CSIR-STEPRI holds consultative workshop on National Monitoring and Evaluation Framework
By Nana Achiaa Aboagye Ghana is part of six African pilot countries, taking measures to strengthen their national and regional Science, Technology and Innovation, STI, policies, to achieve Sustainable Development Goals. A Consultative Group Workshop on National Monitoring and Evaluation Framework was therefore organized by the Council for Science and Industrial Research-Science and Technology Policy […]
EC sets June 27 for Assin North by-election
By Edzorna Francis Mensah In line with Article 112 (5) of the Constitution of the Republic of Ghana, as amended, the Electoral Commission is set to hold a by-election in the Assin North Constituency in the Central Region slated for Tuesday, June 27, 2023. The Commission will receive nominations from prospective candidates for the election […]
Social Media Platforms: To regulate or not?
By Rebecca Ekpe Featuring Perspectives from the Second African Media Convention, Lusaka Zambia. In recent times, conversations about regulating Social Media Platforms have taken center stage in conversations, especially in Africa’s media ecosystem, where Digitization and the multiplicity of online news portals are rendering Legacy News Media gradually a redundant item on the bucket list […]
Domelevo won’t find it easy coming back to post following Supreme Court ruling – Senanu
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH Co-Chair of the Citizens Movement against Corruption, one of the Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) that sued the Attorney General over the appointment of an Auditor-General when one was still in place, Mr. Edem Senanu, has welcomed the Supreme Court (SC) ruling that declared the action of the President as unconstitutional. Sharing his […]
Forum on Ghana’s Nuclear Power Programme ends in Accra
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH The world is currently at a turning point where creative and sustainable solutions are required to meet the world’s rising energy demands, and Ghana is no exception. As of 2023, Ghana does not have a nuclear power plant in its energy mix. However, the country has expressed interest in developing nuclear power […]
NPP Presidential Race: Market queens pick nomination form for Alan Kyerematen
About fifty market queens from Kumasi in the Ashanti Region Wednesday thronged the New Patriotic Party’s Office at Asylum Down in Accra to pick up a presidential nomination form for John Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen. Mr Kyerematen, a former Minister of Trade and Industry, is seeking to lead the NPP as the flag bearer after three […]
79 more illegal miners handed over to Obuasi Police for prosecution
By Nicholas Osei-Wusu The Obuasi East District Chief Executive, Madam Faustina Amissah, has emphasised that nobody has the right to enter the legal concession of AngloGold Ashanti for any reason. Speaking to GBC News via telephone, the DCE admitted that even though times are hard owing to low employment opportunities for particularly the youth in […]
Mission Africa Inc., Parliament holds 19th AU Day Prayer Confab
By: Franklin ASARE-DONKOH Mission Africa Incorporated, in collaboration with the Parliament of Ghana, the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), and Inland Empire Concerned Pastors California-USA, has held the 19th edition of the annual African Union (AU) Day Prayer Conference in Accra. The event, which was held in commemoration of the AU Day celebration, had the theme: […]
GTEC to go after advertisers of unaccredited Tertiary Institutions
Deputy Director General of the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission, GTEC, Professor Ahmed Jinapor Abdulai says Media Houses advertising unaccredited Tertiary Institution could be liable of a criminal offense. Professor Abdulai said under the Education Regulatory Bodies Act, 2020 (Act 1023), culprits could face imprisonment of not less than 15 years. He said the Commission will […]
Police inspector accused of killing girlfriend charged with murder
The Asokore Mampong District Court in the Ashanti Region has for the second time remanded a police inspector for the alleged killing of his girlfriend, Victoria Dapaah. 26-year-old Victoria Dapaah also known as Maa Adwoa was allegedly killed by her boyfriend, Inspector Ahmed Twumasi on 20th April 2023 at Adum, a few meters away from […]
