The Governing Board of the Danquah Institute (“DI”) has appointed Dr. Antoinette Tsiboe-Darko, a Research Fellow and Lecturer at the University of Ghana, as the Acting Executive Director of the Danquah Institute. Dr. Tsiboe-Darko, who replaces Mr. Richard Ahiagbah, is the first woman to head the think tank which …
Read More »Regulate Rickety Vehicles, Improve Passenger Safety On Our Roads – Safety Campaigner Tells Gov’t
Safety campaigner, Kojo Aidoo-Appiah is calling on government to regulate the activities of rickety and non-passenger friendly vehicles to help reduce accidents on our roads. In an interview with the press, Mr. Aidoo-Appiah noted that regulating rickety vehicles and removing them from the roads will help contribute to …
Read More »Bad News Hits AMA Boss, Mohammed Sowah
The Metropolitan Chief Executive of Accra, Mohammed Adjei Sowah, has lost his wife. Making the announcement in a statement addressed to the media, the Management of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) said Madam Fuseina Seidu died while receiving treatment at the University of Ghana Medical Centre. “It is with deep …
Read More »Tears As Gospel Musician Passes On
Social media has been thrown into a state of mourning following the news of Ghanaian gospel singer and blogger, Nii Lankwei’s death. Though details of his death remain sketchy, the news broke out on Tuesday, June 1, 2021. Gospel singer, Piesie Esther, who has worked with him a couple of …
Read More »Judgment Debt: State Ordered To Pay NDK Financial Service Ghc14, 689
A five-member panel of the Supreme Court has awarded an amount of GHc14, 689 judgement debt claim to NDK Financial Service instead of GH¢1.2 billion it made against the state. The unanimous decision of the apex court presided over by Justice Kwesi Anin Yeboah means that the state has been …
Read More »MP Kicked Out Of Parliament For Wearing Tight Trousers
A Tanzanian female Member of Parliament (MP), Condester Sichwale, was on Tuesday, June 1, thrown out of the parliament by the Speaker of the House for wearing tight trousers. Madam Sichwale was kicked out after a male colleague, Hussein Amar, complained about her mode of dressing, Global Publishers reports. In …
Read More »Vetting Of Deputy Ministerial Nominees Starts Today
The vetting of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s Deputy Ministerial nominees by the Appointments Committee of Parliament starts today, Wednesday June 2. The exercise is expected to end on Tuesday, June 15, will begin at 10:00 am each day, according to the published schedule. Some of the nominees are Charles …
Read More »Today’s Newspaper Headlines: Wednesday June 2, 2021
Uphold your integrity – President charges journalists VC’s risk 20 years’ imprisonment over unapproved courses Daily Guide Nduom’s ‘$100m Transfers’ pops up in US Court 19 witnesses for coup plotters , case starts June 8 The Daily Statesman School feeding coordinator threatens to discipline caterers Massive progress at Kibi Presby …
Read More »Ambulance As a ‘Pickup Truck’ For Cement: The Inside Story [Listen]
It has emerged that the ambulance used to transport bags of cement at Budumburam in the Gomoa East District of the Central Region was supposed to be in a garage for servicing. According to reports, the mechanic, who worked on the ambulance, reportedly took it to convey cement. In …
Read More »AR: Authorities At St. Peters Basic School Beg Government To Complete Abandoned Classroom Block
Authorities of the St. Peters R/C Basic School in Sabronum in the Ashanti Region want government to resume work on a classroom block project which has been abandoned for over a decade. Students of the school are forced to study in a dilapidated structure put up by the …
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