The President of the Republic of Ghana, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has been elected as the new Chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). He was elected at the ongoing 57th ECOWAS Summit, which is being held in Niamey, the capital of Niger. The summit is being held at the Mahatma Gandhi […]
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Chief of Staff halts demolition of CSIR bungalows – Frimpong Boateng reveals
The Minister for Environment, Science and Technology, Prof. Frimpong Boateng, has asked agitating CSIR management and staff to remain calm over sale of their lands to a private developer. The staff and management physically halted a demolition exercise by a private developer of some bungalows located at Labone here in Accra. They later followed up […]
ICC President meets with His Holiness Pope Francis at the Vatican
The President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Judge Chile Eboe-Osuji, was received by His Holiness Pope Francis at the Vatican on September 3, 2020. The ICC President also met with the Secretary for Relations with States, Archbishop Paul Gallagher, during his official visit to the Holy See.
COTVET engages celebrities and entrepreneurs to promote technical and vocation education
As part of efforts to promote Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) in Ghana, and to make it more attractive to the Ghanaian youth and the general public, the Ministry of Education (MOE) through the Council for Technical and Vocational Education and Training (COTVET), has engaged a number of Ghanaian celebrities and entrepreneurs as […]
I’ve no hand in Dome Faase land dispute – Okyenhene
The Akyem Abuakwa State has denied claims that its overlord, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin is involved in the land boundary dispute at Dome Faase in the Obom Domeabra constituency in Accra.
Akufo-Addo cuts sod for €85m Keta water supply project
The President of Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has cut the sod for the commencement of construction of the Keta Water Supply Rehabilitation and Expansion Project. At the ceremony held at Agordome, in the South Tongu District of the Volta Region, on Thursday, 27th August 2020, President Akufo-Addo noted that the southern part of the […]
Dome Faase impasse: More than 50 residents arrested over assault on two soldiers
More than 50 people have been arrested by the Military deployed to Dome Faase to investigate the circumstances that led to the lynching of two soldiers by some irate residents of the community. The arrested have been sent to the Police Headquarters for interrogation, www.politicoghana.com understands. Deputy Minister of Defense, Major (Rtd) Derrick Oduro, who […]
Assaulted soldiers were on legitimate assignment – Dep. Defence Minister
The two soldiers who were brutally assaulted at Dome Faase near Obom-Domeabra in the Ga South Municipaltiy on Tuesday, August 25, 2020, by some unidentified residents were on official duty, deputy Minister of Defence, Major (Rtd) Derrick Oduro has revealed.
Police arrest suspected car thief in Kumasi with 8 taxi cabs
A man suspected to be part of a car-stealing syndicate has been arrested in Kumasi, the Ashanti regional police command has said.
Akufo-Addo cuts sod for construction of €48m Takoradi Market Circle project to begin
“Today, I am here to cut the sod for the construction and redevelopment of the Takoradi Market, popularly called Market Circle. I am particularly happy that this project, which is dear to my heart, is going to commence under the presidency of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo”.
First Lady commends MoH, GHS for mutually beneficial partnership
Ghana’s First Lady Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo has described the partnership between The Rebecca Foundation and state agencies like the Ministry of Health and the Ghana Health Service (GHS) as one which has been immensely beneficial to the good people of Ghana, especially women and children.
Alleged procurement breaches: Zongo Dev’t Fund did no wrong; decision to single source PPE ratified – Board
The Board of the Zongo Development Fund (ZoDF) says there is nothing untoward in the decision by the Fund to single source the procurement of some Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as part of the broader national effort to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).