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Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has urged the chiefs and people of Gonjaland in the Savannah Region to put aside any differences they may have and collaborate to accelerate the socio-economic development of the area. Speaking at the 45th Annual Congress of the Gonjaland Youth Association, which brings together all the youth in the area irrespective of tribe or religion, at ...

The Ghana Grid Company Limited has indicated that it has reduced power supply to areas around Trasacco by 50 per cent in order to fix faults that led to Saturday’s power cuts in major parts of the Greater Accra region.   A statement issued by GridCo noted that the power outage occurred on Saturday, 3 April 2021 because “a conductor ...

The Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Accra, Rt. Rev. Dr. Daniel S.M Torto, has prophesied an unquenchable bright future for the Vice-President of the Republic, Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia. Addressing congregants at the Easter Sunday Service of the church on Sunday, April 4, 2021, Rt. Rev.Torto declared that “no man can dim” the light of the Vice President, and ...

The Fisheries Commission says it has begun investigations into the incident of dead fish at the Osu Castle Beach in Accra. According to the Commission, initial observation shows no wound or lesions on the bodies of the fish. “Information got to Fisheries Commission yesterday, April 3, 2021, in the evening, about fish mortalities sighted at the Osu Castle Beach. A ...

Bernard Allotey Jacobs has described the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) as the ‘devils den’ following his expulsion from the party. ” That expulsion letter is pointless and baseless. It has no purpose. The NDC is full of confusion. I don’t believe in personality worship. A lot more people will be coming out like me. If you’re in that party, ...

The West African Science Service Centre on Climate Change and Adapted Land Use (WASCAL), a West African international Climate Change Institution has launched a new scholarship scheme for students from all ECOWAS states who want to pursue International Master’s Degree in Energy and Green Hydrogen Technology. The 24-months’ programme, to be run in partnership with Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH and RWTH ...

Students at the Ghana Institute of Journalism have threatened to unleash their wrath if the management of the school fails to reverse a decision asking students who defaulted in their payment of fees to defer their courses. Authorities at the Ghana Institute of Journalism on Tuesday, March 23, 2021, ordered students who could not pay their school fees before the ...

Political Scientist Dr Richard Amoako Baah says the Rastafarian students should comply with the directive of Achimota school and cut their dreadlocks if they want education in the school. The admission standoff between parents of the students with the dreadlocks and Achimota school is still raging as the school insist they cannot be admitted until they cut off the hair. ...

The Minister for Works and Housing Francis Asenso-Boakye has emphasized government’s commitment to building more affordable housing units to bridge the housing deficit in the country. The Minister made this disclosure when he embarked on a working tour of the Saglemi Affordable Housing project in the Greater Accra Region. He indicated that the housing sector remains a top priority of ...

The Minister for Food and Agriculture, Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto has dismissed reports that he has initiated moves to contest the presidential slot for the ruling New Patriotic Party. Reports have been rife that Mr Afriyie Akoto during the weekend initiated a private meeting with some top-notch power brokers of the NPP in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region to disclose ...