The Management of Tamale Teaching Hospital has announced that its oxygen services have been disrupted. The managers have assured that while plans are afoot to restore services, alternative plans have been made for clients “Management… wishes to inform our cherished clients and the general public about the disruption in the …
Read More »ASP Jalil advises IGP to step aside over leaked tape investigation
ASP Bawah Abdul Jalil has called on the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. George Akuffo Dampare, to step aside to allow for an impartial investigation into the controversial leaked tape implicating him in serious allegations. Abdul Jalil explained the need for transparency and justice in light of the tape’s …
Read More »NIA Board rejects petition to remove Prof Attafuah
The Governing Board of the National Identification Authority (NIA) has rejected the petition by the Public Services Workers Union, Trades Union Congress (TUC), demanding the removal of Executive Secretary Professor Kenneth Attafuah. On July 1, nearly a thousand NIA staff members sent a petition to the President to demand the …
Read More »Cement prices L.I a knee-jerk approach – Ohene Ntow
Former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Ohene Ntow, has criticised the Legislative Instrument (L.I) seeking to regulate cement prices. The Special Advisor to independent presidential aspirant, Alan Kyerematen has said the L.I is a knee-jerk approach because it fails to tackle the underlying structural issues. Acknowledging …
Read More »Ablakwa urges Parliament to hasten probe into Akosombo Dam spillage
Member of Parliament for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has called on Parliament to expedite its probe into the spillage of the Akosombo and Kpong dams, which resulted in an estimated 30,000 people being displaced last year. Despite the urgency of the matter, Parliament has yet to establish the committee …
Read More »Ghana’s educational system not solving our problems – Osafo-Maafo
Senior Presidential Advisor Yaw Osafo-Maafo has raised concerns about Ghana’s education system, noting that it does not solve the nation’s problems. Mr Osafo-Maafo stated that, education must solve the problems of a nation but that seems not to be the case for Ghana He was speaking at the International Educators …
Read More »‘I smell a rat’ – Arthur Kennedy on CJ’s request on new appointments to Supreme Court
Physician, author, and politician, Dr Arthur Kobina Kennedy has voiced his opposition to the Chief Justice’s request for President Akufo-Addo to nominate five new justices to the Supreme Court. Dr Kennedy believes that the timing is particularly problematic, as the country is just five months away from a general election. …
Read More »More women contract HIV in Volta Region
Out of the 16,016 people living with HIV (PLHIV) in the Volta Region, 65.52 per cent are women, while young people (15–24), accounted for 27.5 per cent of new infections last year. The figure includes 230 adult males, 468 adult females, 214 young people, and 80 children in the 0–14 …
Read More »Antoine Semenyo to sign five year deal at Bournemouth
Ghana international Antoine Semenyo has agreed to a new five-year contract with Bournemouth, according to The Athletic. Semenyo emerged as a crucial player for head coach Andoni Iraola last season, making 36 appearances across all competitions and scoring eight goals. The 24-year-old initially joined Bournemouth from Bristol City in January …
Read More »Prophet Adom Kyei Duah builds ‘Ghana’s largest church’ with 25,000 capacity
Stephen Adom Kyei Duah, the Founder and General Overseer of Believers Worship Center, known locally as Second Chance or Philadelphia Church, has inaugurated a monumental church auditorium at Pokuase Katapor Estate in Accra. The 25,000 capacity structure has become the largest church in Ghana, surpassing the Perez Dome, which holds …
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