Koforidua, Ghana – President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has congratulated the new National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr Freddie Worsemawu Blay and the other National Officers who were elected at the Party’s National Delegates’ Conference, held in Koforidua, in the Eastern Region, on Saturday, 7 July, 2018.Mr …
Read More »Tribute to Alhaji Meijida of Bole
The Mankumawura (caretaker Chief of Bole Traditional Area), the Sakpawura and the Bagbiapewura announce the sudden death of a prominent figure in Bole called Alhaji Meijida. The whole Bole township is in a state of shock and mourning mood. Alhaji Meijida is a founding father of the NDC and was …
Read More »University Education Isn’t Everything: 12 Lessons From Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore
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 …
Read More »Politicians Must Stay Away From Dagbon Customs – Regent
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 …
Read More »Sagnarigu MCE Responds To Furniture Deficit
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 …
Read More »N/R: Farmers Endorse GM Cowpea
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 …
Read More »275 Buses: Probe Blay – Amoako Baah to BNI, EOCO
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 …
Read More »U-turn: Nurse Assistant Programmes Back
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 …
Read More »NDC Boy Chases 2 EC Deputies
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 …
Read More »Wa: 17-year- old Boy Killed For Stealing Goat
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 …
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