ECOWAS Council of Ministers hold 83rd Ordinary Session in Abuja
The Council of Ministers of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) opened its 83rd Ordinary Session on the 17th of December 2019 in Abuja, Nigeria. While welcoming participants to the meeting, President of the ECOWAS Commission, Jean-Claude Kassi Brou emphasised that the meeting offers the Ministers a platform to be presented with an […]
Tourism Minister clarifies ‘Year of Return’, Central Region buzz
The Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Hon. Barbara Oteng-Gyasi, has justified why Central Region has been the focus of the Year of Return, Ghana 2019. Taking her turn at the Meet The Press series in Accra, Thursday December 19, she dismissed claims that people from the diaspora didn’t visit other areas of the country. […]
Parliament holds Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols 2019
The Parliament of Ghana on Wednesday night (December 18, 2019) held its 2019 Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at the Forecourt of Parliament, Osu in Accra. The service was graced by the President of Ghana Nana Addo Danquah and his Vice, Members of Parliament, dignitaries and people from all walks of life. Member of […]
Church in Nigeria set ablaze over missing child
Protesters have set ablaze a church in Nigeria, following reports that the body of a missing one-year-old child had been found buried by the altar. Eye Witnesses say two of the protesters were shot and wounded by police officers who tried to disperse the angry crowd. Meanwhile, the Police have confirmed that one of its […]
Ghana finish 2019 on the 47th position on FIFA rankings
Ghana is ending 2019 on the 47th position in the World and 6th position in Africa in the FIFA ranking as the last for the year was released on Thursday. Ghana moved up four places in last month’s rankings thanks to the two victories in the month. The Black Stars wins over South Africa and […]
NLA workers accuse management of victimization
Workers of the National Lottery Authority (NLA) have accused management of victimizing workers through transfers, especially, those opposing unjustifiable decisions by management. More than 20 workers have so far been transferred. The workers yesterday informed the National Labour Commission on plans to strike. They cancelled similar action few weeks ago following discussions with Management and […]
Police nabs man for stealing NIA computer laptop
A 20-year-old man has been arrested by the police for allegedly stealing an HP laptop computer belonging to the National Identification Authority (NIA). According to a police source at the Sekyere South District of the Ashanti Region, the suspect, Prince Kwadwo Boakye, would soon be arraigned. The incident occurred on Monday, December 16, 2019, after […]
Tobacco use declines worldwide -WHO
“For the first time the number of tobacco users is declining worldwide”, Dr Ruediger Krech, Director of the Department of Health Promotion at the World Health Organization (WHO), told journalists on Wednesday in Geneva. In 2018, there were slightly more than a billion males using tobacco around the world, “over 40 million more than in […]
Man arrested for robbing taxi driver
A man was arrested for allegedly robbing a driver of his vehicle at Danquah Circle in Accra. Edward Sena, who is in the custody of the police, was reported to have laced drink for the taxi driver (name withheld), which made him drowsy before robbing him of his cab. The Public Relations of the Accra […]
Government to distribute free 500,000 charcoal stoves to rural folks in 2020
The Government, through the Ministry of Energy, has planned to give out about 500,000 cooking stoves to hundreds of households in rural areas of Ghana free of charge come 2020 financial year. According to the report of the Select Committee on Mines and Energy on the 2020 annual budget estimates of the Ministry, the committee […]
