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04 Jun

Thomas Partey Installed As Development Chief In Manya Krobo

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Thomas Partey Installed As Development Chief In Manya Krobo Thomas Partey, Ghana and Arsenal midfielder has been installed as the Development Chief in Menya Krobo, his hometown. He was conferred with the title by the Konor of the Menya Krobo Traditional Arean, Nene Sakoite II. At a short ceremony on Friday, June 3, 2022, the midfielder was conferred with the title of “Mahefalor, which translates as the defender of the area. Last year, Partey launched a foundation to help create opportunities for the youth in Odumase Krobo and Ashaiman. The Arsenal midfielder was joined by some friends and loved ones…

04 Jun

Teacher Trainee Impregnates 24 Girls, Headmistress And Four Female Teachers

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The disturbing and unfortunate news reaching us confirms that, a teacher trainee who is doing his mandatory teaching practice has done the unthinkable. Ghana Education Service and Ghana Tertiary Education Commission, GTEC rules on Teaching Practice, prohibit student-teachers from misconducting themselves in ways that does not augur well for the smooth running of schools. To this end, manuals such as Supported Teaching in Schools, National Teaching Council Teacher Engagement, National Teaching Standards etc were developed to guide their Practice. However, reports reaching us from the Ashanti Region reveals that, a teacher trainee on Teaching Practice in one of the Basic…

03 Jun

(VIDEO)Police Arrest Businessman For Allegedly Attempting To Use Daughter For Money Ritual

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The police have arrested a 42-year-old businessman for allegedly taking his 11-year-old daughter to a herbalist in Oyibi Kom in Accra for money ritual Evans Oppong, a resident of Fise, near Amasaman, was arrested on Friday 3 June 2022 while undergoing the ritual at the home of a herbalist. The herbalist, Nana Adu-Boafo, caused the arrest of Oppong adding that he wanted to prove that “not all herbalists are bad”. A viral video circulating on social media shows Oppong with a white cloth around his waist while his daughter waits in a room to be “sacrificed”. Watch the video A…

03 Jun

Palm Oil Producers To Curb Fake Oil On Market Through Digitalization

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Palm Oil Producers To Curb Fake Oil On Market Through Digitalization President of Artisanal Palm Oil Millers and Outgrowers Association, Paul Amaning has reiterated that his outfit in collaboration with Food And Drugs Authority (FDA) has made a giant effort by introducing digital technology into the palm oil industry to curb the menace of Sudan IV Dye. He stated that, as part of measures in dealing with fake palm oil in Ghanaian markets the introduction of digitalization and traceability would help in removing this fake method out of the system in the country. Paul Amaning opined that the introduction…

03 Jun

Blockchain Technology: Africa’s Socio-Economic Advancement Tool

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Blockchain Technology: Africa’s Socio-Economic Advancement Tool “The skin has become inadequate in interfacing with reality. Technology has become the body’s new membrane of existence” (Nam June Paik). Technology has brought a significant influence and impact on the world since its presence in the 17th century. It has brought tremendous change into the world. Africa is no exception. But how well has technology impacted Africa? Over the years, Africa has underutilized technology, making its impact less seen. Although technology continues to advance swiftly in western societies, developing nations, especially those in Africa, are falling behind, which widens the divide between the…

03 Jun

Economic Challenges Not Peculiar To Ghana Alone- Economist In UK (VIDEO)

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An Economist and Financial Analyst in the United Kingdom (UK), Redmon Thompson Kortey, has said that Ghana is not the only nation going through economic challenges in recent times. Speaking to Kwaku Dawuro on the Movement In The Morning Political Show on Friday, June 3, 2022, Mr. Kortey noted that Ghana is not the only country faced with extraordinary increases in global freight rates, hike in fuel prices, and increase in taxes among others. According to him, the challenges facing the country are not peculiar to Ghana as many other nations across the globe are going through same. "These are…

03 Jun

You Want To Use Armed Demonstration To Raise Your Dead Journalism Career – Awal Mohammed To Caption Smart and Afrifa

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An aspiring Nasara Coordinator for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Awal Mohammed, says Captain Smart and Afrifa want to use the demonstration to raise their dead journalism career. On Sunday, May, 29th the Accra Regional Police Command received a notice from a group to demonstrate armed, among these were Caption Smart and Okatakyie Afrifa Mensah who are both Journalists. According to the notice they were going to have a 3-day armed demonstration starting June 3rd, 2022 and they will demand to speak to the nation on the State television, Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC). The police however declined their request. Awal…

03 Jun

AMA Locks Shops In Accra With Unclean Frontages; Owners To Be Put Before Court

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The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) has locked up some shops in the Central Business District (CBD) with unclean surroundings, frontages and drain abut their premise. The shops were locked on Tuesday following a directive by the Mayor of the City of Accra, Hon Elizabeth Kwatsoe Tawiah Sackey when she paid a working visit to Gamashie, Kantamanto, Makola, June 4th, and Agbogbloshie markets. Public Health officials of the AMA were also directed to issue summons to the shop owners to appear before the court for failing to keep their frontages clean contrary to the Assembly’s bye-laws on sanitation. According to the AMA Sanitation…

03 Jun

Lacazette To Leave Arsenal At End Of Month

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French striker Alexandre Lacazette will leave Arsenal when his contract runs out on 30 June, the club have confirmed. The 31-year-old joined the Gunners from Lyon in July 2017 and has been linked with a return to his former club on a free transfer. Lacazette scored 71 goals in 206 appearances for Arsenal and won the FA Cup with them in 2020. “Laca has been a fantastic player for us,” said Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta. “He’s been a real leader on and off the pitch and has been a very important influence to our younger players. “His commitment with us…

03 Jun

Ghana-UK Trade Relations: UK Plans To Increase Its £800m FDI

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Ghana-UK Trade Relations: UK Plans To Increase Its £800m FDI The United Kingdom (UK) government says it will continue to increase its bilateral trade in Ghana – an investment which is currently more than £847million in key areas of the country’s economy – for the next decade. Briefing the B&FT on a recent quest by the two countries to deepen trade and bring more investment into Ghana, High Commissioner of the UK to Ghana, Harriet Thompson, said the over-£800million investment in the country remains the top FDI from Europe and one of the biggest in this generation. She said the…