GBC’s Winifred Afum wins two Awards at maiden GESA Awards
GBC’s Winifred Afum has picked up the Most Influential Media Personality (Show Host- English) and the Most Influential Radio/TV/ Online Programme ( English ) on Environmental and Sanitation Promotion at the maiden Ghana Environmental and Sanitation Awards, GESA in Accra. The Most Influential Program was GBC’s program on Sanitation, WASH HOUR, which is hosted by […]
Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons secure 10 million pounds for research in NCDs
By Antoinette Abbah The Ghana College of Physicians and Surgeons has secured funding of 10 million pound to scale up efforts in research to fight Non-Communicable Diseases in the subregion. The five-year funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research, NIHR, will see NCD research in Ghana, Burkina Faso and Niger. Speaking at […]
EOCO arrests seven suspects engaged in cybercrime
Seven people have been picked up by the Economic and Organised Crime office (EOCO) for their alleged involvement in cybercrime activities. The suspects were arrested following an intelligence-led swoop at a house at Manhean in Accra. According to EOCO, 28 suspects believed to be engaged in fraudulent activities were initially taken into custody. It was […]
Mental Health Week launched in Tamale
A week-long of activities to commemorate this year’s World Mental Health Week has been launched in Tamale to draw stakeholders’ attention to the need to intensify sensitisation on mental health. It is on the theme: “Make Mental Health and Wellbeing for all a Global Priority,” being spearheaded by the Public Health and Psychiatric Units of […]
I am not involved in galamsey – Chairman Wontumi (AUDIO)
The Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, alias Chairman Wontumi, has urged the public to disregard media reports suggesting that he was engaged in illegal mining activities. According to him, his company Akonta Mining Limited has all the required documentation to engage in large-scale mining. Speaking in a television […]
Ghana joins the world to mark World Cerebral Palsy Day
Ghana will join the world to observe World CP Day on Thursday, 6th October 2022 World CP Day is used to celebrate and support those living with cerebral palsy, embrace diversity and to help create a more accessible future for everyone. “There are over 1 billion people around the world who live with a disability […]
Responsible Media a must!
BY OHENE AMPONSAH, A JOURNALIST. Errors are part of every field of activity or human endeavour and to our very lives. Some can slide and others hardly do. It is so and undoubtedly a part of the journalism profession. A word of error in journalism could bring the entire media organization to its knees or […]
Gyakie hints at new music with her alter ego, ‘Song Bird’
By: Seli Baisie Ghanaian singer, Gyakie has hinted at dropping new music soon. The Flip The Music signed artiste tweeted “Songbird ft Gyakie” last night, leaving many to wonder what she meant. Song Bird ft Gyakie — Song Bird (@Gyakie_) October 3, 2022 For devoted and observant fans of the fast-rising Afrobeats/fusion star, the name […]
SSNIT Launches Mobile Service Week in Ho
By Tilda Acorlor The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has launched its annual Mobile Service Week in Ho, the Volta Regional Capital. The SSNIT Mobile Service (SMS) Week is an annual event which seeks to bring the services of SSNIT closer to their clients and members across various locations of the country. The […]
Betty Mould-Iddrisu wants reforms in Ghana’s legal education
Ghana’s First Female Attorney General and former Minister of Education, Betty Mould-Iddrisu, has described the current state of legal education in Ghana as archaic and has called for a drastic review to keep it out of the control of the Chief Justice and others. She reiterated the need for a general review of the legal […]