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Friday, March 8 marks International Women’s Day. According to a recent publication by the United Nations, 340 million women and girls will be living in extreme poverty by 2030. The importance of gender equality and the well-being of women in today’s world cannot be overstated. This year’s theme, “Invest in …

The Spokesperson for the late Member of Parliament for the Ejisu constituency in the Ashanti region Kwasi Owusu Twumasi has disclosed his Boss who doubles as Deputy Finance Minister Lawyer John Ampontuah Kumah died at Suhum while on his way to hospital for treatment in Accra on Thursday 7th March …

Nana Oye Bampoe Addo, former Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection, has observed that although female genital mutilation/cutting remains an issue in East and West Africa, the practice otherwise called FGM amongst children aged 0 to 14 years has decreased from 71.4 percent in 1995, to single digit 8 …

Chiefs of the various ethnic groupings in the Ayawaso East Municipal Assembly have petitioned the IGP over a threat to public peace occasioned by the planned installation of an overall chief for the area. In the petition dated January 22, 2024, the chiefs said at the end of last year …

Deputy General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mustapha Gbande has mourned the passing of Deputy Finance Minister John Kumah. He says the death of Mr Kumah is heartbreaking to everyone. “It is heartbreaking for all of us, we express our condoelnces to the family, we are with the …

President Akufo-Addo has described the late Deputy Minister of Finance, Dr. John Ampontuah Kumah, as a Ghanaian patriot par excellence. According to the President, Dr Kumah’s “unwavering dedication to service, his tireless commitment to the betterment of our nation, and his profound passion for uplifting the lives of the people …

Daryl Bosu, the Deputy National Director for A-Rocha, an environmental NGO, has advised President Akufo-Addo to appreciate moral values and save the Atewa Forest Reserve from destruction. Addressing the gathering at Ghana’s 67th Independence Day on March 6 in Koforidua,  President Akufo-Addo courted support for the mining of bauxite in …

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has expressed shock and sadness over the death of Dr. John Ampontuah Kumah. The New Patriotic Party’s presidential candidate, in his message of condolence to the family of the young politician, paid a glowing tribute to him, describing John Kumah as a committed member of …

A video which is currently trending on social media shows a pastor pouring soft drinks – Coke, Fanta – on his church members while anointing them. The video which has sparked outrage shows the church members queued up with bottles soft drink to meet the pastor who opened each of …

A suspected rapist ran out of luck, yesterday, in #Maiduguri, Borno State, as he was caught red-handed by the mother of a little girl he was trying to defile. The little girl, Eunice, had been left all alone at home by her mother, who had to rush to the hospital …