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Egyptian photojournalist, Mahmoud Abu Zeid, has won this year’s UNESCO/Guillermo Cano Press Freedom Prize. He was picked for the award by an independent international jury of media professionals. Zeid has been in jail since…

Madam Nnenna Nwakanma, the Senior Policy Manager of World Wide Web Foundation, has urged nations to desist from shutting down the internet. Speaking at the 25th World Press Freedom Day International Conference in Accra, Madam…

Crimes against journalists should not go unpunished in order to guarantee their better protection, Mr Getachew Engida, the Deputy Director-General, United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), has said.…

The 25th global celebration of World Press Freedom Day (WPFD), is underway in Accra. The global event, which is from May 2-4, is on the theme, “Keeping Power in Check: Media, Justice and The Rule of Law”. It is being organised by…

Mrs Olivia Boateng, Head of the Tobacco and Substances Abuse Department of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), has advised the public against the use of Tramadol due to the fact that it can push them to commit suicide. Abusers sometimes…

The Youth Action Movement of Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana (PPAG), has called on government to ensure all those involved in lashing a girl at Tamale are dealt with according to the law. In a video posted on social media, a girl…

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) in the Volta Region has seized large quantity of drugs - diclofenac and antibiotics that were being smuggled into the country. Estimated to cost in excess of GH?100,000.00, these had been packed on two…

The Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) on Tuesday said the Ghanaian worker should no longer sit on the fence but should actively get involved in national development. “You cannot sit on the fence, no one…

Chiefs and other community leaders have been urged to lead the crusade against early girl-child marriages in their communities. They should spearhead the advocacy for enactment and enforcement of child protection laws in their districts…

The Brong-Ahafo Regional Police Command has arrested three armed-robbers, suspected to be Fulani herdsmen for robbing passengers of their monies and mobile phones in a broad day light The incident occurred on the Sunday April 29,…