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  Most African nations are pressing ahead with the rollout of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine, despite several European countries suspending its use over concerns that it may cause blood clots. The World Health Organization says there’s no evidence of a link but is reviewing the situation today. African countries are largely relying on the cheaper and easier to store Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, to help tackle the spread of coronavirus. Around 14.5 million doses have now been delivered to 23 African nations under the global Covax initiative and many have begun vaccinations. But s...

  Director of the West African Center for Cell Biology of Infectious Pathogens (WACCBIP), Professor Gordon Awandare was a guest on the Y Leaderboard Series as part of the stations mandate to inspire the youth through experience sharing. He touched on exciting aspects of his childhood, upbringing, education, family, career, among other things. Prof. Awandare in a riveting conversation with YFM’s Rev. Erskine shared that his family has been crucial in instilling in him the values of sacrifices and care for others. “Being in a family where people genuinely care for each other and sacrifice ...

  Two persons, George Asare and Madam Portia Mensah, have been charged by the Suhum Magistrate Court for insanitary bathhouse drain with blue-algae formation on their premises. The two accused persons have been fined a sum of 1,800 Ghana cedis each or in default face six months imprisonment with hard labour by Mrs Cynthia Blagoggee, the Presiding Magistrate of the Suhum Court. The accused persons after failing to comply with notices served on them by Environmental Health Officers pleaded guilty with an explanation, but their explanation was not accepted by the court which therefore fined the...

The budgetary allocation for Parliament has been reduced by GH¢190.4 million. This is contained in a letter from the Office of the President and addressed to the Speaker of Parliament. The Speaker, Mr Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin who disclosed this on the floor of Parliament Tuesday said "respectfully I'm unable to accept such reduction." He said it is Parliament that is vested with power to decide the budget of arms of government, not the power of the Executive to cap budget of the two bodies. He therefore said he would insist that the right thing is done. Parliament is to debate the 2021 ...

  Former Deputy General Secretary of the largest opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Samuel Koku Anyidoho has lambasted the National Communication Officer of the party, Sammy Gyamfi for attacking the party’s leadership in Parliament including the Speaker of Parliament. Describing Sammy Gyamfi as an upstart who recently joined the NDC, Koku Anyidoho wondered why and how he could muster the courage to attack the Rt. Hon. Speaker Alban Bagbin, the Minority Leader, Hon Haruna Iddrisu and the Minority Chief Whip, Hon Muntaka Mubarak for their role in approving some ministers-desig...