The National Service Scheme (NSS) is set to support government’ flagship programme, the Free Senor High School (FSHS) programme with 50 thousand bags of maize from its farms. To this end, the NSS boss Mustapha Usif yesterday, Tuesday March 19 2019 presented and first consignment of 5 thousand bags to the National Food Buffer Stock […]
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Yaa Naa Abukari Mahama receives special medal of peace from Pope Francis
Report by Bro. Francis Ekow Monnie The Apostolic Nuncio to Ghana Most Rev. Jean Marie Speich, on March 15, 2019, paid a courtesy call on the Overlord of Dagbon, Yaa-Naa Abukari Mahama II at the Gbewaa Palace in Yendi. Most Rev Speich, who was in Yendi to participate in the climax of the 20th anniversary […]
Opuni, Agongo trial: another major setback as Judge rejects motion for stay of proceedings
The defence in the ongoing trial of Dr Stephen Kwabena Opuni, a former Chief Executive of COCOBOD, and Mr Seidu Agongo, the CEO of Agricult Ghana Limited, yesterday suffered yet another major blow when the high court rejected a motion for stay of proceedings filed by Mr Benson Nutsukpui, the lawyer for Mr Seidu Agongo. […]
One dead, 41 houses razed to the ground following clashes in Bunkpurugu
One person has been killed and 41 houses have been razed to the ground following two incidents of gun violence at Puloti and Gbingbani in the Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo District. The police, at about 10:40am on Sunday, received calls that at 2am, a group of Trokosis from Chereponi had attacked residents of Puloti, a mainly Konkomba village. […]
UEW Governing Council places cost of destruction following disturbances on campus at 250k
The Governing Council of the University of Education, Winneba has placed the total cost of destruction of properties during protests by students of the school at two hundred and fifty (250) thousand cedis. A Member of the Governing Council, John Darko, explained that facilities including ATM, glass windows, as well as vehicles among others which […]
Zoomlion performance below average: AMA report indicts waste management companies – Jekora Ventures stands out
A report on the performance of the various waste management companies operating under the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has revealed that all the service providers have failed to meet the 85% delivery requirement contained in their performance contract for the third quarter of 2018. Jekora Ventures performed satisfactorily and came close by scoring 80.6%. The […]
Mrs. Samira Bawumia secures Indian scholarships and free care for special pediatric cases
Second Lady of Ghana, Hajia Mrs. Samira Bawumia, through her not-for-profit organization, the Samira Empowerment and Humanitarian Projects (SEHP), has secured twelve (12) scholarships and free services for children needing special pediatric care abroad. A number of qualified Ghanaian students are set to enjoy partial and full scholarships in two Indian Universities. Health professionals are […]
Pressure mounts on Anas and Tiger Eye PI to provide raw unedited footage of ‘Galamsey Fraud’ as Charles Bissue maintains innocence
Pressure is being brought to bear on investigative journalist, Anas Aremeyaw Anas and his company, Tiger Eye PI to furnish investigators with the raw unedited footage of the ‘Galamsey Fraud’ documentary they undertook recently. A cross section of the public who have mounted a spirited defense for the Secretary to the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal […]
Driver and mate who assaulted policeman in Weija arrested, to appear in court today
The trotro driver and his mate who were caught in a video assaulting a policeman in Weija have been arrested and are due to appear in court today, Monday March 18 2019. The Public Relations Officer of the Greater Accra Regional Police command, DSP Effia Tenge who made the disclosure said the police are not […]
Detailed account of what triggered fight between police man and trotro driver and his mate at Weija
The police man who was captured being brutally assaulted by a trotro driver and his mate at Weija in the Greater Accra region has been narrating what actually triggered the free-for-all fight in which he was physically beaten. According his narration, on Thursday March 14 2019 at Weija, the trotro driver stopped in the middle […]
Prioritize peace in all your dealings, Minister of Education to UEW VC and Governing Council Chair
The Minister for education, Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh has directed the Vice Chancellor and the chairman of the Governing Council of the University for Education Winneba to henceforth, make peace a priority in all their dealings at the University. The admonishment was made when the a Minister invited the Vice Chancellor of the university, Rev. […]
Charles Bissue storms police CID, promises to cooperate with investigators into ‘Galamsey Fraud’
Secretary to the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM) Charles Bissue who stepped aside a few weeks ago to allow for investigations into allegations of corruption emanating from the recently released investigative piece by Tiger Eye PI and its boss Anas Aremeyaw Anas on the Mining sector yesterday, Friday March 15 2019 stormed the Criminal […]