The Ghana Water Company says it has deployed water tankers to ameliorate the plight of residents of Yendi municipality following a water shortage that hit the area. The shortage is due to the drying up of the municipality’s main source of water, River Dakar. The Northern Regional Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Water Company […] The post Water shortage hits Yendi
The people of Avornyo, a farming community in the Adansi Akrofuom District in the Ashanti Region have heaped praises on their District Chief Executive (DCE) for the massive infrastructural development witnessed in the area since 2018. Led by the Odikro of the area, Daniel Avornyo, the people said they were overwhelmed by the tremendous development […] The post Adansi
Florence Toffa, the CEO of Mobile Ghana, has stressed the need for targeted programmes towards women to improve their participation in leadership, especially within the tech space. Speaking during EdTechMonday on the Citi Breakfast Show, she called for specific policies to boost their participation. As an example, Florence Toffa said her experience has shown that […] The post Deliberate
Parliament has approved the nomination of Ken Ofori-Atta as Ghana’s Minister of Finance. Mr. Ofori-Atta was approved on consensus following recommendations by the Appointments Committee. He was vetted by the Appointments Committee last Thursday and Friday. Mr. Ofori-Atta is the last substantive minister of President Akufo-Addo to be approved by Parliament. His vetting was postponed […] The post Parliament
Ghanaian film director and producer, Shirley Frimpong-Manso won three awards at the maiden Entertainment Achievement Awards. She picked up the Movie of the Year and Best Picture awards for her movie ‘Perfect Picture:10 Years Later.’ She also won the Best Film Director of the Year award. The Entertainment Achievement Awards celebrates entertainers and entertainment industry […] The post Three
Over 200 members of the Ghana Electrical Dealers Association have had their stalls demolished at Opera Square in Accra’s Central Business District. The traders have accused the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) of being behind the act. They claim the assembly is attempting to evict them from the location. Addressing the media, the Mayor of Accra, […] The post Over
Parents of the two Rastafarian boys who were asked to cut their dreadlocks before the Achimota School could admit them have ruled out ever allowing their boys to enrol at the school. This comes after a second meeting between them and the GES on Thursday failed to bring finality on the matter. According to one […] The post We’re
The management of the Yendi Hospital in the Northern Region has assured the public that, it will implement to the latter the findings of a yet-to-be presented report on the death of a patient at the facility. The management has set up an independent committee to investigate allegations of medical negligence that led to the death […] The post We’ll
Cecil Nutakor, the Founder of E-Campus, has criticised the low or lack of political will for pushing for the usage of more modern technological equipment in schools to boost teaching and learning. According to him, even the little effort by government to introduce technology in schools have yielded less or no positive results. The most […] The post Government
Major areas within the Kumasi metropolis and parts of the Ashanti Region continue to be plunged into darkness every night. This is due to dysfunctional street lights in parts of the city. The situation worsens in the affected areas with the recent power cuts being experienced in parts of the region. Streetlights particularly along the […] The post Kumasi:
The Majority side in Parliament wants the Speaker, Alban Bagbin to reconsider his earlier ruling on the planned inquiry into the dissolution of uniBank and UT Bank. Prince Kofi Amoabeng and Dr. Kwabena Duffuor on March 19, 2021, petitioned Parliament to investigate the conduct of the Bank of Ghana and the Ghana Stock Exchange following […] The post Reconsider
Some Ghanaian celebrities have been appointed as Ambassadors to the COVID-19 National Trust Fund to assist the Board of Trustees in creating awareness about the COVID-19 protocols and raising funds to support infected and affected persons in the current global pandemic. The COVID-19 National Trust Fund was established by an Act of Parliament (Novel Coronavirus) […] The post Nana
Traders in various market squares have been warned to desist from turning their business spaces into homes at night. Analysts believe such actions possibly contribute to fire outbreak in the country. This warning comes on the back of a fire outbreak that destroyed the timber market in Sunyani on Saturday. The fire started around 0400 […] The post Stop
The Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin has issued a two-hour ultimatum to the Health Minister, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu to report to the House and answer questions or face consequences. The Minister is scheduled to answer questions on the state of health facilities in Sefwi Akontombra in the Western North Region on Monday but was absent in […] The post Report to Parliament
The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) is celebrating President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on his 77th birthday today, March 29, 2021. President Akufo-Addo is in his second term in office on the ticket of the NPP. A statement signed by General Secretary of the NPP, John Boadu, described President Akufo-Addo as a selfless leader. According […] The post ‘You
The British Council, together with the Council for Technical and Vocational Education Training (COTVET), on Wednesday, March 24, 2021, held a workshop on the enforcement of Ghana’s first National Apprenticeship Policy. The six-hour workshop which took place at the British Council saw very important people who analyzed the draft policy ahead of its implementation by […] The post British
Following Ghana’s independence in 1957, the Nkrumah government embarked on an industrialization drive that saw manufacturing’s share of GDP grow from 10% in 1960 to 14% in 1970. This growth resulted in the establishment of a diverse range of industrial enterprises, the most notable of which are the Volta Aluminium Company (Valco) smelter, sawmills and […] The post Akufo-Addo’s
The Minister for Transport & Aviation, Kweku Ofori Asiamah, has assured the Overlord and people of Dagbon that President Akufo-Addo will champion more developmental projects in his second-term especially in Yendi One of such projects, he noted, is the construction of a DVLA office with modern facilities to serve the area as well as other […] The post Yendi deserves a DVLA office
Ghanaian legendary musician, Agya Koo Nimo, has dedicated the Special Recognition Award he received at the maiden Entertainment Achievement Awards, to all Ghanaian musicians. In his acceptance speech, Koo Nimo said the award was not only for his contribution to the music industry but for all other musicians in the country. “It is not just […] The post #EAAwards:
The Member of Parliament for the Yendi constituency, Alhaji Farouk Aliu Mahama, has been honoured at the 3rd edition of the Northern Excellence Awards ceremony held in Tamale over the weekend. Farouk Mahama was named as the most Development oriented politician of the year at the awards ceremony held on Saturday. He was recognised for […] The post Yendi MP honoured at 2021
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