The Member of Parliament for Kumbungu, Ras Mubarak, has called for the isolation and quarantine of President Akufo-Addo for the mandatory 14 days after he returns to Ghana from his working visit to Europe. He argued that this is important due to the President’s recent visit to Norway, where there is a reported case of […] The post Coronavirus: Quarantine

Member of Parliament for Kumbungu, Ras Mubarak has called for the isolation and quarantine of President Akufo-Addo for the mandatory 14 days after he returns to Ghana. He argues that this is important due to the President’s recent visit to Norway, where there is a reported case of COVID-19, popularly known as Coronavirus. He further […] The post Quarantine

The High Court has set the April 1 to rule on a contempt application brought against the Auditor-General, Daniel Domelevo by the Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo Maafo. The judge, Justice Efia Serwaa Botwe set the date after directing the two parties to file the written addresses and any other thing by the 21st of March. […] The post Kroll payment

The Central Regional Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) says Police have begun investigations into an alleged rape case against Fredrick Ayisi, a form three student of Ghana National College. Police sources say the suspect, who is a step-son of Deputy Minister for Works and Housing, Barbara Ayisi allegedly lured the victim, a form […] The post C/R:

The General Transport, Petroleum and Chemical Workers’ Union of TUC (Ghana) has called on the government to protect the oil and gas workers against threats of downsizing by Tullow Oil and Komos Energy. In a statement it issued, it said: “We members of General Transport, Petroleum and Chemical Workers’ Union (GTPCWU) of the Ghana Trade […] The post Gov’t

A supposed beneficiary of the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) scholarship as named in the Auditor-General’s performance audit report, Ramana Shareef, is demanding answers from the GETFund as to her inclusion in the list of beneficiaries. In a letter written by her lawyer, Samson Lardy Anyenini, dated 25th February, 2020 and addressed to the Fund […] The post Listed

The Ranking Member on the Education Committee of Parliament, Peter Nortsu Kortoe, has hinted that the committee will push for the amendment of the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) Act. This follows the Auditor-General’s report citing the GETFund for breaching its mandate and “illegally” funding foreign scholarships. The report noted that the current Education Minister, […] The post Parliament’s

Per Ghana’s preparedness plan for an outbreak of the novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, the state is operating along the World Health Organisation (WHO) protocols. Alerts have been sent to all regions to update their respective preparedness plans and activate their respective public health management committees. Ghana is among 13 priority countries in Africa […] The post Coronavirus

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As part activities by Citi FM and Citi TV to mark the 2020 Heritage Month celebration, there shall be an art festival from March 12 to 14, 202. Dubbed the Heritage Art Festival, the programme will be held at the forecourt of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly. This festival serves as a platform to enjoy and […] The post Heritage Month: Citi FM, Citi

The Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Sulemana Braimah, says the Speaker of Parliament, Professor Mike Oquaye “went overboard” with his ruling on how journalists should work during parliamentary proceedings. This comes on the back of the summoning of the Dean of the Parliamentary Press Corps and the Director of Public […] The post Oquaye

The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMet) has said the 2020 major rainy season will start from March and will last till June 2020. It said the prediction is based on observations of conditions on land and ocean as well as outputs from major world forecast centers like the International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI), […] The post Major rainy season to start in

Although having an educational history in Advanced Information Technology, Isaac fell victim to the Ghana unemployment plague. He moved to one freelance job after the other, earning just enough to feed on. And then, a message on a whiteboard “Make GHS 500 extra bonus,” piqued his interest and triggered his journey with Bolt. He walked […] The post Bolt rewards 2019 best driver

Nigeria’s health ministry has said it has confirmed a novel coronavirus case in Lagos state. This is the third confirmed case in Africa, after Egypt and in Algeria, and first in Sub-Saharan Africa. “The case which was confirmed on 27/02/2020 is the first case to be reported in Nigeria since the beginning of the outbreak […] The post Nigeria confirms first case of coronavirus