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A Psychologist and Lecturer at the African University College of Communication (AUCC), Dr Raymond Coleman, has revealed that suicide statistics in Ghana show that adolescents and the youth between ages 15 and 25 are mostly committing the act lately. Speaking on the 3FM’s Sunrise show on Thursday, September 10, as part of the World Suicide Prevention Day, he explained that emotional negligence and cases of rape account for most suicidal cases among the youths and adolescents. He said: “Because the youths tend to be closer to their peers and when they go there for some kind of help, they don’t…

Dawu-based Ghana Premier League side, Dreams FC, have completed their fifth signing ahead of the 2020-2021 league season. Dreams FC announced the capture of young goal poacher, Agyenim Boateng, to their tall list of strikers on Thursday, September 10. Before completing the signing of Agyenim Boateng from Nzema Kotoko, the Still Believe side had already signed three strikers in former Great Olympics star Abel Manomey, free agent Joseph Esso and Ali Huzaf from Tano Bofoakwa. They had re-signed their former goalkeeper Philemon McCarthy earlier, making the list of new arrivals five. Agyenim Boateng joins Dreams FC with juicy statistics from…

The vice presidential candidate for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, has described as, corruption,  acts that threaten judges and scandalize the courts. She said such acts amount to corruption, especially when the perpetrators only apologise for their conduct. Speaking at a meeting with anti-corruption agency, Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), John Mahama’s running mate said the law must apply to all equally as happened in the case of the Montie 3. According to her, even though the infamous Montie 3 apologised for their conduct, they still went through all the judicial processes. She also highlighted the major…

The Christian Council of Ghana (CCG) has noted that the use of intemperate language by politicians ahead of this year’s elections is on the increase. The body has, therefore, asked all politicians to be decorous in their language as they engage in political discussions ahead of the polls on December 7. A statement signed by Most Rev. Dr Paul Kwabena Boafo, Chairman of the Council, on Thursday, September 10 said the Council at its Executive Committee (ExCo) meeting held on Tuesday observed “that our country’s political discourse is still replete with insults and provocative statements and disrespect for one another”.…

Corruption is a major threat to the promotion and attainment of the global goals most especially in developing countries.  it weakens political leadership, both public and private institutions. It again increases the perception amongst the citizenry as very pervasive which erodes trust. Unfortunately, it affects minority and disadvantaged groups through the lack of social inclusion. This encourages and fuels inequality, impedes prosperity for all and affects the environment. Our desire to achieve the 5Ps (People, Prosperity, Planet, Partnership and Peace) will be strongly undermined. Corruption is one of the greatest constraints on development, it heightens vulnerability and insecurity, undermines the…

Honorary Vice President of IMANI Center for Policy and Education, Kofi Bentil, has said the government’s flagship Free Senior High School (FSHS) programme is putting a strain on the economy of Ghana. In a meeting with the vice presidential candidate of the NDC, Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, Thursday, September 10, Mr. Bentil, said though IMANI is not against Free SHS, it is not in support of the manner in which it has been implemented. He said IMANI has a wealth of knowledge and expertise in the area of education and has since the inception of the Free SHS idea made…

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has welcomed the former District Chief Executive of Gwollu in Upper West Region, Robert Wivei Bakah, who has defected from the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP). “We need more people and I’m very happy to let you know that officially our former DCE Robert Wivei Bakah is moving to the NPP…Robert welcome to the NPP,” he said during his campaign tour of Gwollu in Sisala West. “He has seen that the NPP is for development and the development he has seen here has never happened before under the NDC.”…

A former Chief Executive Officer of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST), Kwame Awuah-Darko, has revealed that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has the record of growing indigenous banks. He has, therefore, assured that if the NDC wins this year’s elections, local participation in the banking sector will flourish. He noted that at the moment the difficulties in doing business in Ghana cannot be attributed to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, rather poor government decisions. Speaking to journalists on the NDC manifesto for this year’s elections, Mr Awuah-Darko said “our manifesto talks about the banking crisis…

Tullow Oil has announced the appointment of Mitch Ingram as an independent Non-Executive Director of the company with immediate effect. He is expected to join the Safety & Sustainability and Remuneration Committees. A statement by Tullow on Thursday, September 10 said Mitch will stand for election at the 2020 Annual General Meeting in April, 2021. “Mitch is a highly experienced oil and gas executive who has had a distinguished career with senior positions at Occidental Petroleum, BG Group and, most recently, at Anardarko where he was a member of the Group’s Executive Committee,” the statement said. As Anadarko’s Executive Vice-President…

Award-winning gospel musician, Cwesi Oteng, has disclosed that endorsing President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in the 2016 elections nearly collapsed his career. Speaking on the Aben Wo Ha cooking show on Onua TV with host Gifty Osei, he said “after making that endorsement I went down. It was too bad for my business”. He told of the reason behind his endorsement. “I did what I did because it’s everybody’s civil right to have a political choice so I did it from that perspective.” He noted that he loved then Candidate Akufo-Addo because of his character and his love for the…