Tag: July 31
1.3 million South Sudanese children under 5 at risk of acute malnutrition – UNICEF
The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Friday said that nearly 1.3 million children aged below five years were at risk of acute malnutrition in...
Central Regional House of Chiefs rallies support for Prof Opoku-Agyemang
The Central Regional House of Chiefs has rallied the support of Ghanaians for Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) running mate...
Mother arrested for allegedly killing her two children
A mother has been arrested by the Tema Regional Police Command for alleged having a hand in the death of her two young children...
Western North Regional Minister supports mother of quadruplets
Mr Kingsely Aboagye Gyedu, the Western North Regional Minister, has presented items worth GHC7000 to the 25-year old farmer who delivered quadruplets at...
CPP targets Kumbungu parliamentary seat
The Convention People’s Party (CPP), with Mr Nabila Alhassan Basiru as its parliamentary candidate, is poised to wrest the Kumbungu seat in the Northern...
No salvaged car importation into Ghana from November first, 2020
The law banning the importation of salvaged vehicles into Ghana comes. into effect on November 1, 2020.
Shipping agents, Importers and freight forwarders were...
Cameroon army kills three armed separatists in repelled attack in restive Anglophone region
Cameroon army said Friday its troops have killed at least three armed separatists who launched coordinated attacks on a military patrol team in the...
Africa’s COVID-19 cases pass 900,000 mark
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases across the African continent reached 908,931 on Friday, the Africa Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC)...
South Africa sees sharp decrease in rhino poaching
South Africa has seen a sharp decrease in rhino poaching thanks to a decade of implementing various strategies, Minister of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries,...
Napoli sign Nigerian striker Osimhen
Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen has completed his move from Lille to Napoli, the Italian Serie A side confirmed on Friday.
Having joined...
Chinese president appoints new ambassadors
Chinese President Xi Jinping has appointed new ambassadors in accordance with a decision by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.
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Scores of travelers kidnapped in Nigeria: source
Scores of travellers were kidnapped by gunmen early Thursday along an expressway between Nigeria's capital, Abuja, and the north-central city of Kaduna, security...
Traditional authorities urged to join fight against human trafficking
The Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection(MOGCSP) has called on traditional authorities to join the fight against human trafficking in the country.
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Christian Council educates members on voter rights and responsibilities
The Christian Council of Ghana (CCG) has held a seminar to educate its members and political party representatives in the Northern Region on voter...
Build resilient post COVID-19 workforce – mining firms urged
Mr Henry Antwi, an Australian based mining and mineral economics consultant, has urged mining professionals to refocus on building a resilient post COVID-19...
Second-year student passes on at Oyoko Methodist SHS
A second-year female student of Oyoko Senior High School in the Eastern Region has died after she collapsed on campus.
The headmaster of the School,...
Upper East Paramount Chiefs go to school on Vigilantism Act
Some Paramount Chiefs in the Upper East Region have been schooled on the Vigilantism and Related Offence Act, and the roadmap and code of...
E-learning platform conducive to persons with disability – GFD
The Ghana Federation of Disability Organisations (GFD), has called on government and stakeholders in the education sector to review the current e-learning programme, to...
CPP salutes Muslims on Eid-ul-Adha commemoration
The Convention People’s Party (CPP) on Friday congratulated believers in the Islamic faith across the country for commemoration of the Eid-ul-Adha.
In a statement...
NDC Rescue Mission congratulates Prof Opoku-Agyemang on her nomination
The Volta Regional Rescue Mission Volunteers of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has congratulated Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang on her outdooring as the running...
NGO appeals for tax reduction on sanitary pads
The Youth Harvest Foundation Ghana (YHFG), a Non-Governmental Organisation, has appealed to the Government to reduce the tax on sanitary pads to make them...
Bernard Mornah sends Eid ul Adha message to Nadowli/Kaleo constituents
Mr Bernard Anbataayela Mornah, the People's National Convention (PNC) Parliamentary Candidate for the Nadowli-Kaleo Constituency in the Upper West Region, has asked for...
FFPOs supported to become climate change agents
Forest and Farm Producer Organisations (FFPOs) have received support to act as primary agents of climate change to improve on the livelihoods of local...
Department of children inaugurates child protection committees
The Northern Region Office of the Department of Children, with support from the Christian Children's' Fund of Canada (CCFC), has inaugurated child protection committees...
Vice President presents bull in support of Eid
Dr Archibald Yao Letsa, the Volta Regional Minister, on behalf of Vice President Mahamadu Bawumia, has presented a bull to the Volta Regional Chief...
Schools in Kwahu West benefit from weekend classes
Ten basic and senior high schools(SHS) in the Kwahu West Municipality have enrolled unto the free weekend classes being organized by the Kwahu West...
NDC says satisfied with the voter registration exercise
The Eastern Regional branch of the National Democratic Congress( NDC) has expressed satisfaction with the ongoing voter registration exercise in the region.
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NASA successfully launches Mars rover Perseverance on first attempt
Thursday successfully launched its newest rover to Mars, in an ambitious mission seeking signs of past Martian life.
"The Mars 2020 Perseverance rover, powered by...
FIFA chief Infantino probed over secret meetings with top prosecutor
Criminal proceedings have been opened against FIFA president Gianni Infantino over his secret meetings with Switzerland's attorney general, the country's judicial oversight authority announced...
WHO says it overestimated ability of rich countries to fight virus
The health systems of wealthy countries performed more poorly than expected during the early phase of the Covid-19 crisis, WHO emergency operations chief Mike...