President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo wants African leaders to increase their investments in education. According to him, a recent UNESCO and African Union research indicates that millions of children are not attending school. Speaking at the World Book Capital 2023 launch in Accra, President Akufo-Addo said more has to be …
Read More »Physician assistants picket at MoH to demand posting
Physician assistants who graduated three years ago are demanding postings to various health institutions by the government. According to the group, there have been delays in processes by the Ministry of Health to ensure that they are posted to health centres across the country. On Tuesday, April 25, a group …
Read More »La residents demonstrate again over stalled General Hospital project
The La General Hospital which was demolished by the government to make way for the planned rehabilitation to improve healthcare delivery in the area has been abandoned for over 2 years. The residents claim that access to immediate health care has been a major challenge for them due to the …
Read More »Mahama takes campaign to Western North Region
Former President John Dramani Mahama is in the Western North Region on the 10th leg of his 16-region tour to campaign ahead of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) May 13 presidential primaries. Mr Mahama who is considered the front-runner to lead the NDC in the upcoming 2024 general elections is …
Read More »I didn’t intend to kill my lover – Police Inspector
Ahmed Twumasi, the Police Inspector, who has been arrested in Adum in the Ashanti Region for shooting his lover has broken his silence over the heinous crime. Speaking for the first time since his arrest, Inspector Twumasi said his intention was not to kill his lover, the 26-year-old mother of …
Read More »Oti Region recorded highest rate of malaria cases in 2022 – GSS report
Oti Region recorded the highest malaria prevalence in 2022 with 7%, according to a recent Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) report. The Savannah Region follows with 5.4%. Oti and Savannah regions are the only regions with a prevalence of more than double the national average. “The malaria prevalence in 2022 is …
Read More »7 members of physician assistants picketing for jobs arrested
Seven members of a group of physician assistants who were picketing over their delayed postings have been picked up by the police. They have been taken to the Regional Police Command for breaching an earlier agreement over their mode of picketing. Reports indicate that the Physician Assistants flouted the original …
Read More »Dafeamekpor petitions CHRAJ over Frimpong-Boateng’s galamsey report
The Member of Parliament for South Dayi, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor has petitioned the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) to probe the damning report on galamsey in Ghana authored by Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng. The former Minister of Science, Environment, Technology and Innovation who doubled as the Chairman of the …
Read More »Frimpong-Boateng’s report an obituary of Akufo-Addo’s failed galamsey fight – NDC
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has labelled a report on the activities of the defunct Inter-Ministerial Committee on illegal as “an obituary of President Akufo-Addo’s monumentally failed fight against illegal mining”. The party at a press conference on April 25, chronicled various highlights of the report to support its …
Read More »Tomato traders blame shortages on insurgencies in Burkina Faso
The National Tomato Transporters and Sellers Association have attributed the surge in tomato prices in recent weeks to the current difficulties in importing from conflict-ridden Burkina Faso, which have led to the shortage in the country. According to the Queen Mother of the Greater Accra Tomato Transporters and Sellers Association, …
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