The government has approved a proposal from transport operators to increase transport fares by 15 percent. The increment is expected to take effect from Saturday, July 11, 2020. A deputy Transport Minister, Nii Kwartei Titus Glover told Citi News that the decision was taken after a meeting with transport operators on Tuesday, July 7, 2020. He said the transport operators ...

A failed Ghana Football Association presidential aspirant who hit the headlines for her bold step to contest in the last GFA election has hailed the nomination of Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang as historic and as a result of the achievement of many women who have excelled in high public offices in Ghana. “I think its historical that Ms. Jane Naana Opoku-Agyeman ...

All schools in Kenya will remain closed until next January because of the coronavirus pandemic. Final year exams, usually taken in October and November, have also been cancelled. Education Minister George Magoha said students would repeat a year as schools had closed in mid-March, three months after the school calendar had begun. But colleges and universities are to reopen in ...

Former President John Dramani Mahama, Monday July 6, 2020, named Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang as his running mate for the 2020 parliamentary elections after extensive consultations with key stakeholders in the NDC Mr. Mahama and his new running mate are to battle the incumbent President and Vice, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia. The New Patriotic Party and ...

Doctors have advised President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to self Isolate for 14 days, from 4 July, 2020, after persons believed to be close to him contracted the Coronavirus. In a statement released by the Ministry of Information, signed by Hon. Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, the President’s self Isolation is a safety precautionary measure in compliance with the Covid-19 protocol. The ...

The National Executive Officers of the NPP led the National Chairman, Hon. Freddy Blay, on Friday, July 3, 2020, paid a visit to the residence of Lawyer Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie, the former General Secretary of the party who passed on to glory two days ago. The essence of the visit was to commiserate with the immediate bereaved family of the ...

The Executive Council of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) will meet on Thursday, July 9, 2020, to fix a date for Congress and also discuss matters related to the new season. This follows the decision of the Council to cancel the 2019/20 football season and prepare for a new one. Related: https://extvgh.com/2020/07/01/2019-2020-football-season-cancelled/ Matters to be discussed include date and agenda ...

The Cameroonian capital suffered its third bomb attack in two weeks on Thursday. A home-made bomb detonated in Cameroon’s capital on Thursday, causing severe injury to five people. It was the third time in a fortnight that a neighbourhood of Yaoundé had been subjected to a bomb attack. The BBC reports that the incident happened at around 7.30pm local time (6.30pm GMT) ...

General Secretary of National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketiah has described the ongoing voter registration exercise in the Volta Region as very slow and unacceptable. He spoke with Etornam Ohene Sefadzi of Global 105.1 FM in Ho on Friday, July 3, 2020. Take a listen to his assessment. Johnson Asiedu Nketia – General Secretary, NDC

The Executive Council of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), has taken a decision to cancel the 2019/20 football season following a marathon meeting on Tuesday, June 30, 2020 at the GFA Secretariat in Accra. Accordingly, all records associated to the season has been expunged but fines accrued must be honoured by clubs.There shall also be no demotion and promotion. The ...