The National Media Commission has urged journalists to uphold the best standards of the profession in memory of Kwadwo Asare-Baffuor Acheampong, popularly known as KABA, of Asempa FM. KABA passed away peacefully in the early hours of Saturday, November 18, 2017, at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital. “ We urge everyone within the media space not to be deterred by ...
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Teachers threaten to withdraw services December
Members of the Coalition of Newly Recruited Graduate Teachers have threatened to withdraw their services by the end of December 2017. According to the graduate teachers, the action has become necessary because the Ministry of Education, the Ghana Education Service and the Controller and Accountants Generals’ Department has denied them their six months’ salary arrears for which they have legitimately ...
Read More »KABA’s Death A “Painful Loss” – Bawumia
Vice president Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has expressed shock over the sudden death of popular Ghanaian broadcaster Kwadwo Asare-Baffour Acheampong of Asempa FM. The host of late afternoon political show, ‘Eko Sii Sen’, who is affectionately called KABA passed on Saturday, November 18, 2017 at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital having been rushed there over an illness. In a short tribute ...
Read More »Multimedia holds solemn memorial service for KABA
A memorial service for Kwadwo Asare-Baffuor Acheampong (KABA), who passed away on Saturday has come to a close. KABA was pronounced dead upon arrival at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital where he had been rushed after he suddenly fell sick early Saturday, November 18. He was 37 years old. A book of condolence has been opened at the Front Desk ...
Read More »KABA was the only child of his parents – Captain Smart
Ace broadcaster Asare-Baffuor Acheampong (KABA), happens to be the only child of his parents according to his colleague, Captain Godsbrain Blessed Smart. The 37-year old died at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital last Saturday after short illness a situation many are still struggling to come to terms with. At a memorial service held for him at the forecourt of Joy ...
Read More »NPP Suspends Four Members Over School Feeding
The New Patriotic Party in the Northern region has suspended four of its communicators including a senior member over the raging row regarding the Ghana School Feeding programme. Yussif Danjumah and three members of the party’s regional auxiliary communications group, The Young Patriots, have been sanctioned for having secret meetings with national authorities of the Programme who were in the ...
Read More »I wept after visiting ‘Free SHS’ students – Amoako Tuffour
A leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and Director of Research at the African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET), Dr Kwame Amoako Tuffuor has admitted that the free Senior High School (SHS) is fraught with numerous challenges and the earlier government addresses them better for it. He revealed on Kumasi-based Abusua Fm that he wept after seeing the ...
Read More »Ronaldo: I want seven children and seven Ballons d’Or!
Cristiano Ronaldo says he wants to have seven children and win the same number of Ballons d’Or. The Real Madrid star recently had his fourth child, and is expected to win his fifth Ballon d’Or when the award is announced next month. But the 32-year-old has still come in for recent criticism, as his return of one goal in seven ...
Read More »New $200,000 Tesla Roadster speeds in front of electric big-rig truck
HAWTHORNE, Calif. (Reuters) – Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) upstaged its own debut of an electric heavy duty truck on Thursday when a red Roadster pulled out of the big rig’s trailer and Chief Executive Elon Musk said the new $200,000 sports car would be the fastest production car ever. The showmanship wowed the crowd although some analysts’ heads started throbbing at ...
Read More »Announcing Electricity tariff reduction was needless – Wereko-Brobby
Dr Charles Wereko-Brobby, has described the government’s decision to announce electricity tariff as needless. The former CEO of the Volta River Authority, VRA is of the view that, the disclosure made by the Finance Minister that there will be an average reduction of up to 13 percent in electricity tariffs for residential and industrial consumers clearly undermines the work of ...
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