Credit: Eugene B.G. Bawelle The three northern regions continue to be the poorest in Ghana and have the Upper West Region as the poorest, followed by the Upper East region and then the Northern Region. The data below brings to the fore some key issue as follows. The UWR, the youngest region in Ghana, was […]
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Students of Central University College struggling to access results due to breakdown of online portal for a full academic year
Students of the Central University College are struggling to access their results following the breakdown of the school’s online portal for a full academic year. Scores of students have also told this website during investigations at the Miotso campus of the University that their results have been misplaced by those responsible and so have been […]
Aftermath of Tafo Gas explosion: two confirmed dead, officials move to close down filling station
Authorities in the Ashanti Regional are initiating steps that will lead to the total closure of the Trinity Gas Filling station where an explosion occurred yesterday, November 20, 2018, leading to the death of two persons. The move according to the Ashanti Regional Director of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), Kwabena Nsenkyire has become […]
TUC bares teeth at gov’t over National cathedral seed money, holds crunch meeting December 4 on 2019 budget
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) is not relenting in its calls for government to back down on the National Cathedral Project, insisting that it is not a priority for the nation. Deputy General Secretary of the TUC, Joshua Ansah says there are much more pressing issues in the country that should engage government attention rather […]
Second lady advocates protection of the youth against extreme marginalization in Africa
The Second Lady, Mrs. Samira Bawumia has stressed the need for all to work at ending extreme marginalization of the youth, explaining that in them, lies the future and prospects of the African Continent. Delivering the Keynote address at the 2018 International Students Day, hosted by the All-Africa Students Union (A-ASU), in partnership with the […]
Who the f**k do you think you are to call MP’s and DCE’s drunks-Ken Agyapong attacks Franklin Cudjoe
Ruling New Patriotic Party Member of Parliament for Assin Central Constituency in the Central Region, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong has once again turned his guns on president of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, calling him an idiot for describing Members of Parliament and Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCE’s) as drunks. Mr. Cudjoe who is on […]
Teachers posted for double track in Eastern region sleeping in lorry parks in Koforidua as regional GES rejects them
Teachers who have been posted to the Eastern Region under the double track system are said be stranded and have resorted to sleeping at lorry terminals and car parks as they have no money to rent or afford hotels. This is because they have been rejected by the regional directorate of the Ghana Education Service […]
Budget and fiscal analysis office for parliament in the offing-Deputy speaker hints
Parliament will soon establish a budget and fiscal analysis office, says first deputy speaker of the house, Joseph Osei-Wusu. The Budget and Fiscal analysis office will enable members of parliament deliberate, analyse and interpret where necessary and dilate on all important matters relating to the budget and fiscal regime of the country in order that […]
Asawase police killings: gov’t directs interdiction and dismissal of police officers, promises to compensate families
Government has directed the interdiction and dismissal of all the police men that were involved in the killing of some 7 men in the Asawase area in the Ashanti Region a couple of months ago. This follows the release of the report by the committee set up by government to investigate the circumstances that led […]
Creation of Special Prosecutor Office unnecessary-Tony Aidoo
Former Director of Monitoring and Evaluation at the Office of the president, Dr. Tony Aidoo has described the creation of the office of the Special Prosecutor as absolutely unnecessary and a drain on the national coffers. According to him, there are already existing state agencies with the mandate to fight corruption, adding that the only […]
Where are the monies we make from the mortuaries-mortuary men ask gov’t
The Mortuary Workers Association of Ghana is demanding the whereabouts of monies accruing from the operations of the various mortuaries across the country. They want the Ministry of Health and the Ghana Health Service to account for the monies as they believe the mortuaries have become a cash cow for most hospitals in the country […]
Collapse of banks: EOCO on heels of BoG officials
The Senior Minister, Yaw Osafo Maafo has revealed that the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) is on the heels of officials of the Bank of Ghana who are suspected to have played one role or the other leading to the collapse of the seven indigenous banks. According to him, the public perception that nothing […]