Research reveals increased playtime helps reduce overweight and obesity in Children
A Clinical Research Fellow at the Kintampo Health Research Centre, Dr Seyram Kaali, says children must be involved in physical activity for at least 60 minutes in a day to enable them to expend the calories they consume. He said more play time will help burn calories to reduce overweight and obesity. Dr Kaali said […]
Australian Open 2024: Aryna Sabalenka beats Coco Gauff to qualify for finals
By Nana Kwame Bediako and Andy Addotey Belarusian second seed Aryna Sabalenka has qualified for the final of the Australian Open ongoing at the Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Australia, after avenging her loss to American teenager Coco Gauff in last year’s US Open showpiece. Sabalenka, who’s on course to defend her Australia Open title, […]
PURC resolves almost all consumer complaints in Northern, Savannah Regions
By Joyce Kantam Kolamong The Public Utility Regulatory Commission, PURC, has resolved about 98 percent of complaints reported to its office by consumers against the utility companies in 2023 in the Northern and Savannah regions. The Commission received 1,581 complaints and resolved about 1,553. Of this number, the Northern Electricity Distribution Company, NEDco, had the […]
VP Bawumia in talks with Estonia’s President and Premier in Tallinn
By Mercy Darko Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has held bilateral talks with the President of Estonia Alar Karis and Prime Minister Kaja Kallas in the Estonian capital, Tallinn to discuss ways Ghana can tap into the experience of Estonia in its digital transformation. Dr. Bawumia, who is on a three-day working visit, applauded Estonia […]
Profile: Ghana’s New Chief of Defence Staff, Major General Thomas Oppong-Peprah
Major General Thomas Oppong-Peprah, the newly appointed Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) was commissioned into the Ghana Armed Forces in 1986, as a member of Regular Career Course 26. He was adjudged the best in order of merit and awarded the Military Cane at the Ghana Military Academy. After passing out of the Academy, he […]
UTAG-UG stands in solidarity as GAUA declares nationwide strike
By Adjei Dickens Ofori Asare The University Teachers Association of Ghana, University of Ghana Branch (UTAG-UG) has released a press statement expressing solidarity with Sister Unions, particularly the Ghana Association of University Administrators (GAUA), who have declared a nationwide strike. This move comes as a response to the challenging economic conditions and what they describe […]
GFA appoints five-member search committee to hire next Black Stars coach
BY TILDA ACORLOR The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has announced a roadmap to hire the next Black Stars coach a day after coach Chris Highton was relieved of his duties as coach of the Black Stars after an abysmal performance in the ongoing African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in the Ivory Coast. As part of […]
OSP transfers Cecilia Dapaah money laundering case to EOCO
Investigations conducted by the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) and the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) of the United States of America (USA) have showed that the case of Cecilia Abena Dapaah, former Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources was related to money laundering and structuring. And since the OSP has no mandate in […]
Uganda minister says people dying of hunger are ‘idiots’
A Ugandan government minister is facing criticism after calling those who have died of hunger in his country “idiots”. Many have deemed Henry Okello Oryem’s comments tone-deaf. In 2022, more than 2,200 people died of starvation and related illnesses in north-east Uganda, a report by an official human rights body said. But Mr Oryem argued […]
SA gospel singer accused of ordering lover’s murder
South African gospel singer Kelly Khumalo ordered the murder of her then boyfriend, football star Senzo Meyiwa, a court has been told. Mr Meyiwa was shot trying to protect Ms Khumalo from armed robbers in 2014. Five suspects were arrested in 2020. Lead investigator Bongani Gininda told a Gauteng High Court, on Wednesday, Ms Khumalo […]
