Black Satellites ready for WAFU tournament – Coach Zito
The Head Coach of the national under-20 team, Abdul Karim Zito, the Black Satellites has said his team is ready to take on the challenge at the 2020 West Africa Africa Union (WAFU), as they prepare to face Nigeria and Cote D Ivoire in the group stages of the qualifying competition to be staged in […]
Veep reaffirms government’s commitment to provide free university education
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has reconfirmed government’s commitment to ensure that brilliant but needy students would access university education in the next New Patriotic Party (NPP) government. This would make the government’s flagship Free Senior High School (SHS) programme to achieve significant and desirable outcomes. Vice President Alhaji Dr Bawumia said this when […]
NPP, NDC react to placement on ballot paper
Some political parties who made it to the 2020 polls have been reacting to their placement on the ballot paper after the Electoral Commission EC conducted balloting for the parties yesterday (October 20, 2020). The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) who took the number one position on the ballot sheet believes the number is a destined […]
End Sars: Nigerian youth picket High Commission in Ghana over police brutality
Hundreds of Nigerians have converged on the Nigerian High Commission in Accra to back the protests calling for the abolition of a notorious police unit known as SARS and the implementation of wider reforms. Without police permit, the youth are demanding an apology and resignation of President Muhammadu Buhari because he has completely failed. https://youtu.be/9oFcoMidQYM “We […]
NDC raises concerns with balloting process
Balloting to determine the order in which Presidential candidates and their parties will appear on the ballot paper has been criticized by the National Democratic Congress (NDC). The parties picked the ballot twice. The first one was to determine the order in which the parties will pick the final ballots. Deputy General Secretary of the NDC, […]
Reign Art Ghana calls for support for art industry
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Reign Art Ghana, Mr Mathew Delay Yiribertuore has called for maximum support for the creative arts industry as it plays a crucial role in human life. “The therapy of creative arts has the potential to cure people of their psychological and emotional sicknesses,” he said. Mr Yiribertuore made the […]
NSA backtracks on Stadium user fees
The National Sports Authority (NSA) has backtracked on its new user fees announced earlier this week. The NSA in its letter dated October 19, announced new charges for the usage of the Accra Sports Stadium. According to NSA, whereas matches between Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko and National teams which are grouped under Category […]
Parliament approves €81m loan for Sekondi-Takoradi Water Project
Parliament on Tuesday (October 20), approved two separate loans of over 81 Million Euro to finance the Secondi-Takoradi Water Supply Rehabilitation and Expansion Project. The loans are: Oeke-Backed agreement amounting to €70,733,432 and commercial loan amounting to €10,500,000 between Ghana represented by Ministry of Finance and Commerzbank Aktingesellschaft. The credit facility is to secure funding […]
Increase telecommunication access in rural schools – Ken Ashigbey to gov’t
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunication, Mr. Kenneth Ashigbey is urging the government to increase access to telecommunication services in the educational institutions in rural communities. According to him, creating access to telecommunications tools at the educational institutions in rural communities will help students in rural areas to compete fairly with […]
Nigeria’s military denies shooting at protesters
The Nigerian military has dismissed media reports that its soldiers opened fire on protesters in the commercial hub of Lagos. Lagos state government has confirmed that at least 28 people were injured in the Tuesday night chaos. Amnesty International said several protesters were killed in the shooting. Social media users have been sharing videos showing […]
