A female student of the Asante Mampong Nursing and Midwifery Training School in the Ashanti Region has allegedly committed suicide. The deceased is alleged to have drunk a poisonous substance and was rushed to the Mampong Government Hospital by her colleagues on Wednesday, April 19 but was later referred to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital […]
Two people believed to be Nkonyas have been shot dead and two others injured in renewed clashes at Nkonya in the Volta Region, hours after the curfew in the area was reviewed. The Kpando divisional Police commander Chief Superintendent Prosper Ahlorgya has confirmed the incident happened around 7 and 8pm on Wednesday, April 19. According
Paga, Ghana’s border town close to Burkina Faso, has been thrown into a state of shock after a proprietor of a filling station pulled out a pistol and lodged a bullet in the head of a pump attendant at a rival filling station. Osman Paregavwa, who is now in police cells, is said to have
The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo would today meet with the three former presidents of Ghana to tap into their experience on governance. The three former leaders, Messrs John Dramani Mahama, John Agyekum Kufuor and Jerry John Rawlings are expected to discuss issues on the economy, security and other social political issues with President Akufo-Addo.
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has announced that government has lifted the ban on the hiring of Agric Extension officers, saying about 1200 of them had been recruited thus far. This, according to him, would ensure that the government’s audacious programme of ‘planting for food and jobs’ which will be launched Wednesday April 19, 2017
The Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has touted the recent performance of the Cedi as a remarkable achievement in President Akufo-Addo’s 100 days. This according to him, is an indication of the government’s competence in handling issues of the economy. “The cedi has appreciated in value. When we came in it was running …and essentially
The Eastern regional Minister Eric Kwakye Darfuor has appealed to the Kwahu traditional authority to tone down on their call for decent dressing as revellers head for the mountains to celebrate Easter. According to the Minister, the situation where chiefs in the area attempt to restrict merry makers on dress codes does not augur well
The world has witnessed yet another display of the military might of the United States with the missile strikes on Syrian targets a few days ago. The United States justified its strikes because it believed the Assad regime was behind a chemical weapons attack on opposition strongholds in Syria last week. The action of the
The Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, on Wednesday, April 12, 2017 received the first of three customised four wheel drives from Kantanka Automobile, a local vehicle manufacturer under Apostle Kwadwo Safo of the Kristo Asafo Mission of Ghana. The remaining two of the customised vehicles ordered by Otumfuo are expected to be delivered soon.The Asantehene
The outspoken former moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana Reverend Prof. Emmanuel Martey has advised President Akufo-Addo to minimize his mistakes by dealing comprehensively with vigilantism in the country. According to the preacher, the growing cases of violent attacks and takeovers by various vigilante groups associated with the ruling party is a dent on
