Mobile phones can help poor women build new lives: Melinda Gates
Melinda Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, said on Tuesday that mobile phones were most powerful in the hands of the world’s poorest women. “In rich countries, a mobile phone is just a tool to make it easier for people to do things, but for the world’s most marginalized women, a mobile […]
Peace Accord: Buhari begs Atiku, others to accept result
President Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to all Presidential candidates in Saturday’s election to commit to the ideals of the peace accord for a rancour-free contest. President Buhari said the most important thing about the exercise was for the candidates to accept the final outcome, adding that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has already given […]
35 illegal immigrants rescued off western Libya
Libyan authorities on Tuesday rescued 35 illegal immigrants of different nationalities off the country’s western coast. The immigrants, coming from Sudan, Benin, Ivory Coast and Bangladesh, were rescued by a commercial vessel and handed over to the Seaport Security Department, according to the anti-illegal immigration department. The immigrants have been taken to a reception center […]
Sergio Ramos: Real Madrid defender denies intentional booking against Ajax
Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos has denied getting booked on purpose late on in Wednesday’s Champions League last-16 first-leg at Ajax. Ramos fouled Kasper Dolberg in the 89th minute with Real leading 2-1, earning a suspension for the second leg. Television commentators intimated he sought the booking but Uefa rules state a player who purposely […]
New regions: MP calls for even distribution of national cake
The Member of Parliament for Tano South, Benjamin Yeboah Sekyere, has called for an even distribution of the national cake to beneficiaries of the newly created regions. Speaking on GBC’s ‘Behind the News’, Mr Yeboah who pitched Bechem to host the Regional Capital, described the naming of Goaso as unfortunate. He however urged residents in […]
Ryan Adams accused of sexual misconduct by several women
Several women have accused alternative rock star Ryan Adams of emotional and verbal abuse and offering career opportunities as a pretext for sex. A report in the New York Times outlines a pattern of manipulative behaviour, including accusations of psychological abuse from his ex-wife, Mandy Moore. Another woman said Adams sent explicit texts and exposed […]
Jubilation in Oti ahead of official declaration
Resident of Kete Krachi are Said to be jubilating ahead of the declaration of the capital of Oti Region, scheduled for Friday. GBC’S District Director at Kete Krachi, Alfred Hughes, made this known in an interview on GBC’s ‘Behind the News’, a radio Ghana program. According to him, although the town is waiting in anticipation […]
Gold miners feared dead in Zimbabwe floods
Dozens of gold panners are feared to have drowned underground after heavy rains flooded shafts at two mines in Zimbabwe, police are quoted by the state-owned broadcaster as saying. Rescue teams and pumps were being “activated” to drain the water, and to search for the bodies and any survivors at the mines near Kadoma town, […]
Zylofon Media will resume operations soon – PRO
The Head of Communications for Zylofon Media, Sammy Atuobi Baah, popularly known as Sammy Flex, has disclosed that the outfit, which has Zylofon FM and Zylofon TV as subsidiaries, will resume operations very soon. All subsidiaries under Zylofon Media have since January 30,2019 suspended operations in compliance with a directive by the Economic and Organised […]
14th February 2019
The Daily Graphic lauds government for keeping its word and being proactive in solving the challenges of the double track system at the second-cycle level. The paper however, urges that the process be followed to the end by ensuring that contractors given the job of completing abandoned structures and beginning new ones are paid in […]
