At least 32 persons including 15 Sunday School children have been left in critical conditions after some buildings caved in following a rainstorm at Agona Swedru in the Agona West district of the Central region, Sunday. The Sunday School children of the Voice of the Lord Church were trapped in the collapsed building until officers of the Fire Service and ...
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Akufo-Addo meets security Chiefs over surge in robbery cases
President Akufo-Addo will later today hold crunch meeting with security chiefs over the upsurge in armed robbery activities in parts of the country. The President arrived in the country yesterday after cutting short his trip to the United States of America following the fear and panic that has gripped Ghanaians in the wake of the brazen robbery attacks. Government has ...
Read More »‘The Shape of Water’ wins, as Oscars tackle the serious without losing the fun
“The Shape of Water” floated to the top as best picture at the 90th annual Academy Awards, bringing a suspenseful close to an awards season punctuated by the sexual-harassment scandals that have roiled Hollywood. The Oscars are a big, unwieldy beast, which invariably try to serve too many masters. Yet if the intent was ultimately to maintain a celebratory tone ...
Read More »Otiko To Launch Campaign To Aid Street Children
The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Madam Otiko Afisa Djaba will this Friday, March 9, 2018 raise funds to officially launch the ‘Operation Get Off the Street Now For a Better Life’ campaign. The program is aimed at getting off the streets, alms seekers, the homeless, children and people in distress by accommodating them in safe homes where ...
Read More »Rawlings advocates five-year presidential term
Former President Jerry John Rawlings says based on his personal experiences and observations, he believes two five-year terms should be enough for Presidents serving under a constitutional democracy. He added that in most four-year terms, the first year is used in getting acclimatized to the office and the last year turns into a political crusade of campaigns, leaving but a ...
Read More »Tamale: Truck Drivers Drag Regional Minister To Chief’s Palace
Hundreds of Tipper truck drivers in Tamale Sunday, March 04, complained to the Chief of Tamale, Gulkpe Naa Alhassan Abdulai about the burning down of their vehicles by soldiers at Nawuni near Kumbungu where they transport illegally mined sand. The drivers massed up at the palace to protest against the military operation Saturday where an excavator and about three motorbikes ...
Read More »We may be ‘worse’ than Trump’s shithole tag – Otabil
Pastor Mensa Otabil has said Africans behave in a manner that makes the continent look “worse” than the shithole tag slapped on it by US President Donald Trump. “Recently some governmental leader of another nation described us in a very very unpalatable term, very annoying term. “But that term is not prescriptive but it’s descriptive. It just speaks to … ...
Read More »I would rather watch animals than watch Ghanaian Television – Otabil
The International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) founder, Pastor Mensa Otabil on the event of the church’s 34th-anniversary service on Sunday 4th March, gave the congregation his candid opinion about the media in Ghana. Describing the Ghanaian media as mediocre and depressing, he said instead of them to focus on useful discussions about how to find solutions to the myriad problems ...
Read More »Accra Academy hosts 87th Anniversary Speech and Prize Giving Day
Accra Academy will be celebrating its 87th Anniversary Speech and Prize Giving Day which will focus on quality education in Ghana. The program which is scheduled on Saturday 10 March 2018 will host Bleoobii and Guests at the Samuel Ofori-Adjei Ceremonial Square, Accra Academy at 10am. Theme for the event is “The Necessity of Quality Education In The 21st Century ...
Read More »Kudjoe Fianoo commends GFA for meeting Great Olympics over league delay
Ghana League Clubs Association (GHALCA) chairman Kudjoe Fianoo has lauded the Ghana Football Association for engaging Great Olympics to resolve the issues that has halted the start of the Ghana league. The 2017/18 Ghana Premier League which was due to kick-start this weekend has been postponed after Great Olympics served the Ghana Football Association with a court injunction in a ...
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