The Damongo Agriculture Dam, the major source of drinking water for residents of Damongo, the capital of the Savanna Region, has been poisoned with a chemical suspected to be Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, commonly known as DDT. DDT is a colourless, tasteless, and almost odourless crystalline chemical compound, an organochlorine. It was originally …

The mortal remains of Lance Corporal Mohammed Awal, one of the Kasoa Motor, Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) policemen, killed while on duty on Wednesday August 28, 2019 at Kasoa Budumburam, have been laid to rest amidst wailing by family members at Abuakwa in Kwadaso Municipality in the Ashanti region. …

A popular phone dealer at Adum in Kumasi, who is believed to be in his 30s, has died mysteriously. The deceased, popularly known as Figo, was not seen for two days. He was later found dead in his room. According to reports, there were blood stains in his nose and …

The autopsy report of the late Asamponhene, Oheneba Kwadwo Aforduor, is ready, according to credible reports reaching DAILY GUIDE. The post-mortem of the late traditional leader was said to have been conducted on Tuesday at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi. According to reports, top pathologists who performed …

Lance Corporal Mohammed Awal, one of the Kasoa Motor, Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) policemen, killed while on duty on Wednesday at Kasoa Budumburam, is said to be buried Friday, August 30, 2019 at Abuakwa in the Ashanti region. In a statement signed by Sergeant Daniel K. Ahadzie of the …

The Data Protection Commission says the Electoral Commission (EC) is taking steps to address allegations of selling electoral data to a software development company. Speaking to Citi News the Executive Director of the Data Protection Commission, Patricia Odusei-Poku, said the EC is so far cooperating with investigations. She also said legal action …

Kumasi, Ghana – Jennifer* has spent the last few weeks on the pavements of Vienna City, a hub in Kumasi, Ghana’s second-largest city, which has a bustling nightlife. She arrived in Ghana in May, having left a crowded hostel room in Lagos, Nigeria, hoping to secure work in sales or as a waitress and …

Uganda’s health ministry has confirmed a new Ebola case in the western town of Kasese. A girl of nine who had travelled from the neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo was found to have a fever during screening for Ebola at the Mpondwe border crossing. A blood sample that was sent …

The numbers of people who have died in the current Ebola outbreak in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has reached the 2,000 mark, government figures show. The health authorities have struggled to contain the spread of the virus. On Thursday, neighbouring Uganda confirmed that a nine-year-old girl …

President Akufo-Addo says he is fully committed to making Ghana a shining example in the implementation of the 17 United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – Agenda 2030. Speaking at the Junior Chamber International’s 2019 symposium, on the sidelines of the 7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development, on Thursday, August …