The Upper West Region has recorded its first case of Avian Influenza, also known as Bird Flu. This came to the fore after bird carcasses from a commercial poultry farm in Tumu in the Sissala East Municipality tested positive for the influenza. This brings to seven, the number of regions in which cases of the […] The post Veterinary officers in Upper West
The pathetic and bewildered look says it all. A broken man. Only a week or so ago, everything was at his beck and call as president of the Republic of Guinea. His orders were being barked here and there, in fact, everywhere, and uniformed security personnel would snap to attention, saluting away even if it […] The post Haruna Atta writes: ‘Coodeta’; the
Insurance company Enterprise Life has launched its 20th anniversary at a short ceremony at the Advantage Place in Accra. The anniversary is being celebrated under the theme, ‘Impacting Lives 20 years and Beyond’. It will be held to commemorate the company’s achievements over the last two decades, as it prepares for the challenges of the […] The post Enterprise Life celebrates
Former President John Mahama is calling for a National Summit on youth employment to share ideas on how to tackle youth unemployment in the country. Mr. Mahama said this while addressing members of the Bono Regional House of Chiefs as part of his two-day ‘Thank You’ Tour of the Bono Region. He noted that the […] The post Mahama calls for summit on youth employment
Two more persons in the Okaikoi North municipality have been arrested by a taskforce in a night operation for unlawful disposal of waste. They add to the three arrested earlier for the same offence and held by the Tesano police. The five will engage in community service as punishment. In an interview with Citi News, […] The post 5 persons arrested
The Deputy Minister of Education, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour says the implementation of the government’s Free Senior High School policy is going on as planned. He is of the view that the policy has so far been executed creditably. Mr. Fordjour however said the Ministry is monitoring the policy keenly to address challenges that may […] The post Free
The Chief of Gomoa Adzintem has called on the acting Inspector-General of Police to increase police visibility to help fight crime in the area. The call comes after a 13-year-old girl was gang-raped by some herdsmen in the community. Speaking to Citi News during the acting IGP, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare’s visit to the community, […] The post Beef up security in
Former President John Dramani Mahama says he will not retract his “do or die” comment, which has drawn widespread controversy insisting that it’s an “idiomatic expression”. Mahama explained that the comment was meant to be a piece of advice to members of his party– the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC)– to urge them to sit up […] The post My
The Koforidua Circuit Court has remanded 30-year-old Enoch Yaw Keteku into prison custody for allegedly abducting and defiling a 14-year-old girl at Koforidua Okorase. According to the police, Enoch Keteku who abducted the young girl kept her in his room for five days and sexually assaulted her while the parents of the victim were worriedly […] The post E/Region:
A world-class musical concert dubbed ‘A Ray of Hope’ will be held in Accra on September 25, 2021. The concert featuring reggae icon, Taj Weekes, Quino from Big Mountain, Fyah Wyah, Kente, and Raingad will take place at My Place Events in Accra. The programme will be the highlight of a seven-day charity and networking […] The post Taj Weekes, Big
The headmaster of Jachie-Pramso Senior High School has been interdicted pending investigations into his reported canning of a student. According to a Facebook post from the Ghana Education Service, the headmaster, Francis Donkor, “has been directed to hand over the administration and Management of the school to the Ashanti Regional Director of Education.” The Bosomtwe […] The post Headteacher
The headmaster of Jachie-Pramso Senior High School has been interdicted pending investigations into his reported canning of a student. According to a Facebook post from the Ghana Education Service, the headmaster, Francis Donkor, “has been directed to hand over the administration and Management of the school to the Ashanti Regional Director of Education.” The Bosomtwe […] The post Jachie-Pramso
Military personnel have been deployed to assist in managing floods in the North Gonja District of the Savannah Region. Though the Bagre Dam is yet to be spilled, all roads leading in and out of Daboya, the district capital, are flooded and unmotorable. Personnel of Operation Thunder Boat of the Ghana Armed Forces have thus […] The post Savannah Region:
A Deputy Communications Director of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Richard Nyamah, wants the National Peace Council as well as Christian and Muslim leaders to call former President John Dramani Mahama to order following recent comments made by the latter. Mr. Mahama has been rebuked for saying the opposition National Democratic Congress will […] The post Mahama
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed broadcaster Paul Adom-Otchere as the board chair of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL). Mr. Adom-Otchere had previously served as a board member of the National Communications Authority. The board of GACL also has three other presidential appointees; Teye Adjirackor, Kwabena Mantey Jectey Nyarko and Philomena Sam. The […] The post Paul
A deputy Education Minister, Rev. John Ntim Fordjour has refuted claims of a widespread food crisis in Senior High Schools across the country. He said a nationwide tour by all ministers at the Ministry to assess the situation shows that there is stable food supply for the entire second-cycle population. There have been reports of […] The post No single
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The Member of Parliament for South Dayi, Rockson-Nelson Dafeamekpor, in his capacity as a citizen of Ghana, has sued the government over the Agenda 111 hospital projects. In its bid to boost health infrastructure in the country, the Akufo-Addo government is seeking to put up 111 district, specialist and regional hospitals nationwide, christened ‘Agenda 111’. […] The post Dafeamekpor
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has refunded almost GHS238,000 given him as a salary increment for the year 2021. This was revealed by the Director of Communications, Eugene Arhin at the Jubilee House on Tuesday, September 7, 2021, Addressing journalists, Mr. Arhin said the President has refunded the money to the Accountant-General’s Department. He explained […] The post Nana
The Presidency has rejected a report released by the Ghana Center for Democratic Development (CDD-Ghana) which says 62 percent of Ghanaians do not trust President Akufo-Addo to fight corruption. A survey conducted by CDD-Ghana revealed that the majority of Ghanaians [62% of 2,400 persons] interviewed in a post-election survey conducted between May 23 and June […] The post No
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