A book on Ghana’s politics and governance has been launched on Thursday, August 27, 2020, at the Ghana Journalists Association Press Centre, Ho.The 203 page titled “Politics and Governance in the Fourth Republic of Ghana” is authored by journalist, lecturer and Head of Governance Department of Evangelical Presbyterian University, Harrison Kofi Belley. Mr. Harrison Kofi Belley – Author, Politics and ...

Student loan since its introduction has offered a significant relief to millions of not-well to do Ghanaian tertiary students. The scheme has also seen several adjustments including increments on the minimum amount disbursed to students (beneficiaries) from time to time. For the 2019/20 academic year alone, the Student Loan Trust Fund has disbursed funds to over 21,000 Ghanaian students bringing ...

Volta Regional Football Association (VRFA) together with Ex-Ghana international Obed Mensah Aguadze donated face masks and hand sanitizers to residents of the regional capital, Ho.The exercise was carried out on Saturday after the regional FA led by Chairman Daniel Agbogah had paid a visit to Obed Mensah Aguadze who represented Ghana in the 70s. The 78-year-old was part of the ...

Madam Doris Amewugah , Ghana Union Movement (GUM) Parliamentary candidate for Ho West Constituency has launched the party’ Election 2020 campaign in Ho West, where he outlined her vision for the Constituency. Key among some of the Parliamentary Candidate vision is the establishment of a Constituency Advisory Committee, which would advise her on the needs assessment of the constituency. “When ...

The Presidential Candidate of the Ghana Union Movement (GUM), Rev. Christian Kwabena Andrew, popularly known as Osofo Kyiri Abosom, last week embarked on a day working visit of the Volta Region. The Leader of GUM kickstarted the tour of the Region with a durbar at the North Tongu Constituency where he interacted with chiefs, elders, party executives, parliamentary candidate and ...

The Greater Accra Regional Office of the Electoral Commission (EC) located at Sapeiman near Amasaman has been gutted by fire.The fire started at about 2:30 am on Friday, August 14, 2020.According to the police, they immediately informed the Ghana National Fire Service about the outbreak after they received the information.Four fire tenders from Amasaman, Kotoku, Nsawam and Abelemkpe were brought ...

The Executive Council of the Ghana Football Association has approved an amount of $100,000 to purchase six thousand (6,000) footballs for grassroot football development via the FIFA Forward 1.0 programme. This was announced by President Kurt Edwin Simeon-Okraku on Thursday, August 13, 2020 when he met Executives of the Greater Accra Regional Football Association during a working visit at the ...

Ghanaian comedian Funny Face has said he will not use his brand to endorse betting companies in Ghana although he needs their money. The comedian, who attributed his staying away from endorsing betting companies to the huge following he has from children, was speaking on Accra100.5FM’s Ayeeko Ayeeko show on Wednesday, 5 August 2020. Funny Face, who holds himself up as the ...

Dutch rider Fabio Jakobsen is in a coma in hospital after a high-speed crash on stage one of the Tour of Poland.Dylan Groenewegen drifted across the road in the downhill sprint and he and compatriot Jakobsen collided just before the finish line in Katowice.Deceuninck-QuickStep’s Jakobsen, 23, hit the barriers before striking an official stood by the line.“His condition is very ...

A large blast in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, has killed at least 70 people and injured more than 4,000 others, the health minister says.Videos show smoke billowing from a fire, then a mushroom cloud following the blast at the city’s port.Officials are blaming highly explosive materials stored in a warehouse for six years.President Michel Aoun tweeted it was “unacceptable” that ...