The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has bemoaned the convention of the president and sector ministers having to carry the cross of poor-performing board chairpersons and heads of state entities. According to him, managers of public entities could no longer be in the shadow, while those at the top face the wrath of the aggrieved citizens. “Board chairs and entity heads have for a long time been overlooked when blame is being apportioned for the downturn in Ghana’s economic fortunes,
The former president, John Dramani Mahama, has attacked President Akufo-Addo and his Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta for the nation’s current economic difficulties. According to the presumptive presidential candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), when he picked signals of the economy running into a ditch, he advised the government on what to do, but it was taken with a pinch of salt. He claimed in a Facebook post last Friday that if the government had responded to
Asabka Alange, the accused person facing trial for the murder of Mr. Adam Mahama, former Upper East Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), says he ran away to neighbouring Cote d’Ivoire because his life was under threat. According to Alange, prior to going to Cote d’Ivoire, he was called by one Toffic that he had been to his house twice, but could not find him. The said Toffic then threatened to kill him when he (Toffic) meets him (accused) anywhere. He further told the
Ladies and gentlemen of the press we welcome you this day to the press conference organized by Nananom on of the Ahanta Traditional council on the Status of the Council. We wish to set the records straight and inform all and sundry that the Ahanta Traditional Council Is rebuilding, branding and repositioning its council to serve the people of Ahanta. The Ahanta Traditional Council is not in disarray as the chronicle story implies. Ladies and gentlemen, friends of the media. Nananom would like
A Sekondi High Court, presided over by Justice Gyan Kontoh, has granted a ten day injunction restraining the families of Otumfuo Baidoe Bonsoe from taking custody of the body of the late overlord of Ahanta. The ex-parte injunction moved by the Ahanta Traditional Council as plaintiff has Ebusuapayin Bolo Kwaw, George Abuah, Peter Ansah, John Yankey, Opayin Kwesi Darko and Azulu Prah as defendants. The order secured on February 7, this year, read: “It is hereby ordered that the defendants and
An Accra-based television station recently broadcast a news item where some dealers in used electronic appliances in Kumasi were seen protesting vehemently against the government’s decision to ban their importation into the country. According to these dealers, the sale of used electronic appliances is their only source of livelihood and that the ban will kick them out of business. They also argued that since the government has not provided them with alternative jobs, it will be wrong to completely
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo), Ing. Ebenezer Kofi Essienyi, yesterday urged Ghanaians to help protect electricity lines in the country. “…the grid does not need too much noise and therefore we are making conscious efforts to clear the lines, but it comes at a huge cost, so there is the need to educate Ghanaians to protect the electricity lines.” Ing. Essienyi was speaking on the update on the state of the Ghana Grid in a news conference at the Ministry
The Ghana Education Service Directorate in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality of the Eastern Region has received the keys to a nine bedroom apartment donated by an Evangelist and indigene of Krobo Odumase, Madam Mercy Tettey of the Assemblies of God Church, Dansoman branch, who single-handedly sponsored the construction for staff and teachers at the Tsledom Basic School. She further donated a 55-inches television to the school to promote the evangelism of the gospel of early life of Jesus Christ
The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has supplied 3,000 pieces of household LED bulbs to 15 Senior High Schools (SHS) within the Kumasi Metropolis. It is meant to ensure the safety and security on the campuses of the beneficiary schools. The beneficiary schools included the Armed Forces Senior High Technical School, Kumasi Senior High Technical School, Adventist SHS, Kumasi Girls SHS, Wesley SHS, T.I. Ahmadiyya SHS, and Opoku Ware School (OWASS). The rest are Prince of Peace SHS, Asanteman SHS,
The Ameer, Head and Missionary-in-Charge of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Mission, Ghana, Maulvi Mohammed Bin Salih, has commissioned a modern 400-capacity Ahmadiyya Mosque complex at Pomposo in the Obuasi East District of the Ashanti Region. The grand opening ceremony of the US$100,000 facility, which was put up by a renowned Ahmadi and a former headmaster of T.I. AMASS, Fomena, Alhaji Ahmed Kwame Boakye, was attended by nananom (chiefs), community leaders, and members of the Muslim community. In the
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Micro-Finance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Hajia Abibata Shanni Mahama Zakariah, has donated 10 sets of hand-held patient monitors worth $30,000 to the Alicia Reine Bishop Emergency Centre at the Yendi Municipal Hospital. The devices will provide beat-to-beat advanced hemodynamic monitoring using a patient’s existing arterial line and blood pressure transducer to support more informed oxygen delivery decisions in ORs [Oral rehydration solutions]
In the quest to improve infrastructure development, the District Chief Executive (DCE) of the Akyemansa Assembly in the Eastern Region, Paul Asamoah Gyemah, commissioned two different projects last Friday. The two projects, a Community Health Planning and Services (CHPS) compound for the people of Akyem Kotokuom, and a nurses’ quarters for Akyem Abenase, were made possible through the instrumentality of the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ofoase-Ayirebi who is also the Information Minister, Kojo
A week on, amid the tears of the bereaved and the abandoned, the unbearable scale of the death and destruction has become horrifyingly clear. At least 35,000 people have died as a result of the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria, making this one of the worst natural disasters of the century. Hundreds of thousands of people remain trapped under rubble, as relatives pray for their miraculous survival. The final death toll may never be known. Many millions are displaced and some communities have
The Chairman of the Yobe State Council of Traditional Rulers and Emir of Fika, Alhaji Muhammadu Ibn Abali Muhammadu Idrissa has cautioned his subjects against political violence, thuggery and election malpractice. The monarch gave the warning on Monday when he took a sensitization campaign against social vices to some hard-to-reach communities under his domain. In all the places visited, the Royal Father admonished dwellers to shun all forms of political violence, thuggery, campaign of hatred,
The Obi-Datti Campaign, under the Labour Party has blamed the absence of its Presidential Candidate, Mr Peter Obi, at the presidential debate on aircraft’s technical challenges. Mr Diran Onifade, Head of Media, Obi-Datti Campaign Council, said this in a statement while explaining Obi’s absence at the presidential debate organised by Nigerian Elections Debate Group (NEDG) in Abuja. “The Obi-Datti Campaign hereby states that our candidate, Mr Peter Obi, was unable to attend the debate programme
Ahead of the forthcoming general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that no election will be held in 240 polling units across the country. The INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu revealed this on Monday at an ongoing meeting with leaders of the 18 political parties at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja. Yakubu said no new registrants chose the polling units and that no voters indicated an interest in transferring to them during the last continuous voter
President Muhammadu Buhari held another meeting with Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, at the State House, Abuja, on Monday. This is Emefiele’s third private meeting with the President since the cash crunch crisis escalated across the country. He didn’t not speak to journalists after the meeting. Daily Trust, however, learnt that the agenda of the meeting might not be far from efforts to find solution to the cash crisis. The raging controversy over the implementation
34-year-old Rihanna is pregnant with her second baby, as she reveals bump during Super Bowl 2023 halftime show. The ‘Umbrella’ crooner took the stage in Phoenix Sunday dressed head-to-toe in bright red, revealing a baby bump, and becoming the first pregnant woman to star in the halftime show. Rihanna played up the big reveal in the opening moments of her performance, rubbing her stomach and leaving the zipper of her outfit — a jumpsuit layered over a close-fitting bodysuit and sculpted bandeau
Multiple Grammy Award winner, Jay Z has represented Ghana and other countries during the 2023 Super Bowl, the US’ National Football League’s penultimate playoff game. Jay Z who wore a black hoodie to the game had some listed countries behind it and amongst the countries was Ghana. Also listed amongst Ghana behind the hoodie were Australia, Germany, Canada, Mexico, China, Japan and United Kingdom. Jay Z matched the black hoodie with a pair of white sneakers, sunglasses and all black outfit
Multiple award-winning Gospel Artiste, Diana Hamilton has opened up on delay in childbirth. The Artiste who doubles as a nurse in United Kingdom has mentioned that, the delay in conceiving was worth the wait and the names of his children are even gifts from God. The mother of twins who waited for over six years to conceive after her marriage said “it was worth the wait, Kafui and I am just grateful to God,” Mrs Hamilton told host of GTV Morning show host, Kafui Dey. She revealed that, “nobody
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