Unregistered Sim cards to be deactivated today
All active and unregistered SIM cards are to be deactivated and removed today due to a directive from the National Communications Authority (NCA). The Minister of Communications, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful announced the commencement of the re-registration of all mobile SIM cards on October 1, 2021. The exercise was expected to have lasted for six months but […]
Ghanaian writer Professor Ama Ata Aidoo dies, aged 81
By: Henrietta Afful Ghanaian author, poet, playwright and academic, Professor Ama Ata Aidoo is dead. The family of the renowned author announced her passing through a Statement issued today, May 31, 2023. She died on Wednesday morning (May 31, 2023) at the age of 81 after a short illness. “The Family of Prof. Ama Ata […]
Ghana joins to mark ‘World No Tobacco Day’
Today is world no tobacco Day, observed to emphasize the harmful effects of tobacco products on people’s health. This year, the Ministry of Health in collaboration with the Food and Drugs Authority, FDA, the WHO and other key players and Civil Society Organizations join in with a call to focus on growing sustainable food crops […]
Vice President Bawumia joins NPP flagbearership race
Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has picked nomination forms to contest the New Patriotic Party, NPP, flagbearer race. The forms were picked on his behalf by members of his campaign team, led by former Vice Chairman of the Party, Fred Oware, leading NPP member, George Ayisi Boateng and former National Organizer Sammi Awuku. The GHC50,000 […]
Ghana settles on preferred site for first nuclear power plant
Ghana has settled on a preferred site and backup for the country’s first nuclear power plant. However, the location is yet to be made known. The selection of the site, an important step in the second phase of the country’s nuclear power Programme, precedes the selection of a vendor to construct the plant. This was […]
Road Minister inspects work on Assin North road project; refutes claims of vote buying
By: Kingsley Nana Buadu The Minister for Road and Highways , Kwesi Amoako Atta, has refuted claims that the ongoing road construction and other projects in Assin North and Central are as a result of the impending by-elections in Assin North. According to the Minister, the 31 km road from Assin Fosu to Assin Praso and […]
85 students of Koforidua Senior High Technical School suspended indefinitely
The Board and Management of the Koforidua Senior High Technical School, SECTECH, have indefinitely suspended 85 students of the school following the brutal attack on students and teachers of the New Juaben Senior High School. The attack, which happened on Sunday, May 14, 2023, left four students of the New Juaben Senior High School and […]
NPP opens nominations today for Assin North by-election
The New Patriotic Party, NPP, has opened nominations today for the Assin North by-election in the Central Region. The NPP’s internal primary follows a declaration by Parliament that the Assin North Parliamentary seat is vacant after the Supreme Court ruled on the eligibility of James Gyakye Quayson in occupying the Assin North seat. The Supreme […]
Namibians die after eating suspected toxic porridge
Thirteen people have died in a span of three days and four others have been admitted to hospital in critical condition after eating suspected toxic food in Namibia. Local media report that all are from a household of 22 people in Kayova village, in north-eastern Kavango region. Most of those who died were children and […]
