The Board Chairman of the National Population Council (NPC) Gladys Ashitey has directed the Executive Director of the Council Dr Leticia Appiah to hand over to her today. A circular to staff said an acting executive director will be appointed in due course. The development comes on the back of the seeming division within the board of the council after ...

The Spiritual Leader of Ahlulbayt Mission in Northern Ghana and Zongo Chief of Tamale, Shehu Dalhu Abdul Mumin, has advised young politicians to learn from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) parliamentary candidate for Tamale Central, Dr Ibrahim Anyars. According to him, Dr Anyars is very tolerant, humble, brainy, sincere and development-oriented. “For some time now, there has been a positive ...

The Secretary General of the African Development Bank Group, Professor Vincent Nmehielle has described as scary the $150 dollars being charged for COVID-19 testing at the Kotoka International Airport. Prof. Nmehielle is calling on government to review the amount and reduce it adding that the charge is a disincentive for the business community and tourists who are interested in traveling ...

The leadership of the Ghana Association of elected Assembly Members (GAAM) have intimtade th role of assembly members in national development and ways to improve their welfare in a meeting with President Akufo-Addo. President GAAM, Charles Adu Asinor, expressed appreciation to government for the continues effort in deepening decentralization and enhancing participatory democracy and uniform development. He, however, bemoaned that ...

Kenya’s doctors’ union has given the government the statutory 21-day notice of a strike after it said that 10 of its members have died from coronavirus. Four doctors died last week alone, all in a 24-hour period, although it is unclear if they had contact with coronavirus patients. The doctors accuse the government of exposing them to Covid-19. The union’s ...

Eswatini Prime Minister Ambrose Dlamini has tested positive for Covid-19. The prime minister on Sunday said he was self-isolating at home adding that he was asymptomatic and was feeling well. All the prime minister’s close contacts have been tested and are isolating. The country on Sunday tested 384 samples out of which two were found to be positive, according to ...

The arrest of four persons conducting research for the opposition National Democratic Congress, NDC, in the Upper Manya Krobo Constituency of the Eastern Region has heightened political tension in the area. The four were arrested Saturday, November 14, 2020, by armed Police officers led by the District Police Commander John Yeboah while in a community administering questionnaires. They were, however, ...

Sudan head coach Hubert Velud was not impressed with the performance of referee Maguette Ndiaye as he felt bad officiating led their defeat against Ghana in the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers on Thursday, November 12, 2020. The Black Stars made it three wins from three with a 2-0 win over Sudan at the Cape Coast stadium courtesy Andre ...

Ernest Thompson, a former Board Secretary of Accra Hearts of Oak has mentioned Charles Addo Odametey and Mohammed Pele as his two best and most favourite players in the club’s history. Odametey, a versatile defender is regarded as one of the best centre-backs the country has produced. He holds the record for being the Ghanaian with the most appearances in ...

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has revealed that it is investigating allegations of bribery against its Chief Executive Officer, Mrs Delese Mimi Darko. A statement signed and issued by the Board Chair of the FDA, Dr Sammy Ohene, said the matter had been under investigation since April 2020. According to the statement, the matter came to the attention of ...