Former Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has been buried hours after he collapsed in court and died on Monday. His lawyer told the AFP news agency the former leader had been buried in eastern Cairo early on Tuesday morning with his family present. Morsi, who was 67, had been in custody since his removal from office […]
A research and advocacy policy think tank, CUTS Ghana is calling for the prosecution of managers of some 10 fuel stations found to have been cheating customers. The 10 fuel stations exposed by the Ghana Standards Authority included the Motorway Extension of Shell, the Total station at McCarthy Hill; the GOIL stations at Mile 11 […]
Chairman of the Pre-mix ÂFuel Committee, Nii Lante Bannerman, has rubbished claims by some fishermen that they are making reduced harvests and still catching plastics after the closed season. Mr. Bannerman argued in a Citi News interview that the claims are attempts to politicise the impact of the closed season. We're still catching plastics after […]
Black Stars Head Coach Kwesi Appiah has named his final 23-man squad for the upcoming AFCON in Egypt, with no place for FC Nantes forward Majeed Waris. The 27-year-old misses out along with Hearts of Oak defender Mohammed Alhassan, Kotoko’s Abdul Fatawu, Yaw Yeboah and Ebenezer Ofori. Swansea City midfielder, André Ayew, will lead the […]
Research conducted by the Political Science department at the University of Ghana has revealed that 49.5 % of Ghanaians surveyed have said they will not vote for their incumbent Member of Parliament citing poor performance and a lack of representation. Interestingly, 42.6% of the respondents were also of the view that their MPs deserve a […]
Executive Director of the Parliamentary Network, Africa, Sammy Obeng says the recent research conducted by the Political Science Department at the University of Ghana should be a wake-up call for parliamentarians and Ghanaians. The report revealed that 49.5% of Ghanaians surveyed said they will not vote for their incumbent Member of Parliament citing poor ...
The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) will today, Monday begin its trial census in three selected districts across the country. The districts comprise Dormaa West in the Bono Region, Bunkprugu in the North East Region and Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) specifically Ashiedu Keteke, Ledzokuku, Korley Klottey, Ayawaso West and Okaikoi South municipalities in the ...
Former President John Mahama has asked the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), to unblock drains in areas affected by last Wednesday’s flooding to prevent another flooding. During his interaction with victims of Sahara, Adabraka, Mahama also urged NADMO to provide the victims with all the assistance they can get. READ ALSO Akufo-Addo govt's ...
Parliament’s Food and Agriculture Committee will soon invite the Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr. Afriyie Akoto to provide explanation for government’s decision to ban the export of leafy vegetables. The controversial suspension of export of the products was announced last week by the Ministry. The Ministry has explained that the decision had become ...
Asamoah Gyan has been installed as Ngoryifia-Doemenyotor of the St. Francis College of Education and the Gbi traditional area in the Hohoe Municipality of the Volta Region. The title translates as the ‘Kind-hearted, Progressive Chief’. This is in recognition of Asamoah Gyan’s contributions towards finding a sustainable solution to an age-old water crisis that ...
The United Nations has appointed Mrs Charlotte Osei as an International Elections Commissioner to Afghanistan, as the South Asian country prepares to hold crucial Presidential polls in September 2019. Mrs Osei’s appointment was confirmed by a Presidential Decree issued by the President of Afghanistan, HE Ashraf Ghani. The former Electoral Commission (EC) Chair is ...
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has asked Development Authorities not to pay contractors working on government’s one village one dam projects, if they fail to meet the specified standards. The Vice President’s comment follows reports of shoddy works on some of the dams. “The one village, one dam project will provide some respite to […]
