Social commentator and Editor in Chief for the Insight News paper, Kwasi Pratt Jnr., says the content of Badu Nkansah's latest book "History of Ghana" is likely to whip up tribal sentiments. Badu Nkansah's new Text book ‘History of Ghana’ has caused an uproar on social media. Some inscriptions in excerpts of the book whichRead More
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Supreme Court verdict: Continue to uphold peace- NCCE to public
The National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE) has called on the public to uphold the peace of the nation after the supreme court verdict on the 2020 election petition. In a statement, the NCCE noted that Media has been a crucial partner that has so far helped the Ghanaian public follow the Court proceedings throughRead More
“I disagree with Election Petition Verdict” – Mahama
The 2020 Presidential candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Dramani Mahama, says he disagrees with the ruling of the 2020 election petition. The Supreme Court, presided over by the Chief Justice, Justice Anin Yeboah, today, Thursday 4th March 2021 ruled that the Electoral Commission (EC’s) declaration of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as theRead More
Domelevo resumes work despite “conflict” with Audit Service Board
Auditor-General, Daniel Yao Domelevo today 3rd March 2020 resumed work as scheduled despite age and nationality concerns being raised by the Audit Service Board. Atinka News’ Senior Reporter Abubakar Sarpong who was stationed at the Auditor-General’s office in Accra reported that the Domelevo showed up at the office of the Audit Service Headquarters in AccraRead More
Savelugu Hospital shut down over upsurge in Covid-19 cases
The Savelugu Government Hospital in the Northern Region has been closed down partially due to the upsurge of covid-19 cases in the Municipality. This was after 63 staff of the hospital tested positive for the disease. According to Management of the hospital in a statement, the facility will only attend to emergency cases from todayRead More
Suicide: Seek help when you are stressed- Police officers advised
The Director of Public Affairs for Ghana Police Service, Supt. Sheila Abayie Buckman, has urged police officers who feel stressed or going through psychological issues to seek help from the right people and not resort to suicide. She observed that due to the nature of the job, sometimes people keep what they may be goingRead More
Sex tourism gaining grounds in coastal communities in Ghana – Former MP
Former National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Ablekuma Central, Theophilus Tetteh Chaie, has bemoaned the gradual introduction of sex tourism in coastal communities of Ghana by some unscrupulous foreigners. Sex tourism is a planned travel to a different country for the sake of sexual activity, particularly with prostitutes. He noted that foreigners troop intoRead More
Gov’t has created 3 million jobs – Ignatius Baffuor Awuah
The Minister Designate for Minister of Employment and Labour Relations, Ignatius Baffuor Awuah, has revealed that the Akufo-Addo led administration has created 3 million jobs so far. In 2018, Ignatius Baffuor Awuah stated that the Akufo-Addo government through his ministry had created one million jobs for the youth. Speaking to the Appointments Committee of ParliamentRead More
GCNet Collapsing? : Serves remaining workers redundancy notice, silent on severance package
Remaining staff of the Ghana Community Network Services Limited (GCNet) working on the GeGov Project have been served notice of Redundancy letters to be laid off by end of April 2021 following the non-renewal of GCNet’s Service Agreement with the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) . The January 29, 2021 letter explained that management had toRead More
Myanmar coup: UN warns Myanmar junta of ‘severe consequences’
The UN has warned Myanmar's military there would be "severe consequences" for any brutal suppression of the ongoing anti-coup protests there. UN Special Envoy Christine Schraner Burgener said "the right of peaceful assembly must fully be respected". Access to the internet in Myanmar was restored on Tuesday morning after it had been cut off forRead More