Month: May 2022

My ‘Correct’ Research For Chairman Wontumi Has Created Enemies For Me- Dr. Smart Sarpong

My ‘Correct’ Research For Chairman Wontumi Has Created Enemies For Me- Dr. Smart Sarpong

A senior research fellow of the Kumasi Technical University, Dr. Smart A. Sarpong, has said his research on the Ashanti regional New Patriotic Party (NPP) election has created more enemies than he thought. “In the past few days, I have received a lot of insults and attacks on my personality and even some have been directed to the Vice Chancellor of my University” he said. He emphasized that he choose to conduct the research because of the confident the five aspirants contesting for the chairmanship showed towards the elections. Dr. Smart Sarpong continued that he thought the contest was only…
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500 Life Guards Pass Out To Save Lives On The Volta Lake

500 Life Guards Pass Out To Save Lives On The Volta Lake

A total of 500 trained life guards passed out today at the Eastern Naval Base in Tema New Town. The trained life guards, drawn from about nine regions in the country, comprised both males and females, and they will be deployed to save lives on Ghana's water bodies in the country. The Basic Water Safety and Life Guard Training Course was made possible under the Volta Lake Transport Safety Project (VLTSP), a Public Private Partnership (PPP) between the Ministry of Transport and Ecozoil, a subsidiary of the Jospong Group of Companies (JGC). The course was undertaken in two parts with…
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Nullify Western North Regional Secretary, Treasure Elections- NPP Told

Nullify Western North Regional Secretary, Treasure Elections- NPP Told

Nullify Western North Regional Secretary, Treasure Elections- NPP Told Authorities of the ruling New Patriotic Party who saw to the organization of the just-ended regional delegates conference in the Western North Region have been advised to as a matter of urgency see to the nullification of the Western North Regional Secretary, Treasure Elections. Reasons were that there were major irregularities, breach of rule of law, as well as well-calculated machinations associated with their election last Friday 27th May 2022 which can never be overlooked so far as a democracy governed by the rule of law and equal opportunities for all…
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French Sports Minister Blames Liverpool FC For Letting Fans ‘Out In The Wild’

French Sports Minister Blames Liverpool FC For Letting Fans ‘Out In The Wild’

French Sports Minister Blames Liverpool FC For Letting Fans ‘Out In The Wild’ France’s new Sports Minister Amélie Oudéa-Castéra on Monday doubled down on blaming Liverpool Football Club and its supporters for the chaos which marred Saturday night’s Champions League final near Paris. “The fact that the Real Madrid club has supervised the coming of its supporters to Paris to such an extent, by scheduling buses from the airport and organizing everything from start to finish — which contrasted sharply with what the Liverpool club did, letting its supporters out in the wild — made a huge difference,” Oudéa-Castéra told…
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VP Bawumia Calls For More AfDB Support As African Economies Battle Global Challenges

VP Bawumia Calls For More AfDB Support As African Economies Battle Global Challenges

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has urged the Africa Development Bank (AfDB) and the Africa Development Fund to offer more support to African economies in the midst of on-going global economic challenges. Speaking at the closing ceremony of the AfDB's three-day Annual General Meeting in Accra on Friday, Dr. Bawumia said the AfDB has lived up to its billing of being at the forefront of the continent’s development, adding that the time has come for the bank to even do more, with African countries facing the effects of global economic challenges. "The performance of the AfDB over the years…
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My American Manager Blackmailed Me With My Naked Video – Akuapem Poloo

My American Manager Blackmailed Me With My Naked Video – Akuapem Poloo

My American Manager Blackmailed Me With My Naked Video - Akuapem Poloo Actress, Rosemond Brown has alleged that her former manager who is an American had a hand in her September 2020 leaked naked video due to the bad blood that existed between them. The financier, whom she described as her "old American man", blackmailed her with the bedroom video, which according to the actress, was secretly recorded by one of her female friends her manager paid to do so. "My former manager, the old American man, when we separated, a lot of things happened. He employed and paid my…
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North Korea Lifts Covid-19 Lockdown Amid ‘Stable’ Situation

North Korea Lifts Covid-19 Lockdown Amid ‘Stable’ Situation

North Korea Lifts Covid-19 Lockdown Amid 'Stable' Situation North Korea lifted movement restrictions imposed in the capital of Pyongyang after it reported its first Covid-19 death weeks ago, saying the situation was under control. The nation has been fighting a battle against an unprecedented coronavirus wave since declaring a state of emergency and imposing a nationwide lockdown this month, fuelling concerns about a lack of vaccines, medical supplies and food shortages. As of Sunday, the restrictions had been lifted, Japan's Kyodo news agency reported, citing a source in Beijing. The Kyodo report could not be confirmed as the North Korean state media have yet to…
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Police Arrest 5 Armed Robbers, Retrieve Weapons

Police Arrest 5 Armed Robbers, Retrieve Weapons

Police Arrest 5 Armed Robbers, Retrieve Weapons Police in the Ashanti Region have arrested five armed robbers suspected to have robbed a gold dealer. The arrest follows an intelligence-led operation on the Accra-Kumasi Highway. In a statement dated May 28, the Ashanti Regional Command disclosed that the suspected robbers stole gold from the dealer at gunpoint at Akyem Adukrom. The suspects namely Adams Awal, Ibrahim Hamidou alias Akwasi Anokye, Inusah Moro, Nasiru Salifu and Kwadwo Amponsah are currently in Police custody. “Items retrieved from them include one AK 47 Assault Rifle, two magazines loaded with 24 rounds of ammunition, one…
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Re-Channel Part Of  Your SDR Portions For Africa – Prez Akufo-Addo To Developed Economies

Re-Channel Part Of  Your SDR Portions For Africa – Prez Akufo-Addo To Developed Economies

Re-Channel Part Of  Your SDR Portions For Africa – Prez Akufo-Addo To Developed Economies President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has, through a declaration, called on wealthy economies to channel a portion of their Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) for Africa through the African Development Bank (AfDB). “Call on wealthy economies to channel a portion of their Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) for Africa through the African Development Bank (AfDB),” he said. The AfDB stands as a prescribed holder of SDRs, which can equally be used to meet the development needs of African countries, including food insecurity and climate change and also finance…
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Pope Francis Appoints Wa Bishop As Cardinal

Pope Francis Appoints Wa Bishop As Cardinal

Pope Francis Appoints Wa Bishop As Cardinal Bishop Richard Kuuia Baawobr of the Wa Catholic Diocese has been appointed a Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He is among 21 other new cardinals named by Pope Francis who will take up post at the Vatican in August; 16 of whom are under 80 years old and thus eligible to enter a conclave to elect his successor after his death or resignation. Bishop Baawobr, a member of the Society of the Missionaries of Africa, is known in Ghana and beyond for many acts of charity, key among them, his love for people…
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