A member of the Shama District Assembly, Joseph Isaiah Mensah, has alleged that his colleagues took an amount of ¢2,500 each and still voted against the presidential nominee for the area. The Shama Atifi assembly member stressed that the President’s District Chief Executive (DCE) nominee, Ebenezer Dadzie, met some …
Read More »W/R: Shama Assembly Members Hot As DCE Nominee Demand Cash Refund
There was drama at Shama during the confirmation of the president nominee for the position of the District Chief Executive (DCE) for the area, Ebenezer Dadzie. The Shama District Assembly in the Western Region rejected the President’s nominee after he failed to obtain 50 percent of the votes cast. …
Read More »Akufo-Addo Commissions Shoe Manufacturing Factory At Akuapem North
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Wednesday, 6th October 2021, commissioned ‘Shoe Fabriek Ltd.’, the GH¢6.2 million shoe manufacturing company operating under Government’s 1-District-1-Factory initiative. The state-of-the-art factory is fitted with the requisite infrastructure and equipment capable of producing 800 pairs of high-quality shoes, including security …
Read More »NSS 2021 Placement Out; Over 81,000 Graduates Posted Nationwide
The National Service Secretariat has released postings for the 2021/2022 service year. In all, 81,081 graduates have been posted to enrol in various agencies across the country and begin their one-year mandatory national service from Monday, October 11, 2021. The Secretariat has however directed that all posting …
Read More »President Akufo-Addo extends Gender Minister’s leave; Former Bantama MP To Act
President Akufo-Addo has extended the leave of absence from office, for the Gender Minister, Sarah Adwoa Safo. The Dome Kwabenya MP’s leave, which she sought for personal reasons, was supposed to have ended on August 31, 2021. However, she was unable to resume and requested extension. Communications …
Read More »Video: Serious Fight Breaks Out At NPP Delegates Conference In Bono East Region
A brawl broke out at the New Patriotic Patriotic Party’s (NPP) delegates conference in the Bono East Region on Wednesday. The incident saw persons believed to be bodyguards of the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of Atebubu Amanteng, Edward Ofori clash with the party’s internal security. The supporters who accompanied the …
Read More »Northern Region: SHS Teachers Declare Strike Over “One Teacher One Laptop”
Teachers of various senior high schools in the Saboba District of the Northern region have declared strike over the failure of their Education Director to secure their laptops under the ongoing “one teacher one laptop project”. Teachers from the schools comprising St Joseph Technical senior high, EP senior High school, …
Read More »Teachers Unhappy With The President’s ‘No Show’ At Annual Celebrations – GNAT
Teachers from the basic and second cycle institutions have expressed worry over President Nana Akufo-Addo’s ‘no show’ during teacher’s day celebrations for the 5th consecutive time. Not only did the President not show up again, but the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Adutwum, and …
Read More »Juaboso: NPP Supporters Besiege Assembly Members To Demand Their Money After Failing To Confirm DCE Nominee [video]
The Assembly members of the Sefwi Juaboso District in the Western North region have voted against President Akufo-Addo’s nominee, Godfred Kwabena Adjei Asante, as the District Chief Executive (DCE). The nominee had 11 ‘Yes’ votes out of 23 assembly members present during the time of voting. After the …
Read More »A/R: 3 Dead, Others Injured After “Mechanical Failure” At Juaben Oil Mills
Three workers of the Juaben Oil Mills Limited have been confirmed dead in the Ashanti Region. Authorities say Tuesday’s incident occurred following what they say is “a mechanical failure” in one of the facility’s boilers. The Supply Chain Manager, Nana Yaw Serebour, said, “This resulted in the …
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