Regarded as highly impossible for a new months ago, it is now a reality. The funerals of late Ya-Na Mahammudu Abdulai and Yaa-Naa Yakubu have taken place in Yendi, capital of Dagbon Traditional area. Amazingly, a new Yaa has been nominated and enskinned without any raising a finger. All sides have accepted the nomination of Selegu Na Yo-Naa Abubakar Mahama [...] The post Peace beckon Dagbon state
Prices of some vegetables have witnessed sharp increment in the Nana Bosoma Central and other satellite markets in the Sunyani municipality, after the Christmas and New Year break. A Ghana News Agency (GNA) market survey revealed that the scarcity of onions and tomatoes informed the unexpected price changes on the vegetables in the Brong-Ahafo Regional capital. Madam Ama Serwaa, the [...] The post Prices
An estimated 100,000 metric tonnes of fish with a landed value of US$34 to 65 million were traded illegally through “saiko” in 2017, a recent study by EJF and Hen Mpoano has revealed. It said industrial trawlers reported just 67,000 metric tonnes of “official” catches to the Fisheries Commission in 2017, an indication that illegal activities by foreign vessels was [...] The post More
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) Normalization Committee (NC) says it is fully behind Black Stars coach, Kwasi Appiah as he prepares to lead the nation to the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Egypt in June. Contrary to media reports, Coach Kwesi Appiah enjoys the total support of the Normalization Committee as he gets ready to begin preparations [...] The post Appiah has our
ARSENAL earned an important win in a pulsating London derby against Chelsea to keep themselves in the race for the Premier League top four. The victory moves the Gunners to within three points of fourth-placed Chelsea and back above Manchester United, who had gone fifth by beating Brighton. Alexandre Lacazette put Arsenal ahead in the 14th minute when he made [...] The post Arsenal
Former Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko forward, Edward Affum has signed for Great Olympics ahead of the Normalisation Committee’s special competition. The 29 year old inked a two year deal with the “Dade Boys” and is expected to play a key role in the club’s season following the imminent return of football. Affum joins Great Olympics after leaving [...] The post Affum
Asante Kotoko Sporting Club sealed their qualification to the league stage of the CAF Confederation Cup competition when they beat Coton Sport Garoua of Cameroon 2-1 in the second leg of their final qualifier at the Baba Yara Stadium, yesterday. The Reds thus qualify on a 5-3 aggregate, having beaten the Cameroonians 3-2 in Yaoundé week ago in the first leg encounter. [...] The post Kotoko
The Minister of Roads and Highways, Kwasi Amoako-Atta, has urged contractors working on the Pokuase interchange to create more access roads to reduce the time wasted on that stretch of the road. He said this when he inspected work on the 94-million dollar interchange at Pokuase, a suburb of Accra. According to the minister, urgent action needed to be taken [...] The post Minister
The Committee of Eminent Chiefs, chaired by the Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu ll, has congratulated the new overlord of Dagbon, Yaa Naa Alhaji Abubakari Mahama. While appealing to all Andani and Abudu families to accord him the due recognition and respect, the committee commended the Kingmakers, the Abudu and Andani families, especially the Regents for their understanding and cooperation in [...] The post Eminent
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has congratulated the Savelugu Naa, Abubakari Mahama, on his election as the new Yaa-Naa of Dagbon. The President has also commended the people of Dagbon for the manner in which they conducted themselves during the funerals of the two former traditional leaders of the area and subsequent installation of a new leader. He [...] The post President
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Saturday attended the swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected President of Madagascar, Andry Nirina Rajoelina in Antananarivo, the capital of Madagascar. Shortly after being sworn into office, President Rajoelina hosted President Akufo-Addo and expressed admiration for the Ghana Beyond Aid agenda, describing it as a model for other African countries to emulate. [...] The post President
Professor Kwesi Yankah, Minister of State in-Charge of Tertiary Education, has said there is the need for technical universities to concentrate on their core mandate of training the youth to develop technical skills and competencies. He said this feed the industrial operations, the development and growth of the country. He said there was no need for technical universities to desperately [...] The post Technical
The re-constituted Board of Governors of the Keta Senior High Technical School (ketascho) has been inaugurated at a ceremony at Keta in the Volta Region last week Thursday. It is chaired by Dr Albert Gamegah, an old student of the 1972 year group and also Dean of Winconsin University in Accra. Other members are Mrs Enyonam Afi Amafuga, Mr Michael [...] The post Re-constituted
The Ashaiman Municipal Assembly (ASHMA) has handed over a newly constructed girls’ dormitory to the Ashaiman Senior High School for use. Speaking at a short ceremony to hand over the building to the school, Mr Albert Boakye Okyere, Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Ashaiman, said it was time government and stake holders supported girl child education. Mr.Boakyi added that he [...] The post Ashaiman
Miss Josephine Nkrumah, the Chairperson of National Commission on Civic Education has called on Ghanaians to be civic minded to advance national agenda for holistic development. “We need to be civic minded and not party minded. We need to be responsive to the needs of national interest than party lines”, she stated. The Chairperson of the Commission made the call [...] The post Ghanaians
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has urged government to set out a clear and comprehensive strategy to protect citizens and halt the recent violence killings happening in the country. The party said it bemoaned the recent spate of violent crimes resulting in the brutal murder of five innocent Ghanaians within the last one month. A situation, the NDC claimed [...] The post NDC: Govt
Educated citizens are considered to be the critical ingredient of a successful democracy the world over. This explains why countries have designed an elaborate educational system at all levels (primary, secondary, tertiary, etc.) to provide citizens with education. In most countries, primary education begins at age six (6) for about six years before transitioning to some form of junior high [...] The post Information
The best vehicle for parliamentary oversight in Ghana is the Minority as the Majority finds it difficult to hold their governments accountable, Mr Haruna Iddrisu, the Minority Leader in Parliament, has said. He said other means of exercising parliamentary oversight includes debates, committees, questions, interpellation, private members motions and adjournment, debates, approval of executive appointments and censure of ministers. “On [...] The post Minority,
The Managing Director (MD) of Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) Mr. John Dekyem Attafuah has been relieved of his position, the Minister of Aviation, Joseph Kofi Adda has confirmed. However, he declined to divulge reasons for the dismissal except to say it was at the discretion of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo who appointed him. “It was at the discretion [...] The post Ghana
Democratic Republic of Congo rejected yesterday an African Union demand to delay announcing final results from its presidential election, compounding the turmoil surrounding a chaotic vote that many fear could fan widespread unrest. In a surprise announcement on Thursday, the AU called for the results to be postponed because of “serious doubts” over the conduct of the election, which was [...] The post DR
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