Government justifies decision to release periphery of Achimota Forest to Owoo family
By Doreen Ampofo Government says it could not have afforded the cost of sections of the periphery of the Achimota forest for which reason it had to release it to the Owoo family who are the original custodians of the land. Government has released over 361.5 acres to the Owoo family from an original 90 […]
Teacher shortage at Santrokofi Gbordome LA JHS, Guan District
By Conrad Cadbury The Santrokofi Gbordome LA JHS in the Guan District of the Oti Region may soon be without teachers if immediate steps are not taken to resolve infrastructural challenges confronting the school. The current state of the school does not entice teachers posted to the school to accept postings nor provide a conducive […]
Ketu South: Father petitions IGP over murder of daughter
By Edzorna Francis Mensah What appears to be a fatal accident in the minds of the Ketu Divisional Command of the Ghana Police Service at Tokor has been challenged by the family and friends who believed the death of Madam Sylvia Gbomittah; a teacher at Border Preventive at Aflao may be premeditated murder. This came […]
Video Alert: Black Sherif releases visuals for ‘Kwaku The Traveller’
By Seli Baisie Ghanaian Breakthrough Singer and Rapper Black Sherif has released visuals for his song ‘Kwaku The Traveller’. The riveting visual dropped today, Thursday, May 19, 2022. The video was produced by Joker Nharnah and directed by David Nicol-Sey. Following the release of ‘Kwaku the Traveller’, on April 15, the song has garnered more […]
No immediate solution to strike by School Feeding Caterers
Reports reaching GBC news indicate that there seems to be no immediate solution to the strike by Caterers of the School Feeding Programme. A visit by GBC News to some schools in the capital indicated that the Caterers have still not reported back to duty. At Adabraka, in Accra GBC Correspondent reports that Caterers designated […]
GBC congratulates Malaria Excellence Award Winners, with call on journalists to focus on solving social issues
Rachel Kakraba The Acting Director of Radio, Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, GBC, Yaw Opoku Agyapong, has congratulated award winners of the maiden Malaria Excellence award, for the successes chalked up. He said the feat demonstrates commitment of the State Broadcaster to exposing social issues especially those that border on health for the needed attention from relevant […]
Togo deploys troops to contain security threats from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger
About 15 assailants and eight soldiers were killed during a “terrorist” attack last week in the north of Togo. Security Minister, General Damehame Yark said the troops have been deployed to the north of the country to contain a security threat pushing south from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger where groups linked to al-Qaeda and […]
UK PM Boris Johnson, 20 others to pay hefty fines for breaching COVID rules
The UK Police have closed their investigation into breaches of Covid rules in and around Downing Street, issuing around 20 further fines. The Met said the inquiry, which began in January, had resulted in a total of 126 fines across eight gatherings in government buildings. The Met Police says some people have received more than […]
Marwako Restaurant in Accra remains shut, one week after allegations of food poisoning
By Noah Owusu Some customers of Marwako restaurant, which recently closed down some branches due to alleged food poisoning, have expressed mixed reactions over the whole saga. The Food and Drugs Authority FDA temporarily closed down some branches of the restaurant after some customers complained about food they consumed from the restaurant. A visit by […]
Heighten Terror Threats in West Africa & Lessons
By Isaac Asare, a Journalist There seem to be anxiety among the larger Ghanaian populace in the wake of heighten security tension in relation to threats of terror and violent extremism. Surging violence and insecurity orchestrated by vicious extremists operating in most West African and Saharian regions including Togo, Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso give […]
