A 67-year-old woman, Antie Aba Yaa has been found hanging in her uncompleted house at Nkusukum, a suburb of Mankessim in the Mfantseman Municipality of the Central Region. She was found dead and hanging on Saturday, December 3, 2022. Speaking in an interview with EIB Network Central Regional Correspondent, Yaw Boagyan, a daughter of the … The post 67-year-old woman allegedly
A 23-year-old farmer, Nuhu Seidu, who was fined for assaulting a male nurse at Grupe, a farming community in the West Gonja Municipality of the Savannah Region, has been imprisoned. He was given a 12-month sentence for his inability to pay the sum of GH¢ 3,400 after he pleaded guilty to insulting and assaulting the … The post Farmer imprisoned over failure to pay GH¢
Former U-20 Black Satellites coach, Orlando Willington has assumed the role as assistant first team coach at Premier League side, Kumasi Asante Kotoko. He joins the technical staff led by Head Coach, Burkinabe national Zeydou Zerbo, for the rest of the season. The 2021/22 Ghana Premier League (GPL) champions made the announcement yesterday via its … The post Wellington joins Kotoko
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has announced qualified teams to participate in the Round of 64 stages of the 2022/23 Ghana Women’s FA Cup Competition. Teams from 10 regions would compete in the round which was grouped on regional basis for both the Southern and Northern zones to secure qualification to the next round. Maybel … The post FA announces teams for round
A 25-member National Statistics Advisory Committee (NSAC) to oversee the development and generation of data for national development has been inaugurated in Accra. The NSAC with members with the ranks above chief director are drawnfrom ministries, department and agencies and the academia, is chaired by the Executive Director of the Data Protection Commission, Ms Patricia … The post Committee
Ghanaians have been urged to adopt healthy lifestyles to reduce the risk of contracting all forms of ailments. This, coupled with regular exercises and medical check-ups would ensure the early detection of various diseases and would help increase life expectancy rate in the country. Dr Emmanuel Kojo Awuttay, a health practitioner at the Chrispod Hospital … The post Ghanaians urged
Former President Mahama has asked the government to put in proper measures to cut down on expenditure that has crippled the economy. “Unfortunately, in this budget, Ghanaians are slapped with stiff additional taxes and no tangible cuts in expenditure and they just say do not travel with your V8s and V6s but if you are … The post Mahama: Put in proper measures to reduce
Dr Nyaho Nyaho-Tamakloe, founding member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has criticised Members of Parliament (MPs) for the poor attendance to debate the 2023 Budget Statement and Economic Policy. He bemoaned the crisis facing the country, where leadership of the country was at a loss on what to do and legislators had also not … The post Nyaho-Tamakloe
The government is committed in making sure that Water and Sanitation Hygiene (WASH) sector is given the needed attention to enhance sanitation delivery, the Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, Madam Cecilia Abena Dapaah has said. Ms Dapaah said this when the Representative of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF),Ms Ann-Clair Dufay paid a farewell … The post Govt
Three distinguished Ghanaians have been honoured by the Addison International Centre for Emotional Intelligence(AICEI) for their various contributions to national development. They are Reverend Professor Emmanuel Addo-Obeng, a former Vice Chancellor, University of Cape Coast and the immediate past President of the Presbyterian University Ghana; Emeritus Professor Apostle Kwadwo Safo Kantanka, founder of Kristo Asafo … The post 3
That’s because this type of study cannot assess whether sex causes cancer. It can only determine whether there is a correlation between the two. Also, we already know of ways that sexual behavior can indirectly affect cancer risk without actually causing cancer, especially through sexually transmitted infections. Some of the strongest connections are for: • … The post Prostate
A head of state who presided over an authoritarian regime in Southeast Asia, was once asked about rigged elections in his country. “I promised I will give you the right to vote” he said, “but I didn’t say anything about counting those votes.”That infamous quote, perhaps uttered half-jokingly, was rightly described as an unholy combination … The post The Decline and fall
At least 86 gunmen have laid down arms and renounced violence in Niger’s south-western Tahoua region. The region has been hit by armed gangs operating between Niger and northern Nigeria who carry out killings and kidnappings for ransom. At a ceremony to receive them in the town of Bangui, some of the so-called repentant kidnappers … The post Dozens of Niger kidnappers renounce
Anger and disappointment is how many Nigerians are feeling after a presidential candidate had a rare media engagement during an appearance at Chatham House, a UK-based think-tank, on Monday. Bola Tinubu, a two-time Governor of Lagos State, who is running for the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) in February’s polls, has avoided the Nigerian media … The post Tinubu
A parliamentary sitting set on Tuesday to debate a damning report that found that South Africa’s President, Cyril Ramaphosa, may have violated the Constitution has been postponed by a week. The report said Mr Ramaphosa allegedly covered up a theft at his farm. He has denied any wrongdoing and his spokesman said the report was … The post Parliament delays vote on Ramaphosa
Yesterday, we dedicated our editorial to joining the government in calling for support for the restructuring of its domestic debts. We called on the government to fix all vagueness regarding the exercise for stakeholders to understand what the exercise entails and what they can do to help ensure its success. We are forced to revisit … The post Don’t compromise support for debt
Parliament has approved the principles underpinning the budget statement and economic policy of government for the year ending December 31, 2023.The House would from this point proceed to approve sectorial allocations before the passage of the Appropriation (Amendment) Bill to give the Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, the power to withdraw funds from the consolidated fund … The post 2023
The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto, has called on residents around border towns to help check the smuggling of food commodities, particularly grains from the Upper West Region to neighbouring Burkina Faso, Niger and other countries. The Minister bemoaned the smuggling of farm produce from the region and said it was … The post Stop
The Chief Executive of the National Petroleum Authority, Dr Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, has said the Authority’s goal in the energy sector is to help to eradicate energy poverty. In that regard, he said, the NPA would engage Cabinet to remove some taxes on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to make it more accessible and affordable to Ghanaians, … The post NPA to seek Cabinet
The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has cut sod for work to begin on a third-tieron the Tema Motorway Interchange. The project to be constructed on the existing second-tier is estimated at $26 million and expected to be completed in 30 months. It involved the construction of 1.8-kilometre interchange to directly link Tema Harbour and … The post Veep
Facebook
Twitter
Pinterest
Instagram
Google+
YouTube
LinkedIn
RSS