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The Minister for Zongo and inner city development, Mustapha Abdul-Hamid has appealed to the media to avoid deliberate mischief and sensationalism. According to the minister, deliberate mischief and sensationalism do not only distort message but also erode confidence in the media circle and undermine Ghana’s democratic dispensation. The Zongo minister was speaking at the Press Launch of the to-be-held Zongo ...

With almost 42 million deaths recorded,abortion was the leading cause of death in 2018,according to one worldwide data source. According to the website Worldometers, there are about 125,000 abortions performed every day around the world. As of Monday morning, the site’s running tally showed there were over 41.9 million abortions performed in 2018. That estimate represents a substantial decrease from ...

Presiding Bishop of the United Denominations of Lighthouse Group of Churches (UD-OLGC) and Head Pastor of the First Love Church, Bishop Dag Heward-Mills has reiterated that the church will strongly resist and stand against any efforts by the government to legalize homosexuality in Ghana. The legalization of homosexuality has been a huge topic that has been discussed in the country ...

The United Press for Development Network has accused government officials, the police and political party partisans for the numerous attacks against journalists throughout 2018. The news comes on the heels of several clashes between party members and reporters including the assault against Joy News’ Parker Wilson from a member of former President John Mahama’s security detail in October. “Impunity for ...

Begining January 2019, the Auditor General’s office will embark on an exercise to go after workers, who have deliberately tampered with their dates of births, to enable them to continue to stay in employment in state institutions, even though they have technically reached the retirement age. According to the Auditor General, Mr Daniel Yao Domelevo, his office has already obtained ...

Emeritus Professor Joseph Hanson Nketia, a renowned Music Professor has said corruption could be minimised if Ghanaians respected and practiced the country’s socio-cultural values. “Whilst our socio-cultural values promote acts of kindness and consideration, these have been abused and gradually evolved into acts of corruption,” he said. Prof. Nketsia said this in Accra on Friday at this year’s Annual Prestigious ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has congratulated the people in the soon to be created six regions in Ghana for the ”dignified, peaceful manner in which they exercised their franchise and constitutional right” last Thursday. In a congratulatory message issued on Saturday, December 29, 2018, President Akufo-Addo said the outcome of the referenda of the massive endorsement of the need for ...

The Asafoatse of the Ga State, King Ayi Tunnma II, has called for dialogue among the various chiefs and traditional leaders for peace to prevail in the State. In a press statement, King Ayi Tunnma said chieftaincy disputes in the Ga State continue to hinder its growth and development. The phenomenon, he said, continues to exist due to division and ...

THERE is no gainsaying the fact that the menace of land-guard has gained notoriety in the national capital of Ghana, Accra.  The mention of land-guards tends to send shivers down the spine of prospective land buyers. MANY well-meaning Ghanaians have abandoned the idea of buying plots of land and putting on them their own houses.  The reason is simple: the fear of ...

Upper West Regional Director of the National Commission for Civil Education (NCCE), Madam Patience Sally Kumah, has bemoaned the high level of indiscipline among the youth in relation to the wrong usage of drugs such as tramadol and codeine. She said the usage of these drugs could be detrimental to the health of users when they are taken on self-medication. ...