Good sanitation is a necessity for disease prevention – Environmental Officer
Mr Robert Amewuda, Asene Manso Akroso District Officer of Environmental Health Sanitation, has called on Ghanaians to see good sanitation practice as a basic necessity to prevent and control diseases. He said keeping places free from dirt by removing waste, trash and garbage as well as cleaning the streets improved health.“Ghanaians should acknowledge sanitation as […]
Dozens charged after arrest in Uganda LGBT shelter
Forty-two people have been charged after they were arrested in a raid on an LGBTI+ youth shelter in Kampala, Uganda. The Human Rights Awareness and Promotion Forum said officers raided the Happy Family Youth shelter on Monday while a party was being held on the premises. The 42 were charged with “negligent act likely to […]
Nigeria school attack: Two parents ‘die of trauma’
Two parents of kidnapped schoolchildren in Tegina in Nigeria’s central Niger state have died of trauma, local media report. They had been in shock after armed gangs kidnapped the students from their school on Sunday. The parents were said to have suddenly fallen sick and became unconscious. The kidnappers are said to be demanding ransom […]
GAF signs MOU with UPSA to strengthen academic excellence
The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) on Wednesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the University of Professional Studies to restructure the Forces Pay Corps Technical Courses. Vice Admiral Seth Amoama, the Chief of Defense Staff, GAF signed on behalf of the Armed Forces, while Professor Abednego Amartey signed for the UPSA. This would enable the […]
UN seeks solution for 18 Africa states on Covid jabs
The United Nations children agency, Unicef, is urging the world’s richest countries to donate a fifth of their Covid vaccines to 18 African nations who are running out of supplies. Vaccine manufacturers have been unable to keep up with demand, mainly because of the sharp increase in infections in India. Doses from the main supplier, […]
I don’t run Black Star Brokerage – Charles Adu Boahen tells Appointment Committee
The Minister of State-designate for Finance, Mr Charles Adu-Boahen, has stated that the government’s solid management of the COVID-19 pandemic has made it a victim of its own success. “Under the exceptional leadership of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, we managed to tackle the pandemic so well that people do not realise how devastating it […]
Assin North case: MP petitions Chief Justice to remove judge
Lawyers for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin North, Mr James Gyekye Quayson, have petitioned the Chief Justice, Justice Kwasi Anin Yeboah, to remove the judge hearing the petition challenging the election of the MP. A member of the NDC legal team, Mr. Sammy Gyamfi, told the media after yesterday’s […]
Threat to press freedom anywhere, a threat everywhere
Mr Roland Affail Monney, a Steering Committee Member for the African Journalists Leaders Conference, has asked journalists to rise and fight against the harsh conditions, which inhibited their work and imperiled their lives. Speaking at the Federation of African Journalists (FAJ) conference in Accra, Mr Monney said, “a threat to press freedom anywhere in the […]
‘Cement Ambulance’ was on test drive – Ambulance Service
The National Ambulance Service in a press release says, it’s has completed preliminary investigations into the circumstances surrounding an incident in which an ambulance belonging to the Ambulance service is observed in a viral video carting cement bags. The release indicates, “The incident occurred on or around March 26, 2021 while the said vehicle was […]
Buhari vows to ‘shock’ those involved in attacks
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has warned that his government would not tolerate any action promoting crime and insurrection in the country. In a major reaction to the rising wave of attacks, especially on government facilities in the south-eastern part of the country, Mr Buhari vowed to shock those working to destroy the system. He also […]
African Union suspends Mali and warns of sanctions
Mali has been suspended from the African Union following last week’s military coup – for the second time in nine months. The first was last August following a military coup – but the country was reinstated after the heads of a civilian-led transitional government were announced. Now that administration has been overthrown, and so once […]
June 11 mass tree planting exercise: 5 Million seedlings ready
The Forestry Commission has nursed more than five million seedlings of different tree species for the tree planting exercise on Friday, June 11, 2021. The seedlings, including mahogany, acacia and rosewood, will be distributed to various faith-based organisations, traditional authorities, youth groups, state agencies, private entities and individuals to be planted in their various localities. […]
Minerals Commission begins probe into Breman mining pit collapse
The Minerals Commission has begun investigations into the mining accident that occurred on Wednesday, May 26, 2021, at Denkyira Breman/Brofoyedu in the Upper Denkyira West District of the Central Region. Dozens of miners are reported trapped in the illegal mining pit. At least three of the people pulled out of the wreckage have been confirmed dead, […]
AGI commends government for revamping Astek fruits processing company
The Eastern, Volta and Oti branch of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) has commended the government for resuscitating distressed Astek fruits processing company limited. Mr Dela Gadzanku, Chairman of the Eastern, Volta and Oti branch, who made the commendation in an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA), said the factory would help boost […]
