[responsivevoice] Monday December 7, 2020 Ghanaians go to polls to elect between incumbent President Nana Akufo Ado and former president John Mahama. The two politicians are not new to contest at general election, as the president defeated Mahama in 2016. The issues in the election are the achievements of Mahama against what is seen as…
TELL Shines at WAMECA Awards
On a night meant to reward media excellence, TELL again proved its worth. Anthony Akaeze, the magazine’s former senior associate editor, stood out for his reporting as he was one of seven African journalists honoured at the West Africa Media Excellence Conference and Awards, WAMECA, in Accra, Ghana on Saturday, October 13. The event, organised…
British High Commission Hosts Winners of 2015 Future Awards
The British High Commission in Nigeria has hosted winners and nominees of The Future Awards Africa 2015 to a reception at his residence. The reception which was held on Monday was anchored at the residence of the Ray Kyles, British Deputy High Commission. “We at the British High Commission understand the importance of recognizing the…
Why Nigeria Govt Will Stop Gas Supply to Ghana
Unless Nigeria accepts the plea of Ghana, the West African neighbour may suffer a major setback in its electricity supply, beginning from today Friday October 16, 2015. This is because Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC has threatened to cut off the gas supply to Volta River Authority, VRA, that country’s main power generation company. Nigerian…
AYC 2015: Nigeria, Ghana To Clash Again
After confirming their place in the FIFA Under 20 World Cup following a seven point gross during the group stage, the Flying Eagles of Nigeria must now face their perennial rivals, Ghana, in the semi final stage of the 2015 African Youth Championship holding in Senegal on Wednesday. The Black Satellites of Ghana rounded off…
Ghana to Convert Polytechnics Into Technical Universities
The technical committee on the conversion of Polytechnics in Ghana into technical universities has set September 2016 as the effective starting date for the programme. George Afeti, Chairman of the technical committee disclosed this at a recent stakeholders’ consultation forum on the exercise in Accra. He explained that September 2016 was chosen for the commencement…
Nigerian Film Makes History In US
The Nigerian film industry, popularly known as Nollywood, recently made huge strides on the international scene, when one of it’s epic movie, “Invasion 1897 (Nogbaisi Ovonramwen),” was adopted by the American government through its agency, Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C. Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen, the producer of the film, said the institute decided to adopt the…
Burkina Faso: African Leaders Pressure Army For Power Handover
The presidents of Ghana, Nigeria and Senegal are to visit Burkina Faso to press the military for a speedy handover of power to a civilian ruler. Representing the West African regional body, ECOWAS, Senegalese President Macky Sall, Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria and Ghana’s John Mahama are expected to arrive in the capital, Ouagadougou later today.…
Ebola: Ghana suspends Resumption of Tertiary Institutions
Ghana’s public tertiary institutions will reopen later than expected for the start of the new academic session, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, Deputy Minister of Education has announced. Ablakwa explained that the decision was to guarantee that an effective virus screening system was in place before foreign students traveling from affected West African countries arrived in the…