Construction of a two storey ultramodern students hostel on the campus of the Sefwi-Wiawso Nursing Training College is speedily ongoing. This Project upon completion is intended to solve student accommodation challenges in the school and give it an elevation and make it a model school in the country. The move according to government is part […]
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North East Region created with Nalerigu as capital
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Tuesday, 12th February, 2019, presented Constitutional Instrument No. 116 (C.I 116) to the Overlord of Mamprugu, Naa Bohagu Mahami Abdulai Sheriga, head of a delegation from the North East Region, signifying, officially, the creation of the region. At a ceremony at Jubilee House, President Akufo-Addo […]
UE/R: Talensi youth on collision course with Traditional council over death of miners
The youth of Talensi in the Upper East Region are on a collision course with the Talensi Traditional Council under the leadership of the Tongraan Kugbilsong Nanlebigtang for labeling persons who died recently in the Kofi Bantama mining pit as intruders. According to the Concerned Citizens of Talensi, the assertion by the Traditional Council cannot […]
BA/R: Nkoranza goes red as hundreds demonstrate over siting of Bono East Regional capital
Hundreds of protestors in the Nkoranza Municipality of the newly created Bono East Region on Monday hit the streets of Nkoranza Township to register their protest over what they described as “sidelined of the Nkoranza township as the capital of the new region”. There is an uneasy calm over the siting of the capital town […]
Outdooring of 6 new regions and their regional capitals begins today at Jubilee House
Government will outdoor the six newly created regions at the Jubilee House beginning today, February 12, 2019 according deputy Regional reorganization Minister Martin Adjei Mensah-Korsah. According to the deputy Minister, a series of activities have been lined up to ensure that the outdooring of the new regions and their regional capitals is done devoid of […]
Gambaga is better suited for capital of North East Region, don’t change it-Mamprugu Youth to Akufo-Addo
The Progressive Youth of Mamprugu, a youth group is calling on the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to stick to his strong conviction of Gambaga being the most suitable location for siting the capital of the North East Region. Their call comes on the back of what they argue are machinations by […]
Gov’t to review 4 year university duration to 3 years in conformity with global standards-Minister for Education
The Minister for Education, Matthew Opoku Prempeh has hinted that the government will soon engage universities for the possible reduction in the time spent on pursuing an undergraduate degree program. He said the government is looking at reducing the duration from the current four years to three years. According to him, in most countries all […]
Passport validity increased from 5 to 10 years from March 2019
Government has extended the validity period for Ghanaian passports from 5 to 10 years and this will take effect from March 2019. A fax message signed by the Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Muhammad Habibu Tijani and addressed to all of Ghana’s missions abroad said government has taken the decision to extend the validity of ordinary […]
JB’s Murder: when an investigator asked me if I wear waist beads, I knew the justice we’re seeking was a mirage-Ivy Heward-Mills
Widow of the late ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) Legislator for the Abuakwa North Constituency in the Eastern Region, Ivy Heward-Mills has expressed disgust at the awful and often stupid questions that are posed to her by male investigators from the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Ghana Police Service. In her opinion, there are […]
PHOTOS: Akufo-Addo, Duncan Williams, Palmer Buckle, Eric Seddy Kutortse, Mike Oquaye raises funds in US for National Cathedral
On Friday, 8th February, 2019, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, together with the Founder of Action Chapel, Arch Bishop Nicholas Duncan Williams, the Catholic Arch Bishop of Cape Coast, Most Reverend Charles Gabriel Palmer Buckle, the Speaker of Parliament, Professor Mike Aaron Oquaye and the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of First Sky Group, Eric […]
UK took 4 months to resolve the murder of MP Jo Cox, 36 months after JB’s murder, all we see is comedies-Ivy Heward-Mills
The widow of murdered ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North Constituency in the Eastern Region, Ivy Heward-Mills has bemoaned the slow and laxed process of getting to the bottom of the murder of her late husband JB Danquah Adu. According to her, 36 Months after the murder of her husband, […]
Gov’t must inquire into death of Atta-Mills, we suspect official conspiracy and cover-ups-Otuam Citizens Union
A group known as the Otuam Citizens Union is impressing upon President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to open investigations into the death of former President John Evans Atta-Mills in July 2012. They want the president to set up a coroners inquest to investigate and look into events and circumstances that led to the death of […]