India Covid: Opposition calls for full national lockdown
India’s main opposition party has called for a full national lockdown, shortly after the country passed more than 20 million Covid-19 infections. There has been a “virtual collapse of health services” and a lockdown is needed to “break the chain”, a spokesman for the Congress party said. The prime minister is resisting the move due […]
Jose Mourinho to coach Roma next season
Jose Mourinho will take over as coach of Roma on a three-year deal from next season, the Serie A club announced on Tuesday. Mourinho, sacked by Premier League club Tottenham last month, will replace fellow Portuguese Paulo Fonseca who will leave Roma at the end of the current campaign. Mourinho returns to Italy where he […]
2022 World Cup qualifiers: Cape Coast Stadium closed down for renovation works
The Cape Coast Sports Stadium has been closed down for renovation works to be carried out ahead of Ghana’s FIFA World Cup qualifiers in June. The venue has been approved conditionally by CAF to host the Black Stars home games in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. In the statement from CAF the stadium needs […]
AshantiGold head coach Romain Folz absconds after just one month in charge
AshantiGold SC head coach Romain Folz has left the club after only a month in charge as he spotted leaving the country without the club’s consent. The Frenchman became invisible in the Obuasi community on Monday but all efforts to trace his whereabouts went astray. Folz has been in charge of the Obuasi based club […]
National Council of PTAs supports calls for well-endowed parents to pay fees as SHS finalists return to school tomorrow
The National Council of Parent Teacher Associations, PTA’s has encouraged parents to intensify their financial assistance to schools. This is to complement government’s efforts at the Free SHS policy. Ahead of reopening for Form 3 SHS students tomorrow, PRO of the Council, Felicity Ahafianyo, told Nathaniel Nartey, that some parents have been involved in voluntary […]
World Mental Health Day marked today with focus on pregnant women and persons with psychosocial needs
Concerns have been raised about the lack of priority care to pregnant women and persons with psychosocial needs during the COVID-19 pandemic. This is because these categories of persons are said to have faced high levels of stress, as a result of restrictions during the pandemic. These concerns were raised by Basic Needs Ghana to […]
Climate Change: Ghana receives World Climate Clock, IES calls for halt
Ghana is the second African country to receive the world climate clock, a climate crisis countdown that shows the actual deadline before the global carbon target runs out. It is a call to action to draw attention that time is nigh to move from advocacy to action to effectively deal with climate issues. It was […]
ASEPA disappointed at President Akufo-Addo’s contentment with Ghana’s anti-corruption fight
The Executive Director of the Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability, ASEPA, Mensah Thompson, has expressed disappointment at President Akufo-Addo’s declaration of being satisfied with the effectiveness of his government’s anti-corruption fight. Speaking in an interview with CNN on Monday, President Akufo-Addo, said since his assumption of office, Ghana’s anti-corruption ranking has “gone up […]
#FixTheCountry – Social media reacts drastically
Topping trends on social media for the past 24 hours has been the #FixTheCountry especially on Twitter. With over 240,000 tweets so far made, most of the sentiments shared referred to challenges with rising youth unemployment, dilapidated health system, skyrocketing home-renting structure, poor road networks coupled with erratic power and water supply in some communities. […]
142 students in Tema, Shama grab WAPCo scholarships
One hundred and forty-two students from five communities in the Shama District of the Western and Greater Accra Regions have received full scholarships to enable them pursue their education at the tertiary level. One hundred and four of the beneficiaries are from the Aboadze area (Aboadze, Abuesi, Dwomo, Lower Inchaban and Shama communities) of the […]
