Wimbledon 2024: Jasmine Paolini beats Donna Vekic to secure final spot
By: Nana Kwame Bediako In a gripping semifinal match, Jasmine Paolini mounted an extraordinary comeback to clinch victory over Donna Vekic. Falling behind after the first set, Paolini displayed immense determination and skill to overturn the deficit, with a scoreline of 2-6, 6-4, 7-6 (8). This victory propels her into the finals, marking her second […]
AMA shuts down public toilet at Graphic Road for installing sewer lines and channelling human waste into drains
By Jacob Aggrey The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has disconnected illegal sewer lines and shut down a public toilet at Graphic Road for channelling human waste directly into the drains. The facility was closed down by the Director of Waste Management of the AMA, Ing. Solomon Noi, on Wednesday during the Homowo clean-up exercise organised […]
Announcement of NAPO as Dr Bawumia’s running mate
NEWS COMMENTARY ON THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF MATHEW OPOKU PREMPEH, (POPULARLY KNOWN AS NAPO), AS DR. BAWUMIA’S RUNNING MATE. Late last year, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) elected the sitting Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, as its flagbearer in the upcoming 2024 general elections. He therefore becomes the new leader of the NPP. In all, 204,144 […]
BECE Wenchi: Pregnant girl delivers baby girl at exams centre
A 15-year-old pregnant pupil delivered a baby girl while writing the Basic Education Certificate of Examination (BECE) in the Wenchi Municipality of the Bono Region. The incident, the Ghana News Agency (GNA) gathered, happened on Monday, July 8, at the examination centre a few minutes before the commencement of the English Language Paper at the […]
Ghana to experience hunger, malnutrition by 2030 — Prof Berchie Asiedu
Many Ghanaians will experience hunger and malnutrition by 2030 due to anticipated drop in national fish production, Professor Berchie Asiedu, the Dean, School of Natural Resources, University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR) has hinted. He said the nation’s fish consumption was expected to reach 888,096 tonnes by 2030; however, total fish production was anticipated […]
Farmer jailed 10 years for inflicting cutlass wounds on pregnant wife
A Dambai Circuit Court has sentenced a 42- year-old farmer, Anas Ibrahim, to 22 years in prison for inflicting cutlass wounds on his pregnant wife at Banda in the Krachi Nchumuru District of the Oti Region. The court, presided over by Osman Abdul-Hakeem, convicted the accused on his own plea, and sentenced him accordingly. He […]
Paris2024: Team Ghana lands in France for Olympics Games
Story by Michael Okuley Ghana’s contingent for the upcoming Olympics has arrived in Paris to fine-tune their preparations ahead of the championship. The team, made up of locally based athletes and some technical officials, arrived in France in the early hours of Thursday before moving to their base in Strasbourg. Ghana has nine […]
Djokovic advances to Wimbledon semifinals after De Minaur’s withdrawal
By: Nana Kwame Bediako Novak Djokovic has secured his place in the Wimbledon semifinals without having to play his quarterfinal match. This development comes after his opponent, Alex De Minaur, was forced to withdraw due to a severe hip injury. The injury was sustained during the final point of De Minaur’s previous match against Arthur […]
Persons arrested for examination infractions being processed for court – WAEC
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH The West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) has announced that all persons arrested for examination infractions in the ongoing Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) are being processed for court. More than nine individuals have been arrested in the ongoing BECE. In a statement issued on Tuesday, July 9, 2024, the examination management body […]
Impasse between CETAG and government
NEWS COMMENTARY ON THE CURRENT IMPASSE BETWEEN THE TUTORS IN THE COLLEGES OF EDUCATION OF GHANA (CETAG) AND GOVERNMENT AND THE WAY FORWARD. Government policy to transform the Colleges of Education into degree-awarding institutions is a giant step in the annals of Teacher Education in Ghana. The President on the 16th of June, 2018, launched […]
CEO of Kamashaki Agribusiness, Kaamil Shakiru Tigwii, commends MOAP-NW for supporting agric sector
By Emmanuel Mensah-Abludo The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Kamashaki Agribusiness, Kaamil Shakiru Tigwii, has commended the Market-Oriented Agriculture Programme in North Western Ghana (MOAP-NW) for the initiative to enhance market linkage and access to agro-inputs for sustainable agriculture. He indicated that through the initiative, MOAP-NW has updated the knowledge of agric input dealers in […]
Ketu South MP condemns assault on civilian woman by Immigration Officers at Aflao Border
By Edzorna Francis Mensah Some Members of Parliament have descended heavily on the armed immigration officers who allegedly assaulted an unarmed civilian woman in the person of Abigail Azaledzi near the Aflao Border, Beat 9. The MPs called on the Minister of Interior and demanded the immediate suspension from duty of the officers involved pending […]
Mathias Puozaa: Parliament eulogises late former MP for Daffiama-Bussie-Issa
By Edzorna Francis Mensah Parliament has eulogised the former late MP for Daffiama-Bussie-Issa constituency, Mathias Asoma Puozaa, describing the Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Education as a humble and committed servant. Speaker of the House, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, who has seen all, said that Puozaa has worked diligently, discharged his duty as […]
2024 Polls: CDD advocates streamlined procedure for correcting errors in election results
The Ghana Centre for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) is advocating a standardised procedure for correcting errors in election results as a proactive measure to prevent confusion at polling stations and collation centres. That, it said, was the way to go as the country strives to improve the electoral process in its quest for credible and violent-free […]
