Ho, Oct 30, GNA - Only 2,210 people have so far been deployed as National Service Personnel for 2013/2014 in the Volta Region as against 6,000 requests.

Tamale, Oct 30, GNA – Some farmers in the Northern Region have been sensitized on the need to embrace and apply biotechnologies in their farming activities to enable them overcome the challenges of poor harvest.

Agona Abodom, Oct. 30, GNA –The Member of Parliament (MP) for Agona West, Mr. Charles Obeng-Inkoom has presented four sets of jerseys, two footballs and exercise books valued at GH¢4,000.00 to his former school, the Agona Abodom Anglican Primary School.   

Accra, Oct.30, GNA - An Accra circuit court on Tuesday remanded five persons into prison custody for conspiracy to commit crime, unlawful entry and stealing.

Kumasi, Oct 30, GNA – Two communities, Offinso and Nhyiaeso Old Town, have taken delivery of building materials including bags of cement, bundles of roofing sheets and quarry chippings in support of the completion of self-help projects.

Amisano(C/R) Oct. 30, GNA - Rev Fr.  Michael Buah, a lecturer at the St Theresa’s Minor Seminary at Amisano near Elmina, has appealed to Christians, especially Catholics, to continue to pray for priests instead of chastising them.

Mr Odamtten was appointed by President John Dramani Mahama, in accordance with article 243 (1) of the 1992 constitution and section 20 (1) of the Local Government Act 1993, subject to confirmation by the assembly.

Prior to his nomination and appointment as DCE, Mr Agbango was the Chairman of the Finance and Administration sub-committee of the assembly.

The GEP-AFTP, French Oil and Gas Suppliers Council, led by the Business Development Manager, Claude Bouty, as part of the visit, on Monday, called on the Minister of Energy and Petroleum, Mr Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah, at the Ministry in Accra.

She gave the advice at the closing ceremony of a Regional Conference on opportunities and challenges of financial integration in West Africa, hosted by Ghana, in collaboration with the IMF.

Major Abrahim Rida (Rtd), a former officer in-charge of the Recce Club, speaking at the function, lauded the officers of the 3rd mounted squadron for their support and making the “Recce” club a success.

Mr. Mohammed Abdul-Samad, the Upper West Regional Manager of the National Road Safety Commission (NRSC), gave the advice when he led a team of officers of the Commission to the campus to educate the students on how to conduct themselves when using the road.

Mr. Samuel Apo Kumah, Principal Officer, Kojo Abban and Co, who appeared before the Commission on Tuesday, said the Company had been liquidated and in its place is the Kojo Abban Enterprise.

The suspect, who sells grilled meat “Khebab”, killed the father, Thomas Nyana, 35, a security man with the Ahantaman Rural Bank, with the knife he uses for his business.

Hunor Tsani Baniba, 42, a fetish priest of Laklevikope, a village near Denu, is alleged to have conspired with his three aides to kill Agbodugbe Aloryi, 51, a trader, and mother of four, who is his third wife.

This, he said, was the path to peace and progress.

A G-3 rifle used by the military, with 29 rounds of ammunition, a pump action gun and five live cartridges, as well as a mask, were seized from them.

The fourth batch of 316 pilgrims arrived on Tuesday at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) at1236 hours on board an Egypt Air Flight.