At long last, the Ghana Football Association (GFA) has officially confirmed that the integrity of the league match between AshGold and Inter Allies Football Club, played on July 7, 2021 was compromised. The football governing body has subsequently demoted the ‘Aboakese’ club to the third tier league and banned the chief executive of the club for ten solid years. The players and other officials who aided the process have either been banned or have fines imposed on them. In the match under review,
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Mr Samuel Abu Jinapor, has ordered the Lands Commission to ensure that there is no further development of the disputed Bulgarian Embassy Land in Accra pending the outcome of the cases, which are currently before the courts. For the avoidance of doubt, no person or entity is to carry out any development on the said land until the conclusion of the said court cases, Mr Jinapor wrote in a statement released in Accra last night in response to the findings
The Cape Coast District Court B, presided over by Her Worship Mrs Bernice Akom, has remanded the boyfriend of the slain Cape Coast Technical University (CCTU) female student, Nana Ama Clark, into police custody. The suspect, Nicholas Ato Bronk Taylor, who was charged with the offense of murder and had his plea not taken is to reappear before the court on May 31. So far, Ato Bronk Taylor remains the only person who has been arrested by the police in connection with the gruesome killing of the level
The Deputy Minister for Information, Fatimatu Abubakar, has charged state agencies to partner the Information Services Department (ISD) and give the latter more opportunities to serve especially on public awareness campaigns. “The ISD has the capacity to get the messages to the ground convincingly through its numerous campaigns. It is the reason why we need to give them more,” she said. The Deputy Minister was addressing a program to sensitise ISD staff on the Electronic Transfer Levy (E-levy)
Despite the global challenges with the supply of agrochemicals, the Aboso Gold Mine Limited (AGL), in collaboration with the Gold Fields Foundation, has provided 407 liquid Green OK fertilisers, 90 mist blowers, and 900 ‘Akate’ insecticide to over 600 cocoa farmers in its catchment communities. Each host community received six of the mist blower machines to be used by all cocoa farmers within the area. Also 36% of the beneficiaries of the free fertilisers, Akate insecticide, and mist blower machines
The fight against mining in our water bodies appears to be far from over, considering the extent of destruction and pollution being caused to River Tano most particularly, a source of water for the people of Samreboi in Amenfi West of the Western Region. An indigenous large scale mining company (name withheld) working in the area is said to have caused, not only destruction to cocoa trees dotted along the river by cutting down large hectares of farms to pave way for mining activities, but also succeeded
The Zimbabwean Ambassador to Ghana, H.E. Kufa E. Chinoza, over the weekend, paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, to hold discussions on how the Ministry can collaborate with them to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries through investment opportunities in the Agricultural sector. The meeting was an opportunity for the Agric Minister to formally meet with the Ambassador since he arrived in Ghana during the pandemic, since Ghana and
A high-powered delegation from the Ghana Armed Forces Medical Services, led by Brigadier General Ernest C. Saka, the outgoing Director-General of Medical Services, have paid a courtesy call on the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) Chief Executive, Dr. Bernard Okoe, Boye and his Executive Management team. The meeting was to officially introduce the top hierarchy of the Ghana Armed Forces Medical Services to the new NHIA Chief Executive and the Executive Management. Dr. Okoe Boye seized the
The Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MOGCSP), Sarah Adwoa Safo, has deserted her duty post since late last year. The last time she was seen executing public function was the day the majority side approved the controversial 2022 budget, after which the House went on recess. It must be put on record that the appointing authority, according to a letter, had permitted her leave as Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection. Weeks later, another letter emerged announcing an
The former Member of Parliament for Dormaa East in the Bono Region, Mr. Kwasi Sabi, has said that Bono Twi was the mother dialect of the Akan Language, but it was unfortunate that the dialect had not yet been documented, hence, the need for stakeholders to deepen efforts at documenting it. Mr. Sabi made the call when executives of the Bono Twi Project paid a courtesy call on the Bono East Regional House of Chiefs to highlight the need to officially document Bono Twi for academic purposes, posterity
The youth of Nkoranza in the Bono East Region are up in arms against the Nkoranza Divisional Police Commander of the Ghana Police Service in the town over the death of one of their colleagues, Albert Donkor (Balusu). The youth took to the streets to demonstrate amidst the burning car tyres, blocked the roads in the evening during a blackout as part of their ‘Where is Albert Donkor?’ and ‘Nkoranza Youth demand Justice for Albert’ campaign. It took the Ankobeahene of the Nkoranza
Rapper Amerado has come under scads of attacks after his latest single ‘Obia boa’ surfaced online. In the song which brags about Amerado’s rap prowess, the Rapper who has missed the Rapper of the year award at the VGMA on two occasions mentioned that “from the East, West, North and South, there is no Rapper who comes close to Amerado because this is my time.” In the song, the repeated use of ‘Mic’ has suggested to many that Amerado was talking about Sarkodie whose real name is Michael
Denning Edem Hotor, professionally known as Edem has disclosed why he stopped smoking weed. Speaking on this subject for the first time, the award-winning Artiste who hosted the just ended Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) said he realised that weed was not his thing after he smoked just a little and entered the studio for the first time. Edem further revealed that when he was in the studio recording the said song,it sounded so great and on point until the next morning. He revealed that when he
On the 15th of May, 2022, the Ghana Music Rights Organisation (GHAMRO) elected new executives of the union. There were ten centres in operation on that day: Members in Brong Ahafo, Ashanti, Central, Volta and Northern Regions voted at the Centre for National Culture in their respective capitals. Voters in Accra cast their ballots at CIBT, those in Western Region at Melody Hotel – Takoradi, those in Oti at Good Morning Hotel – Kpasa, and those in Upper East at Asongetaaba – Bolgatanga and those
Mr Kofi Totobi Quakyi, a National Democratic Congress (NDC) stalwart, on Sunday offered thanks to God for restoring his health. In the company of family, friends and some other party faithful, he worshipped at the Bethany Methodist Church at Essikado, in the Western Region, to thank God for restoring him to good health. Mr Kofi Totobi Quakyi, in a testimony, noted how dependable God is and assured believers not to give up, particularly in trying times, a statement issued by the Regional Communications
Government must not fail Mother Ghana In my write-up on the Electronic Transfer Levy (E-Levy) headlined: “Mother Ghana’s Lamentation – Will the E-Levy dry her falling tears?” published in The Chronicle of Thursday May 12, 2022, I indicated that the E-Levy would “dry the falling tears of Mother Ghana” and so it must be supported so that she would be counted among developed nations and further discourage some of her children from taking risks in seeking greener pastures abroad. The Electronic
The police in Anambra State have confirmed the abduction of Okechukwu Okoye, a lawmaker representing Aguata State Constituency 1 in the Anambra House of Assembly. Mr Okoye, an indigene of Isuofia, the same community as Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State, was kidnapped in Aguata on Sunday. The police spokesperson in Anambra, Toochukwu Ikenga, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday. The lawmaker’s black Siena SUV, which he was driving before the incident, had been
Women Affairs Minister Pauline Tallen has dropped her senatorial ambition in the 2023 election. Mrs Tallen made this known in a statement in Abuja on Monday. She said her decision was to enable her to focus on the foundation laid toward the advancement and realisation of gender equality in leadership positions in the country. ” With profound gratitude and great humility, I have decided to voluntarily step down from the Senatorial race sequel to the yearnings of Women and other well-meaning Nigerians
The Ogidi District office of the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC) was set ablaze by unidentified criminal elements in the early hours of Monday. DAILY POST learnt that the development left about 32 utility and operational vehicles burnt, including other assets and equipment within the premises. This is coming same time a Magistrate Court and a local government Secretariat were equally set ablaze by arsonists. The Head, Corporate Communications, EEDC, Mr Emeka Ezeh, confirmed the
A Magistrate Court sitting in Sokoto has remanded two suspects arrested over the murder of a 200-level student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Deborah Samuel, for alleged blasphemy. The Police arraigned the two suspects, Bilyaminu Aliyu and Aminu Hukunchi, who are also students of the college, on Monday. The Police First Information Report said both suspects were arraigned as a result of the mob action, which led to Deborah’s lynching. Both suspects pleaded not guilty to the charges levelled
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