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Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the international community, especially those who have shared concerns about the protests in Nigeria, to know the facts before making judgements. Several days of protests to get the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (Sars) unit of the Nigerian police disbanded has degenerated into violence and shooting of peaceful protesters. This has seen the international community including ...

Ghana and Ivory Coast account for two-thirds of the world’s cocoa supply, but unlike oil-producing countries, they are unable to influence prices that are historically too low to meet the basic needs of small planters. “They could decide the market prices – above all if they allied themselves with other major producers like Ecuador, Cameroon and Nigeria; but there’s a ...

The Majority Leader, Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has said the resumption of illegal mining activities at the headwaters of the Pra River is not only polluting the river but it is undermining efforts to ensure the supply of quality water to the residents of Sekondi-Takoradi and surrounding towns and villages. In a submission on the floor of Parliament yesterday, he said ...

For some strange reasons, many Ghanaians are behaving as though the coronavirus pandemic has vanished. A vast majority of Ghanaians continue to defy the COVID-19 protocols, including wearing nose masks, social distancing and washing of hands frequently under running water. It is commonplace today to see a mass gathering of people of all ages at political campaigns, market places, and lorry parks ...

The Minister of Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh has today, Wednesday, October 21, 2020, handed over 16 Toyota Landcruiser Prado 4 x 4 vehicles to all Regional Directors of Education on behalf of President Akufo-Addo. The short ceremony was held at the Ministry of Education in Accra. It will be recalled that in March 2020, the Vice President, on behalf ...

A total of 14 people have been confirmed dead in the church collapse disaster at Akyem Batabi in the Asene Manso Akroso District, Eastern Regional Minister Eric Kwakye Darfour has said. Rescue efforts are still continuing with the help of five excavators and sniffer dogs. Meanwhile, the District Chief Executive of Asene Manso Akroso, Mr Alex Inkoom, has said his ...

Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta is calling on rich countries to consider extending the moratorium on debt servicing from poorer countries. Mr. Ofori-Atta made this call as he ended his tenure as chairman of the joint ministerial committee of the boards of governors of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. The Finance Minister urged the G-20 countries to not only extend ...

The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources Kwaku Asomah-Cheremeh has noted that for a long time Ghana has been sitting on another mineral that has the potential to catapult the local economy but it hasn’t been given much attention. This, according to him, is iron, the bedrock for the Iron and Steel industry and the base material for the automobile ...

The Paramount Chief of Afife and President of the Afife Traditional Council, Torgbui Adrakpanya VI, has described the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, as a competent, compassionate, great and visionary leader who is deserving of a second term in office. According to Torgbui Adrakpanya VI, “We have been keenly monitoring your development focus and agenda for the ...

The National Sports Authority (NSA) has announced rates to be charged for teams that will use the Accra Sports Stadium in the 2020/21 football season. A statement signed by Professor Peter Twumasi, Director General of NSA said matches scheduled at the stadium had been categorised into three groups. “Management would like to bring to your notice and attention of fees ...