A Security Analyst, Dr Adam Bonaa has said the Military should have allowed the Police to investigate the circumstances under which one of them was allegedly killed in Ashaiman rather than taking the law into their own hands. Dr Bonaa indicated that the act of brutalizing civilians by the military was wrong. On Tuesday, March...
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Independence Day: Here are 66 challenges facing Ghana according to AI ChatGPT
Exactly 66 years ago today (March 6, 1957), Ghana gained its independence from the British colonial rule and governance. After sixty-six years in the life of a country, one would expect that certain hurdles and challenges would have been surmounted, but that is not the case for mother Ghana. Every country faces their peculiar difficulties...
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Vice President Bawumia hands over reconstructed Kumasi Central Mosque
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has handed over the reconstructed Kumasi Central Mosque to the mosque’s committee after it was commissioned today (March 3, 2023) amidst excitement. The commissioning ceremony was graced by the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II; the National Chief Imam, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu; and a host of distinguished dignitaries including...
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Hajj Package fee pegged at $6,500 – Hajj Board
The Ghana Hajj Board has announced this year’s Hajj Package fee for prospective pilgrims to Mecca in the month of Ramadan. The fee has been pegged at $6,500 which translates to GH₵75,000, the Hajj Board said in a statement. According to the Board, the cedi equivalent of GH₵75,000 will remain in force till March 31,...
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Rise-Ghana kicks against construction of hostels for Kayayei
A Non-Governmental Organization based in the Northern region, Rise Ghana has kicked against the government’s move to construct hostel facilities for head-porters also known as ‘Kayayei’ in Accra. According to the NGO, the issue of constructing hostels will rather encourage rural urban migration. This comes on the back of the sod cutting ceremony to begin...
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Ghana confirms 14 Lassa Fever cases
The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) says 14 Lassa Fever cases have so far been confirmed in the country. Those affected include some doctors and other health workers exposed in their line of duty. The GMA in a statement issued Wednesday, said while it acknowledges measures being put in place to trace their contacts and contain...
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EC Chair, NIA Boss expected in Parliament today over new CI
The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa, and the Executive Secretary of the National Identification Authority, Kenneth Attafuah, are expected to appear before Parliament on Tuesday, February 28, 2023, to brief the House on the commission’s proposed Constitutional Instrument (CI). Due to Madam Mensa’s absence from the House, the Minority in Parliament objected...
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Bondholders to meet Ofori-Atta over March 13 ‘assurance’
Representatives of bondholders who did not subscribe to the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP) have raised doubts about the assurances given by the Ministry of Finance to pay coupons on old bonds by Monday, March 13. The Ministry, in a statement on Monday, February 27, assured that administrative steps are being taken to ensure that coupons and...
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Building collapse kills 104yr old woman at Asamakese
An elderly woman believed to be 104 years old has been confirmed dead after a building collapsed on her during a rainstorm Saturday evening at Asamankese in the Lower West Akim Municipality of the Eastern region. The deceased Maame Yaa Konsua was returning from her washroom to her room when the structure came down on...
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Jean Mensa to face Parliament on Tuesday over new ‘Ghana Card’ CI
The Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), Jean Mensa is set to appear in Parliament to answer questions on a new C.I laid before the house. The EC boss will face the legislature alongside the Executive Secretary of the National Identification Authority (NIA), Dr. Ken Attafuah. The EC’s CI is attempting to use the Ghana...