Sunday, July 9th 1972. Footage of the burial of Dr. Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana’s first president, in his hometown of Nkroful, 240 miles (384 kms) southwest of Accra. Nkrumah died in a clinic in Bucharest, Romania, three months earlier in April after six years in exile in Guinea following his overthrow …
Read More »Prof Nyarko Appointed Chairman Of Nuclear Power Ghana Board
The Director General of the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC), Prof. Benjamin Jabez Botwe Nyarko, has been appointed as the chairman for the newly constituted board of the Nuclear Power Ghana (NPG). Other members of the board are Ing Emmanuel Antwi Darkwa, CEO of VRA, William Owuraku Aidoo, Deputy Minister …
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Health Ministry To Begin Recruitment Of Allied Health Professional and Pharmacy Cadres on August 3
The Ministry of Health (MOH) has announced to recruit Allied Health Professionals and Pharmacy Cadres who completed various public and private training institutions and wrote their licensure examination in 2019. In a statement copied to MyGhanaMedia.com, the Ministry said the recruitment portal from Tuesday, August 3, 2021, will be …
Read More »Man Lynched For Attempted Theft In Ashanti Region
A man in his 30s has been lynched to death for attempting to steal at Abountem in the Bosomtwe District of the Ashanti region. The deceased, yet-to-be-identified was lynched by a mob on, Tuesday, July 27, 2021. The victim together with two other suspects, currently on the run …
Read More »Ghana’s FDA Approves Two More COVID-19 Vaccines
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has approved two more COVID-19 vaccines for importation, distribution and use in Ghana. The two new vaccine4s are Moderna (Spikevax) and Pfizer-BioNtech (Cominaty). This brings the total number of approved COVID-19 vaccines for the use in Ghana to …
Read More »Play By The Rules Or Lose Your Licenses- Dr. Abdul-Hamid To Oil Marketing Companies
The Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), Dr. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid has said that the NPA will not hesitate to revoke the licenses of industry players who continually flout the rules. Dr. Abdul-Hamid said this at a meeting with board members of the Association of Oil Marketing Companies (AOMCs) …
Read More »Court Annuls 2020 Assin North Parliamentary Election Results
The Cape Coast High Court has restrained James Gyakye Quayson from holding himself as the National Democratic Congress (NDC) MP for Assin North. On Wednesday 28 July 2021, Justice Kwasi Boakye also ordered for fresh parliamentary elections to be held in the constituency. This follows a parliamentary election petition …
Read More »Akufo-Addo Sets In Motion Probe To Determine If CJ Should Be Removed From Office
President Akufo-Addo has set in motion processes to determine whether or not Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin-Yeboah should be removed from office. This follows a petition by pressure group Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA) demanding the removal of the Chief Justice. The Chief Justice (CJ) has been in …
Read More »Henry Quartey Demands Transfer Of Ayawaso Central Municipal Environmental Health Officer
Greater Accra Regional Minister, Henry Quartey, is demanding the immediate transfer of the Municipal Environmental Health Officer (MEHO) for Ayawaso Central municipality, Emmanuel Sonni Alohleveh. This is due to Mr Sonni Alohleveh’s failure to report to work for two weeks without permission. Mr Quartey …
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