Eastern region sees 2,494 fatalities from road crashes last year
By: Michael Kofi Kenetey The Eastern Regional Directorate of the National Road Safety Authority, NRSA, has revealed that a total of 13,489 road crashes were recorded in the year 2024 involving 22,975 vehicles. 15,607 persons got injured, 2,395 pedestrians were knocked down and 2,494 persons lost their lives. This was an increase in death and […]
Google scraps diversity hiring goals to comply with Trump’s new contractor rules
Google is joining a lengthening list of US companies that have abandoned or scaled back their diversity, equity and inclusion programmes. The move, outlined in an email sent to Google employees on Wednesday, came in the wake of an executive order from President Donald Trump aimed in part at pressuring government contractors to scrap their […]
Seventeen children burnt to death in Nigeria school fire
At least 17 children have died in a fire at an Islamic school in northern Nigeria, officials say. Several other pupils were injured and rushed to health centres in the town of Kauran Namoda, Zamfara state, for treatment. It is believed that the fire broke out in a nearby house on Tuesday night and spread […]
Court imposes travel restrictions on Nsoatreman owner Ignatius Baffour-Awuah amid Kotoko murder case
By: Kwame Bediako A District Court “B” in Sunyani has implemented travel restrictions on Ignatius Baffour-Awuah, the former Employment and Labour Relations Minister and owner of Nsoatreman, as part of his bail conditions. The ruling was made during a court appearance, where Baffour-Awuah, was accompanied by two other suspects, Agyemang Duah Owusu, his bodyguard, and […]
Nine file to contest Council of State slot in Upper East Region
By: Peter Agengre Nine persons have successfully filed their nomination forms to contest the Council of State representative for the Upper East Region (UER). They include Elias Ayinbila Apasiya, a librarian and lecturer at the Bolgatanga Technical University; Thomas More, a health professional; Arabogo Ben Azumah, a social worker; Thomas More Dtundini Adiali, a financial […]
Four-month-old baby dies in Kissiman Junction slum fire
A devastating fire outbreak at a slum near Kissiman Junction, close to Achimota-Samodak, has claimed the life of a four-month-old baby. The fire, which broke out in the early hours of today, February 5, 2025, destroyed over 20 wooden structures used as residences, along with their contents. Despite the swift response of the Ghana National […]
Minority leader neglected his duties during vetting of G/A Regional Minister – Mahama Ayariga
By: Franice Tandoh Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, has strongly criticized the Minority Leader for failing to thoroughly vet the Greater Accra (G/A) Regional Minister, Linda Ocloo, describing his actions as a neglect of duty. Speaking on GTV’s Breakfast Show on February 5, 2025, with host Kafui Dey, Mahama Ayariga expressed disappointment […]
Microplastics are increasingly making their way into the human brain
Between 2016 and 2024, the level of microplastics in analysed brain samples increased by 50 per cent. Microplastics are burrowing into our brains with unknown consequences for human health, a new study has found. Every day, people breathe, eat, and drink tiny shards of plastic waste known as microplastics and nanoplastics. Scientists have long suspected […]
Haruna Iddrisu critiques state of Ghana football in parliament
By: Kwame Bediako The Member of Parliament for Tamale South and the owner of Karela United, Haruna Iddrisu, in a passionate address on the floor of parliament on February 4, expressed deep concerns regarding the current state of football in Ghana. The MP who doubles as Ghana’s Education Minister made these remarks on the heels […]
New Regional Minister pledges to promote responsible mining in Eastern Region
By: Michael Kofi Kenetey The Eastern Regional Minister, Rita Akosua Adjei Awatey has vowed to embark on transformative activities to reset the region thereby helping to improve quality of education and health care in the region. She also pledged her commitment to help expand access to mobile telecommunications with the help of the rural telephony […]
USAID places staff on leave, recalls personnel overseas
The administration of United States President Donald Trump has ordered nearly all directly-hired staff of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) to be placed on leave as part of the Republican’s drive to radically shrink the government. USAID said on Tuesday that all direct hire personnel would be put on leave from Friday, apart […]
NUGS issues one-week ultimatum to WAEC to release all withheld 2024 WASSCE results
The National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS), has issued a one-week ultimatum to the West African Examination Council, WAEC to release all withheld 2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results of some students. NUGs says the delay is too long and the refusal to adhere to this demand, will lead to a nation […]
MASLOC’s CEO Abibata Shanni Mahama steps down
By: Deborah Pofara Luu Hajia Abibata Shanni Mahama Zakariah has resigned as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC) with immediate effect. Her resignation letter, dated January 31, 2025, was addressed to the Chief of Staff at the Office of the President and officially received on February 4, 2025. […]
Five sentenced to death in Nigeria over ‘witchcraft’ murder
Five men have been sentenced to death by hanging in Nigeria’s Kano state for the 2023 murder of a woman they accused of witchcraft. The convicted men attacked Dahare Abubakar, 67, as she was working on her farm, beating and stabbing her to death. Ms Abubakar’s family went to the authorities and the suspects were […]
