Osafo Marfo leads government delegation to engage FIFA on threat to ban Ghana
Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo Marfo, has been appointed to lead a strong government delegation to engage FIFA on the threat to ban the country from all international competitions if processes to liquidate the GFA are not halted at the courts. Other members of the delegation are the Sports Minister, Isaac Asiamah, Deputy Attorney-General Godfred […]
More JHS leavers to benefit from government’s free SHS education – Minister
A total of 472,730 Junior High School (JHS) graduates are expected to be enrolled into the Second Cycle System as the second batch of beneficiaries of Government’s free Senior High School (SHS) Education. The enrolment figure is 30.7% more than last year’s number of 361, 771. The Minister for Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, made […]
AMA Collaborates with TMA, Other Assemblies to Check Insanitary Conditions Along Accra-Tema Motorway
The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) in collaboration with Tema Metropolitan Assembly and Adenta, Ashiaman, Ayawaso West Municipal Assemblies has begun an exercise to clear squatters who have taken over portions of the Accra- Tema motorway. The Metropolitan Chief Executive of Accra, Mohammed Adjei Sowah, who toured the area with the Tema Metropolitan Chief Executive and Municipal Chief […]
Tamale Teaching Hospital doctors refuse to go back to work; demand 24-hour police security
Doctors, nurses and allied staff at the Tamale Teaching Hospital say they will only return to work after the authorities have put proper security measures in place to protect them from further attacks from vigilante groups. Speaking on GBC’s News and Current Affairs Programme ‘Behind the News’ last night, Spokesperson of the Staff, Dr. […]
Italy declares state of emergency over bridge collapse
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte declared a state of emergency on Wednesday covering the region around Genoa after a bridge collapse killed 38 people and severed the port city’s main land corridor with southern France. Police revised an earlier count of 39 victims on Thursday Conte, speaking at a news conference in Genoa, said he […]
Nigerian Journalist Detained Over Report On Parliament Siege
Nigerian police have detained a journalist for refusing to disclose the source of a story about last week’s takeover of parliament by security agents, his employers said on Wednesday. Samuel Ogundipe, a reporter with the independent online newspaper Premium Times was arrested with two colleagues on Tuesday and detained at the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) […]
All eligible pilgrims to be airlifted to Mecca- Hajj Board Chair
The Chairman of Hajj Board Shiekh I.C Quaye says, all eligible pilgrims will be airlifted to Hajj, without any left over. Addressing the media in Accra, Shiekh I.C Quaye said the board has accomplish it task this year following a successful hajj arrangement here in Ghana and Saudi Arabia. He added that the Board has […]
Nigeria’s State Oil Firm Partners Private Investors
Grappling with four moribund refineries, Nigerian state oil company has partnered with private investors to set up processing plants in Port Harcourt and Warri in the oil-rich South South states. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said Tuesday that the brownfield refineries are expected to process upto 100,000 barrels of oil per day. NNPC managing […]
Visa-free Travel For Angola, Zambia Citizens Begin Today
Angolan and Zambian citizens no longer need visas to travel between the two countries after the visa waiver came to effect on Thursday, August 16 2018. “We have abolished visa requirements for diplomatic, official and ordinary passport holders in the two countries,” Angola’s ambassador to Zambia, Balbina da Silva, told journalists in Lusaka. Citizens of […]
US Media Attack Trump's "Dirty war"
More than 300 news outlets are launching a campaign on Thursday to counter President Donald Trump’s attacks and promote a free press. The Boston Globe made the call last week for a nationwide denouncement of the president’s “dirty war” against the media, using the hashtag #EnemyOfNone. Mr. Trump has derided media reports as “fake news” […]
