Defenders of public interest should be protected– Dr. Nana Oppong
Lawyer, Scientist and Academician, Dr. Nana Oppong has called for the passage of a law and the amendment of the constitution to protect people who defend the country. Speaking on GBC’s Current Affairs programme ‘Moomen Tonight’, Dr. Oppong said a law should be passed to give professional journalists more opportunities and protections enjoyed by other […]
Weija/Gbawe Assembly Commissions Six Bed Maternity Block at Oblogo
The Weija-Gbawe Municipal Assembly has commissioned a six (6) bed maternity block at the Oblogo Health Centre. The commissioning which took place on Monday, 18th January 2021, was performed jointly by the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Weija-Gbawe Constituency, Hon. Tina Gifty Naa Ayele Mensah and the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of the Weija-Gbawe […]
Reopening of schools after ten months break due to Covid-19
THE RE-OPENING OF SCHOOLS AFTER TEN MONTHS BREAK DUE TO COVID -19. Government through the Ministry of Education and the Ghana Education Service (GES), is making frantic effort to prepare all schools across the country for their re-opening which is slated for Friday, January 15. It will include children in kindergarten to Junior High school. […]
Transition from 7th Parliament to 8th Parliament
TRANSITION FROM THE 7TH PARLIAMENT TO THE 8TH PARLIAMENT UNDER THE 4TH REPUBLIC. On the midnight of January 6 this year, the seventh parliament of the fourth Republic stood dissolved, paving the way for the inauguration of the 8th Parliament. Under the Speakership of Rev. Prof. Mike Aaron Oquaye, the seventh Parliament could be described […]
Alban Sumana Bagbin elected Speaker of Parliament
Alban Sumana Bagbin, former MP for Nadowli-Kaleo in the Upper West region has been elected Speaker of Parliament. He defeated the immediate Past Speaker Professor Aaron Mike Ocquaye, by a difference of two votes to win the seat. Bagbin has been in Parliament since the advent of the 4th Republic and has served virtually in […]
Ethiopian symbol of integration in Italy killed
An Ethiopian refugee who was hailed as a symbol of integration in Italy, Agitu Gudeta, has been killed on her farm in the northern region of Trentino, Italian police say. A Ghanaian employee has been arrested in connection with her rape and and murder “for money”, the Italian news agency Ansa reported. There is no […]
UN-AU mission in Sudan’s Darfur ends mandate after 13 years
African Union and United Nations peacekeepers in Sudan’s Darfur region are carrying out their final patrols as the 13-year mission officially comes to an end. Following a peace deal with rebel groups in October the Sudanese government is to take over security in the region where hundreds of thousands have died since conflict broke out […]
‘Freight trade increased in the year 2020’
The Chief Executive of Rescue Shipping and Investment Agency, Silas Akrong, says freight trade increased significantly at the beginning of the first quarter of 2020 before the COVID-19 Pandemic struck. Economic activities measured by container traffic at both Tema and Takoradi ports declined by 7.3 percent in the first quarter of 2020. The second-quarter also […]
Let us avoid divisive tendencies- Pulima Kuoro advises Sissala
The Paramount chief of Pulima in the Pulima Traditional Area in the Sissala West District of the Upper West Region, Kuoro Osman Deiwia Nankpa has challenged the people of Sissala land, particularly the elite, to see the development of the area as an obligation and not an option. Kuoro Nankpa said the Sissala area has […]
Samuel Little: America’s ‘most prolific’ serial killer dies
Samuel Little, a man described by the FBI as the most prolific serial killer in US history, has died aged 80. Little died in a California hospital on Wednesday, the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said. He was serving a life sentence for the murder of three women. But by the time of his […]
Murder of Mfantseman MP: Suspects refused bail
An Accra Circuit court has refused bail to the eight suspects who were arrested in connection with the robbery of the late MP for Mfantseman, Ekow Quansah. The presiding judge Evelyn Asamoah made the decision after the prosecution told the court that results of the forensic examination of evidence gathered at the crime scene was […]
Police question Said Sinare over intercepted firearms
The Accra Regional Police Command on Thursday invited Alhaji Said Sinare, National Vice-Chairman, National Democratic Congress (NDC), to assist in investigations over alleged distribution of firearms. The Accra Regional Police Command on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 intercepted two firearms; one AK47 rifle and a pump action weapon, together with 47 rounds of live ammunition. This […]
Importance Of A Transitional Budget In An Election Year
NEWS COMMENTARY HIGHLIGHTS THE IMPORTANCE OF A TRANSITIONAL BUDGET IN AN ELECTION YEAR The Minister of Finance Ken Ofori Atta Wednesday 28th October,2020 presented the transitional Budget to Parliament for the first quarter of 2021. During the presentation more than 27 billion Cedis was projected to be spent on key expenditure items such as compensation […]
Proper Use Of Pedestrian Crossings On Roads
THE AVAILABILITY AND PROPER USE OF PEDESTRIAN CROSSINGS ON OUR ROADS AND STREETS Pedestrian crossings have been with us since the development of well demarcated roads and streets. It is to ensure the safety of pedestrians and other road users who must move from place to place. The zebra crossings are usually found at junctions […]
