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A member of the communication team of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Dr Zakaria Mawiah has said government denied about 5000 prospective nursing students admission in order to restore the scrapped trainee nurses allowances. A host of government officials, including president Akufo-Addo converged at a lavish ceremony in Sunyani Tuesday to officially announce the restoration of the allowances which ...

Two persons including a staff of the Ghana Health Service are in the grips of the Volta regional Police command in Ho for engaging in an alleged forgery. This follows a complaint lodged against the two, Bright Paul Yebbi, 32, and Penidas Fordjour, 33, by the outgoing Regional director of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Joseph Teye-Nuertey on Wednesday, October ...

A journalist with Rivers FM at Wassa Akropong in the Western Region has incurred the wrath of traditional leaders after he criticised them for not doing enough to secure the interest of youth in the area. Larry Saint was asked by the paramount chief of the area, Omanhene Tetre Akuamoah Sekyim, to kneel in the sun for over three hours ...

Deputy National Communications Officer on the ticket of the National Patriotic Party [NPP], Ekow Vincent Asefuah has described members of the largest opposition party as persons who do not learn from their mistakes. Rather they keep adding to their numerous wrong doings claiming and compelling others to take them as rights or privileges. “I get amazed when I come across ...

Broadcast Journalist Kojo Yankson has unreservedly apologized for prematurely concluding that the gas explosion at Atomic Junction on Saturday night was sparked by a fire lit by a kebab seller. In the aftermath of the explosion, the host of JoyFm’s super morning show, took to social media with what he believed to be a detailed chronological sequence of events leading ...

The Coalition of Concerned University Nursing Students of Ghana (CCUNSG) has commended the government for the restoration of the allowances for the trainee nurses in the country, but the group believes that the government was discriminatory in the exercise. A statement signed by Convener of the group, Nana-Kyei said: “We believe that the recent decision by government to re-introduce trainee ...

Ghana is a country with citizens that like to create jokes out of everything. Like or loathe it, but that is the nature of Ghanaians and it is only a matter of time before memes are created out of every weird move. Unfortunately, the mantle has fallen on President Akufo-Addo, following his visit to the hospital to check up on ...

The Ashanti Regional Secretary of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has launched a vitriolic attack on a leading member of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Afrifa Yamoah Ponkoh for bringing the name of Asante Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II into disrepute. According to Samuel Pyne, the NDC man needs “mental checkup” linking to the ruling party to the ...

President Nana Akufo-Addo has ordered the implementation of interim safety measures for all Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) infrastructure across the country. The nine safety measures were introduced after a Cabinet meeting on Thursday, October 12, 2017, and it follows fatal multiple explosions and fire at an LPG installation at Madina Atomic Junction in Accra. As part of the new safety ...

Naba Musah Akambonga, the President of the Council of Zongo Chiefs in the Ashanti Region, says he said fervent prayers for the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II in the holy city of Mecca. The traditional leader prayed for long life, protection and Allah’s favour for Otumfuo Osei Tutu. Naba Akambonga, who is also the Frafra Chief of Kumasi, was part ...