GENERAL NEWS

Over 50% of pregnant women are anaemic – GSS

A survey conducted by the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has shown that over 50 per cent of pregnant women in the country are anaemic compared to 40 per cent of them who are not pregnant. The report, dubbed “The 2022 Demographic and Health Survey, “showed that children aged 6-59 months …

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76% of men are unaware of their HIV status – GSS Report

The Ghana Demographic and Health Survey conducted by the Ghana Statistical Service has revealed concerning statistics regarding HIV awareness and prevention among men aged 15 to 49. The data reveals that a significant 76 percent of men in this age group are unaware of their HIV status. Furthermore, only 28% …

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Ashanti Region residents want Bawumia-NAPO ticket for December Polls – Assifuah

  The Member of Parliament for Old Tafo, Vincent Ekow Assifuah, has revealed that the Chiefs and residents of the Ashanti region are calling for Energy Minister Mathew Opoku Prempeh to be chosen as the running mate to NPP Flagbearer Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia in the upcoming 2024 general elections. Assifuah …

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TEWUG declares nationwide strike 

The Tertiary Education Workers Union of Ghana (TEWUG) has also declared a nationwide strike. They have thus joined the Senior Staff Association and Ghana Association of University Administrators in the industrial action. The Union says the action has been necessitated following government’s failure to address its pension and conditions of …

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I am against LGBTQ; my faith does not support it – Mahama 

John Dramani Mahama has said he does not support the promotion of gay activities in the country because his faith as a Christian who belongs to the Assemblies of God Church is against it. Parliament, through a Private Members’ motion is considering a legislation on the activities of the LGBTQ …

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‘It’s not about leadership: if we really need to fight it, then everybody must fight’ – EOCO boss on measures to curb corruption 

The Executive Director of the Economic and Organised Crimes Office (EOCO), Maame Tiwaa Addo-Danquah has stressed the need for an all-hands-on deck approach to the fight against corruption. She said much as the government and its anti-corruption agencies have the mandate, every Ghanaian must bring their shoulders to the wheel …

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None of my son’s killers must be granted presidential pardon – Mother of Major Mahama pleads with A-G 

Mother of slain army Major Maxwell Adam Mahama says the conviction and sentencing of her son’s killers has still not given her the closure she very much desired. In a meeting with the Attorney-General, Godfred Yeboah Dame, on January 31, Madam Veronica Bamford cautioned the current government and any future …

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Clean cooking advocate Samira Bawumia assesses prevalent cooking methods in Jamestown 

The Second Lady of Ghana and Global Ambassador for the United Nations’ Clean Cooking Alliance, Hajia Mrs. Samira Bawumia, and the Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US-EPA), Administrator Michael Regan have embarked on a significant tour of Jamestown, a suburb of Accra, focusing on cooking methods and …

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Hajia Abibata petitions NEC for fresh elections in Yendi 

Hajia Abibata Shanni, NPP parliamentary aspirant for the Yendi constituency, has petitioned the party’s National Executive Council (NEC) to order fresh elections. This follows the chaos that marred the January 27 poll in the constituency. The CEO of MASLOC has also called on the National Executive Council, the highest body …

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