1,630High blood pressure, also called hypertension, is known as a “silent killer” because often there are no symptoms. Black Americans develop high blood pressure at a higher rate than any other racial group in the United States. Moreover, high blood pressure tends to occur at younger ages and is more severe in Black Americans. If […]
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NDC polls: Toku retains W/R Chairmanship; Michael Aidoo elected chairman in Western North
1,742 The Western Regional Chairman of the National Democratic Congress, Nana Kojo Toku, has retained his seat in Saturday’s executives’ election. Mr. Toku polled 415 votes to defeat his only contender Gibrilu Alhassan Laminn who polled 91 votes. Former Mayor of Takoradi Charlotte Otuwa Odum polled 264 votes to be elected the Vice Chairperson of […]
Upper East NDC polls: Regional Secretary retained for 7th time
1,894 Donatus Akamugri has been elected as the Secretary for the National Democratic Congress in the Upper East Region for the 7th time. Mr. Akamugri won 300 votes against his contender Thomas Abiola who had 186 votes. This makes Mr. Akamugri the longest-serving executive of the National Democratic Congress in the Region. Alhaji Abdulai Mumumi […]
Nigeria ‘Closely Monitoring’ Twitter After Musk Takeover
1,869 Nigeria’s government is “closely monitoring” Twitter following its takeover by billionaire Elon Musk, the state-owned News Agency of Nigeria reports. It quotes Information Minister Lai Mohammed as saying the government will not allow any social media platform to plunge the country into crisis. In January, Twitter agreed to demands to register in Nigeria and […]
Private Universities Cry Over Neglect By Government
1,614Private universities have bemoaned what they describe as government neglect of their operations despite their massive contribution to the county’s human resource development. According to the chairman of the Council for Independent Universities (CIU), Professor Nicholas N.N Nsowah-Nuama, many private universities are overwhelmed by stifling capital, staff, and the administrative and overhead cost of singlehandedly […]
Lands Minister Co-Chairs First Ministerial Meeting On FCLP @ COP 27
1,780 The Lands and Natural Resources Minister, Hon. Samuel A. Jinapor has on Saturday, 12th November, 2022, co-Chaired the first ministerial meeting of the Forests and Climate Leaders’ Partnership (FCLP) with the United States’ Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, Secretary John Kerry, as the Minister’s final participation in the ongoing COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh, […]
General Legal Council To Shut Down Some Institutions Awarding LLB Degrees – Chief Justice
1,706 Chief Justice, Kwasi Anin-Yeboah, has revealed that the General Legal Council (GLC) would in the coming days restrict some institutions from awarding Bachelor of Laws (LLB) programme to students. Speaking at the 2022 call to the Bar ceremony in Accra, the Chief Justice said the GLC would take advantage of the powers given to […]
NDC delegates elect regional executives today and tomorrow
1,721 Voting is currently underway in several centres across the country as delegates of the National Democratic Congress head to the polls to elect regional executives for the party. The exercise which began on Friday, will end on Sunday, November 13, 2022. The party in a communique asked delegates to fully abide by all laid […]
Oppong Nkrumah calls for more stakeholder collaboration to train journalists in financial reporting
1,217The Minister for Information, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has called on stakeholders within the Ghanaian media space to collaborate and help build the capacity of Ghanaian journalists in business and financial reporting. According to the Minister, training of journalists in business and financial reporting is essential in equipping them with the needed skills and know-how to […]
Bomaa Community:Once Vibrant Now Neglected By NPP
2,049Bomaa is one of the biggest towns in the Tano North Municipality of the Ahafo Region. Inhabitants of this ancient town are well known for their involvement in agriculture, particularly the cultivation of cocoa and plantain. Bomaa is also famous for the composition of national inspirational patriotic songs such as “Dwene oman yi ho”, “Ghana […]







