Trump's 'Dirty War' On Media Draws Editorials in 300 US Outlets
More than 300 news outlets have launched a campaign to counter President Donald Trump’s attacks and promote a free press. The Boston Globe made the call last week for a nationwide denouncement of the president’s “dirty war” against the media, using the hashtag #EnemyOfNone. Mr Trump has derided media reports as “fake news” and attacked […]
Bobi Wine: Uganda's Afrobeats MP standing up to Museveni
“When our leaders have become misleaders and mentors have become tormentors. When freedom of expression becomes the target of oppression, opposition becomes our position.” The lyrics are from a song titled Situka, which means “Rise up” in Luganda, sung by Ugandan musician-turned-politician Bobi Wine ahead of the 2016 general elections. The Afrobeats artist was using […]
AMA Collaborates with TMA, Other Assemblies to Check Insanitary Conditions Along Accra-Tema Motorway
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) in collaboration with Tema Metropolitan Assembly and Adenta, Ashiaman, Ayawaso West Municipal Assemblies has begun an exercise to clear squatters who have taken over portions of the Accra- Tema motorway. The Metropolitan Chief Executive of Accra, Mohammed Adjei Sowah, who toured the area with the Tema Metropolitan Chief Executive and Municipal Chief […]
Tuesday 21st August 2018 Declared As Public Holiday
The Ministry for the Interior has said that Tuesday,21st August, 2018 which marks the celebration of Eid ul-Adha festival, is a statutory public holiday and should be observed as such throughout the country. This was contained in a statement by the Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery, on Wednesday 15th August 2018. The Eidul-Adha festival is also […]
NAGRAT members will not work on weekends for double track system
The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) says its members will not work on weekends to support the free Senior High School (SHS) double track system. According to NAGRAT, although it supports the system, it will not be right for its members to work those extra hours because it is against the Labour law. In their […]
Akufo-Addo Has Completed 13 Mahama-Led E-Block Schools
The President Akufo-Addo led government has completed 13 E-block senior high schools started by the Mahama administration. A Deputy Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, said contrary to the perception that the day senior high schools started by the previous administration had been abandoned, 13 of such schools would come on stream when the academic […]
Menzgold Boss Apologises to Bank of Ghana
The Chief Executive Officer of Menzgold Ghana Company Limited, Nana Appiah Mensah, has apologised for describing the Bank of Ghana as a joke. Mr. Mensah a week ago branded the Central Bank as a Joke after the BoG released a public notice which stated that his company is breaching section 6 (1) of the Banks and Specialised […]
Official: Mario Mandzukic retire from Croatia
“I’m saying goodbye to the Croatian national team” that’s a quote from the Juventus forward. “Dear fans, I’ve always preferred to talk on the pitch rather than off it,” Mandzukic said in a statement on the Croatian FA’s website. “Therefore these words come harder to me than sliding in on an opponent or making a sprint […]
South Africa to eradicate pit latrine toilets in schools
South Africa is to get rid of all pit latrines in state schools within two years after a five-year-old pupil drowned in a toilet in March. “This is an initiative that will save lives and restore the dignity of tens of thousands of our nation’s children,” President Cyril Ramaphosa said. Pit latrines are holes in […]
George Amoako Leads New Management Team of Kotoko
Dr. Kwame Kyei, Executive Board Chairman of Kumasi Asante Kotoko Sporting Club Limited, has appointed an 11-member management team, to steer the affairs of the club. Dr. Kyei on Monday, dissolved the old management team as part of efforts to re-organize the structures of the club. A statement from the club, signed by Miss Rose […]
Mensah Otabil Responds to His Role in The Collapse of Capital Bank
Founder and General Overseer of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), Dr Mensa Otabil, has broken his silence on the controversies in the banking sector, specifically, his role in the collapse of the Capital Bank as Board Chairman of the defunct bank. Dr. Otabil explained in a statement issued Tuesday that during his non-executive role […]
If Menzgold Goes Down It Means You Don't Care About the Youth in Ghana- Shatta Wale
Dancehall Artiste Shatta Wale says if menzgold or zylophone goes down, then it will be a clear indication that the President Nana Akufo Addo do not have the youth of the Ghana at heart. He made his intentions known in a tweet on Saturday evening directing it to the President Nana Akufo Addo. […]
GII enlists FBO's in new Anti-Corruption Campaign dubbed; ‘Speak Up, Resist and Report Corruption''.
The Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), has launched an “Interfaith Anti-corruption project dubbed “Speak up, Resist and Report Corruption”. The project seeks to solicit the support of religious leaders and faith based organizations particularly to lead in the fight against corruption. The Ghana Integrity Initiative says its new anti-corruption campaign is an attempt to fight corruption […]
Protect our indigenous Banks
Speakers at a Stake holder’s forum in Accra have stressed the need for the Bank of Ghana to endeavor to protect indigenous banks especially those which support small and medium enterprises from extinction. They suggested that such local banks be given more time so they can use their earnings to recapitalize. The speakers […]
