EcoClub 360 holds climate change initiative for strengthening climate reporting in Ghana
EcoClub 360, in partnership with the Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) and the Embassy of Denmark in Ghana, engaged key stakeholders from various sectors in the Shai-Osudoku District of the Greater Accra Region. The dialogue focused on ensuring an inclusive, collective, and bottom-up climate action approach through the initiative, "Amplifying Climate Solutions for Sustainable Development and Democratic Governance." This...
Police to provide security for #SaynotoGalamsey protest if venue is changed
The Ghana Police Service has assured Democracy Hub, the organizers of the ReOccupyJulorbiHouse protest, of their readiness to provide security for the event. However, this assurance comes with a caveat — the picketing cannot take place at the proposed Revolution Square location after an Accra High Court has placed an injunction on the protest at the proposed venue. According to a...
Court sent US rapper, Sean Diddy to jail ahead of sex crime trial
The US magistrate judge, Robyn Tarnofsky, has ordered that famous American singer Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs be sent to jail to await trial in his federal sex trafficking case. The embattled rapper is currently facing federal sex trafficking and racketeering charges. The judge on Tuesday, ordered that the singer be held without bail after he pleaded not guilty. Report said the bail denial...
#FixTheCountry convenor Ralph “De Fellow Ghanaians arrested
Ralph St Williams, widely known as Ralph the Fellow Ghanaian, convenor of the #FixTheCountry movement, has allegedly been arrested. He is said to have been arrested at the Kotoka International Airport while preparing to travel to Kumasi for a mobilization event tied to the group’s #SayNoToGalamsey protest, scheduled for this Saturday. Democracy Hub, the organization behind #FixTheCountry, has strongly condemned his...
Ayra Starr to perform at CANEX WKND concert in Algeria
Famous Nigerian singer, Ayra Starr and South Africa’s DJ Maphorisa, will be performing at the 2024 Creative Africa Nexus Weekend, CANEX WKND concert. This year’s edition of the CANEX WKND will be held from October 16 to 19 2024, in Algiers, Algeria. CANEX WKND is a premier event showcasing Africa’s creative and cultural industries. Other artistes to perform are Kenyan singer Sofiya...
‘I can’t be doing all the work’ — Paul Okoye insists on P-Square split
Nigerian musician Paul Okoye, aka Rudeboy of the P-Square duo, has insisted on splitting with his twin brother, Peter Okoye. We recalled that the crisis between the two brothers became public after Paul, in an interview, accused Peter of petitioning the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to arrest him. However, expressing his frustration during an Instagram live session on Wednesday, Paul...
Guru wins UG SRC elections
Ghanaian hiplife musician Maradona Yeboah Adjei, known as Guru, has been elected President of the University of Ghana's Students Representative Council (SRC). Guru secured 9,455 votes, overcoming initial disqualification controversy. Guru and running mate Jeffery Adu-Yeboah were initially disqualified for not being hall residents. Guru filed a petition against the University of Ghana’s SRC Electoral Commission following his disqualification from the...
Court Blocks Democracy Hub’s 3-Day Protest at Jubilee House
An Accra High Court has halted Democracy Hub's planned 3-day protest, set for September 21-23, 2024. The court's injunction follows police concerns about the chosen venue - the Jubilee House frontage. The order, issued on September 18, 2024, prohibits the group from proceeding with the demonstration. The organizers of the “Fix the Country” movement, Democracy Hub, announced plans to demonstrate against ...
FixtheCountry convenors call on youth to rise and take action against galamsey and systemic corruption
Convenors of the FixtheCountry Movement, have called on the youth to rise up and take charge of the nation’s future. One of the convenors Balbir Allan Naa Densua make the call at a press briefing in Accra. The presser was part of the movement's preparation for its three-day #ReOccupyJulorbiHouse protest from September 21 to 23, 2024, at the Revolutionary Square,...
Democracy Hub Announces New Protests Over Illegal Mining Crisis, Calls for Government Resignations
The organizers of the "Fix the Country" movement, Democracy Hub, have announced plans to take to the streets once again in the coming days, citing the government's failure to tackle the worsening illegal mining, or "galamsey," crisis. The group condemned the environmental devastation caused by illegal mining and its impact on the country’s water bodies. Naa Densuah, the group's convener,...
