[ads3]The Executive Director of GNPC Foundation, Dr. Dominic Eduah has been awarded at the 2020 edition of the Fontomfrom Amandze Awards held at the Takoradi Mall on Saturday. Dr. Eduah was named the winner of the Under-40 Awards for his exemplary role in steering the direction and activities of the GNPC’s corporate and social responsibility. ” Executive Director of the GNPC Foundation, Dr. Dominic Eduah is named winner of the “True Leadership Under-40 Awards” for his exemplary role in steering the direction and activities of GNPC’s CSR activities in the Western Region and beyond”, GNPC posted on Facebook. The Fontomfrom…
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[ads3] Digital transport technology company, Dryft, is set to begin operations in Takoradi, Ghana on December 21, 2020. The Dryft app will allow potential customers to use their smartphones to request trips from the nearest online Dryft driver, who will use GPS to locate the customer, and then take the customer to his/her final destination. The Area manager of Dryft Ms. Joana Koomson maintains that Dryft will maintain a competitive rates and reliability since “Dryft is set to be the ever ready and available online transportation app upon its launch.”[ads2] “Dryft within it working philosophy believes driver’s happiness will lead…
[ads3] Investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas has described as false reports that he has conducted an investigative piece on the just-ended presidential and parliamentary elections. A flyer which has gone viral on social media with the hooded photograph of the award-winning journalist announced that a piece done to expose fraudulent activities in the election would soon be released. The flyer had the logo of BBC’s Africa Eye with the title of the said piece being “Investigative Piece on Ghana’s 2020 Elections”, “The People, The Votes, and the Fraud”.[ads2] The individuals who shared the information claimed that the sponsors of the…
[ads3]President of the National House of Chiefs Ogyeahohuo Yaw Gyebi II, who doubles as the Paramount Chief of the Sefwi Anhwiaso Traditional Area in the Western North Region, has called on the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to use legitimate means in defending their rejection of the December 7’s presidential election results He has avidly appealed to the leadership of the opposition party to consider going to court to seek redress instead of inciting the public and the party’s supporters to hit the street in protest against the Electoral Commission, Ghana (EC).[ads2] Ogyeahohuo Yaw Gyebi II in an interview on Yen…
[ads3] The National Media Commission has determined that the decision by Adom TV to air a video purporting to show H.E. President Akufo-Addo taking bribe was wrongful. The Commission said by broadcasting the material without prior verification, Adom TV failed to live up to the ethical standards required of a broadcaster. The Commission took note of Adom TV’s public apology in which the station indicated that the video “was in fact, a video of the then candidate Akufo-Addo in 2016 receiving a donation of USD$ 40,000.00 for his campaign.” The Commission recognized the station took a good step in issuing…
[ads3] The Chief Executive Officer of Goldstar Air, Mr Eric Alfred Bannerman has been honoured as the champion in aviation. The ace businessman was honoured by aviation school in Accra Crystal Galaxy College following his enormous contributions to the aviation sector in Ghana. He was given a citation, an award and two gold medals as an appreciation towards his contributions to the industry. The citation reads, “Citation in honour of GOLDSTAR AIR, may your status remain as a champion in the Aviation sector and a mentor for our students.” The citation was signed by the Chief Executive Officer of the…
[ads3] President Akufo-Addo received a rousing welcome to Bantama during his final tour to the Ashanti Region ahead of the December polls on Monday. All activities in the constituency were halted when President Akufo-Addo arrived to propagate his vision to the constituents when retained as the first gentleman of the land. School children particularly the beneficiaries of the flagship free SHS policy joyfully trooped to welcome the President to the Constituency. Aside the school children, there were people from all walks of life who were there to show their appreciation to the President and promised to vote massively for the…
[ads3] President and Board Chairman of the Ghana Rugby Football Union, Herbert Mensah has advised Ghanaians to adhere to the Coronavirus preventive measures during the 2020 elections. Ghana heads to the polls on Monday, December 7, 2020 with about seventeen million registered voters to cast their vote to elect leaders who will steer the affairs of the country for the next four years. But with Ghana still recording cases of the devastating disease, Herbert Mensah and the Ghana Rugby Football Union have begun campaigning on the need for Ghanaians to practice the Coronavirus preventive measures at the various polling stations.[ads2]…
[ads3]On Monday, December 7, 2020, Ghanaians will go to the polls to elect a President and 275 parliamentarians, in what will be the eighth time under the Fourth Republic. While there are a dozen presidential aspirants on the ballot, the race is largely seen as between the leaders of the two main political parties, incumbent Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and ex-President John Dramani Mahama of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC). According to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) in its latest Country Report, President Akufo-Addo is favourite to win a second term in office,…
[ads3]The Lagos State Government is set to launch new mini buses to take the place of commercial motorcycles and tricycles, popularly known as Okada and Keke Marwa. This is part of the outcome of the Lagos State Government’s partnership with some private investors to set up an auto plant in the state where the mini buses will be manufactured. The plan was disclosed by the State’s Commissioner of Transportation, Frederick Oladeinde during a webinar organised by the state on its plan for 2021 and attended by Nairametrics. He said, “We got a private investor to set up a plant. They’ve…