A cholera outbreak in war-torn Yemen has killed 115 people and left 8,500 ill as hospitals struggle to cope with an influx of patients, the International Committee of the Red Cross said Sunday. “We now are facing a serious outbreak of cholera,” said ICRC director of operations Dominik Stillhart at a news conference in the … Read more
A seven member Ghana government delegation is attending the 12Th session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF12) at United Nations Headquarters in New York. Led by Professor Bruce Banoeng-Yakubu, Chief Director of the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources (MLNR), it includes Mr. Kwadwo Owusu-Afriyie, Chief Executive Officer of the Forestry Commission, (FC) … Read more
The Director of Operations for Energy Think tank, the African Centre for Energy Policy, Benjamin Boakye has described the 400-Mega Watt Bridge Power project, as a good deal for Ghana. President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, cut the sod for the commencement of construction of the world’s largest LPG-fired power plant three days … Read more
Kotoko will not return to Kumasi until after the 2016/17 Premier League, match day 14 encounter at the Accra Sports Stadium on May 6, 2017 against Accra Great Olympics. The Porcupines left Kumasi for Accra on Saturday morning ahead of Monday’s – “Ghana 60 Years On Anniversary Cup” – first leg tie with arch rivals, … Read more
Youth of Dzodze in the Ketu North District of the Volta Region have elected new executives to lead their association. Dzodze is one the commercial hubs of the Volta Region and a hotbed for political activism. Apart from its rich culture, the district capital of Ketu North has actively featured in Ghana’s oil palm industry … Read more
Scientists sounded the alarm yesterday over the problems posed to space missions from orbital junk – the accumulating debris from mankind’s six-decade exploration of the cosmos. In less than a quarter of a century, the number of orbiting fragments large enough to destroy a spacecraft has more than doubled, a conference in Germany heard. And … Read more
It has emerged that, the Minority Chief Whip, Alhaji Mohammed Mubarak Muntaka and Member of Parliament (MP) for Asawase in the Ashanti Region, craftily selected the two MPs on his side, who sat on the Joe Ghartey Committee, which investigated the bribery allegation of which he was a principal witness. As it turned out, the … Read more
Some indigenes of Abetifi in the Eastern Region are appealing to President Akufo-Addo to appoint Mr. William Owusu, a native of Abetifi as the District Chief Executive (DCE) for Kwahu East. The leaders of the group, Akumoah Boateng and Stephen Boamah told Graphiconline in an interview that the Agribusiness scholar is a unifier, a loyal … Read more
A member of the Communications Team of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Charles Owusu, at the weekend donated food items and some African wears at the headquarters of the Ghana Prisons Service in Accra. The food items included bags of rice, a gallon of cooking oil, bags of sugar, a box of Tasty Tom tomato … Read more
Members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) after the swearing-in of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as the President of the country quickly drove away huge numbers of state vehicles that were parked at the seat of government, a former District Chief Executive Officer (DCE) in the Mahama administration has alleged. According to George Opare-Addo, the … Read more
Uganda’s second most prominent policeman was shot and killed in his car on Friday along with two other officers as he left his home in Kampala, police said. Assistant Inspector General of Police Andrew Kaweesi served as the force’s spokesman and was one of the country’s most high-profile officers. “He was shot dead this morning … Read more
Contract Cost & Printers Unknown What was thought to be a bold statement by the Akufo-Addo government in immortalizing the respected, Dr. James Emman Kwegyir Aggrey at Ghana’s 60th Anniversary celebration by putting his head on one of the cedi notes, is generating a huge procurement procedure controversy, which is likely to end up in … Read more
Ideal Finance Limited, a flagship brand of Groupe Ideal, has donated a sum of one hundred thousand Ghana cedis (GHC100,000) in support of the Ghana at 60 anniversary celebration. The cheque was presented by Groupe Ideal’s Corporate Communications and Strategy Director, Ekow Blankson, The move, according to Mr. Blankson, was initiated by the Groupe President, … Read more
Asante Kotoko have confirmed an invitation from the Office of the President to play perennial rivals Hearts of Oak on 01 May 1, 2017 in Accra in a friendly. The match, it’s part of activities marking Ghana’s 60th independence anniversary, would be played on a home and away basis. A portion of the letter signed … Read more
The Ghana Community Network Services Limited (GCNet), has donated 250,000 cedis to the Planning Committee of the Ghana at 60 Years On. The contribution is geared at supporting the activities of the committee for the Independence celebrations. According to GCNet, the gesture is to demonstrate its patriotism and deepen its position as a leading public … Read more
Ghana Community Network Services Limited (GCNet) has presented a cheque of GHC 250,000.00 to the National Planning Committee of the Ghana 60 Years On towards the 2017 independence celebrations. Making the donation on behalf of GCNet, Strategy and Communications Manager, Mrs Aba Lokko explained the gesture was the company’s contribution towards the celebration of the … Read more
Museums across New York are waging a cultural war on prejudice in Donald Trump’s America, flexing the soft power of art and photography to compound the city-wide climate of protest. From talks about Islamic art to a Muslim exhibition, swapping Picasso and Matisse for Iranian, Sudanese and Iraqi artists and extending a children’s exhibition, museums … Read more
By Prof Lungu “… On Ghanaweb, many are they who have commented on the ‘core values’ of the NPP as they’ve sought to explain the true ‘character’ of the NPP…Be that as it may, as of 25 Feb 17..according to Kweku Baako, ‘the former police officer and a member of the vigilante group…is being sought … Read more
Politicians wielding a toxic and dehumanising rhetoric such as the use of “us versus them” is creating a more divided and dangerous world, Amnesty International 2016/2017 annual report has warned. The report dubbed: “The State of the World’s Human Rights” delivers the most comprehensive analysis of the state of human rights around the world, covering … Read more
A military officer who was detained at a guardroom at Burma Camp for allegedly leaking a CCTV tape which captured persons suspected to be members of the Invincible Forces, a private security wing of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), beating up a senior police officer at the Flagstaff House in Accra has been released. … Read more