The Chiefs and people of Bewase, a farming community in the Akwapem North District of the Eastern Region, have called on the government, and non-governmental organizations to assist the community build a public toilet facility. According to them, this will help address the problem of open defecation in the area. They made the appeal when ... The post Jodeb Foundation donates to Bewase

Bra Dea Foundation, a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) operating in the Brong Ahafo Region, has donated assorted items and confectionaries to the inmates of the Sunyani Central Prisons. The items include toiletries, cooking oil, bags of rice and sachet water valued at GH?3,500.00, was aimed at putting smiles on the faces of the inmates who may ... The post BRA DEA Foundation donates

The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), has ruled out any impact of the fuel shortage in Nigeria on Ghana. The energy think tank explains that, Ghana’s decision to review downwards its sulphur content for imported petroleum products, limits it from importing fuel from Nigeria. Nigeria has for the past three weeks been hit with ... The post Nigeria’s fuel shortage won’t

Zimbabwe’s former army chief, Constantino Chiwenga, has been appointed as one of the country’s new vice-presidents. Mr Chiwenga led the military takeover in November that resulted in the overthrow of President Robert Mugabe. He recently retired as army chief and became a deputy leader of the ruling Zanu-PF party on 23 December. The other deputy ... The post Zimbabwe

Government has rejected claims suggesting that portions of the Ministry of Special Development Initiatives’ 2018 budgetary allocation, was a ploy to misappropriate state funds. The relevance of the Ministry of Special Development Initiatives has been questioned after its 2018 budgetary allocation was found to be at least five times bigger than other key ministries like ... The post Special

The management of TAP Air Portugal, have apologized to some Ghanaian passengers who were allegedly abused and assaulted by staff of the company at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra earlier this week. According to the company, it has commenced investigations with the Ghana Airports Company into the matter. Three passengers of the company reported ... The post TAP Air

The Ghana Prisons Service has issued an alert to some prisons in the country to be on the lookout for possible cases of meningitis. Prisons in the Brong-Ahafo and Northern regions are among those advised to be on guard. The Public Relations Officer of the Prisons Service, SP Vitalis Aye, told Citi News that the ... The post Prisons Service on high alert over meningitis scare

A Tokyo-bound flight carrying the model Chrissy Teigen and her musician husband John Legend turned back to LA after someone reportedly boarded in error. According to Ms Teigen, the passenger boarded at LAX airport with a ticket for a different airline, although this was not confirmed by authorities. The plane turned back four hours into ... The post LA-Tokyo flight turns

Former Vice President, Paa Kwesi Amissah-Arthur seems not to be enthused with some members of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), who are craving to lead the party in the 2020 general elections. According to him, the party in its current state is disorganized, and that they need a strong reorganization and not a battle ... The post NDC needs reorganization

The Birim North District recorded 309 cases of teenage pregnancies involving girls between the ages of 10 to 14 years this year, as compared to 280 in the previous year. Mr. Thomas Azurago, the Birim North District Health Director who disclosed this, said there is the need for the Health Directorate, the District Assembly and ... The post Teenage pregnancy increases in Birim

The four teenage boys arrested in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a young lady at Bantama in the Ashanti Region, have been remanded into juvenile cells. They are to re-appear on  10th January 2018. A recording of the act went viral on social media, prompting public uproar and subsequent action by the police. ... The post Bantama sexual assault suspects case

The four teenage boys arrested in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a young lady at Bantama in the Ashanti Region, have been remanded into juvenile cells. They are to re-appear on  10th January 2018. A recording of the act went viral on social media, prompting public uproar and subsequent action by the police. ... The post Hearing of Bantama sexual assault case

Brazil has declared Venezuela’s most senior diplomat in Brazil, Gerardo Delgado, as persona non grata. The move came days after Venezuela’s decision to expel Brazil’s own ambassador to Caracas, Ruy Pereira. Explaining its decision, Venezuela said Brazil had acted illegally in impeaching its former left-wing president, Dilma Rousseff. On Saturday, Venezuela also expelled Canada’s charge ... The post Brazil

Former US President Barack Obama has warned against the irresponsible use of social media, in a rare interview since stepping down in January. He warned that such actions were distorting people’s understanding of complex issues, and spreading misinformation. His successor Donald Trump is a prolific user of Twitter, but Mr Obama did not mention him ... The post Obama warns against

Christmas celebration in the twin city of Sekondi-Takoradi is never complete without the display by colourful masquerades parading the streets with brass band music, and dancing to the admiration of the general public. The age-hold tradition is largely embraced by many inhabitants who look forward to it every year, in an event dubbed Westside Carnival, ... The post Takoradi

Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho says the £300m he has spent on his squad so far is “not enough” after their 2-2 draw with Burnley on Tuesday. Jesse Lingard scored an injury-time equaliser and the draw leaves United 12 points behind leaders Manchester City. “We are in the second year of trying to rebuild a ... The post £300m spend not enough – Mourinho after

Bob Givens, the animator best known for his redesign of Bugs Bunny, has died aged 99. Givens’ career spanned over 60 years and he worked as an animator for companies such as Disney, Warner Bros, and Hanna-Barbera. Givens also drew cartoon characters such as Tom & Jerry, Daffy Duck, Alvin and the Chipmunks and Popeye. ... The post Bugs Bunny animator Bob Givens dies aged 99

Fourteen illegal miners operating on the Offin River at Manso Keniago in the Amansie West District of the Ashanti Region have been arrested. The galamsey operators, who were arrested by a combined team of the Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners (GNASSM), the Amansie West District Assembly’s task-force and the police, have been handed ... The post 14 illegal miners

As of the end of November 2017, a total of 7.3 million metric tonnes of cargo had passed through the Takoradi Port as against six million metric tonnes in 2016, representing a 1.3 metric tonne increase. Captain Ebenezer Afedzi, Director of Port who announced this during a press soiree in Takoradi, said due to the ... The post 7.3m metric tonnes of cargo went through

President Muhammadu Buhari spoke for the first time yesterday on the excruciating nationwide fuel scarcity, expressing his sympathy for Nigerians who are enduring weeks of needless queues at filling stations. In a statement personally signed by him and posted on his twitter handle, @Mbuhari #FuelScarcity, he said the development was regrettable. “I am being regularly briefed, ... The post Buhari