Capital of Ethiopia Addis Ababa was flooded by runners over the weekend. Runners running in support of the peace deal signed by Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed and his Eritrean counterpart, Isaias Afwerki in July 2018. Thousands of nationals from both sides cheered as they ran a 10 km race, which is the first major sporting event since the signing of ...

President Akufo-Addo on Saturday took a swipe at the presidential aspirant of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), former President John Dramani Mahama, indicating that he does not respond to mere presidential aspirants who do not know their fate. “I am sure you have seen and heard some of the presidential aspirants of the leading opposition party taking jabs at my ...

The founder and Head Pastor of the Action Chapel, Archbishop Nicholas Duncan Williams, has expressed dismay at the seemingly opposing concerns by Christians as regards to the building of the National Cathedral. Archbishop Duncan Williams said some Christians are opposing the intervention because it is not their political party that is building it. Speaking to his congregation on Sunday he ...

Deputy Education Minister, Yaw Osei Adutwum, has defended the posting of ‘weak’ students to category ‘A’ schools. Dr Adutwum told patrons at the Graphic Business/Stanbic Bank Breakfast Meeting, Monday, that when the ‘weaker’ students who are mostly from the deprived areas and the public schools, are all sent to the so-called weaker schools, it just repeats the same circle. He ...

Two women are reported dead an illegal mining pit collapsed on them at Aniammoa near Adubeywura in the Ashanti region, Director of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) Mr Kwabene Nsenkyire. The deceased persons have been identified as Yaa Nyankoa, 25, and Obaa Yaa, 26. According to the NADMO director, the two met their untimely death on Saturday, 10th November ...

President Akufo-Addo has declared the campuses of the University for Development Studies (UDS) in Wa in the Upper West Region and Navrongo in the Upper East Region as autonomous. “Cabinet has given approval for the Wa campus and Navrongo campus of the UDS to become autonomous universities”, the President announced at the 25th-anniversary celebration and 19th congregation of UDS at ...

Nigerian Singer Olubankole Wellington popularly known as Banky W has declared his intention to contest in the 2019 Nigeria general election. The Musician who will be contesting for the Lagos Eti Osa Federal Constituency seat in the House of Representatives, made the announcement at the debut convention of the Modern Democratic Party (MDP) in Lagos. He said he was aware ...

For the first time since the expose football corruption, ace undercover investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas will openly speak to the motivation behind the “Number 12” investigative project which unearthed massive corruption in African football. Touted by connoisseurs and pundits of the inky fraternity and stakeholders alike, as the most dreaded undercover project of all time to have not just ...

Workers at mortuaries of state hospitals have bemoaned their working conditions over the years and noted they will embark on strike on November 20. The mortuary workers say they have been neglected by the state for too long. In a statement, the mortuary staff say even though they work for the state, most of them have had to purchase their ...

Former Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko has denied claims by the former Deputy Minister of Power under Mahama administration that he instructed Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to use “illegal back door activity” to increase electricity tariffs after PURC had gazetted the approved tariffs. According to John Jinapor, bulk generation tariff, which comprises Volta River Authority (VRA) charges and Independent Power ...