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IDEG to setup 16 situation rooms to monitor 2020 elections

The Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG) in partnership with the Civic Forum Initiative (CFI) and other civil society organizations, will setup 16 Election Situation Rooms (ESRs) nationwide to monitor the December 7 general election. The ESRs, which would be launched in November, would focus on data regarding the voting processes, voter turnouts, results from polling […]

New Zealand election: Jacinda Ardern’s Labor Party scores landslide win

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has won a landslide victory in the country’s general election. With most ballots tallied, Ms Ardern’s centre-left Labour Party has won 49% of the vote and she is projected to win a rare outright parliamentary majority. The opposition centre-right National Party, currently on 27%, has admitted defeat in Saturday’s […]

UN condemns castration for rapists in Nigeria

The UN’s High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet has condemned a recently signed law in Nigeria’s Kaduna state that introduced tough penalties for convicted rapists. The law says males convicted of raping a child under the age of 14 should be surgically castrated and given the death penalty. Female adults convicted of raping a […]

English football needs independent regulator – says Neville, others

English football needs an independent regulator to solve its “crisis”, says a group of key figures including Gary Neville and ex-Football Association chairman David Bernstein. Ex-Olympic gold medal list Denise Lewis and the mayor of Manchester, Andy Burnham, are also part of the group. They have issued a manifesto for change titled ‘Saving Our Beautiful […]

Project Big Picture: Premier League managers react after proposals rejected

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says clubs must help each other “make football more sustainable” after plans for Project Big Picture were rejected. Premier League clubs “unanimously agreed” on Wednesday that the proposals will not be “endorsed or pursued”. Southampton boss Ralph Hasenhuttl says the plans would make the league “boring” and remove the chance of […]

US election: Trump and Biden compete with separate Q&A events

President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden will hold competing prime-time Q&A sessions later on Thursday, from separate locations. The events replace a cancelled second presidential debate after Mr. Trump’s refusal to participate virtually following his Covid-19 diagnosis. The twin events, both televised at 20:00EST (00:00 GMT), will see the candidates field questions from […]

GBC, Eastern Star Awards launches 3rd Nana Sir. Ofori Atta I National Energy Quiz

The national president of the World Energy Council Future Leaders in Ghana, Mr. Prosper Ahmed Amoaku Andoh and the Director-General of GBC, Prof. Amin Alhassan have launched the 3rd Nana Sir Ofori Atta I National Energy Quiz in Accra under the theme; “Achieving SDG 7 and 13, think Energy, Act Global, Start local” The National […]

Dr. Ernest Addison named Central Bank Governor of the Year

The Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Ernest Addison, has been named the Central Bank Governor of the Year for Sub-Saharan Africa. The Global Markets, a newspaper published digitally to cover this year’s Virtual IMF/World Bank Annual Meeting 2020 gave Dr. Addison the award in recognition of his exceptional leadership. A statement from Global […]

Some international friendly fixtures ‘irresponsible’, says Fifpro

International friendlies may cause “huge problems” during the coronavirus pandemic, says the world players’ union general secretary. Fifpro’s Jonas Baer-Hoffmann said clubs and players are concerned about having to isolate should they catch the virus. He believes “economic pressures” are the reason for some games being played. “It is very hard to fathom from a […]

FDA, GSA harmonisation processes will reduce cost- Pharmaceutical Manufacturers

The Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association of Ghana (PMAG) has lauded the harmonisation of the processes of the Food and Drugs Authority and the Ghana Standards Authority. It said the removal of the bottlenecks that increased cost and time of doing business, especially due to duplication of processes in the registration and certification of products was welcome […]