A Nigerian pastor in Lagos has reportedly committed suicide following allegations that he diverted church funds for personal use. According to a local newspaper, the deceased, identified only as Bassey (49), was alleged to have taken his life early on Monday morning by slashing his throat with a knife. The …
Read More »Teachers divided over legacy arrears strike as GES detects anomalies
The Ghana Education Service (GES) says it has detected anomalies in the payment of the legacy arrears of teachers which will lead to the payment of GH¢11.3 million in excess. Consequently, it says there was the need to do further auditing before the funds were paid. The amount relates to …
Read More »58-year-old Charles Gyamfi is 2019 National Best Farmer
A 58-year-old farmer, Charles Gyamfi from the Ahafo Region has been adjudged the 2019 National Best Farmer at a ceremony held in the Volta Regional capital, Ho. The winner from the Tano North District has been farming for the past 25 years, producing cocoa, cassava, maize, garden eggs and citrus …
Read More »Consider Farmers In Your Strategic plans – KuYA to Government
A special day of this nature needs to be recognized in order to acknowledge and celebrate our heroes and gallant farmers for their immense contributions towards the development of Kumasi, Asante, and Ghana. The Patrons, Executives and entire members of Kumasi Youth Association (KuYA) would like to salute and say …
Read More »Dennis Tetteh Is My Darling Boy – Mikhail Martinovich
The head coach of the Belarus top-flight side Mikhail Martinovich has heap praises on Ghanaian International Dennis Tetteh for his tremendous performance in the just ended Belarus league. Mr. Mikhail in a conversation with Dennis said “Be strong for me and have a nice Christmas holidays and good rest before …
Read More »Deputy Chief of Staff Abu Jinapor involved in an accident
The deputy chief of staff, Samuel Abu Jinapor has been involved in a motor accident at Busunu, a suburb of West Gonja district in the Savannah Region. Mr. Jinapor was reportedly returning to Damongo for the Region’s Farmers’ Day celebrations. However, upon reaching Busunu, one of the front tyres of …
Read More »Nairobi: Six-storey building collapses; residents trapped
Scores of people are feared to be trapped after a six-storey building collapsed at Tassia estate in Embakasi Ward, Embakasi East Constituency on Friday. Nairobi Regional Police Commander Philip Ndolo confirmed the incident, saying a rescue operation is underway in the residential flat that came tumbling down on Friday morning, …
Read More »Two EC officials involved in fatal accident in Tamale
Two Electoral Commission (EC) officials, a driver and his boss have been involved in a fatal accident on the Yapei-Tamale road. The Bole district officer, identified only as Ayuba and his driver, were said to have died instantly after colliding with a faulty vehicle parked in the middle of the …
Read More »Banking cleanup: Finance C’ttee rejects Ofori-Atta’s GHC15b request
Finance minister Ken Ofori-Atta has failed to secure approval from the finance committee of parliament for an amount of 15.6 billion cedis for the banking sector clean-up. The additional amount, according to a memorandum to parliament from Mr Ofori-Atta on November 28, 2019, is to be used to “protect depositors …
Read More »Farmers’ Day: ‘Let’s eat what we grow’ – Mahama appeals
Former President John Mahama has called on Ghanaians to eat farm produce which is grown locally as Ghana marks Farmers Day today. According to him, such a practice does not only support farming in the country but also a patriotic duty. “On the occasion of the 2019 National Farmers Day, …
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