More now from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, who is holding a news conference in Kyiv. He tells reporters around 1,300 Ukrainian troops have been killed in the first 17 days of the Russian invasion. It’s a figure the BBC cannot independently verify. Western sources estimated on Friday that around 6,000 …
Read More »Kenyatta backs ex-rival Odinga for president
Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta has endorsed his former rival, Raila Odinga, as presidential candidate in this year’s elections. The incumbent, who cannot run again as he has already served two terms, told a crowd of thousands in the capital, Nairobi, that he had no doubt that Mr Odinga was team …
Read More »Former Zambian President Banda dies at 85
Rupiah Banda, who was Zambia’s president from 2008 to 2011, has died at the age of 85 after suffering from colon cancer. “His life of service to our country, and to our continent, represents the highest form of patriotism,” President Hakainde Hichilema said. Mr Banda, a former diplomat, was serving …
Read More »Jomoro MP rolls out scholarship scheme for SHS students
Dorcas Afo-Toffey, the Member of Parliament for Jomoro on Tuesday, March 8, 2022 engaged heads of Junior High Schools in the constituency on a scholarship scheme she is about to introduce. Dorcas Afo-Toffey in the meeting which had 94 headteachers present, explained the purpose of the scholarship. She also outlined …
Read More »Some Ghanaian ladies abroad only marry us to help them pay off their student loans – USA based Ghanaian
USA-based Ghanaian, David has sent out a word of caution to Ghanaians in the diaspora to be vigilant of some Ghanaian ladies abroad if they want to succeed. He stated that most of them are opportunists. In an interview on SVTV Africa, David shared an experience of a past relationship …
Read More »Aggrey Memorial School driver identified as the man who assaulted commercial sex worker
Journalist Bridget Otoo has alleged the man captured in a video assaulting a sex worker is a driver to the headmaster of Aggrey Memorial School, called Yaw. In a tweet addressed to the Ghana Police Service, Otoo urged the police to investigate further and arrest Yaw. “UPDATE: The man in …
Read More »SC ruling: We can forgive Mahama but not you – Gabby chides Bagbin
A leading member of the ruling New Patriotic Party, Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, has stated that when it comes to forgiving the errors of people, Alban Bagbin should not expect the same treatment meted out to John Dramani Mahama. He said this is because the former president has a track record of responding to …
Read More »VIDEO: Schools in Yilo Krobo lack furniture – GES
Majority of the basic schools in the Yilo Krobo Municipality in the Eastern Region are contending with an acute shortage of furniture in their respective institutions, the Municipal Public Relations Officer of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has said. Mr. Solomon Sakitey in an interview said the situation continues to …
Read More »Teacher beaten to death by her lover at Gomoa Ajumako
A 32 years old teacher and a mother of 4, Yaa Linda has been beaten to death by her fiance also a Teacher at Gomoa Ajumako in the Central Region Friday evening. She had lived with Eric Sasa for over 8 years and have 4 children together but they were …
Read More »EPA grants permit for the construction of airport at Kwahu
Mpraeso Member of Parliament (MP), Davis Ansah Opoku has disclosed that the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) has approved the construction of the Kwahu Airport. The proposed Kwahu Airport Limited will be located at the Nkwantanag-Ahinase in the Kwahu East District of the Eastern Region. Ansah Opoku disclosed this on his Facebook page …
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