800 Lawyer and Senior Vice President of Imani Africa, Kofi Bentil has called for constitutional amendment as a solution to ending corruption in the country. According to him, corruption in Ghana is largely attributable to the flexibility of the 1992 Constitution, hence no matter who is president, he or she cannot change anything. “The problem […]
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Road Safety Authority advocates for dualisation of major roads to reduce crashes
713 The National Road Safety Authority has called on the government to prioritize the dualisation of major roads in the country to prevent rampant road crashes and head-on collisions. Director of Research, Monitoring and Evaluation of NRSA, Martin Owusu Afram stressed the need to take measures including tackling human behaviour to reduce the number of […]
Bawku Killings: We are preparing ourselves for an explosion we can’t contain – Kofi Bentil
787 Vice President of Imani Africa, Kofi Bentil has appealed to the government to adopt stringent measures to resolve the security challenges in Bawku. According to him, the longer it takes to find solution to the tensed situation in the town, people might take the law into their own hands. “We need to have the […]
Ghana Gas commences Second Processing Unit
1,198 Ghana National Gas Company (GNGC) has commenced the process of adding a second gas processing plant to increase the national processing capacity to 450 million standard cubic feet per day (mmscfd). The plant, to be known as Train Two, of the Gas Processing Plant (GPP), will be constructed at a cost of $700 million […]
Is Ghana Making Progress Towards Universal Access To Clean Water
1,011 According to the United Nations Children’s Fund(UNICEF), there is a strong link between poverty and access to clean water. Poorer people are over 20 times more likely to spend more than 30 minutes collecting water than wealthier people. Human existence, whether in urban or rural areas, is heavily dependent on water […]
Breaking news: Chieftaincy Minister Resigns
864 The Minister for Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ebenezer Kojo Kum has resigned from President Akufo-Addo’s government. His resignation is with immediate effect. A press release from the Presidency issued on Friday, February 3, and signed by the Communications Director, Eugene Arhin has said. According to the said release, President Akufo-Addo has accepted his resignation […]
GOIL attributes drop in diesel price to Gold for Oil barter deal
656 A leading Oil Marketing Company (OMC), GOIL, has attributed the reduction in the price of diesel today, January 3, 2023 to the impact of the Barter of ‘Gold for Oil’ barter programme. GOIL announced a 4% reduction in the price of diesel, resulting in a litre selling at ¢15.25. The company, however kept […]
Sack Our Vice Chancellor-Legon Students Cry Out
901 The Concern Students Association of the University of Ghana is demanding the immediate removal of the Vice Chancellor, Professor Nana Aba Appiah Amfo from office over what they described as her lack of leadership. The group also criticized the Vice Chancellor for her knee-jerk approach in resolving students’ matters. The concerned students therefore abandoned […]
Rev. Kusi Boateng secures 10-day injunction against Ablakwa
847 The founder and head pastor of Power Chapel Worldwide International, Rev. Kusi Boateng otherwise known as Kwabena Adu Gyamfi, has secured a restraining order against Member of Parliament for the North Tongu constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa. Per this, Mr. Ablakwa is barred from making public any “disclosures of private documents, correspondence, communication and property […]
Mugabe Maase Of Power Fm loses father
1,178 The General Manager of Power 97.9 FM, Salifu Maase also known as Mugabe, has lost his father. Alhaji Issaka Maase died Thursday night at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi after a short illness. He was 90 years. Per Islam customs, Alhaji Maase will be buried today at Subriso near Tepa in […]