NEWS IN GHANA

A group in the Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Ghana calling itself Defenders of Faith has threatened to resort to all measures even if it is likely to cause mayhem if the leadership of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church of Ghana (EPCG) and the Global Evangelical Church of Ghana (GEC) fail to follow due process in the sharing of the church property. The group fighting for the law to take its course The group has also kicked against a move by the leadership to reconcile the Global Evangelical Church (GEC), which broke away from EP Church in the 1980s over constitutional and doctrinal differences, with EPCG, calling for it to cease instantly. The President of the group, Fred Gobah Seddoh Tengey, at a press briefing on Monday in Accra indicated that the desire by the leadership of the church to share the property of the church with GEC is a mistake and if care is not taken can lead chaos. He wondered why the leadership would want to embark on such a horrendous mis...

The Diplomatic Platform, an NDC youth wing has overwhelmingly endorsed the candidature of Hon. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, pledging to galvanize support   for him in his bid   to win the NDC parliamentary primaries election on the ticket of the North Tongu Constituency.   The gesture seeks to grant him the opportunity to serve for second time in office using the up-coming National Democratic Congress Presidential and Parliamentary elections slated for November, 7, 2015 to turn his fate around. The group has demonstrated their open support for Mr.   Okudzeto Ablakwa at a Joint forum for Youths and Women Organizers organized by the North Tongu Constituency Executives held in Battor at the Social Hall on Saturday, August 15. The forum was aimed at correcting the erroneous speculations making rounds among the Voltarians suggesting that the NDC-led   Pres. John Dramani   Mahama has not bring any   development to the Volta Region as far as NDC is...

Ghana has joined the world on Wednesday to mark the 2015 International Youth Day with a call on Ghanaian youths to be part of the action 2015 banner with a strong voice to demand action from Government to be proactive in its decision making process ahead of the US summit for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which they will be expected to endorse in New York come September 25-27. The International Youth Day (IYD) is a day set aside to celebrate the role of the youth towards nation building which is marked annually on August, 12, as a global event.  This year’s event in Ghana was marked as a youth forum which took place at various locations concurrently including Accra, Kumasi, and Nsawam with lots of activities ranging from flash mobs, public forums, celebrity talks, quiz competitions amongst others.   In Accra, the event was observed as a youth forum at the Action Senior High and Technical School located at Madina, a suburb of Accra. In attendance were more th...