Minority Leader decries rampant Police brutalities in Tamale
By Bubu Klinogo Members of Parliament have called for swift disciplinary action against all the Police Officers involved in the recent sporadic shooting in Tamale that led to the death of a JHS graduate and injury to four others. The Minority Leader and MP for Tamale South, Haruna Iddrisu in whose Constituency the incident happened […]
Abronye pleads not guilty to ‘false publication’ charges, granted GH¢100,000 bail
The Bono Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Baffoe, popularly known as Abronye DC who alleged on radio that Former President John Dramani Mahama was involved in a coup plot has been granted bail by an Accra Circuit Court. Appearing before the court Wednesday morning (Feb 16, 2022), Abronye pleaded not guilty […]
Ghana to train more Paediatric Oncologists and Nurses to improve treatment of childhood cancers
Story by Hannah Dadzie Government is to train more Paediatric Oncologists and nurses to help improve the treatment of childhood cancer in the country. Available data shows that childhood cancer continues to be a neglected and marginalized disease and very expensive to treat. Speaking at the National launch of International Childhood Cancer Day in Accra, […]
Pregnant women cautioned against self-medication
The Asante Akyem North Municipality Health Directorate in the Ashanti Region recorded four maternal deaths last year. However, an audit into the deaths revealed complications related to self-medication particularly the consumption of concoctions. The Municipal Health Director, Mr. Ronald Welga-Miah who announced this at the 2021 Annual Performance Review Meeting at Agogo, cautioned pregnant women […]
E-Levy: What are the Ghanaian Artists saying?
By Nana Kofi Hammah Some Ghanaian celebrities have waded into the ongoing debate on the introduction of the electronic Levy(e-levy) as proposed by the ruling government in the 2022 Budget. The announcement of this electronic tax has thrown Ghanaians into disarray on the impact it will bring onto them if the Bill is passed. The […]
#FixtheCountry Convenor, Oliver Barker-Vormawor charged with treason felony
By Gloria Anderson The Convenor of the #FixtheCountry Movement, Oliver Mawuse Barker Vormawor has been charged with treason felony by the Ashaiman District Court. Mr. Barker Vormamor was arrested on Friday, February 11, 2022 by the Tema Regional Police Command in connection with a post he is alleged to have made on social media that […]
Navrongo Health Research Centre ends trials of Sputnik Light Vaccine for Covid-19
The Navrongo Health Research Centre, in the Kassena Nankana District of the Upper East Region has concluded the trial on Sputnik Light Vaccine for Covid-19, which is a one-dose vaccine, and about 79% effective against the disease. Apart from the Sputnik Light Vaccine produced by the Gamaleya Institute of Russia, the Centre, among other research […]
Lamashegu clashes: Six Police Officers involved in shooting incident interdicted
The Ghana Police Service has interdicted six officers involved in February 13, 2022 shooting incident at Lamashegu in the Northern Region. According to a statement signed by the Director General of Public Affairs at the Police Headquarters, DCOP Kwesi Ofori, the Police Administration has dispatched a team of investigators to the area to investigate the […]
JHS graduate dies from stray bullet wounds sustained from Lamashegu clashes
By Muurta Issah A young JHS graduate died from a stray bullet following yesterday’s clashes between some residents of Lamashegu in the Tamale Metropolis and security personnel. Eight others sustained injuries including a student of ‘Al MAKIS’ Islamic Senior High School, whose face, our reporter says, is disfigured. The incident followed the alleged shooting of […]
Tamale Technical University and Northern Development Authority explore opportunities for collaboration
By Osman Mubarik The Tamale Technical University (TaTU) and Northern Development Authority (NDA) are in talks for possible collaborations. This came to light after the Vice-Chancellor of Tamale Technical University (TaTU), Professor Abass Braimah, on Friday 11th February, 2022 paid a visit to the new Chief Executive Officer of the Northern Development Authority, Mr. Sumaila […]
Border Officials at Aflao intercept illegal Electricity Prepaid Meters
A team of military operatives stationed at the Aflao Border in the Volta Region has intercepted a total of 192 Units of fake electricity prepaid meters being transported into the country from Togo. The Volta Regional office of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) told the GNA that two men were arrested in connection with […]
Invest in domestic football to make it attractive and lucrative – Kwesi Nyantakyi
By Rachel Kakraba A Former President of the Ghana Football Association, Kwesi Nyantakyi, has called for massive investment in domestic football to make it attractive and lucrative. He said there are opportunities outside, which Ghanaian players could explore in building a successful career. “The truth of the matter is that a player plays for Wa […]
Think Tanks question ”apparent resurrection”, of abolished criminal libel law
Three Civil Society Organizations are demanding an immediate stop to what they say is the “apparent resurrection” of the long abolished criminal libel law in the country. The groups, Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana), IMANI Africa and the Africa Center for International Law & Accountability (ACILA) said their concerns follow the recent series of […]
Ghanaians’ top Val’s Day playlists on Spotify to ‘Blend’ with loved ones
By Doreen Ampofo February is a good moment to waltz with romance through music. Ghanaian power couples For netizens in Ghana, it is also a month to tap into the romantic vibes of their favourite power couples such as Okyeame Kwame and Annica Nsiah-Apau, who are enjoying their 13th year of marriage, ‘Rap God’ Sarkodie […]
