Youth empowerment receives boost
BY: JENNIFFER FRIMPONG WIREDU The Youth Bridge Foundation (YBF), an independent non-profit organization committed to youth development across the continent of Africa and the Diaspora has announced a $4,900,000 partnership deal with Empowerment Squared, aimed at strengthening youth participation in governance and the electoral process. The new deal and the project, African International Youth Internship […]
Climate crisis: “Hot days” will become hotter- Expert
Day and night average temperature has in the last 40 years increased resulting in the current warm conditions across the country, a latest study conducted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has confirmed. Findings under the National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) said common conversation among the populace about “too much heat” is real and will continue […]
Hajia4Real pleads guilty to receiving fraud proceeds from romance scams
By Jeremiah Nutsugah Social media sensation Mona Faiz Montrage, better known as Hajia4Real, has admitted to her involvement in laundering funds derived from a series of romance scams. According to the United States Attorney’s Office website, the socialite pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to receive stolen money. Today, she entered a guilty plea […]
COCOBOD’s ¢2 billion loss in 2021 attributed to price decline on international market
Mr Joseph Boahen Aidoo, the Chief Executive, Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), says the GH¢2 billion loss to the Board in 2021 was because of the decline in the international market price of cocoa. The price of cocoa on the global market had experienced a significant drop of over 30 per cent in recent years, which […]
Somaliland delegation understudies Ghana’s civic education system
A two-member delegation from Somaliland are in Ghana to understudy the country’s civic education system being championed by the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), to enable them to replicate the same. The delegation was led by Mr Abdirisak Yusuf Jama, Director, Centre for Civic Education and Constitutional Training, Ministry of Parliamentary Relations and Constitutional […]
2024 Olympic Qualifiers: Zambia striker Norin Betani dies after falling ill in camp
By: Nana Kwame Bediako After making the squad to face Ghana on Friday in her country’s charge to qualify for the Olympic Games, Norin Betani is reportedly dead. The Zambian striker was in contention to face the Black Queens on Friday, February 23, 2023, at the Accra Sports Stadium. Reports suggest that the striker died […]
John Mahama hosts 2024 NDC Policy Dialogue in Eastern Region
By Celestine Avi The Flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), H.E John Dramani Mahama, the NDC leadership and the NDC Social Democracy LAB, an NDC Policy think tank, are organising a National Policy Dialogue, to deliberate on NDC’s Policy Priorities for the 2024 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections in Ghana. The Policy Dialogue will be […]
Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu appointed Chairman of NPP’s Manifesto Committee for 2024 elections
Outgoing Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has been appointed as the Chairman of the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) manifesto committee for the 2024 general elections. The announcement was made in a statement released on Wednesday, February 21, by Dennis Miracles Aboagye, the Spokesperson for Dr Mahamudu Bawumia’s 2024 campaign team. The statement also disclosed that Housing […]
Majority Leader, Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, resigns
Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu has resigned from his role with immediate effect, a decision revealed at a crucial meeting of the majority group on Wednesday, February 21, 2024. The meeting, held at the Jubilee House’s banquet hall in Accra, was heavily guarded and convened by President Nana Akufo-Addo. The gathering, attended by the majority of […]
Peace Council calls for review of mandate to reflect current demands
The National Peace Council (NPC) has called for a review of the National Peace Council Act 2011 (Act 818) to broaden its mandate to meet the demands of the public. Act 818 establishes the NPC as an independent state mechanism to facilitate the prevention of conflicts. The Council said it had noted over the period […]
