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The Aberdare State College at Abeadze Dominase in the Central Region has been closed down due to low enrolment. The school, which has facilities to accommodate more than 800 students, was established in 2004 by the chiefs and people of Abeadze Dominase in the Mfantseman municipality but has been left at the mercy of weeds and reptiles. The facilities rotting ...

A former Environment Minister in the John Mahama administration has disclosed that a lot of political pressure was brought to bear on him, which affected his fight against illegal siting of filling stations. As a result, Mahama Ayariga said he was unable to close down a few more illegally sited gas and petrol stations. “It is a major problem and ...

Government is expected to launch the restoration of the monthly allowance for trainee nurses today, October 10 in Sunyani, Brong Ahafo region, after an announcement last week. The allowance which was cancelled by the Mahama administration in 2014 became a key element of the Akufo-Addo campaign igniting interest among nurses and parents. A statement announcing the launch said “The ministry ...

The Member of Parliament (MP) for the Korle Klottey constituency, Dr Zanetor Agyeman-Rawlings, has expressed sadness over the loss of lives following a gas explosion in Accra. Seven people are dead and 132 others have sustained various degrees of injuries in the accident that occurred on Saturday, October 7 at Atomic Junction near Madina in Accra. “My sincere condolences go ...

It is an occurrence that has saddened many and reignited calls for proper checks in the siting of fuel and gas stations in the country. Seven lives were on Saturday lost while more than a hundred continue to battle for their lives following a gas explosion at Atomic junction near Madina in Accra. Several people including eyewitnesses have given varying ...

A former head of the National Petroleum Authority Moses Asaga has called on the regulator to stop issuing out fuel station license to new applicants in Accra. According to him, the capital city has enough fuel stations for its size. The suggestion by Mr. Asaga comes after a gas explosion at Atomic junction in Accra claimed seven lives with over ...

The cause of the National Democratic Congress’ (NDC) defeat at the 2016 polls must be blamed on ‘con groups’ whose primary interest was to prosecute a personal agenda at variance with the overall objective of the party, Communications Officer Solomon Nkansah has said. According to him, his office cannot absolve itself of the blame because the party lacked good communicators ...

The Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo has bemoaned the growing indiscipline at the BAR of Ghana as she charges newly enrolled lawyers to be of good behavior. According to Justice Akuffo, the high level of indiscipline amongst lawyers in Ghana is alarming and disappointing. Addressing 208 newly enrolled lawyers to the Ghana BAR at the enrollment ceremony held at the Banquet ...

Ghana’s President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says his life has been about having big dreams for the poor but his attempts to actualise those aspirations have been met with sharp criticisms every step of the way. “I have always been criticised in whatever I do in Ghana,” he told a cheering crowd in Bolgatanga, the Upper East regional capital, when ...

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has denied authoring several posts on Facebook attributed to him on social media. The office of the former president in a statement said Mr. Rawlings has only one official Facebook account: https://web.facebook.com/President.J.J.Rawlings/, rejecting several publications by fraudulent persons on some Facebook pages attributed to him. “All other Facebook accounts or pages purporting to be official ...