From Alfred Adams, Takoradi The National Coordinator of the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP), Mr. Seidu Adamu, has observed that though the programme was consistent with the developmental strategies of the government, and resonates well with many national institutions and the general public, there was no clear government policy or legislation that guaranteed its status. He said [...]
From Sebastian R. Freiku, Kumasi The new Chief Executive of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA), Kojo Bonsu, has stated that his mission, as Mayor, is to serve the people of Kumasi, Ashanti and Ghana as a whole, devoid of politics to be able to focus on priority areas. These he mentioned as the restoration of the [...]
From Sebastian R. Freiku, Kumasi Reports from Germany in indicate that Mr. Peter Mensah, the Techiman North Constituency Organiser of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), who endured an acid attack on October 21, 2012, is doing well. The 27 year-old communicator of the NPP, and student of the Valley View University, was attacked by unknown [...]
By Emmanuel Akli One of the reasons why the Ghanaian Italian Petroleum Company (GHAIP), which later became known as Tema Oil Refinery (TOR), was established in 1960, was to process crude oil for the Ghanaian domestic market. But, 53 years down the line, the refinery is in a sorry state as a result of mismanagement [...]
By Stephen Odoi-Larbi Hearing of the 2012 election petition by the Supreme Court yesterday, took a dramatic turn, when the state security was drawn into heated exchanges between the lead counsel for the petitioners and the respondents. Mr. Tsatsu Tsikata, lead counsel for the National Democratic Congress, alleged that the number of boxes containing exhibits [...]
From Issah Alhassan, Kumasi Just when residents of Kumasi were beginning to get over the recent strange killings that hit the metropolis, another bloody murder, involving a 35-year-old security officer, occurred on yesterday at Bantama. The deceased, whose name has been given as Joe, was murdered by a group of armed robbers on a robbery [...]
From Isaac Akwetey Okunor The Kwahu East District is one of the 26 municipal and district assemblies in the Eastern Region that has confirmed the “Better Ghana Agenda” slogan of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC), despite the economic hardship in the country. The district, which was curved out of Kwahu South, with a total [...]
From Issah Alhassan, Kumasi A member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) legal team, Mr. Buabeng Asamoah, has asked supporters of the party to refrain from ridiculing Mr. Tsatsu Tsikata, lead counsel for the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the ongoing electoral petition at the Supreme Court, over his supposed frustrations in court. Mr. [...]
From Sebastian R. Freiku, Kumasi A former Regional Chairman of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Nana Osei Tutu Bonsu, has stressed the need for politicians to work and consolidate the gains of our democratic dispensation. He urged politicians to always think of Corporate Ghana first, instead of working on partisanship lines at the expense of [...]
By Daniel Nonor A mad rush for Temitope Balogun Joshua’s anointing water at the Ghana branch of the Synagogue Church of All Nations on the Spintex Road in Accra, on Sunday morning left four people dead, and many more injured in a stampede at the church premises, leading to the cancelation of the church service. [...]