Six persons have been confirmed dead with five injured in a fatal accident at Mpaha junction in the Central Gonja district of the Savannah Region. Reports indicate the accident involved a Sprinter Benz bus which was traveling from Kumasi to Tamale and a Rhino Kia truck from Tamale to Accra. …
Read More »Sonuta A.M.E school appeals for better facilities
Pupils of African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E) Zion basic school in Sonuta, a suburb of Agbozume in the Ketu South municipality of the Volta region are appealing to the government to give them quality teaching and learning materials. The school which is one of the oldest basic educational institutions in the …
Read More »Dramani Farms burnt to ashes
Former District Coordinator for LESDEP in the East Gonja District under the John Dramani Mahama administration, Dramani Issahaku Wisdom has lost his farm to fire. The farmer lost 10,000 tubers of yam and over 250 mango trees on Friday, January 22, 2021. The cause of the fire could not be ascertained at …
Read More »Parliament goes ‘black’ in honour of Rawlings
Members of Parliament have held a memorial in honour of the late former President Jerry John Rawlings. With most of the legislators clad in black attires to symbolize mourning, a number recounted their fond memories of the fallen soldier. Leader of the Minority group in Parliament, Haruna Iddrisu, eulogized the former head of state, describing …
Read More »Call off strike; let’s return to the negotiation table – FWSC to Uni. Senior Staff
The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) has urged the Senior Staff Association to call off their strike immediately and return to the negotiation table for an amicable solution. A statement issued by the FWSC and signed by the Chief Executive, Dr. Edward Kwapong underscored the need for the Association …
Read More »Bagbin meets Asantehene
Alban Bagbin has officially introduced himself as the Speaker of the 8th Parliament of the Fourth Republic, to the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II. Credible sources at the Manhyia Palace said Speaker Bagbin was at the palace to seek Otumfuo’s blessings and support to help him succeed. According to them, …
Read More »Covid-19: Three inmates test positive in Walewale
Three persons in the custody of the Walewale district police command have tested positive for Coronavirus. The three were in a group of 10 being prepared for transfer to the Tamale prisons when a pre-departure COVID-19 test was conducted on them and the result confirmed the three as positive cases. …
Read More »Ken Ofori-Atta is the 1st Finance Minister to serve two terms since 1993
Following the announcement of new nominees for ministerial positions under the second administration of the Akufo-Addo government, Ken Ofori-Atta who has been retained as the Finance Minister becomes the first to hold that portfolio twice in a row under the fourth republic. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on January 21, 2021 submitted to Parliament, names …
Read More »13-years-old burnt beyond recognition in fire outbreak at Buipe
A 13-year-old boy was burnt beyond recognition in a fire outbreak at the Buipe toll bridge in the Central Gonja District of the Savannah Region. The victim Ibrahim Musah, the victim of Thursday evening’s fire is believed to be the son of one of the traders selling at the area. …
Read More »COVID-19: 3 new deaths recorded, death toll now 361
The Ghana Health Service has announced that 3 new COVID-19 deaths have been recorded, bringing the death toll to 361. The total number of cases has also risen to 2,413 after 658 new cases were confirmed. So far, a total of 59,480 cases have been confirmed in Ghana since mid-March …
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