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 construction of a four-storey hostel facility at Adjen Kotoku and other parts of Accra to accommodate 300 head porters. Speaking on the Morning Starr with Naa Dedei Tetteh Thursday, the Executive Director of Rise Ghana, Awal Ahmed Kariama admonished the government to rather solve the problem at...
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 the virus from spreading further, it is also facilitating the provision of psychological support to the colleagues confirmed with the disease, and counselled the public to take precautionary measures. The virus spreads to humans through contact with food or household items contaminated with the...
Messi gifts 35 gold personalised iPhones to Argentina teammates and staff
Lionel Messi has purchased custom-designed gold iPhones for his Argentina teammates and coaching staff following their World Cup victory in Qatar 2022. The total cost of the 35 devices, which were delivered to Paris, was reportedly £175,000. Messi, who recently won the FIFA Best men’s player of the year award, worked with IDESIGN GOLD to create the special gifts for his team members. The CEO of IDESIGN GOLD, Ben Lyons, shared that Messi wanted a unique way to celebrate the win and chose the idea of gold iPhones inscribed with the recipients’ names. Messi’s outstanding performance at the tournament earned...
Diesel selling at GHS13.80; Petrol GHS13.80: A leap of relief for Ghana’s road users – Gabby
A member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) Gabby Otchere-Darko has expressed hope that the reduction in fuel prices will last longer. The former Executive Director of the Danquah Institue stated that in December 2022, Diesel sold at GHS23.43 and Petrol for GHS17.42. As at, March 1, 2023, Diesel is selling at GHS13.49 and Petrol GHS13.19. “We hope this is yet another sign that the economy is turning the corner. Long may it last!” Mr Otchere-Darko tweeted. The Institute for Energy Security (IES) earlier projected a marginal drop in the prices of fuel. IES also projected the price of...
Mahama will build a workable Ghana – Alabi
The creativity of former President John Dramani Mahama in building a workable Ghana is not based on rhetoric but on a sense of urgency and commitment, former Vice Chancellor of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) Professor Joshua Alabi has said. Speaking at the campaign launch of former President Mahama to enable him to contest in the presidential primary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), in Ho on Thursday, March 2, Prof Alabi said “Former President Mahama is a proven nation-builder whose creativity is not based on rhetoric as others but on a sense of urgency and commitment. “He is a competent builder with...
AFCON qualifiers: Angola coach vows to upset Black Stars
Angola coach Pedro Goncalves is upbeat ahead of their matchup against Ghana in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers for 2023. Angola failed to qualify for the 2021 AFCON in Cameroon after exiting the group stage in 2019. They now face the difficult task to re-enter the competition. The Palancas Negras will travel to Ghana on March 23 for their third qualifying match as they look for their second competitive win against Ghana before hosting the Black Stars later in Luadan four days later. Coach Pedro Goncalves believes it is still possible to achieve positive results against Ghana despite the...
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 to the briefing by EC officials last Thursday. The EC’s CI is attempting to use the Ghana Card as the primary document for voter registration in the upcoming general elections. The Majority Leader, Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, announced that the EC Chairperson, Jean Mensa, will appear before...
Tinubu stretches lead in Nigeria presidential race
Ruling party candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu is leading Nigeria’s most hotly contested general election since the country’s return to democracy over two decades ago. Fourteen of the 36 states have thus far been officially declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec). Mr Tinubu has now secured 44% of the votes counted so far. The main opposition candidate Atiku Abubakar is trailing in second, followed by Labour’s Peter Obi. In order to win the presidency, a candidate needs to have the most votes overall and win 25% in 25 of Nigeria’s 36 states. But the electoral process has been mired...
Obasanjo urges Buhari to cancel compromised election, says tensions are building up
Obasanjo in his letter on Monday, February 27, 2023, alleged that INEC officials tampered with BVAS machines and manipulated election results. Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to cancel all elections that do not pass credibility and transparency test. The former President said this in a letter to Buhari amid calls for the cancellation of the 2023 presidential election by the Labour Party (LP) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). While the collation of the election results was ongoing at the National Collation Centre in Abuja, the agents of the two parties walked away after they failed to...
Govt assures external creditors of their equal importance to the Republic of Ghana
The Ministry of Finance has said that the Government of Ghana will continue to work with external creditors to advance the progress of our external debt treatment in order to ensure Ghana’s long-term macroeconomic stability. The Ministry assured the external creditors of their equal importance to the Republic of Ghana. “The newly issued bonds have been settled and listed and will become the new benchmark bonds for the fixed income market. “The Ministry of Finance will work with relevant stakeholders, as agreed, to ensure that these new benchmark securities become the basis for deepening the domestic sovereign bond market,” the...