Fighting rages as Taliban attack key Afghan city
Ferocious fighting is taking place in a major Afghan city, amid fears it could be the first provincial capital to fall to the Taliban. Lashkar Gah in southern Helmand province is under heavy assault from the militants, despite US and Afghan air strikes. The Taliban are said to have seized a TV station. Thousands of […]
Ghana and Angola pledge to work together towards ending piracy in Gulf of Guinea
President Akufo-Addo has held bilateral talks with his Angolan counterpart João Lourenço aimed at strengthening Cooperation in the areas of defense, peace and security, mining and education, and agriculture among others. An MOU has been signed to that effect. Discussions centered on enhancing and deepening the ties of cooperation and the bonds of friendship that […]
Shake-up in Police hierarchy
The Police Administration has made some hierarchical changes in some senior Police positions. Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Kwesi Ofori, In-charge of Operations, Greater Accra Region, is now the Director-General of Public Affairs at the Police Headquarters. Superintendent Mrs Sheilla Kessie Abayie-Buckman is now in charge of the Judicial Police in the Eastern Region. All […]
Lawyers for beleaguered MP, Joe Gyekye Quayson file notice of Appeal
Lawyers for embattled Assin North Member of Parliament Joe Gyakye Quayson have filed a notice of appeal in a Cape Coast Court. According to the lawyers, the decision of the court was not based on settled laws and were in clear violation of the 1992 Constitution. They want the Appeals Court to overturn the decision […]
Statistical Service to officially close 2021 Census on August 8
The 2021 Population and Housing Census (PHC), is scheduled to officially close on Sunday, August 8. According to the Ghana Statistical Service, GSS, the period between now and 8th August will be used for correction of errors and quality assurance spot checks nationwide. Speaking to Journalists in Accra, Government Statistician, Professor Samuel Kobina Annim, said […]
UTAG strike takes toll on academic work
The University Teachers Association of Ghana has officially begun its indefinite nationwide strike to drum home the need for government to address its concerns soonest. Some institutions GBC News visited indicate that lecturers have laid down their tools. UTAG President at the University of Ghana, Dr. Samuel Nkumbaan said until government is ready to renegotiate […]
Joshua Clottey urges new GBA officials to make boxers their priority
Former IBF welterweight champion, Joshua Clottey, has called on the new leadership of the Ghana Boxing Authority (GBA) to make boxers their priority during their administration. Clottey charged the new officers to introduce innovations that would make the sport attractive in the country. Boxing manager and promoter, Abraham Kotei Neequaye, was elected president of the […]
Editorials: August 2, 2021
THE DAILY GRAPHIC finds the choice of the Finance Minister to stay within the 2021 appropriation for the first time since 2017 welcoming, in view of the fiscal deficit which government has vowed to reduce overtime to restore full confidence in the economy. The paper says what it finds refreshing again is the announcement that […]
SSNIT $66m OBS scandal: Counsel, prosecution clash over charge sheet
The prosecution and defence counsel in the trial of a former Director-General of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) and four others have clashed over an attempt by the prosecution to amend the charge sheet. The prosecution, led by a Senior State Attorney, Mr Richard Jyembiby, notified the court, presided over by Justice […]
President Akufo-Addo meets Angolan President
Angolan President H.E. João Manuel Gonçalves Lourenço has arrived in Accra on a three-day official visit. He is in the country, at the invitation of President Akufo-Addo, who was in Angola in August 2019, on a 2-day official visit at the Angolan leader’s request. The Angolan President on Monday, August 2, conferred with President Nana […]
