The Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Samuel Dubik Mahama, has instituted a reward package for citizens who report illegal connections in their communities. Addressing a press conference on Thursday, May 4, Mr Mahama said citizens will get 6 percent of the total debt of the illegal …
Read More »PRESIDENT’S CUP:Marlins Wins National Swimming Championship.
Marlins have been crowned Champions after winning fifty-three medals, seventeen gold, twenty-three silver, and thirteen bronze medals in this year’s President Cup National Swimming Championship held at Legon Pool at the University of Ghana. This year’s event saw eleven swimming clubs competing for honours with the purpose of unearthing talents …
Read More »Can Ghana survive under this educational system?
We all recall that education is the bedrock for the development of any nation, we also recall that before the arrival of the colonial masters, we had our own form of education which was indeed upstanding, not to say that the colonial masters infiltrated the system, no, but the greatest …
Read More »Exempt Ghana’s basic education sector from brutal expenditure cuts – CSOs to IMF
Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) together with representatives of over 600 Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) have petitioned the International Monetary Fund (IMF) board to exempt Ghana’s basic education sector from what they described as brutal expenditure cuts ahead of the bailout programme. The CSOs explained that the expenditure cuts arise from …
Read More »Gabby sues Frimpong-Boateng; demands GH¢10m in damages
Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, has sued a former Minister of Science and Technology, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng following allegations the latter made against the former in the galamsey report authored in 2021. Prof. Frimpong-Boateng in the galamsey report accused Mr. Otchere-Darko of interfering in the work of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal …
Read More »2023 Green Ghana Project: C’ttee appeals for more funds despite GH¢2.5m budget
The Chairman of the 2023 Green Ghana Project, Benito Owusu-Bio says the GH¢2.5 million given for this year’s activity is woefully inadequate. According to Benito Owusu-Bio, the government will require the private sector’s help to meet the aim of planting 10 million trees. “As we speak, our approved budget by …
Read More »Nothing is wrong passing Anti-gay Bill passage-Speaker to British Parliament
According to Speaker of Parliament, Alban S.K. Bagbin there is nothing inappropriate with the passing of the Anti LGBTQI+ in Ghana. He pointed out that there is an urgent need for legislation in the area of LGBTQI+. “There is nothing untoward; nothing wrong with the efforts by Ghana’s Parliament to …
Read More »Police must invite Frimpong-Boateng for questioning – Dafeamakpor
The Member of Parliament (MP) for South Dayi, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, says the former Minister of Science, Environment, Technology and Innovation, Professor Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, should be invited by the Police CID following allegations he made in his galamsey report. The former Chairman of the defunct Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining in …
Read More »Govt not prioritising School feeding programme – Apaak
The Member of Parliament for Builsa South and ranking member on the Education Committee of Parliament, Clement Apaak has berated the government for failing to provide funds for caterers under the School Feeding Programme. In Dr Apaak’s view, the 97 pesewas per child, is woefully inadequate and impossible for the …
Read More »I’ll beat Sarkodie like he’s my son – Shatta Wale accepts rapper’s boxing challenge
Dancehall musician Shatta Wale says he is ready to fight his colleague Sarkodie any day. This comes after the rapper had jokingly thrown out the challenge while gracing Ghana Professional Boxing League held at the Bukom Boxing Arena. Sarkodie at the event shared his love for boxing and his excitement …
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