Pupils educated on gender equality

By: Michael Kofi Kenetey  The Atiwa East District Education Directorate in connection with the Family Strengthening Programme under the auspices of SOS Children’s Villages, Asiakwa has organized a gender equality awareness training for pupils in New Jejeti and Adasawase in the Atiwa East District of the Eastern Region. The training session is focused on enhancing […]

Thank you Upper East for giving me two terms – President Akufo-Addo

Government announces action plan against illegal mining

By: Peter Agengre President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has commended the people of the Upper East Region for the support given him during his eight year tenure as president. At a stakeholders engagement in Bolgatanga President Akufo-Addo said his visit was to express his appreciation to them and also account for his stewardship since assuming […]

Twenty-three women to contest parliamentary seats in Greater Accra

EC sets October 2023 for District Level Elections

Twenty-three women have filed nominations to contest for parliamentary seats in various constituencies in Greater Accra.  They included nine incumbent female Members of Parliament (MPs) and three independent candidates contesting at the Adentan, Sege and Shai-Osudoku constituencies, respectively.   A statistic obtained from the Electoral Commission (EC) showed that at the close of nominations a […]

GFA President denies involvement in Black Stars player selection

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Mr. Kurt Simeon Edwin Okraku, President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), has stated that he is not involved in player selection for the senior national team, the Black Stars.  He made the assertion during his appearance before the Parliamentary Select Committee, which is investigating Ghana’s current football woes following a Save Ghana Football protest […]

Two dismissed officers, civilian sentenced to 30 years for robbery

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Two former security officers and a civilian have each been sentenced to 30 years in prison for robbery by an Accra Circuit Court. The convicted individuals are Michael Baffour, a dismissed soldier and driver; Isaac Amejor, a dismissed police officer and driver; and Saddick Muntakilu, an unemployed civilian.   They were found guilty of robbing a […]

NDC agrees to EC’s commitment to release updated voters register for review

NDC agrees to EC's commitment to release updated voter register for review

The Functional Executive Committee (FEC) of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has welcomed the promise by the Electoral Commission, to release to political parties, corrected and updated version of the 2024 Provisional Voters Register, PVR for scrutiny within one week. It has also accepted the decision by the Commission to re-exhibit the updated Provisional Voters’ […]

CAF grants Accra Sports Stadium temporary approval to host Ghana vs Sudan clash 

By: Nana Kwame Bediako  The Confederation of African Football, CAF, has granted temporary approval for the Accra Sports Stadium to host Ghana v Sudan AFCON qualifiers on Friday, October 11, 2024. This decision follows the unexpected withdrawal of approval for the Baba Yara Stadium due to its poor infrastructural state, which had been the initial […]

We will break the corruption – Prof Opoku-Agyemang

Prof. Opoku-Agyemang

Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, the Running Mate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), says the Party will use its eighth position on the ballot paper to break the corruption that has engulfed the country under the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Government.  A statement issued by Mr James Agyenim-Boateng, Spokesman of the NDC Running Mate, copied […]

Organised Labour declares strike on October 10 to protest illegal mining

Organised Labour declares strike on October 10 to protest illegal mining

Organised Labour has announced an industrial action set to begin on Thursday, October 10, 2024, to pressure the government to address concerns regarding illegal mining, commonly known as “Galamsey.” This decision followed an emergency meeting on October 1, where the Association noted that the government had not acted on their demands by the September 30 […]

Fred Duhoe: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗻𝗲-𝗠𝗮𝗻-𝗦𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁-𝗟𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗺𝘀𝗲𝘆

On September 28, 2024, the 28th Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) Media Awards took place at the Accra International Conference Center. The master of ceremonies announced,”…And this evening, we would like to congratulate the Best News Reporter award in the Television category, Fred Duhoe of Channel One Tv previously known as Citi TV” With his lips sealed […]