Category: News

Gambaga: The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has organised an educational engagement for men and women’s groups in Gambaga in the East Mamprusi Municipality, aimed at empowering them to understand their civic rights to uphold the rule of law and resist corruption. According to Ghana News Agency, a total of 60 participants, including 53 women and seven men, drawn from various communities and women’s associations across the municipality, were taken through various topics, including the principles of the rule of law, the Whistleblower Act, the Domestic Violence Act, the Right to Information Act, among others. The engagement formed part

Accra: The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has contributed 30 motorbikes to Ghana’s Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) to bolster rice production initiatives. This donation aims to enhance the mobility and efficiency of Agricultural Extension Agents (AEAs) involved in the Ghana Rice Production Improvement Project (GRIP). According to Ghana News Agency, the motorbikes are part of a collaborative effort between JICA and MoFA to boost domestic rice production and strengthen national food security. Ms. Suzuki Momoko, Chief Representative of the JICA Ghana Office, highlighted JICA’s enduring dedication to Ghana’s agricultural sector, particularly in rice cultivation. “For more than 20

Charikpong: Mr Osman Abdul-Latif Sinsew, the Upper West Regional Director of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), has called for increased investment in disaster prevention and preparedness as a sustainable way of protecting lives, l…

Krachi: Mr. Awudu Gariba, the Krachi West Municipal Director of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO), has called on the Government to provide logistics to help enforce life jacket use on the Oti River. Speaking in an interview with th…

Kpetoe: The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has called on Ghanaians, particularly the youth, to exercise patience as the government addresses the country’s pressing economic and social challenges…

Miegyena: Nana Blay Miezah, the 2024 Parliamentary Candidate for the Convention People’s Party (CPP) in the Jomoro constituency, has been initiated as the traditional priest of Miegyena, a farming community near Beyin in the Jomoro Municipality of the Western Region. The initiation ceremony was held at his ancestral and traditional home at Miegyena, drawing traditional chief priests and priestesses, traditional rulers, and media members to witness the event. According to Ghana News Agency, the initiation rites were performed by Komenle Adjobah, a chief traditional priestess from Tikobo No.1. She urged Nana Blay Miezah to remain steadfast in continuing the spiritual

Awalavi: A tragic road accident on the Accra-Aflao highway, at Awalavi in the Ketu North Municipality of the Volta Region, has resulted in several passengers sustaining various degrees of injuries. The accident occurred after a 15-seater transit minibus with the registration number GT 5645-21 lost control and hit a pavement metal along the road. According to Ghana News Agency, Mr. Emmanuel Awudza, an eyewitness, reported that the bus, which was traveling from Accra to Aflao at high speed, lost control and swerved off its lane before colliding with the pavement metal. Awudza recounted, “I was on my rice farm along