Remove telecommunication gadgets impeding aviation systems in Wa- Transport Minister
Minister of Transport, Kweku Ofori Asiamah has advised companies that have their telecommunication masts interfering with flight navigation and communication systems at the Wa Airport to remove them. He said some attempts have been made for the masts to be relocated but that has not materialised. Mr Asiamah pointed out that the state of affairs […]
Nigerian lecturers fired after sex-for-grades scandal
Two lecturers at Nigeria’s University of Lagos (Unilag) have been dismissed following an investigation into sex-for-grades allegations sparked by a BBC Africa Eye documentary. Boniface Igbeneghu and Samuel Oladipo were both dismissed by the university’s governing council for misconduct. They had been suspended shortly after the documentary was released in 2019. In the film Dr […]
President Akufo-Addo launches Ghana’s campaign for Seat on UN Security Council
Ghana’s maiden membership was during the 1962-1963 term, the second came after two decades later for the 1986-1987 term, and then for the third time from 2006-2007. Speaking at a virtual reception to launch the country’s bid for reelection, Ghana’s Foreign minister Shirley Botchwey noted that Ghana’s role is pivotal to ensuring peace in Africa […]
NDC hosts virtual lecture to mark 42nd anniversary of June 4th uprising
The Leadership of the National Democratic Congress is set to mark the 42nd anniversary of the June 4th Uprising with a virtual lecture at the National Headquarters, Accra. According to the programme, there will be a wreath-laying ceremony at Dr. Bannerman’s Park, Korle Gonno on Friday June 4th, 2021 at 7:30 am, and it will […]
Today marks 6 years of June 3rd disaster
Today marks exactly six years since a fire and flood disaster claimed more than 150 lives at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra. What started as a normal rain, saw people seek refuge in various places including the Goil Fuel Station which later exploded killing almost everyone within that area and around. Many including children […]
Ghana’s fish faces EU ban
The Commission, leading the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated, IUU fishing worldwide, has issued a warning to Ghana that it risks being identified as a non-cooperating country in the fight against illegal, unreported and unregulated, fishing. The decision is based on various shortcomings in Ghana’s ability to comply with its duties under international law […]
Ecowas Emergency Summit Held In Accra And The Political Situation In Mali
NEWS COMMENTARY DISCUSSES THE ECOWAS EMERGENCY SUMMIT HELD IN ACCRA AND THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN MALI The ECOWAS emergency summit in Accra which was Chaired by Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo was necessitated by the need for a response to Mali’s second coup in nine months. The second coup has triggered warnings of fresh sanctions and […]
Over 15 road projects were initiated and completed in Akufo-Addo’s 1st term – Roads Ministry
The Ministry for Roads and Highways indicates it has completed at least 15 road projects that were initiated and completed between 2017 and 2020. The Ministry indicated this in response to some claims that the government had not completed any road project throughout Akufo-Addo’s first term. In a press release on Tuesday, June 1, 2021, […]
Supreme Court saves Ghana from GHC1.27 billion judgement debt
Ghana has been saved from paying GHC1.27 billion as judgement debt to NDK Financial Services Limited. NDK Financial Service has made claims that it was entitled to the said amount as judgement debt following a judgement by the Supreme Court. However, a five-member panel of the Supreme Court, presided over by Chief Justice Anin Yeboah, […]
Fiifi Kwetey sets the tone for June 4 celebration in Accra
The former National propaganda Secretary and former Member of Parliament of Ketu South on the ticket of the National Democratic Congress have established the mood for the celebration of June 4 in Accra. In a statement issued in Accra, Fiifi Kwetey noted that it is not enough to commemorate June 4 once a year but it […]
