8 takeaways from 59th Independence Day parade

I was really excited when my news editor assigned me to cover the 59^th Independence Day parade at the Black Star Square in Accra on March 6^th 2016.

Though it was my second time covering the event, I felt it was worth attending.

Agya Koo, Kyeiwaa, Okala others perform at Independence day parade [Video]

In a bid to add a lighter touch to Ghana’s 59th Independence Day anniversary parade at the Black Star Square in Accra, some popular Ghanaian comedy actors performed a skit as Police officers from the colonial era.

The actors, led by Papa Nii Papa Fio also known as Oesophagus included, Agya Koo, Kyeiwaa, Kwaku Manu, Mr. Beautiful among others.

5 things Mahama, Nana Addo said about corruption [Infographic]

President John Dramani Mahama and his main contender in the November general elections, Nana Akufo-Addo of the opposition New Patriotic Party, (NPP), have different views about the canker of corruption in Ghana.

The President, during the State of the Nation Address last Thursday, described corruption as a “disease, which if left unchecked can choke and kill a nation.”

He among other things explained how his government is fighting corruption.

SOTNGhana: 5 things Mahama said about health [Infographic]

President John Dramani Mahama was in Parliament on Thursday February 25, 2016, to deliver the State of the Nation Address.

Among the many sectors he spoke about, he enumerated a number of interventions and projects carried out by government to improve the country’s health sector.

7 unexpected signs you might be an entrepreneur

Below are seven signs you might be an entrepreneur

1) You’re restless, and no achievement ever seems good enough

When most people reach a goal they think, “I did it! Time to sit back and enjoy it for a while.” An entrepreneur thinks, “Great, what’s next?” Take the late fashion maven Coco Chanel. She started with a simple hat line, expanded into women’s clothing, and eventually moved into jewelry, accessories and perfume. By the time of her death in 1971, Chanel had not only left behind an iconic brand, but a business empire that was bringing in $160 million annually. Entrepreneurs like Chanel don’t stop with one big achievement. They’re always itching to find and take on the next challenge.

Google launches Street View Service in Greece after 5 years

Media Giants Google has finally been given the green light to execute its Street View Map Service project in Greece after winning approval from the privacy authority that blocked the ground-level map application five years ago. 

Kwame Nkrumah Circle road Interchange project on course

A cruise at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle, arguably the busiest place in the Capital City of Ghana, Accra, shows traders going on as usual with their businesses whilst the portion designated for a major road interchange project was disorganized as workers were spotted on site busily working.

PICTURE: Wrongly placed overhead footbridges on N1 highway

This is one of the overhead footbridges on the George Walker Bush Highway popularly known as N1 highway which spans from the Tetteh Quashie roundabout to Mallam Junction in Accra.

The project was funded by the US from the Millennium Challenge Account some few years ago.

It is pathetic to note that there

Google is to start building its own self-driving cars

Google is to start building its own self-driving cars, rather than modifying vehicles built by other

manufacturers.

The car will have a stop-go button but no controls, steering wheel or pedals.

Pictures of the Google vehicle show it looks like a city car with a "friendly" face, designed to make

PHOTO: Some Chiefs in the Volta Region

In this beautiful picture is some Chiefs in the Volta Region of Ghana at a Durbar...

Elmina Castle in perspective

Elmina Castle was erected by the Portoguese in 1482. 

It was the first trading post build on the Gulf of Guinea. 

And is the oldest European building in existence below the Sahara. 

Maths: Find x.

Maths test

1. Find x.

Report Guinea worm case and get GH¢200

Ghanaians who want to boost their livelihood with extra source of income now have the chance for their dreams to be realized by only reporting suspected cases of Guinea worm infestations to health facilities and receive Ghc200 for free.

The cash reward is part of government’s efforts to completely eradicate Guinea worm infestations from the country.

HE wanted a Job; But Facebook Said NO!

In the middle of 2009, Brian Acton was the software engineer that no one wanted to hire. Despite a 

dozen years of experience at Yahoo and Apple, he got turned down by two of the Internet's brightest 

stars at the time.  First Twitter said no in May. Then Facebook rejected him in August. 

When Acton couldn't find work at another big-name company, he took his chances on the start-up

Midwives in Ghana to be scarce in 10 years - practitioner predicts

A midwife, Madam Faustina P. Sam, has predicted that it is possible that midwives would be scarce in the country within the next ten (10) years.

“Or the ratio of midwives to patients would be minimal,” she intimated.

Madam Faustina P. Sam owns the Paradise Maternity Home near Ablekuma in the Ga Central Municipality in Ghana.

The Community Hospital is the biggest in Ga East-Pharmacist

The Community Hospital sited at Ashognman Estate within the Ga East Municipality of the Greater Accra Region is the biggest health facility in the municipality, Mr. Stomps Wells, a Pharmacist at the facility has said.

He indicated that the Hospital could boast of qualified and dedicated health professionals who dispense quality services to patients who patronize the facility on daily basis.

Techiman South MP urges youth to eschew violence

The Member of Parliament for Techiman South Constituency in the Brong Ahafo Region, Hon. Adjei Mensah has called on youths in Ghana especially those in his constituency to eschew any form of deviant behaviours which result in violence.

Drivers with fake documents in trouble

Commercial bus drivers (trotro) who usually operate using fake documents and expired road safety gadgets and go scout free without being noticed by road safety regulators should take a second thought.

This is because the Motor Traffic and Transport Unit (MTTU) division of the Ghana Police Service has vowed to wage war on such persons’ whiles also ensuring sanity on our roads.

Dead whale at Kokrobite to boost tourism-Bortianor MP

The Member of Parliament for Bortianor-Ngleshie-Amanfrom Constituency in the Ga South Municipality of the Greater Accra Region, Hon. Bright Edward Kodzo, has revealed that the whale found lifeless at the Kokrobite sea shore will have its bones extracted, preserved and used for tourism purposes.

Supreme Court rules in favour of Prez Mahama/NDC

Below is how the chips fell:

1. Overvoting: dismissed by 5:4
2.Voting without biometric verification: dismissed 6:3
3. Absence of signature: dismissed 5:4
4. Duplicate serial numbers: dismissed unanimously
5.Duplicate Polling Station Codes: dismissed unanimously
6. Unknown polling stations: dismissed unanimously