The Wa Municipality has more girls writing this year’s receivedi than Boys. According to the figures out of the 2500 candidates writing this year, 1265 are girls while 1235 are boys. Per the figures, there 30 more girls writing the exam than boys and this is refreshing news to the municipal director of education. This […]
Pope Francis recently condemned the use of hunger as a “weapon of war” and lamented the fact that it was easier to move weapons across borders than the aid needed to keep civilians alive. Days after aid agencies were allowed to deliver food to the besieged Syrian town of Daraya for the first time since
Ghana’s First Lady, Mrs. Lordina Mahama, has recently charged her fellow African First Ladies to champion the rights of the adolescent girls in order to protect them against societal norms and violence. “Until each citizen, appreciates the importance of protecting adolescent girls, ending gender norms, and violence against girls, we must continue to advocate, until
Lack of potable water at the Anwomaso community clinic in the Ashanti region is hampering quality health delivery in the area. Health workers say they are compelled to ask patients in labour to carry water from their homes to the clinic before delivery. The challenge, according to the midwifery officer Mary Salifu, has resulted in
As a means of ending the hostility between the media in the Ashanti Region and the Manhyia Palace, authorities of the palace have announced plans to set up a press corps for Palace activities. This is expected to aid journalists in getting direct access to the palace for other relevant information from the Asante King
The Parliamentary candidate of the opposition New Patriotic Party for Wa Central Issahaku Moomin Tahiru has taken a swipe at the incumbent NDC MP for claiming he has achieved 80% goals for the constituency. The PC who was reacting to claims by the MP Rashid Pelpuo that he has been able to achieve the said
A voice recording accompanied by a photo of a young lady making the rounds on social media has drawn or rather heightened awareness on the plight of some Ghanaian and other African ladies living in Saudi Arabia (and other countries in that region). Most Ghanaians envisage the region as a plush, rich field overflowing with wealth. The
Report By: Ibrahim Abubakar, Kumasi Ginger producers at Gyankobaa in the Ashanti region have appealed to the government to revamp the defunct ginger factory to boost production and local livelihoods. The ginger factory has been closed for over two decades, impacting negatively on production in the area. Gyankobaa, a farming community in the Atwima Nwabiagya District
Report By: Alima Bawa, Tamale A Mercedes Benz bus with registration number AS 7597-13 carrying passengers this afternoon caught fire at the Sakasaka Shell filling station in Tamale. No casualties have so far been recorded. According to an eye witness, a generator was started close to the underground tank where fuel is offloaded. He
The founder of the Ghana UK Based Achievement Awards, (GUBA) Dentaa Amoateng, has been awarded an MBE by Her Majesty the Queen of England, Queen Elizabeth II during her 2016 Birthday Honours. A statement said “The British High Commission Accra is delighted to confirm that Dentaa Amoateng, founder of the Ghana UK Based Awards (GUBA),
