GENERAL NEWS

An effort by dancehall artiste, Samini, to court disaffection for a gateman at the University of Ghana seems to have backfired. The musician posted a video from his vehicle while filming a security man at his post on campus. According to Samini’s narration, the young man refused him entry because …

Dancehall artiste, Samini, has bowed to public pressure against a tweet he made on Friday, June 10. The musician, born Emmanuel Andrews Sammini, had posted a video from his vehicle while filming a security man at his post at the University of Ghana. According to Samini’s narration, the young man …

The United Kingdom (UK) Parliament has invited members of Parliament’s Constitutional and Legal Affairs Committee to a three-day meeting to discuss the Promotion of Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values Bill, aka LGBTQ bill. According to Chairperson of the Committee, Kwame Anyimadu-Antwi, the meeting will begin on Monday, …

The COVID-19 National Trust Fund says a total of GH¢62 million has so far been received by the Trust since its establishment in March 2020. Chairperson of the Fund, Madam Sophia Akuffo says out of the GH¢62 million, GH¢50 million has been disbursed to hospitals, health centres and other agencies …

The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has implored the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) to be measured in their expectations as they continue to engage government on their conditions of service. The university lecturers in January this year embarked on strike over what they described as worsening condition of …

Magic 88.1 FM, the latest addition to the growing radio ecosystem, has kicked off its official test transmission from its premises at Kwabenya in Accra. The station, is being run by the same owners of Daily TV (Accra), parent subsidiary of the Enzo Media Alliance. The Accra-based station have been …

The Ministry for Railway Development says it is confident that the Tema-Mpakadan railway line will be completed by the end of 2022. The construction of the 97.6-kilometre rail line has, since construction began witnessed several setbacks including the emergence of COVID-19 in 2020.   The project begins from Tema in …

The Deputy National Director of A Rocha Ghana, Daryl Bossu, disagrees with the government’s decision to heavily invest in the Green Ghana Day initiative.   Mr. Bossu thinks the government should rather focus on resourcing the Forestry Commission and other sectors to spearhead programmes that will promote the protection of …

Host of Metro TV’s Good Evening Ghana, Paul Adom-Otchere has stated that he will never criticise President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on-air because he has direct access to him. Reacting to comments sent into the show yesterday, Mr Adom-Otchere said he was not obliged to criticise the government because he …

The National Service Scheme (NSS) has released the 2022 nurses and midwives postings of 10,975 health professionals to commence their one-year mandatory national service at various approved health facilities.   The 2022/2023 service year postings come after the management of the Ghana National Scheme last month released 11,272 PIN codes …