Robert Apodolla died on Friday, February 19 after a short illness. He was one of the clerks who have had the opportunity to work in each of the eight Parliaments in the Fourth Republic. Tributes poured in for Mr Apodolla. “I’m very sad to hear about the death of my friend …
Read More »Soldiers Seize, Smash Mobile Phones Of Bolga Residents Filming Accident Scene Instead Of Helping
Some residents of Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region incurred the wrath of Military men leading to the destruction and seizure of their mobile phones. The soldiers were angered by what can be described as negligent and irresponsible behaviour by some witnesses to a fatal accident who instead of helping …
Read More »Akufo-Addo’s $1m Per Constituency A ‘Scam’, We Expected ‘Physical Cash’ – Paramount Chief
Paramount Chief for Bongo Traditional Area in the Upper East Region, Naba Baba Salifu Lemyarum has said the government got it wrong in the implementation the most touted ‘One million dollars per Constituency’ promise. According to him, the promise was as if it was going to be given in cash …
Read More »Samuel Jinapor, Peter Amewu, Mustapha Ussif Among Ministers-Designate To Be Vetted This Week
Parliament’s Appointments Committee will resume its vetting of ministerial nominees appointed by President Akufo-Addo on Monday, February 22. A total number of 14 appointees are expected to face the Appointments Committee this week to elaborate on policies they will undertake to assist the second administration of President Akufo-Addo. Samuel Abdulai …
Read More »60 Health Workers At Savelugu Hospital Test Positive For Covid-19
Some 60 health workers at the Savelugu Hospital in the Northern Region have tested positive for Covid-19. This follows mass testing of staff of the hospital after an upsurge of cases in the Savelugu Municipality. Sources say there are still some samples at the laboratory yet to be tested. The …
Read More »Ghana Likely To Pay Another $55 million As Judgement Debt – Kofi Bentil
Senior Vice President of IMANI Africa, Kofi Bentil, says Ghana will lose the $55million case Chinese company Beijing Everyway has filed against it in the Court of International Arbitration. Speaking on Newsfile, he said that Ghana wrongfully breached the contract it signed with the company which was expected to handle …
Read More »Denkyira Dominase: Two Girls Have Been Found Dead In Galamsey Mining Pit.
Two girls have been found dead in an abandoned mining pit at Denkyira Dominase in the Upper Denkyira West District of the Central Region, the police have confirmed. Akua Boahemaa, 14, and Baaba Mensah, 10, got drowned in the pit on Friday 19 February in the company of their friends …
Read More »Ghana Approves Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine For Emergency Use – RDIF
Russia’s RDIF sovereign wealth fund said on Saturday that Ghana had granted emergency authorisation for the use of the Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19, becoming the 31st country to do so, and the fifth African state. The Russian vaccine was approved by the West African country’s health ministry, the Russian …
Read More »A letter To An Unconscious Nation – Chief Bukari Kuoru Opines
Dear Amanda Ghana, I am worried as a son of the Sissalaland, a citizen of Ghana and an African. I’m highly concerned about the way, over the years, our education seems to have not prepared us quite adequately to contribute massively to our nation building. We always seem to depend …
Read More »Shut Down LGBTQI Office In Accra Now- GCBC to Akufo-Addo
The Ghana Catholic Bishop’s Conference (GCBC) has asked President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to immediately shut down the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexuals, Transgender and Queer Individuals (LGBTQI) office in Accra. A statement issued by the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference said “We the Catholic Bishops of Ghana write to condemn all those who support …
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