NEWS

Government to pay salaries of GFA workers amidst football crisis

The government has agreed not to cut the payment of salaries to staff of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) despite the football debacle. The government placed an injunction on the activities of the GFA in the wake of the Number 12, Anas Aremeyaw Anas’ investigative piece, which prevented officials and workers of the association from carrying out their duties and ...

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Pregnant woman, baby die over GHC500 ‘doctor motivation fee’

A 30-year-old pregnant woman died with her unborn baby at the Suntreso Government Hospital in Kumasi on Wednesday, 4 July 2018 after the health post refused her entry into the labour ward because her husband could not immediately pay a GHC500 ‘Doctor Motivation Fee’. Angela Afriyie Agyemang later died at the theatre just as her husband had made available the ...

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Prof Asare condemns ‘ploy to frustrate injunction application against law entrance exams’

United States of America (USA)-based Professor Stephen Kwaku Asare has said his motion to stop the General Legal Council (GLC) from conducting another entrance examination for admission into Ghana School of Law is being deliberately frustrated. According to him, even though injunction motions must be heard in 14 days or less, his motion filed on June 11, 2018 to stop ...

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Vice President Bawumia to serve on the Board of global body

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has been appointed to the United Nations (UN) Global Partnership for Sustainable Development Data (GPSDD) Board. GPSDD is a global network bringing together governments, the private sector, and civil society organizations, dedicated to using the data revolution to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. This was announced in a press a statement issued by the Office ...

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I’m not stealing NDC policies’ – President Akufo-Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Monday kick-started his three-day working visit of the Volta region, with the inauguration of the Anloga shopping Centre in the Keta municipality. The Gh¢2.5 million facility, which comprises, 26 shops, two banking halls, a cafeteria and other ancillary facilities, was started under the erstwhile Mahama government and completed by the present administration. President Akufo-Addo, ...

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Visa Scandal: Suspended NSA Board Chair Reinstated

President Akufo-Addo has reinstated with immediate effect the suspended board chair of the National Sports Authority Kwadwo Baah Agyeman. Mr. Agyeman and the deputy youth and sports minister Pius Enam Hadzide were suspended over the Australia Visa Scandal which was investigated by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). Over 60 Ghanaians were arrested and deported for obtaining illegal visas for the ...

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NPP Northern Regional youth wing congratulates party for successful Delegates Conference

The Northern Regional youth wing of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has commended the party for holding a successful National Delegates Conference. About 6,000 delegates from all the 10 regions of the country converged at Koforidua Technical University over the weekend to elect national executives. The delegates elected Freddie Blay as Chairman; Rita Talata Asobayire, Frederick Fredua Antoh, Michael Omari ...

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