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Adolescent and youth advocacy group, Curious Minds, with sponsorship from UNESCO has commenced a two-week training programme for youth volunteers in a bid to educate them on teenage pregnancy and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). The training, dubbed “Our rights, Our lives, Our future” saw 30 yout
The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) has expressed worry about the continuous increase in community spread of of the deadly novel coronavirus cases in Ghana. In a statement issued Monday, the Association recommended strictly enforcement of all Covid-19 preventive measures by the law enforcement agenc
Labour expert, Seth Ablosor, has said the Auditor-General, is insulated from all forms of interference in his line of duty and as such, cannot be subjected to the control of any authority. His comments come on the back of a directive from the President to the Auditor-General, Daniel Domelevo, to han
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has directed the Auditor-General, Daniel Yaw Domelevo, to take his accumulated annual leave of 123 days and hand over the affairs of his office to his deputy, Johnson Akuamoah Asiedu. A statement from the Presidency under the signature of Director of Communicati
The Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has cautioned the media to be careful and clear on the category of persons who can speak for and on behalf of the government. This comes on the back of some comments by the Member of Parliament for the Adansi Asokwa, K.T Hammond, which suggested tha
Deputy Information Minister, Pius Enam Hadzide, has touted the achievements of the Akufo-Addo-led New Patriotic Party (NPP) government high above all else in the 4th republic, including that of former president John Agyekum Kufuor. According to him, the achievements of Akufo-Addo in all sectors of t
Lawyer for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Abraham Amaliba has described the ruling by the Supreme Court of Ghana in the suit by the NDC against the Electoral Commission (EC) on the voters registers as a travesty of justice. Mr Amaliba told Alfred Ocansey on the 3FM 92.7 Friday, June 26 that
It was a chaotic situation at the long room and revenue unit of the Tema port following the visit of some NDC officials including National Communications Officer Sammy Gyamfi, former Minister for Trade and Industry Ekwow Spio-Garbrah and Bolgatanga Central Member of Parliament Isaac Adongo. The purp
The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, says his party feels vindicated by the ruling of the Supreme Court in the matter challenging the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) on the decision to exclude the use of the existing voter’s ID cards as proof of ci
The Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has described as unacceptable the demolition of a property at the residence of the Nigeria High Commission in Ghana by some unknown armed men. He said the act is one of aggression perpetrated by the people of Ghana against the Nig
Member of Parliament for Effutu Constituency in the Central Region Alexander Kwamina Afenyo-Markin has denied news publications that claimed he has contracted coronavirus and was on admission. Other government officials including the Minister for Regional Reorganisation and Development, Dan Botwe, a
The Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC) has resisted attempts by four policy think-tanks to volunteer relevant information to the Supreme Court in the case between the Commission and National Democratic Congress (NDC) regarding the new voters register. The policy think-tanks - IMANI Africa, Alliance fo
The Accra Technical University (ATU) has recorded a case of Covid-19, the school authorities have said in a statement released Tuesday, June 23. The infected individual, a National Service person with the Academic Department of the university, is said to have reported ill at a health facility with s
Former Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Emmanuel Bombande has bemoaned the use of violence to settle disputes, especially those that have diplomatic implications. The peace and security professional, commenting on the demolition of a building within the premises of the Nigeria High Commission by some
Ghana has recorded 10 new Covid-19 deaths as of Tuesday, June 23, bringing the total number of confirmed deaths to 95. This update comes barely 48 hours after the president, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Adoo, addressed the nation and announced the number of deaths as having increased from 70, as of Friday
