House, following reports that two MPs and 13 Staff members have tested positive for COVID-19. When the news broke out yesterday (May 27), the leadership of the House denied it, insisting that it was borne out […]
Locomotive crashes faulty fuel tanker on rail line in Takoradi
A Locomotive (train head) belonging to the Ghana Railways Company Limited on Wednesday crashed into a faulty fuel tanker on a portion of the rail lines linking the Sekondi-Kojokrom- Takoradi Harbour. No casualty was recorded. Confirming the story, the Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Railways Company Limited, Charles Brown, said the driver of the […]
Dr. Ibn Chambas urges EC to consult widely before taking decision on voters register
Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel, and Head of UNOWAS, Dr. Mohammed Ibn Chambas, says the UN has been having frequent consultations with Ghana’s Electoral Commission, EC to share ideas in the discharge of its duties. He said there is a network of Electoral Commissions in West Africa, that […]
Ghana’s COVID-19 case count reaches 7,303
Ghana’s Coronavirus case count has risen to 7,303 after 186 new cases were recorded. The number of recoveries stands at 2,412 with 34 deaths. This was announced at a media briefing in Accra on case count and case management. Situational Update as at May 26, 2020 The total number of new cases reported from thirty-one […]
Nigeria’s coronavirus cases ‘could be four times higher’
A body representing Nigerian doctors believes the real number of coronavirus cases in the country could be four times higher than the 8,733 cases confirmed by the authorities so far. The head of Nigeria’s Medical Association, Francis Faduyile, told the BBC they are disputing the numbers being released by the authorities. We are worried because […]
Election 2020: EC to begin compilation of new register from late June
The Electoral Commission (EC) will begin the mass voters registration exercise next month (June). A detailed comprehensive roadmap for the scheduled 40 days exercise was presented to members of various political parties at an Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) meeting held yesterday (May 27, 2020). Conspicuously missing from the meeting was the leading opposition party, National […]
COVID-19: Gov’t urged to roll out ICT programmes to address job losses
Youth Rise International, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) focused on poverty eradication through education and decent work has called on the Government to as a matter of urgency roll out a national ICT for Work programme for the youth. The initiative, it said must be focused on preparing the Ghanaian youth for the virtual or digital […]
Playwright and AIDS activist Larry Kramer dies aged 84
Larry Kramer, the playwright whose angry voice and pen-raised theatergoers’ consciousness about AIDS and roused thousands to militant protests in the early years of the epidemic, has died at 84. Bill Goldstein, a writer who was working on a biography of Kramer, confirmed the news to The Associated Press. Kramer’s husband, David Webster, told The […]
Terrace House: Reality show cancels season after Hana Kimura death
Japanese Netflix reality show Terrace House has cancelled its current season following the death of cast member and pro-wrestler Hana Kimura. The 22-year-old had before her death issued a series of social media posts implying she had been cyber-bullied. News of her death sent shockwaves across Japan, many calling for stricter laws against cyber-bullying. Terrace […]
