Sir Sam Jonah, Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast
Sir Sam Jonah, Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast

Don't keep quiet, defend Ghana's democracy - Sam Jonah to journalists

The Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast (UCC), Sir Sam Jonah, has charged Ghanaian journalists and media practitioners to defend the country's democracy by not keeping quiet on critical issues affecting the country's governance system. 

The suspect in Odumase-Badu road robbery
The suspect in Odumase-Badu road robbery

Sunyani: Police arrest one suspect in Odumase-Badu road robbery

The Ghana Police Service has arrested one suspect in connection with a robbery incident which occurred on the Odumase-Badu road, near Sunyani in the Bono Region last Tuesday.

Some members of graduate unemployed nurses and midwives, displaying placards during the demonstration in front of the Parliament House in Accra. Picture: EDNA SALVO-KOTEY
Some members of graduate unemployed nurses and midwives, displaying placards during the demonstration in front of the Parliament House in Accra. Picture: EDNA SALVO-KOTEY

Unemployed nurses, midwives demonstrate in Accra

Hundreds of unemployed graduate nurses and midwives, including rotational nurses, yesterday embarked on demonstration in Accra to demand their immediate employment and postings.

Naa Dr Jacob Mahama, Chief of Zangbalan, delivering  a speech on behalf of Ya-Na
Naa Dr Jacob Mahama, Chief of Zangbalan, delivering a speech on behalf of Ya-Na

2024 Green Ghana Day launched - 10m trees to be planted

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel A. Jinapor, has launched this year’s Green Ghana Day project with a call on the citizenry to commit to come together to plant and grow at least 10 million trees for a greener tomorrow for the survival of generations unborn. 

 Nii Ayi-Bonte II (seated), Gbese Mantse, with Yvonne Odoley Sowah (2nd from right), Greater Accra Regional Chairperson, Lands Commission, and some elders and officials of the Gbese Stool and the Lands Commission
Nii Ayi-Bonte II (seated), Gbese Mantse, with Yvonne Odoley Sowah (2nd from right), Greater Accra Regional Chairperson, Lands Commission, and some elders and officials of the Gbese Stool and the Lands Commission

Instil discipline in youth to avoid land litigations - Lands Commission entreats Gbese Clan

The Chairperson of the Greater Accra Regional Lands Commission, Yvonne Odoley Sowah, has entreated caretakers and leaders of the Gbese Clan in Accra, to instil discipline in the youth to forestall litigations over lands for the accelerated development of the area. 

Susan Sabaa,  Executive Director of Child Research and Resource Centre and Kobina Yeboah Okyere,  National Director of CIGH
Susan Sabaa, Executive Director of Child Research and Resource Centre and Kobina Yeboah Okyere, National Director of CIGH

Juvenile Justice law needs reform – Child’s right advocate

The Executive Director of Child Research and Resource Centre, Susan Sabaa has punched holes in the Juvenile Justice Act 2003 (Act 653) and called for reforms to ultimately protect the rights of juvenile offenders and aid their reintegration into society.

Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum (right), Minister of Education, presenting the certificate to Kofi Kokua Asante Anyimadu
Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum (right), Minister of Education, presenting the certificate to Kofi Kokua Asante Anyimadu

Galaxy International student receives certificate of achievement

The Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has presented a certificate of achievement to a student of the Galaxy International School in Accra. 

Sunyani: UENR student killed in suspected armed robbery attack
Sunyani: UENR student killed in suspected armed robbery attack

Sunyani: UENR student killed in suspected robbery attack

A suspected robbery attack targeting students of the University of Energy and Natural Resources (UENR) in Sunyani on Tuesday has resulted in the death of one student.

The Agbogbloshie bridge
The Agbogbloshie bridge

Odaw Basin: Bridges causing floods to be removed

Several bridges and structures across the Odaw channel have been earmarked for reconstruction or removal to allow for the free flow of rainwater to prevent perennial flooding in the capital.

Sedina Tamakloe Attionu  — A former boss of the MASLOC
Sedina Tamakloe Attionu — A former boss of the MASLOC

Former MASLOC boss jailed 10 years in absentia

The High Court in Accra yesterday sentenced a former boss of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe Attionu, and a former Operations Manager of the organisation, Daniel Axim, to 10 years and five years in prison respectively for causing financial loss of GH¢ 90 million to the state. 

Osabarimba Kwesi Atta (2nd from left) addressing the press. With him are some of his sub chiefs
Osabarimba Kwesi Atta (2nd from left) addressing the press. With him are some of his sub chiefs

Oguaa Traditional Council calls for improvement of basic education

THE Oguaa Traditional Council is to collaborate with some faculty members of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) to enhance performance in basic schools in the metropolis.

Fatimatu Abubakar (head of table), Minister of Information designate, addressing the delegation from DW Akademie. Picture: EDNA SALVO-KOTEY
Fatimatu Abubakar (head of table), Minister of Information designate, addressing the delegation from DW Akademie. Picture: EDNA SALVO-KOTEY

Media outlets to receive support for quality output — Information Minister

THE International Fund for Public Interest Media (IFPIM) is to offer financial support to media outlets in the country to promote press freedom. 

wife of a former Vice President, Matilda Yaaba Amissah Arthur
Wife of a former Vice President, Matilda Yaaba Amissah Arthur

Man remanded over robbery in former Vice President wife’s residence

A self-styled businessman has been brought before the High Court in Accra for allegedly orchestrating and committing the robbery of high-profile personalities and elites in their respective homes.

The Odaw canal filled to the brim after yesterday’s downpour
The Odaw canal filled to the brim after yesterday’s downpour

Flooding beckons after half-hour downpour

A half-hour downpour yesterday morning did not cause any havoc but again indicated how Accra remains exposed to flooding.

Alhaji Ishmaela Ibrahim with some of the beneficiary children
Alhaji Ishmaela Ibrahim with some of the beneficiary children

Akyem Oda Zango orphans feted

One hundred and forty-three children, including 85 orphans from Akyem Oda Zango, were feted last Saturday as part of the Eid-ul-Fitr celebration.

 Kwasi Agyei has assumed his new role as the Controller and Accountant-General
Kwasi Agyei has assumed his new role as the Controller and Accountant-General

Kwasi Agyei is new Controller and Accountant-General

A Chartered Accountant and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana, Kwasi Agyei, has been appointed by President Nana Addo-Dankwa Akufo-Addo as the Controller and Accountant-General.

Rev Johnnie Oquaye (with mic), Founder, The African Freelancers College, and some of the students, including the former illegal miners, during the anniversary float
Rev Johnnie Oquaye (with mic), Founder, The African Freelancers College, and some of the students, including the former illegal miners, during the anniversary float

TAF College starts skills training for former illegal miners

The African Freelancers (TAF) College, a tuition-free applied business school of creativity and entrepreneurship in Accra, has introduced a programme intended to train former illegal miners (galamseyers) to equip them with entrepreneurial skills.

One of the intercepted trucks loaded with bags of cocoa
One of the intercepted trucks loaded with bags of cocoa

GIS foils cocoa smuggling operation at Torkor

The Kpando Municipal Command of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has impounded three trucks carrying cocoa beans at Torkor in the Volta Region.

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