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Anas honoured in Nigeria as university names its multimedia centre after him

A university in northern Nigeria— North-Eastern University (NEU)— has named its multimedia centre after Ghanaian-born investigative journalist and lawyer, Anas Aremeyaw Anas. Anas remains Africa’s best-celebrated investigative journalist. Former world...

Shaanxi loses crucial appeal in legal warfare with Yenyeya over Talensi goldfield

Certainly, you would recall we told you last year, around May, about a crucial...

Burkina Faso Grain Export Ban: Ghanaian agric director allays food shortage fears

Ghana’s foreign affairs and regional integration ministry announced early last week that Burkina Faso...

USAID Withdrawal: Mahama initiates immediate measure to save sick people across Ghana

President John Dramani Mahama says he has arranged plans to lessen the crisis Ghana...

Calls for interdiction of police chiefs in Upper East: Revelations and Reactions

Last week, a civil society organisation named Anchoring Democracy Advocacy Movement Ghana (ADAM-GH) called...

Resist Akufo-Addo’s last-minute pressure or face the consequences —Mahama transition team warns public officials

The transition team of Ghana’s president-elect John Dramani Mahama has cautioned public officials against submitting themselves to last-minute pressure from the outgoing government of...

Controversy flares up at UPSA over promotion of ‘unqualified’ retired registrar as associate professor

There is controversy at the University of Professional Studies Accra (UPSA) in connection with the promotion of a retired registrar as an associate professor. Dr....

Tomorrow’s Elections: Military personnel will move around your areas but not stationed at polling stations— GAF

The Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) has announced plans to deploy its officers across the country tomorrow to ensure the general elections pass peacefully. But it...

December 7 Polls: AEI makes 4 key observations that ‘need attention’ before Saturday

The African Electoral Institute (AEI) has expressed a number of concerns pertaining to the general elections taking place this week in Ghana. It says...

Mahama leads by 53.8% in survey among state security officers ahead of tomorrow’s special voting

A survey jointly conducted by two top Ghanaian security experts, Dr. Adam Bonaa and Dr. Nana Yaw Akwada, among state security officers participating in...

Upper East gets new radio station— but only 27 among 41 are on air

The number of radio stations established in the Upper East since its creation as an administrative region in 1983 has risen to 41 with...

Journalist hospitalised in Builsa South after alleged attack by NPP parliamentary candidate

The parliamentary candidate of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) for the Builsa South Constituency, Daniel Kwame Gariba, is reported to have physically assaulted...

Upper East Chiefs at War: Court dismisses Sakoti Chief’s case over missing signature

The civil lawsuit filed at a high court in Bolgatanga by the Paramount Chief of Sakoti, Naba Sigri Bewong, against the Paramount Chief of...

Anas, Bourdon-Fattal commended for creating safe haven for threatened whistleblowers, journalists in Africa

The 20th African Investigative Journalism Conference (AIJC) in Johannesburg, South Africa, recently celebrated the work of Anas Aremeyaw Anas and Gabriel Bourdon-Fattal for their...

Controversy breaks out at Bolgatanga Technical University again

You would recall that the Bolgatanga Technical University (BTU) was in the news in the middle of July, this year, regarding a coordinated move...

Mozambique Electoral Bloodshed: AEI offers recommendations as opposition leader claims assassination attempt

Ghana-based African Electoral Institute (AEI) is calling for calm in Mozambique and has offered a number of recommendations following a general election that saw...

AEI commends America for commitment to democratic principles ahead of Tuesday’s elections

The African Electoral Institute (AEI) has commended the United States of America (USA) for its “enduring commitment to democratic principles and the rule of...

Good news for NDC as latest Global InfoAnalytics polls show NPP heading into opposition

The latest polls conducted by Global InfoAnalytics, a nonpartisan company that provides data-driven research and insights on politics, have shown that the governing New...

House of Chiefs Conflict: Court awards cost against Tongraan, Sandem-Nab

A high court in Bolgatanga has struck out the name of the registrar of the Upper East Regional House of Chiefs (UERHOC) as a...

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