"Damongo is capital of Savannah Region" – President Akufo-Addo
Ghana’s President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says Damongo has been chosen to be the capital of the newly created Savannah Region. President Akufo-Addo made this known on Tuesday, February 12, 2019, when he presented Constitutional Instrument 115 (C.I. 115), to the overlord of Gonjaland, the Yagbonwura, Tutunba Boresa Sulemana Jakpa, at a ceremony at Jubilee […]
Bridging the gender gap; Guterres urges more girls to take up tech studies
Power relations in the world will remain male-dominated if girls and women do not strongly get involved in technological professions, United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres said Saturday. Speaking at an event to encourage girls to learn coding, Mr. Guterres said concerted efforts should be made to ensure more girls the world over are enrolled […]
Guterres praises UN-AU cooperation; Calls it an ‘asset
“The strategic cooperation between the African Union and the United Nations is a fundamental asset for the work of the United Nations in the world,” said António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General (UNSG). He made the remarks during a joint media stakeout with the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, on the […]
I need your support for National cathedral -President Akufo-Addo
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Friday, February 8, 2019, participated in a fundraising event for the construction of the National Cathedral of Ghana. The event, which was held at the Museum of the Bible in Washington DC was attended by guests including the Archbishop Nicolas Duncan-Williams, Archbishop Charles Palmer-Buckle, Most Rev. Bishop Justice Ofei […]
Video: Fundraiser for the construction of the National Cathedral of Ghana
Muslims thank Allah for bringing peace to Dagbon
Muslim worshippers at Masjidul Bayaan Mosque in Tamale have offered a special thanksgiving prayer to the Almighty Allah for an end to the Dagbon chieftaincy crisis and ensuring peace in the area. Sheikh Ibrahim Basha Idris (Shehul Bayaan), Head of Masjidul Bayaan Mosque in Tamale, who led the worshippers in prayers at the mosque on […]
President Trump refuses to point blame over Khashoggi
The Trump administration has refused to respond to a request from Congress to provide a report determining who killed the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Senators wrote in October demanding the murder be investigated and that the White House give more information. An administration official said the president was within his rights to decline to act. […]
“My team is not coming home empty handed” Satellites Coach
The head coach for the national U-20 team, the Black Satellites, Jimmy Cobblah, has said, his team knows what is ahead of them going into Saturday’s encounter against Mali in the ongoing Confederation of African Football (CAF) Youth Championship in Niger. According to Cobblah, his team was well prepared physically and psychologically in their do […]
"End the ongoing atrocities" against people with albinism in Malawi, say UN rights experts
After a recent “savage” killing and the abduction of a one-year-old baby in Malawi, United Nations experts have urged the Government to take immediate action to protect people with albinism and “end the ongoing atrocities”. “We urge the authorities to step up their investigations into these incidents and bring the perpetrators to justice,” the experts […]
Quebec mosque shooter sentenced to life
A Canadian man who killed worshippers in a Quebec City mosque in 2017, has been sentenced to life in prison. Alexandre Bissonnette, 29, will be eligible for parole in 40 years. The prosecution had asked for a total of 150 years behind bars, which would have been the harshest jail penalty ever handed down in […]
US envoy prepares for Trump-Kim summit
The US envoy for North Korea has returned from Pyongyang, where he held talks to prepare for a second US-North Korean leadership summit. Stephen Biegun spent three days in discussions, and US officials said he would meet his counterpart again. US President Donald Trump confirmed he would meet North Korea’s Kim Jong-un in Hanoi, Vietnam, […]
Ghana Black Satellites face Mali in a 'do or die' clash
The Black Satellites of Ghana come face to face with the Young Eagles of Mali, in a grueling encounter in search of a semi-final berth at the ongoing Confederation of African Football (CAF) African Youth Championship on Saturday, at the Stade General Seyni Kountche in Niger. With both teams on three points each and Senegal […]
AGI launches centenary celebration for its founder, late Dr. Mrs. Ocloo
The founder of Nkulenu Industries the late Dr. Mrs. Esther Ocloo Nee Nkulenu would have been 100 years old in April this year and her lifetime achievements remembered and recounted nationally and globally to inspire the can do attitude among Africans and Ghanaians in particular. The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) on Friday launched the […]
AUC Chair describes AfCFTA as “particularly encouraging” but noted, as important the need to be vigilant
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Moussa Faki Mahamat, has described the progress made in the ratification of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) as “particularly encouraging”. “At the current pace of ratification, we can anticipate the entry into force of the agreement in the coming weeks. I hope that the six […]
