GENERAL NEWS

Mason beaten to pulp by Afigya Kwabre South taskforce

A young man believed to be in his 30’s has been subjected to severe beating and manhandling by a task force formed by the Afigya Kwabre South District of the Ashanti Region A bizarre footage intercepted by Akoma FM shows how some well built men numbering seven clad in military uniform beat …

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Rainstorm rips off roof of classrooms at Walewale Tech SHS

The Walewale Technical Senior High School in the West Mamprusi Municipality of the North East Region has suspended teaching and learning activities due to a violent rainstorm which hit the area. The rainstorm which hit the area on Tuesday, 14 June 2022, affected property including that of the school. The …

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The Internet Society Pledges to Expand Internet Access in Africa

● Internet penetration rate in Africa is 43% as of December 2021  ● The Covid-19 pandemic demonstrated the critical importance of Internet connectivity. ● Community Networks and Internet Exchange Points are a cost-effective way to bridge the digital divide. 15 June, 2022—As the Internet Society (ISOC) celebrates its 30th anniversary …

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Bono farmers gets praised by Agric Minister for switching to organic fertilizers

Farmers in the Bono Region yesterday received garagantuan praises from the Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto for strategically switching to organic fertilizer locally produced instead of striving to purchase the highly scarced and expensive  international commodity of inorganic fertilizer which cannot be found. The minister was …

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Agric Minister Charges Banks To Support Farmers  

The Ministry for Food and Agriculture (MoFA) has charged commercial banks in the country to contribute meaningfully to agriculture by making available credit facilities to farmers. According to the sector Minister, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto, it was worrying that commercial banks were reluctant in supporting farmers. “Ideally the banks are …

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Watch Kwame Nkrumah’s 1957 interview on his thought about having his head on Ghana’s currency

In the United Kingdom in 1957, not long after Ghana’s independence from its colonial masters, Kwame Nkrumah, the country’s first president, spoke about how Ghana can be an inspiration for other Commonwealth countries to become independent. Speaking in an interview in the UK, and sourced to Getty Images, Kwame Nkrumah explained the need …

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National Cathedral: Updated Board of Trustees without Mensa Otabil

Following a publication that the Founder of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), is no longer a member of the National Cathedral Board of Trustees, the official website of the 5,000-seater project has updated its records. Pastor Mensa Otabil’s photograph has been taken off the 13-member Board of Trustees. This implies …

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Kwame Nkrumah’s cars to be rented for profit gains – Ghana Museums and Monuments

The acting Chief Executive Director at the Ghana Museums and Monuments, Kingsley Ntiamoah Ofosu, has disclosed that some vehicles used by Ghana’s first president as well as other former state officials will soon be available for rental as part of measures to generate revenue for the institution. Mr Ntiamoah Ofosu …

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Muslim Conference of Ghana demands apology from India over insulting comments by two politicians

The National Muslim Conference of Ghana has joined Muslims across the world to call on the Indian government to render an unconditional apology for insulting comments made by the two political figures. Condemning the remarks, it said the remarks were not isolated effusions of two political figures but rather a …

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Ghana Card not a replacement for our passport – Ayorkor Botchwey

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has said the Ghana Card is only an alternative travel document to the country’s current biometric passport and not a replacement. According to the minister, the Ghana passport and travel certificate are the only internationally recognised documents for Ghanaian …

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