The Akyem Oda Community Health Nursing Training College held its second graduation at Oda during which 450 graduates were presented with certificates. The graduates comprised 250 students in public health nursing, 175 students in certificate nursing and 25 midwives. Addressing the graduates, the college principal, Jones Abekah-Baah, urged them to strive to uphold the highest…
Fenbo Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to women’s education and health empowerment, spearheaded a two-day breast cancer awareness and screening exercise in the Sissala East Municipality of the Upper West Region. This impactful initiative took place in the rural communities of Pieng and Challu, underscoring Fenbo Foundation’s mission to address pressing health challenges affecting women…
The Supreme Court has granted an extension request submitted by the Attorney General’s Department, allowing additional time for the state to file its statement of case in the anti-LGBT bill between private legal practitioner Richard Dela Sky and the Office of the Speaker of Parliament. Sky in an application raised concerns about the constitutionality of…
Akosua Manu, Former Deputy CEO of the National Youth Authority (NYA), has alleged that the maintenance video circulated by the Minister of State for Government Communications, Felix Ofosu Kwakye, was staged. Her claims follow a response from the government’s spokesperson to allegations made by the Ranking Member on the Defence and Interior Committee, Rev. John…
Zimbabwe experienced a nationwide shutdown on Monday as calls for mass protests against President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s leadership failed to gain traction. The demonstrations, led by war veteran Blessed Geza, aimed to challenge Mnangagwa’s alleged plans to extend his presidency beyond constitutional limits. However, heavy police deployment across major cities deterred large-scale participation. Only small groups of…
Patrick Awuah Jnr, the President and Founder of Ashesi University, has expressed strong opposition to the potential cancellation of the Free Senior High School (SHS) programme. John Dramani Mahama, the presidential candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has promised to abolish the double-track system of the Free SHS and review the policy while Dr….
Organised labour has suspended its planned nationwide strike which was expected to commence on Thursday 10, 2024. The Secretary General of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) Joshua Ansah announced the development at a press briefing on Wednesday. The decision according to Mr Ansah follows a meeting with the government and the leadership of Organised Labour on…
Former President John Mahama says none of his appointees should think of buying a state property if he is elected to power. This announcement comes in response to growing concerns over state asset acquisition by officials under the current administration. In one of his Mahama Conversations with journalists in Accra on Sunday, the NDC flagbearer…
The government has officially commissioned a new Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) district office in Tumu, within the Sissala East Municipality of the Upper West Region, to enhance road safety, combat cross-border crime, and bring essential licensing services closer to the people. The facility, which was commissioned on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, marks a…
President John Dramani Mahama has reassured the public that Vice President Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang is recovering well and remains in good spirits, following a recent period of medical attention and rest. Speaking at the official launch of the government’s nationwide sanitary pad distribution initiative on Thursday, April 24, 2025, President Mahama addressed the Vice President’s absence…
