Senami, a 13-year-old girl, was purchased in Benin. “My father didn’t want to sell me, but someone put a spell on my uncle and he persuaded my father,” she said. Taken to oil-rich Gabon, Senami slaved as a domestic servant and later as a roadside peanut seller. With a mixture of rage and sorrow, she recounts her tragic life – ...

The Electoral Commission is capable of operating on its own without a substantive chairperson or a commissioner, Director of Advocacy and Policy Engagement at the Centre for Democratic Development (CDD) has said. According to Kojo Asante, the constitution that established the commission makes it possible for it to operate without a commissioner. The comment comes in the wake of the ...

Businessman Dr Kofi Amoah and a technical director of the Ghana FA Oti Akenteng have been mandated to manage football activities in the country. FIFA and the Government of Ghana have agreed for the duo to constitute an interim Liason Team in collaboration with CAF to run the beautiful game. Dr Amoah will head the Liason team with Mr. Akenteng ...

Parliament is to reconstitute the Privileges Committee to hear the contempt case against the Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Ken Agyapong after three members recused themselves from the committee. At a sitting on Tuesday, July 3, 2018, Counsels for the Assin Central lawmaker, Alexander Afenyo-Markin and K. T. Hammond drew the Committee’s attention to a letter signed by three ...

Three majority members of Parliament’s privileges committee have decided to recuse themselves from the hearing of contempt case brought against the Assin Central MP Kennedy Agyapong. The decision brought the work of the committee to a halt Tuesday, July 3. The MPs, Gomoa Central MP Naana Ayiah, Agona West MP Cynthia Morrison and Samuel Nsowa-Djan in a letter argued that ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stated that late former Vice-President Kwesi Bekoe Amissah Arthur, would be honoured with a state burial despite a request by his family that his wishes for a simple and modest burial be respected. Additionally, President Akufo-Addo has directed that all flags across the country fly at half-mast, as the nation observes five days of ...

Firebrand New Patriotic Party (NPP) lawmaker for Assin Central Constituency, Kennedy Agyapong will in the ensuing days’ report and submit ‘evidence’ to the Chinese Embassy in Ghana against investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas for the alleged killings of some Chinese Nationals According to him, the Tiger Eye PI boss signed a contract with some European companies in the country to ...

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has announced the suspension of the Nurse Assistant (Clinical) and Nurse Assistant (Preventive) training programmes effective the 2019/2020 academic year. The decision was taken in consultation with the Health Ministry. A letter signed by the registrar of the NMC Felix Nyante said: “The Nursing and midwifery council of Ghana in consultation with the ministry ...

John Obi Mikel played in Nigeria’s World Cup defeat to Argentina despite having just been told his father was being held for ransom and would be shot “instantly” if he alerted the authorities. Mikel revealed on Tuesday he had received a call four hours before kick off in his country’s final Group D game from kidnappers demanding 10 million Nigerian ...

A Strong Npp Member Mr. Kutin has donated 20 street lights, 20 chokes and 20 bulbs to Assin Nyankomasi community. Although the 20 street lights were a complete set, the need for the extra 20 chokes and 20 bulbs was to help maintain them if they developed faults in future. Communities benefited from the street bulbs are, Assin Akropong, Assin ...