The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) says it will introduce more Aayalolo buses on the city’s roads and discourage the use of single-occupancy vehicles into the city. This is according to the Chief Executive of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly, Mohammed Adjei Sowah. According to Mr. Adjei Sowah, this will help reduce the vehicular traffic congestion within […]
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NABCO personnel are helping to reduce fertilizer smuggling — Minister
About 180 Nation Builders Corps (NABCO) personnel have been assigned to Planting for Food and Jobs fertilizers outlets to help reduce the incidence of fertilizer smuggling, Dr Hafiz Bin-Salih, Upper West Regional Minister, has said. The move, he said, would give meaning to the PFJ programme, which was introduced by the government two years ago […]
Alleged $75,000 bus price: GH Daewoo tackles Kevin Taylor’s propaganda
The local agents of international automobile giant Daewoo, GH Daewoo has downplayed what the company claims is calculated, well-crafted mischief by lead social media propagandist Kelvin Taylor of ‘With All Due Respect platform.’ GH Daewoo led by its Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Ofori Poku, is admonishing Ghanaians and the general public to treat Kevin Taylor […]
Lecturer bailed for 200K over alleged sexual harassment of female student
The 36-year-old lecturer, Ali Shehu, was granted N200,000 bail with two reliable sureties in like sum by Chief Magistrate Muhammad Idris. He said one of the sureties must be a Senior Lecturer of Kano State School of Technology and the second shall be the village head of where the accused person resides. “Both the accused […]
School Feeding: Gari fotor included in menu
A two-day nutrition training programme has been organised for caterers at Agona Bobikuma and Agona Kwaman in the Agona West Municipality in the Central Region. The event was aimed at engaging the caterers in the preparation of gari fotor and introducing it onto the school feeding menu in the two districts. Gari fotor is a […]
4 Students killed by speeding driver at Anomabo
Four children have been killed by a speeding driver at Egya No. 2, a suburb of Anomabo, a community along the Cape-Coast-Accra Highway. One other child, according to eyewitnesses is in a critical condition at the Saltpond Hospital. The children were on their way home from school on Tuesday afternoon when the accident occurred as […]
Uber lays off 350 more workers in last wave of cuts
Uber laid off approximately 350 employees across several different teams on Monday, a spokesperson has confirmed. The cuts are the third and final round of layoffs that began months ago, now affecting employees from Uber Eats, performance marketing, the advanced technologies group, recruiting and teams within the global rides and platform departments, Uber detailed in […]
Dismissed whistleblower petitions CHRAJ over alleged corrupt practices at MMT
The former Security Coordinator of the Metro Mass Transit Company Limited (MMT), Lawal Fuseini, has petitioned the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) over alleged corruption in the procurement of buses for the Metro Mass Transit Company. Speaking on Eyewitness News, Lawal Fuseini who was recently dismissed by the MMT stated that “I picked up some intelligence […]
Ken Agyapong, Wontumi used and dumped us – Delta Force
The defunct pro ruling New Patriotic Party(NPP) vigilante group, Delta Force has accused MP for Assin Central, Ken Agyapong and Ashanti Regional Chairman of the party, Bernard Antwi Boasiako aka Chairman Wontumi of using them to win power and dumping them afterward. According to the Chairman of the group in the Ashanti Region, Frank Asante, […]
Socrate Sarfo says actresses also offer sex for movie roles – Socrate Sarfo alleges
In Ghana, many people are of the view that in other to get a favor, you need to be ready to part ways with something in return. A typical example is the release of BBC Africa’s documentary titled “Sex for Grades” which exposed some top University lecturers asking to sleep with their female students before […]
IGP issues new directives to check extortion, unprofessional conduct by police
The Inspector-General of Police, James Oppong-Boanuh has issued new directives to guide police traffic duties, highway patrols, barrier duties among others. A statement from the police said the new directives were in response to numerous complaints from the public about the unprofessional conduct of some officers. The statement, signed by the Director of Public Affairs […]
We will stop teaching if you don’t stop defecating in classrooms-angry Ochisoa teachers warn residents
Teachers in Breman Ochisoa D/A Basic School in the Asikuma Odobeng Brakwa District of the Central Region have threatened to boycott classes if the community members don’t stop easing themselves in their classrooms. The teachers upon reaching the school Monday morning were met by the strong smell emanating from the classrooms only for them to […]