Navrongo -A woman who attempted to smuggle 1,000 bags of 50 kilograms of fertiliser meant for Planting for Food and Jobs (FPJs) into Burkina Faso, was on Thursday arrested by the Police in Navrongo in the Upper East Region.

The acting Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr James Oppong-Boanuh, has directed the immediate interdiction of the Lakeside District Police Commander, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Eric Partey Opata, for keeping a suspect in police custody for nine days.

Ho -THE Governing Council of the Ho Technical University (HTU) has appointed new management officers to support the Vice Chancellor in running the affairs of the university in the 2019/2020 academic year which commences on August 1, this year.

The U.S. House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi is leading a Congressional delegation to Ghana to hold high-level discussions with President, Nana Akufo-Addo, Speaker Mike Oquaye and other senior government officials, and to visit U.S. Army Africa headquarters in Italy.

"By 2025 Internet nodes may reside in everyday things--food packages, furniture, paper documents, and more. Today's developments point to future opportunities and risks that will arise when people can remotely control, locate, and monitor even the most mundane devices and articles. Popular demand combined with technology advances could drive widespread of an Internet of Things (IoT)"

GHANAIAN International Boxing Federation (IBF) welterweight champion, Richard Commey, is billed to face American-Honduran challenger, Teofimo Lopez, in a mandatory defence of his title in either September or November.

Koforidua -The Director General of the Motto Traffic and Transport Directorate (MTTD), Commissioner of Police (COP) Christian Tetteh Yohuno, has cautioned the police against indiscriminate and unjustifiable use of firearms, to create fear and panic among the citizenry.

Africa is home to a world of diverse Animal Genetic Resources (AnGR) for food and agriculture which are essential for Africa's food security, and contribute to livelihoods of millions of people within and beyond the continent.

It has come to the attention of the Ghana Standards Authority that some companies are using the Ghana Standards Certification Mark on their products, without the requisite license and approval from the Ghana Standards Authority to use the Mark.

THE Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) has cautioned traders and professionals who are using adjusted weighing or measuring instruments to shortchange the public to quit the practice.

The Vice Chancellor of the University of Professional Studies Accra (UPSA), Professor Abednego F. Okoe Amartey, has admonished graduates of the university to uphold high values of integrity and professionalism as they move out into the world.

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) today begins a mass drug administration (MDA) for the control and prevention of some neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) across the country.

The government has released ¢150million to defray outstanding arrears owed caterers under the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) for the 2018/2019 academic year.

DEPUTY Minister for Transport, Daniel Nii Kwartei Titus-Glover, has appealed to Ghanaians to support Coach Kwasi Appiah, in spite of the Black Stars' untimely exit from the just-ended African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt.

ACCRA Hearts of Oak are set to sign goalkeeper Richard Attah from fellow Premier League side Elmina Sharks, according to GhanaSoccernet. Attah is in advanced negotiations with the officials of the Cape Coast-based club over his possible switch for next season.

Caterers for Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP) should have heaved a sigh of relief about the release of GH150 million to defray part of the outstanding arrears owed them by government.

Calm has been restored at Abola near James Town, in Accra, following a clash between youth groups of the area, last Saturday.

Chiefs in the Central Region have commended President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for introducing social intervention programmes to help reduce hardship in their communities.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has stated that the Pan African Historical Theatre Festival (PANAFEST) celebrated biennially in Ghana, offers a platform to restate in no uncertain terms how the destiny of all black people in the world is linked to the destiny of Africa.

The Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta will seek to address four critical issues bordering Ghanaians, and for that matter economic analysts as he appears before Parliament today to present the 2019 mid-year budget review.