WFPF, WHFF launch Fellowship for Young African Agribusiness Innovators
The World Food Prize Foundation, (WFP) and the newly launched World Hunger Fighters Foundation, (WHFF) are partnering to provide year-long fellowships for young African food innovators and entrepreneurs. The World Hunger Fighters Foundation will award annual Borlaug-Adesina Fellowships to young Africans to develop new technologies, champion public policy, and develop viable businesses in the field […]
Sunyani mourns Queen Mother
The Sunyani Traditional Council (STC) in the Bono Region has held th One Week observance of the death of their queenmother, Nana Yaa Nyamaah Puduo. The observation is part of activities by the Council to herald the burrial of the deceased which has been set for the 29 of February, 2020. The laying in state, funeral and […]
Diversion on Aburi to Accra Road
Users of the Aburi to Accra road are advised to drive carefully and obey diversion instructions of Police on that stretch, as there is a landslide on a portion of the road between Peduase Lodge and Ayi Mensah. Police, National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) and the District Assembly together with others are working hard to restore […]
Eight ‘notorious car snatchers’ busted in Accra
The Accra Regional Police Command has arrested eight persons believed to be part of a notorious car snatching syndicate. The syndicate which operated in Accra, usually attacked their victims with guns and knives. The eight are currently in police custody waiting to be arraigned. Some of the suspects whose identities have been confirmed include Emmanuel […]
Group protests renaming of Navrongo UDS after C.K. Tedam
A group calling itself the Concerned Navrongo Citizens for Development in the Kassena-Nankana Municipal is demanding the suspension of plans to rename the now autonomous University for Development Studies, Navrongo campus after C.K. Tedam. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on June 22, 2019, announced that the UDS Navrongo campus would be given autonomous status and […]
Joel Matip Signs New Liverpool Contract
Liverpool defender Joel Matip has signed a new long-term contract, the club has confirmed. Centre-back Matip – whose previous contract was set to expire at the end of the season – finalised terms at the Reds’ Melwood training base on Friday 18th October 2019. The 28-year-old’s new deal will reportedly keep him at Anfield until […]
Akosombo dam not in danger of decommissioning – Lakes and Ecotoxicology Expert
The Chairman of the Technical Committee of the Ghana Standards Authority, Professor Chris Gordon, says there are no concerns over the integrity of the Akosombo Dam. He made the remark against the backdrop of recent reports suggesting the Akosombo Dam had reached its decommissioning point after over 50 years of use. Prof. Gordon explained on […]
Sidalco introduces ‘Eso Dosoo’ fertilizer to cocoa farmers
Sidalco Limited, an agro-business firm in Ghana has introduced a new granular fertilizer with the capacity to boost high yields in cocoa farms. With the brand name ‘Eso Dosoo’ to wit ‘Plenty Yield’, the agro-product is said to have the ability to boost cocoa bean production from three bags to 20, which translates into about […]
Sunyani Schools closed for Queen Mother’s one-week funeral observance
Schools in the Sunyani Municipality of the Bono Region will be closed to allow for a one-week funeral observance of the late queen mother of the Sunyani Traditional Council, Nana Yaa Nyamaa Puduo II. In a release distributed to schools in the municipality titled “School Holiday”, the funeral committee stated, “Notification from the Ghana National […]
80% of prisoners at Nsawam Medium Security Prison enrolled onto NHIS
Eighty percent of inmates at the Nsawam Medium Security Prison have been registered onto the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) to enable them to access quality healthcare. Additionally, 40 medical practitioners had been seconded from the Ghana Health Service and deployed to the various prison establishments across the country to take care of the health […]
