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GHS Declares December As Month Of Vaccination

COVID-19: Second Jab Of AstraZeneca Vaccine Starts Tomorrow, August 31

The Ghana Health Service has declared December as the ‘month of vaccination. This was announced by the Director-General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS), Dr. Patrick Kuma-Aboagye, at a press briefing on Sunday, November 28, 2021. Speaking at the presser, Dr Kuma-Aboagye disclosed that the country is expected to receive …

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Seven Interesting Facts You Should Know About NSMQ Finalist, Francesca Lamini

Francisca Lamini Gets Admission Into Harvard Medical School

The almighty KETASCO has proven herself worthy by striving to battle with the giants, PRESEC and PREMPEH in the grande final of the most anticipated NSMQ. Not only are they being applauded by their outstanding performance, their also being praised for producing the only female contestant to appear on the …

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Ghana’s Ace Investigative Journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas Wins 2021 Foreign Journalist Award in US

Ghana's Ace Investigative Journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas Wins 2021 Foreign Journalist Award in US

Ace Ghanaian investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas, has been named the 2021 NABJ Percy Qoboza Foreign Journalist of the Year. He will receive the award at an event to be held on Saturday, December 4, 2021 in the United States of America. This was made known in a letter addressed to …

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Wearing Of Smocks Banned In Bawku

Wearing Of Smocks Banned In Bawku

The Upper East Regional Co-ordinating Council has banned the wearing of smocks in Bawku township with immediate effect. In a press statement signed by Regional Minister Stephen Yakubu, the Council indicated that the decision was taken after consultation with the Upper East Regional Security Council (REGSEC). The imposition according to the …

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Accra Ranked 3rd Most Polluted City In Africa – World Air Quality Report

Accra is the 3rd most polluted city in Africa, according to the 2020 World Air Quality Report, published by Swiss firm, IQAir. The Malian capital, Bamako, topped the list of most polluted African cities, with the air quality there considered “unhealthy for sensitive groups”. Sebokeng in South Africa followed in …

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2 Female Students Expelled From UPSA For Allegedly Engaging In Lesbianism Acts

2 Female Students Expelled From UPSA For Allegedly Engaging In Lesbianism Acts

Two female resident students of the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) have been expelled from the institution’s hostel for allegedly engaging in a threesome sexual activity with a non-resident male. According to a statement by the institute, the said females fondled each other during their sexual escapade and engaged …

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School Placement For JHS Set To Commence On Nov. 29 – GES

School Placement For JHS Set To Commence On Nov. 29 - GES

The Ghana Education Service (GES) says this year’s computerised school selection for Junior High School (JHS) graduates will commence on November 29, nationwide. A statement, signed by the Head of Public Relations Unit of the GES, Cassandra Twum Ampofo, said the exercise will end on December 14, 2021. Ahead of …

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Landlady Threatens To Close Down NPP’s Ashanti Region Head Office Over Rent Arrears

Landlady Threatens To Close Down NPP’s Ashanti Region Head Office Over Rent Arrears

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Ashanti Region could be facing an eviction from its head office over an allegation of three years rent arrears by the landlady. The landlady and a young man believed to be her son stormed the office premises on Friday and disrupted an on-going …

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Roads Minister’s Directive On Road Tolls An empty Boast – Alban Bagbin

Present A Revised Budget To Parliament - Bagbin Tells Finance Minister

The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has described as an empty boast a directive by the Roads and Highways Minister, halting the payment of road tolls across the country. During parliamentary proceedings on Thursday, the Speaker explained that the payment of road tolls was occasioned by an Act of Parliament, …

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Thousands Ghanaian Youth Storm El-Wak Stadium For Medical Screening Ahead of Army Recruitment [Photos]

Thousands Ghanaian Youth Storm El-Wak Stadium For Medical Screening Ahead of Army Recruitment [Photos]

Thousands of Ghanaians on Monday, July 19 thronged the El Wak Sports Stadium in Accra to participate in the documentation and medical screening process for recruitment into the Ghana Army. These people, according to the Commanding Officer for the 5th Infantry Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Prince Tandoh, include Senior High School …

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