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Influx of refugees in northern Ghana is a threat we can’t underestimate – Researcher

1,458The Regional Coordinator of Research and Capacity Building at the West Africa Network for Peacebuilding (WANEP), Dr Festus Kofi Aubyn has urged the government to take seriously the influx of refugees into the country. Speaking on Top Story on Joy FM, Dr Festus Aubyn said that with the crises in Burkina Faso, the country could […]

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Breaking news:Uganda minister shot dead by bodyguard over ‘unpaid salary’

1,879Charles Engola, Uganda’s state minister for labour, employment and industrial relations, has been shot dead by his bodyguard. Fred Enanga, police spokesperson, said the minister was shot dead at about 8am local time on Tuesday at his home in Kampala, the country’s capital. Enanga said it was a murder-suicide case. “He (Engola) was shot at […]

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GJA demands amendment of Electronic Communications Act to protect journalists

1,909The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has lamented Ghana’s drop in the 2023 global ranking in press freedom from the 60th to the 62nd position out of 180 countries. The Association made these concerns at the commemoration of the 2023 World Press Freedom Day in Accra in which it also lamented the Electronic Communications Act which […]

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Supreme Court throws out case against DCEs holding office in acting capacity

1,804The Supreme Court has, in a unanimous decision, dismissed a case challenging government’s decision to permit Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCE’s) to remain in office in an acting capacity. Member of Parliament for South-Dayi, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, had contended that government’s directive was contrary to the constitution. President Akufo-Addo, at the commencement of his […]

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PRINPAG Salutes All Media Practitioners For Sterling Performance Amidst Challenges

1,560 As the World marks this year’s World Press Freedom Day today, May 3, 2023, on the theme: “Shaping a Future of Rights: Freedom of Expression as a Driver for all other human rights,” the Private Newspapers and Online News Publishers Association of Ghana (PRINPAG),has saluted all media practitioners in Ghana, who have sacrificed to […]