Mali coup leaders suggest ‘transitional president’
Coup leaders in Mali say a transitional president will be appointed, drawn from either the civilian population or the military. Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta was removed in a coup on Tuesday. West African leaders have called for him to be reinstated and the UN has called for the release of officials. But the coup leaders say they […]
21st August, 2020
The Daily Graphic is concerned about the exposure of the people to chemicals and toxic substances such as pesticides which can lead to cancer. This follows another news item about Otaten, a suburb of Odorkor in Accra on the illegal production of chemical products. The paper is worried that the manufacturers are adamant, and are […]
Andre Ayew scoops four awards at Swansea end-of-season awards
Black Stars captain Andre Ayew was the biggest winner of Swansea City’s end-of-season awards for the 2019-20 campaign. Swansea City’s end-of-season awards for the 2019-20 campaign saw Andre Ayew been voted as the Fan’s Player of the season, Away Player of the season, Players’ Player of the season and Swansea’s Top scorer of the year […]
19 August, 2020
Daily Graphic applauds Government on its giant step towards having a beneficial Ownership Register saying it is a must for transparency. It is worried that the issue of business transactions in many countries has been a major challenge for some time now hence the initiative by the extractive industries transparency initiative, EITI. The Paper is […]
AfCFTA Benefits To Ghanaian Businesses
PREPAREDNESS OF GHANA TO AFRICAN CONTINENTAL FREE TRADE AREA (AfCFTA) The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is a novelty by the Africa Union to encourage intra Africa trade. Phase one of its protocol was negotiated in the area of trade in goods; services; working groups and procedures for settlement of disputes. AfCFTA is in […]
Naana Jane and I will never engage in insults – Mahama assures Ghanaians
Former President John Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has assured Ghanaians that he and his running mate, Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, will never engage in politics of insults. “My running mate, Prof Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, who I am presenting to you today, has been encouraged by the Osu Mantse to be […]
Need For Ghanaians To Ensure Peace And Stability Rather Than Political Violence
NEWS COMMENTARY ON WHY PEACE AND STABILITY OF A NATION IS MORE DELICATE AND IMPORTANT THAN A POLITICAL PARTY BEING IN POWER OR ANYONE BEING PRESIDENT Election years are normally marked with a lot of political excitement where parties and their representatives engage in rigorous campaigns to make their candidates popular enough to attract votes […]
THROWBACK: Coach Ardey told me I was the boy to help win Ecuador 95 World Cup – Baba Sule
An Integral member of the famous Starlets 95 Squad that won the U17 World Cup in Ecuador, Baba Sule, has revealed that Head Coach Sam Ardey reposed a lot of confidence in him to help the team deliver at the 1995 World Cup in Ecuador. He disclosed this on GTV sports+ as he discussed happenings […]
Akufo-Addo, Matthew Opoku Prempeh have been true fathers to us- NUGS President
The President of the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS), Mr. Isaac Jay Hyde, has expressed the appreciation of the body to President Akufo-Addo and the Minister of Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, popularly known as NAPO for their guidance in ensuring unity in their ranks. Mr. Hyde showed the appreciation when the Education Minister […]
MASLOC donates 33-seater bus to NUGS
The Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), through the Ministry of Education, has donated a 33-seater Isuzu bus to the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS), at a short ceremony at the Ministry in Accra. This followed a request to the Minister by NUGS. The Minister for Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh subsequently facilitated the […]
Court fines tenant for storing wastewater behind bath house
Vida Damani and Augusta Aboagye, tenants residing in Hohoe-Ahado have been sentenced to a fine of GH₵1,200 each by the Hohoe Magistrate Court for storing wastewater behind their bath house. Damani and Aboagye pleaded guilty and were subsequently convicted on their own plea. The duo would serve six months imprisonment in default. They however pleaded […]
GNPC Foundation cuts sod for construction of AstroTurf
The Executive Director of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) Foundation, Dr Dominic Eduah, has cut sod for the construction of an artificial football pitch for the Queen’s Senior High School at Sefwi Anhwiaso in the Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai Municipality of the Western North Region. The project which comes with a football pitch, an inner perimeter fence, […]
Tanzania restricts foreign-made media content
The Tanzanian authorities have banned all domestic broadcasters from carrying foreign-made content without permission from the government. International broadcasters, including the BBC, can currently be seen and heard on local radio and TV. Rights groups say the Tanzanian authorities have in recent years become increasingly intolerant of criticism. Publications have been banned and journalists imprisoned. […]
Nigeria receives 200 ventilators from the US
Nigeria has begun the handover ceremony for 200 ventilators donated by the US government. The ventilators were a promised by President Donald Trump during a phone conversation with President Muhammadu Buhari in April. President Trump while making the promise said the US would support Nigeria during the pandemic. Nigeria’s Information Minister Lai Mohammed had to […]
