Kumasi: World Peace Day marked with calls to eschew ethnocentrism
By: Razak Baba The Ashanti Regional Minister, Mr. Simon Osei-Mensah says in recent time, Ghana’s image as an oasis of peace and stability has come under threat as a result of frequent disputes and conflicts that have ethnic undertones. These conflicts according to him, do not only threaten national peace but also socio-economic development. Mr. […]
Gabon opposition leader under house arrest
The Gabonese opposition leader, Guy Nzouba-Ndama, has been placed under house arrest five days after he was detained at the Congolese border with suitcases packed with about $2 million (£1.8 million). His arrest was filmed and the opening of the suitcases posted on social media. Mr Nzouba-Ndama – a potential candidate in upcoming presidential elections […]
GJA urges Police to bring perpetrators of Wa killings to justice
Mr Albert Kwabena Dwumfour, President, Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), has urged the Police to ensure that the killers of five people in Wa in the Upper West Region are brought to justice. He made the appeal at the 2022 International Peace Day press conference in Accra, which was organised by the National Peace Council (NPC) […]
UDS deploys more than 7000 students to rural communities
By: Murtala Issah More than seven thousand first and second year students of the University for Development Studies, UDS, have been deployed to rural communities to begin their Third Trimester Field Practical Programme (TTFPP). Over the next eight weeks, the students will undertake research in the communities in which they have been deployed, to identify […]
4 Missing bodies retrieved in Wa
SOURCE: GRAPHICONLINE Four bodies have been retrieved, and an intensive search is continuing for three missing persons in what is suspected to be ritual murders that have hit Wa, the Upper West Regional capital. Since April, this year, seven men believed to be private security persons, have been abducted by unknown assailants in unexplained circumstances […]
I am waiting for my opportunity- Semenyo
Ghana forward Antoine Semenyo says he would continue to work hard and ‘wait for my opportunity again’ in the Black Stars. The Bristol City attacker who made his Ghana debut in a 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Madagascar in June, is one of the attacking options for Coach Otto Addo. He is currently […]
I won’t seek re-election as NDC General Secretary – Asiedu Nketia
Johnson Asiedu Nketia has declared his intention not to seek re-election as General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC). The NDC will be electing new national executives on December 17, 2022 to lead the party in the next four years. Mr Asiedu Nketia who has been General Secretary of the NDC since 2005 […]
McCarthy Hill residents raise concerns over cement production in community
SOURCE: GNA The McCarthy Hill Residents Association has raised concerns over the “illegal” production and manufacturing of cement by Empire Cement Company Ghana in the community. The Association, at a press conference, alleged that the Company was still producing cement despite an order by State regulators for them to stop operation. The community members said […]
GJA donates to Journalist on admission at Burns Unit of Korle-Bu
The Ghana Journalists Association, GJA, led by its Vice President, Mrs Linda Asante Agyei has donated an undisclosed cash to Kweku Mensah Akrobetu, a Morning Show Host of Ke FM, in the Oti Region who is currently on admission at the Burns Unit of the Korle-bu Teaching Hospital in Accra. Mr. Akrobetu also known as […]
Full Text: Akufo-Addo at UN’s 77th General Assembly
ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA, NANA ADDO DANKWA AKUFO-ADDO, AT THE 77TH SESSION OF THE UNITED NATIONS’ GENERAL ASSEMBLY, ON THE THEME “A WATERSHED MOMENT: TRANSFORMATIVE SOLUTIONS TO INTERLOCKING CHALLENGES”, ON WEDNESDAY, 21ST SEPTEMBER, 2019, NEW YORK. Mr President, I congratulate you on your election to lead us through this 77th […]
