More than 81 Women’s Rights Organisations (WROs) across the country have been supported with grants to provide skill training for women and young girls. Plan International Ghana provided the grants of varied amounts under its initiative known as the Women’s Voice and Leadership (WVL) project, which has come to an end. The five-year women and … The post Plan

 The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr George Akuffo Dampare, has said the police do not “just” arrest anyone for fake news. He explained that the police would take action only when news being peddled has national security implications. Dr Dampare said “the police have not arrested anybody for fake news. What we are talking … The post Police don’t “just” arrest anyone for

 Four persons will be arraigned before the Circuit Court in Accra, today, for allegedly tampering with meters belong­ing to the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), causing a loss of GH¢77,878.46 to the company. Mr Paul Asibi Abariga, the Director of Investigations, Prose­cution and Security at ECG, said the suspects would be charged with power theft, … The post 4

The Greater Accra Regional Coordinating Council yesterday or­ganised a clean-up in the Korle Klottey Municipal Assembly. It was part of the Homowo clean-up project initiated by the council to inculcate good san­itation practices in the region, as well as take action against persons who flout sanitation bye-laws. Participants, which includ­ed personnel from the Ghana Armed … The post GARCC

This year’s Na­tional Festival of Arts and Culture (NAFAC) was launched in Accra yester­day with the inauguration of a 21-member planning commit­tee to steer the affairs of the festival. On the theme ‘Beyond NAFAC at 60 and harnessing Culture, the pivot for Ghana’s Democracy and Sustainable De­velopment,’ the event would be held at Techiman, in … The post Techiman hosts NAFAC 2024 Oct 25-31

Kumasi Asante Kotoko Head Coach, Prosper Narteh Ogum, has urged his players to be ready for tough challenges in the upcom­ing season. He told the club’s media ahead of the Porcupine War­riors’ preseason game against Medeama SC at the newly built TNA Stadium on August 16 in Tarkwa. After signing 12 players,Dr Ogum stressed the … The post Kotoko will be ready for new season – Narteh Ogum

The Baba Yara Sports Stadium will host Ghana’s 2025 Total Ener­gies Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Angola in September. The Black Stars will host the Sable Antelopes on Thursday, September 5, 2024 before trav­elling to Niger for their second Group F game on Monday, Sep­tember 9, 2024. Otto Addo’s men are unbeat­en in their … The post Kumasi to host Ghana vs Angola AFCON qualifier

 The Vice President and the flagbearer of the New Patri­otic Party, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has entreated the younger generation to uphold the values and enduring principles of the country’s founding fathers to propel national growth and development. He urged the youth, in particular, to take inspiration from the resilient spirits of the founding fathers to … The post Uphold

Former President John Drama­ni Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for the 2024 election has said he would consider a request to carve a region out of the Up­per East if he wins the election. The suggested Kusaug Region which con­sists of Bawku, Pusiga, Zebilla, Garu, Tem­pane and Binduri, the former president … The post Election 2024 campaign: I’ll consider

The Ministry of Information has start­ed with its planned Townhall meetings with the first edition taking place in Accra. Organised in collaboration with the Regional Coordinating Council the meeting is a plat­form to showcase government’s infrastructural projects and social interventions in the regions. • Dr Mohammed Amin Adam (second from left) and Ms Fatimatu Abubakar … The post At

 The  Circuit Court at Tor­kor, near Denu, has granted GH¢200,000 bail each to three workers of Ketu North Municipal Hospital, in the Volta Region, who were on remand for extortion and attempt to extort. They were asked to provide two sureties each. The trio are Collins Asilevi, a laboratory Technician of the hospital, John Delu, … The post 3

Paris 2024 organisers cancelled training for open water swim­ming on Tuesday because of pollution in the River Seine. It is the fifth time the water quality has forced a swim familiarisation session to be cancelled during these Games, while the men’s race also had to be put back a day. The latest cancellation comes a … The post Paris swim session cancelled for fifth time over

 The Adentan Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Ebenezer Doku, has urged traditional authorities in the Municipality to use the Ho­mowo celebrations to promote peace and stability towards the development of the area. He noted that apart from showcasing the rich cultural values of the Ga people, the festival also serves as a medium of bringing people … The post ‘Use Homowo festival to promote peace,

 THE running mate of the National Demo­cratic Congress (NDC), Professor Jane Naana Opoku- Agyemang, has called on the electorates to reject any vote-buying inducements by the ruling party. She warned that such induce­ments only bring hardships and deny them meaningful develop­ment and better quality of life. Addressing a community durbar at Budumbram, in the Gomoa … The post Reject