Anthony Akoto Apaw, a private legal practitioner and human rights activist popularly known as “Che che” has passed on. He died at the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) on Friday [October 20, 2023), it has been confirmed. Mr Akoto Ampaw, a respected private legal practitioner was a human rights activist and anti-corruption campaigner. Akoto Ampaw earned […]
Leading Member of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP and Director-General of the National Lottery Authority (NLA), Mr. Samuel Awuku has been called to the Ghana Bar. Mr. Awuku was called to the Ghana Bar alongside some other prominent political personalities including the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchway and the […]
Keta Senior High Technical School (KETASCO) on Tuesday secured a spot in the National Science and Maths Quiz semi-finals, triumphing over Tamale Senior High School and St. Augustine’s College in the quarter-final. KETASCO dominated with an impressive 44 points, while Tamale SHS garnered 35 points, and the 2007 and 2019 champions, St. Augustine’s, achieved 32 […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will visit the districts severely hit by the floods occasioned by the spillage of the Akosombo Dam today. The President, who returned to the country last night after a four-day official duty in the United States, will be joined by members of the Inter-Ministerial Committee set up by the government […]
The Volta River Authority (VRA) has explained that the Akosombo Dam was currently receiving over 200 percent more water around this time of the year in October than what was experienced in previous years. The amount of water coming into the dam “is so great” and this means the water spillage from the Akosombo Dam […]
The Government of Ghana has strongly condemned the ongoing Hamas attacks on Israel, calling on Hamas to immediately cease the attacks and withdraw its militants from southern Israel. In a press release issued on October 8, 2023, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration also called on the Israeli government to exercise restraint in […]
The Regional Maritime University’s Alumni Association is set to hold its Annual Congress and Homecoming on Saturday, October 14, 2023 at the school’s premises. The Congress which will kick start at 9 o’clock in the morning at the African Unity Auditorium will create a platform for networking and sharing of ideas with the aim of […]
The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has said it has identified a number of businesses that are violating the tax law through its ongoing VAT enforcement exercise in the Greater Accra Region. Through the VAT enforcement exercise, the taskforce found out that many businesses had not registered with the authority, while those that had registered were […]
The National Service Scheme (NSS) has given the assurance the September 2023 allowances for service personnel have been released to the secretariat and was being processed for payment as soon as possible. In addition to that, the arrears following the recent upward adjustments was also being processed and will be paid soon after payment of […]
The National Lottery Authority (NLA) has climaxed this years’ Customer Service Week with a massive 6 Kilometer Health Walk on Saturday, October 7, 2023. Led by the Authority’s Director-General Mr. Samuel Awuku, the Health walk was rounded with some aerobics, a musical contest and the viewing of the live match between Tottenham Hotspur and Luton […]
The Asokwa Circuit Court last Monday convicted 22-year-old John Alister on two counts of stealing. The convict pleaded guilty to both counts of stealing when he appeared before the court presided over by Vida Achiaa Yeboah last Monday. He prayed the court to deal with him leniently. The prosecution, however, objected to his plea of […]
On Saturday, 30th September 2023, NLA held its much-awaited Akuapem Odwira Community Draw, the National Weekly Lotto Draw, at the forecourt of the Okuapehene’s Palace in Akropong. Hundreds of Akuapem-Odwira revellers and residents around Akropong for the first time witnessed the NLA’s new Draw machine in action outside of the Brennan Hall. The Okuapehene, HRM, […]
