Assembly members of the Sunyani West District Assembly on Friday finally voted to confirm the Presidents nominee, Martin Obeng as District Chief Executive (DCE) of the assembly after a second confirmation process. All the 54 members were present and voted overwhelmingly for him to be confirmed as the DCE for the area. He polled 49 ...
Arsenal ended a season of frustration and uncertainty with FA Cup glory, denying 10-man Chelsea the double as beleaguered Arsene Wenger became the most successful manager in the competition’s history. Having stumbled home fifth and missed out on Champions League qualification, criticism of the Gunners boss has reached unprecedented and unpalatable levels. Wenger has continued ...
Leaders of the G7 group of rich nations have failed to agree a statement on climate change. Six world leaders reaffirmed their commitment to the Paris accord, the world’s first comprehensive deal aimed at reducing greenhouse emissions. However, the US has refused to recommit to the agreement, saying it will make a decision next week. ...
Customs officials in Kuwait have apprehended a pigeon carrying drugs in a miniature backpack, Kuwaiti newspaper al-Rai reports. A total of 178 pills were found in the fabric pocket attached to its back, the newspaper says. The bird was caught near the customs building in Abdali, close to the border with Iraq. An al-Rai journalist ...
So-called Islamic State (IS) has claimed it was behind an attack on a bus carrying Coptic Christians in Egypt that killed at least 29 people and wounded about 25 others on Friday. Masked men boarded several vehicles carrying the Christians and opened fire at close range, witnesses said. The funerals of some of the victims ...
The Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) has said it will review the over 300 documents allegedly containing evidence of embezzlement to the sum of $1.2 billion presented to it by some demonstrating Ghanaians yesterday. The demonstrating which was organised by Accra-based Adom FM was to put pressure on the government to punish corrupt officials ...
The Member of Parliament for Cape Coast South in the Central Region, Kwaku Ricketts Hagan has called for a ten- year ban on all forms of small scale mining. He believes this will ensure proper streamlining of small scale mining. Government imposed the six-month ban on small-scale mining as part of efforts to end illegal ...
The chemistry is off the charts. He checks off all your boxes. She is everything you ever wanted in a partner. But are you compatible? According to marriage counselors, compatibility is key to a life-long partnership. “Compatibility is more important than love ? believe it or not ? and goes hand in hand with respect and ...
Richard Akita, CEO of LunchPad launched, his book Unmasking Manhood geared towards aiding men to “unmask their legacy” at the Holliday Inn hotel on Saturday, May 27. The book, priced at GHc 50, explores the idea of masculinity and society’s expectations of men. The book was officially launched by Citi FM’s Benard Avle at a ceremony that ...
The former boss of the National Communication Authority (NCA), William Tevie, is demanding an unqualified apology from Daily Guide Newspaper for the “diabolically concocted” story intimating his involvement in the corruption scandal that has hit the authority. Mr. Tevie also denied involvement in the corruption scandal implicating his tenure as the NCA head. In a ...
Cohabiting couples in Burundi have until the end of the year to get married or face legal consequences. The government order comes after President Pierre Nkurunziza launched a campaign “to moralise society”. A government spokesman said a crackdown on informal relationships was needed to combat a population explosion. He said too many schoolgirls were getting ...
The Member of Parliament for Salaga North constituency in the Northern Region, Alhaji Alhassan Mumuni has renewed calls on the Ghana Police Service to establish a permanent police station in the area. According to him, the absence of a police station in the wake of recently reported cases of armed robbery across the region is ...
Libyan militia groups opposed to the UN-backed government have launched a series of attacks on loyalist forces in the capital, Tripoli. At least 28 people were killed and about 130 injured, officials said. Explosions were heard across the city and witnesses said residential areas in the south had been shelled. The UN-backed Government of National ...
British Airways has cancelled all flights from Heathrow and Gatwick until 18:00 BST because of computer problems. A “major IT system failure that is causing very severe disruption to our flight operations worldwide”, the airline said. It apologised for the “global system outage” and said it was “working to resolve the the problem”. Heathrow Airport ...
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger described the criticism he has had this season as “a disgrace” he will “never forget”. The Frenchman, 67, has faced fierce protests from fans calling for him to leave the club he has led since 1996. “I don’t mind criticism because we are in a public job,” he told BBC Sport’s ...
President Nana Akufo-Addo urged Muslims to embody the principles of love, sacrifice and dedication to duty ingrained in the observance of the Islam pillar of Ramadan. President Akufo-Addo also noted that these principles are critical to fuelling development in Ghana. “I pray that in this month and beyond, we strive to live by these values, ...
The Vice President, Mahamadu Bawumia has asked Muslims across the country to rededicate themselves to universal human values of love, humility and empathy, as they mark the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan. The Vice President , in his Ramadan message also asked Muslims to pray for Ghana. Ramadan is the ninth month on ...
The military personnel who were seen to be providing security for Geo Professional Services, a mining company, in Tontokrom, in the Amansie of the Ashanti Region, have named Lt Col Sebastian Abraham Arhin, the Commanding Officer (CO) of 4 Infantry Battalion situated in the Ashanti Region, as the one who dispatched them there. During a ...
Citi FM on Saturday crowned its Family Month with the final Family Breakfast Table, for solely men, at the Holiday Inn Hotel. The event had young single and married men coming together to acquire knowledge on how to become great fathers and husbands. The renowned resource persons for the event, Dr. Emmanuel Hopeson, Richard Akita ...
Three Russians and a Ukrainian accused of dealing in illegal mining (galamsey) at Tontokrom in the Amansie West District in the Ashanti Region have been dragged before the Accra Circuit Court. The three Russians — Farid Isaev, Vadim Potokin and Serhii Chepurnly; and the Ukrainian, Genadly Rubec, have been charged with conspiracy to commit a ...
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