St Vincent College of Education has held its maiden matriculation for 186 students to pursue Diploma in Basic Education for the 2016/2017 academic year. Dr Erasmus Norviewu-Mortty, Principal of the college, who addressed the ceremony at its campus at Yendi in the Northern Region, on Saturday, urged students to be committed to the course of the academic entity and abide [...] The post St Vincent College holds maiden matriculation appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
German diplomats based in different African countries have come together for a two-day-regional conference in Accra, to discuss challenges of the African youth and their potential for peace and development on the continent. The event, organised by the German Embassy in Accra, started on January 17, and ended on January, 18, 2017. “We are happy that the conference takes place [...] The post German Embassy hosts ‘Youth of Africa’ confab appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
The Zongo community in the Tatale-Sanguli District of the Northern Region has commended President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for nominating Alhaji Boniface Abubakari Saddique, as the Minister for Inner Cities and Zongo Development. “We have heard with profound happiness and joy the bold move by His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo –Addo, following his appointment of our beloved brother, leader, [...] The post Zongos commend President Akufo-Addo appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
A Political Science lecturer with the University of Ghana, Legon, Prof. Ransford Gyampo has urged President Nana Akufo-Addo to openly condemn the violent takeover by alleged supporters of the governing party. Prof. Gyampo said a public condemnation would send a clear signal to the supporters that the election victory was only a change in government and not an overthrow of [...] The post President must condemn violent ‘takeover’- Prof Gyampo appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has rebuffed calls for President Nana Akufo-Addo to condemn acts of violence being perpetrated by followers of the party. Addressing a press conference in Accra yesterday the Deputy General Secretary of the NPP, Nana Obiri Boahene said the National Democratic Congress has no moral right to be complaining about the attacks when they presided over [...] The post NPP replies NDC appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
Thomas Donkor Ogaja, New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Wulensi in the Northern Region has promised to be an MP for all his constituents. He said his quest to develop Wulensi would not be based on ethnic and political lines. Mr Ogaja made the pledge in an interview in Accra, recently. He said promises made by him [...] The post Wulensi MP makes a pledge appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has urged the Akufo-Addo-led government to prioritise solutions for problems in the energy sector, which has the potential of damaging its development plans. “The challenges of the energy sector are many, with alarming signals that could derail the national economy into distress for a very long time,” Deputy Executive Director of ACEP Benjamin [...] The post ACEP wants govt to fix energy challenges appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
The Convention Peoples’ Party (CPP) has called on the Ghana Police Service to deal with politically tinted crime to restore the sanctity of our democratic dispensation. “We must immediately depoliticise crime and deal with all breaches of the law without fear or favour. All those illegal takeover of government properties, forceful eviction of public servants from their lawful state bungalows [...] The post CPP urges police to deal with wrongdoers appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
The public have been urged to ensure prompt payment of their TV licence fees to help the national broadcaster address some of its challenges. According to the head of TV License at the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC) Rev. Ebenezer Botwi, the payment of TV licence fees would help improve the quality of its services. Rev. Botwi made this known at [...] The post GBC urges public to pay TV licence appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
A total of 136 people died through road accidents in the Central Region while 1,149 sustained various degrees of injuries in 788 reported road crashes involving 1,168 vehicles, last year. The death toll was an increase of 6.5 per cent over the 2015 figure of 128 deaths, which also witnessed 843 injuries. Pedestrian knockdown increased in 2016 to 225 from [...] The post Road crashes claim 136 lives in C/Region appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
The Ashanti Police Command has arrested 12 people for allegedly attempting to forcibly seize a lorry station at Aboabo in Kumasi. A police source briefed The Ghanaian Times that, the twelve were among some organised thugs who besieged the lorry station last week in order to take over its administration. The suspects, according the police source, have been given police [...] The post 12 arrested for attempting to seize lorry station appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
The official visit of the leader of the Kingdom of Morocco, His Majesty King Mohammed IV to Ghana, has been postponed. A statement issued yesterday in Accra, by the Acting Director of Communications, at the Office of the President, Eugene Arhin, said King Mohammed IV, could not make the visit but did not give any reasons. The statement said, a [...] The post King Mohammed VI’s visit postponed appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
The Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) has called on the Ministries of Finance and Energy to urgently prevail upon the Volta River Authority to settle its indebtedness to the Ghana National Gas Company. It said this was in order to prevent the VRA’s debts to GNGC from spiralling to unmanageable proportions and thus compromising the viability of the GNGC. [...] The post PIAC: VRA must pay Ghana Gas appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
IT is not an extraordinary feat for the Police to have arrested six persons for seizing toilets and engaging in other forms of post-election disturbances. In fact, no one should be praising the police for the arrest because that is their work. They therefore, deserve no praise. What is significant though, is that, the police have discovered their mandate and [...] The post AVERTING POST-ELECTION VIOLENCE; POLICE CAN DO MORE! appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
Mark Latif Adijum, a 58-year- old alleged Nigerian fraudster, has ended his evidence at the Accra Circuit Court, hearing the case in which he and his accomplice defrauded a German of 248,577.91 Euros. Adijum told the court, presided by Efia Agbanu Kumador, that he knew nothing about the alleged fraud, and that the complainant framed him up when she found [...] The post Alleged Nigerian fraudster ends evidence appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
An Accra Criminal High Court yesterday ordered re-examination of the health condition of Gregory Afoko, accused of murdering the late Upper East Regional chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Adam Mahama. The court presided by a Court of Appeal judge, sitting as an additional High Court judge, Justice Lawrence Ladzagla Mensah, added that the report should be ready by [...] The post Gregory Afoko unwell appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
Daniel Asiedu, accused of murdering the late Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North, Joseph Boakye Danquah-Adu, yesterday pleaded with an Accra district court, to allow his family bring him food, while in custody. According to Asiedu, the police since December 30, have refused him food, which had compelled him to eat from other inmates. The accused, made the statement when [...] The post J.B Danquah murderer appeals for food appeared first on The Ghanaian Times.
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