Government has called on Ghanaians to rally behind its Green Ghana initiative as it plans to re-green Ghana and protect the country’s forest reserves. The Green Ghana Day which is slated for June 11, 2021, is a national effort at planting more than 5 million trees in a single day to preserve and protect the country’s forest cover and the ...
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Atimpoku R/C basic school closed over shit bombing
Roman Catholic Basic School in Atimpoku, the district capital of Asuogyaman in the Eastern Region has been closed down for a week over shit bombing by unscrupulous individuals. Teachers in the school say they will resume academic work only after raft measures are instituted by the community to permanently address the chronic act. Teachers have complained many times to the ...
Read More »We’ll assist you fight terrorism – Akufo-Addo to Burkina Faso
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assured the Government and people of Burkina Faso of the commitment of the regional body towards winning the fight against terrorism and violent extremism. Commiserating with President Roch Marc Christian Kabore on Wednesday, 9th June 2021, in Ouagadougou, following the killing of some one hundred and sixty (160) people on Sunday by unknown militants, ...
Read More »Abalora’s mistake sinks Ghana in Rabat against Morocco
The Black Stars of Ghana lost to Morocco in an international friendly in Rabat ahead of the commencement of the qualifiers for the World Cup in September. The Moroccans managed to clinch a 1-0 victory over Ghana at the Prince Mouley Abdellah stadium. They got their goal thanks to a second half strike by Jawad El Yamiq after Ghana’s goalie ...
Read More »Don’t join #FixTheCountry demo – Police warns
The Ghana Police Service has warned the public not to participate in any call for demonstration by convenors of the #FixTheCountry movement. The Police in a statement said the planned protest is not in compliance with provisions of the Public Order Act adding that the substantive is still pending at the High Court. The statement by the Police comes after ...
Read More »#Fixthecountrynow – SC ruling not clearance to protest – Police
The Greater Accra Regional Police Command has noted that the Supreme Court’s ruling on the #Fixthecountry protest does not mean conveners can proceed with the demonstration. The Supreme Court on Tuesday quashed the High Court’s order that placed an injunction on the protest. The Supreme court in its ruling said the indefinite order that stopped the applicants from demonstrating is ...
Read More »Akufo-Addo leaves for Burkina Faso
President Akufo-Addo, in his capacity as Chairperson of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS, has left Accra for Burkina Faso to hold discussions with President Kabore on the terrorist threat confronting that country and the Region. This trip comes on the heels of the killing of 160 people in a village raid in Burkina Faso by ...
Read More »Kuami Eugene sued for copying ‘Show Body’ song
Ghanaian-based Nigerian artiste Oduma Essan has sued Lynx Entertainment signee Kuami Eugene over his song ‘Show Body’ released on October 9, 2020. According to Oduma, after the release of the audio and video of his ‘Show Body’ song on July 17 and September 5, 2020 respectively in Nigeria, Kuami Eugene dropped what he calls the duplication of his original work ...
Read More »Gov’t accused of purchasing Sputnik vaccines for $19 instead of $10
A popular Norwegian website has alleged that Ghanaian government officials have signed an agreement to purchase Sputnik vaccines manufactured and produced in Russia for 19 dollars per dose instead of 10 dollars. In a detailed report by the website, www.vg.no, the Minister of Health Kwaku Agyemang Manu is reported to have signed the contract with an Emirati official who was ...
Read More »Don’t use teachers for upcoming census – Education Watch to Adutwum
The Africa Education Watch has asked Education Minister Yaw Adutwum to stop the use of teachers for the upcoming census. According to the outfit, using teachers will adversely affect academic work. The education think-tank said the use of the teachers for the census will result in the loss of some twenty-one days of teachers’ time on tasks, apart from their ...
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