Oprah is making Election Day a holiday at her company
Oprah Winfrey wants the employees at her network to own the importance of Election Day, so she’s giving them the day off. By making November 3 a company holiday, Winfrey said she hopes to honor “those who fought and continue to fight for our rights.” “This will give my team the necessary time to put […]
Black Stars to return to action in November
Ghana’s senior national team, the Black Stars will return to action in November 2020 following the approval of the resumption dates for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers and the 2022 World Cup qualifiers by the Confederation of African Football, CAF. This was communicated to member Associations on Wednesday, August 19, 2020. CAF, in […]
Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon charged with fraud over Mexico wall funds
Former Trump adviser Steve Bannon has been arrested and charged with fraud over a fundraising campaign to build a wall on the US-Mexico border. Mr Bannon and three others defrauded hundreds of thousands of donors in connection with the “We Build the Wall” campaign, which raised $25m (£19m), the US Department of Justice (DoJ) said. […]
Four Independent Presidential Aspirants form Coalition to contest December election
Four independent Presidential Candidates in the December polls have joined forces to form a coalition. The four say they seek to offer Ghanaians a formidable alternative to the NDC, and NPP governments that Ghanaians have been used to under the Fourth Republic. The Candidates said it is high time the politics of the country changed […]
Second Lady presents ¢5.3m to young women entrepreneurs
The Wife of the Vice President, Mrs. Samira Bawumia has reiterated government’s commitment to invest and support small scale Businesses to enable them to provide employment to more people. She was speaking at a ceremony in Accra to present cheques to young women entrepreneurs to enable them to grow their businesses. Six women groups, including […]
Ya-Na calls for peaceful political campaigns
Ya-Na Abukari II has advised politicians to carry out their December, 2020 general election campaigns peacefully. He also pledged to cooperate with whoever wins the December 2020 general election for development. Ya-Na Abukari gave the advice when Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, running mate of the flagbearer of National Democratic Congress (NDC) called on him at […]
First Lady pledges support for health sector
The First Lady, Mrs. Rebecca Akufo Addo has pledged her commitment to supporting initiatives that improve the healthcare of citizens. According to her, quality healthcare must not be compromised and that is why Government through the relevant agencies has invested heavily in the health sector by constructing and rehabilitating health facilities in deprived communities across […]
John Mahama proposes infrastructure debate with Prez Akufo-Addo
The presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr John Dramani Mahama is proposing a debate of track record of delivery with President Akufo-Addo. Addressing the Chiefs and elders of Dzolokpuita in the Ho West constituency as part of his four-day tour of the Volta Region on Wednesday, Mr Mahama said the New Patriotic […]
Covid-19: Nigeria cases pass 50,000 mark
More than 50,000 coronavirus cases have been confirmed in Nigeria, according to the country’s Centre for Disease Control. Over a third of the cases are in the commercial capital, Lagos. After South Africa and Egypt, Nigeria – Africa’s most-populous state – is worst-affected by coronavirus on the continent. It currently has more than 12,000 active […]
West Africa bloc to hold crisis talks over Mali coup
Leaders of West African countries are due to discuss the military coup in Mali at a video conference shortly. The regional bloc, Ecowas, has already announced Mali’s suspension, along with the closure of its borders. Ecowas is also considering imposing sanctions on those involved in Tuesday’s coup. An army colonel, Assimi Goita, has emerged as […]
