Robert ‘Bob’ Collymore has been Safaricom CEO since November 1, 2010. Collymore did not go to university. He was offered a place at Warwick University but turned it down because he was not eligible for funding. A wealth declaration form uploaded on the Safaricom website in 2015 revealed that he earns …

Yendi, Ghana – The Regent of Dagbon, Kampakuya Naa Yakubu Andani, has called on politicians to stop interfering in the customs and traditions of Dagbon in order to ensure lasting peace in the area. The Regent made the call when chiefs in the Northern Region paid a curtsy call on …

Sagnarigu, Ghana – The Sagnarigu Municipality, one of the fastest growing municipalities in the Northern Region has recorded furniture deficit of about 2,000 for basic schools. As part of efforts to tackle and rectify the challenge posed by the deficit, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE), Miriam Iddrisu, has presented 40 …

Nyankpala, Ghana – Farmers in Northern Ghana are now embracing a newly-improved variety of cowpea known as Songotra (IT97K-499-35). This is because a genetic modification for in-built resistance has been introduced into the crop, thus, farmers would no longer lose between 20 and 80 per cent of their crop yield …

Accra, Ghana – Dr Richard Amoako Baah, an aspiring National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has asked the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) and the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to investigate his fellow aspirant Freddie Blay who has procured 275 buses for the party.Mr Blay had …

Accra, Ghana – The Nursing and Midwifery Council of Ghana has withdrawn its earlier suspension of training of Nurse Assistant Clinical (NAC) and Nurse Assistant Preventive (NAP) programmes, which it communicated in a letter that said the suspension was to take effect in the 2019/2020 academic year.According to the earlier …

Accra, Ghana – Emmanuel Korsi Senyo, who is said to be an activist of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and initiated the removal of two deputy commissioners of the Electoral Commission (EC) from office, has vowed to commence the process for their prosecution. Speaking on Joy Fm yesterday, Korsi Senyo said that …

Dondoli, Ghana – A 17-year-old boy has been lynched for stealing a goat at Dondoli, a small town in the Upper West Region. The shocking incident happened around 2 am last Monday at Dondoli. The hands and legs of the alleged thief were tied by his  captors  who pummeled him …

Accra, Ghana – Former First Lady Nana Konadu Agyemang Rawlings has dared some residents of Adoagyir, Akwamu, Owuraku and Ntoaso in the Eastern region to go to court if they strongly believe that she has unlawfully taken over their lands. Residents in these communities on Wednesday, 5 July 2018 took …

Kpandai, Ghana – Members of the Kpandai branch of the Konkomba Youth Association, have said they have no qualms about a decision by the Justice Brobbey Commission of enquiry in charge of the creation of new regions to make Kpandai remain in the Northern region. A statement signed by secretary …