US House says Armenian mass killing was genocide
The US House of Representatives has voted overwhelmingly in favour of recognising the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks during World War One as genocide. The issue is highly sensitive and comes amid deteriorating US-Turkey relations. Presidential hopeful Joe Biden said the vote honoured the memory of victims. But the Turkish foreign minister said […]
NDC deserves opposition for energy sector mess- Gabby Otchere Darko
The founder of a Policy Think Tank, the Danquah Institute, Gabby Otchere-Darko, says National Democratic Congress, (NDC) deserves being in opposition for messing up the energy sector. He said Ghana is better off without the NDC and its flagbearer, former President John Mahama being in opposition for, at least, 24 years or a longer period. Gabby […]
Bono Region agric extension officers schooled
Small-scale farmers in the Wenchi Municipality of the Bono Region and agricultural extension officers have been schooled on good agricultural practices in the cultivation of selected crops. The farmers and extension officers were introduced to improved methods of applying fertilisers and weedicides, particularly the recommended dosage and appropriate application time to enhance crop yield and […]
NPP Constituency Treasurer gunned down- Takoradi.
Takoradi Constituency Treasurer of the ruling New Patriotic Party, (NPP), Mark Ofori, has been shot dead by some unknown assailants. Mr. Ofori was allegedly shot in his house at Fijai, a suburb of Sekondi in the Western region. The sad news has thrown members of the party and the public into a state of shock, […]
Egyptian man dies after official ‘forced’ him off moving train
Railway officials in Egypt have been arrested following the death of one man and life-changing injuries of another near the Nile Delta city of Tanta on Monday. The man who died, named by local media as Mohamed Eid, reportedly jumped from a moving train with a second man, Ahmed Mohamed, when the pair were unable […]
Teacher found hanging dead on a tree
Kwesikum, a village near Agona Duakwa in the Agona East District in the Central Region was thrown into shock Tuesday when a 55- year- old teacher at the A.E.D.A Basic School was found hanging dead on his farm in an apparent suicide. The deceased, Mr Isaac Kofi Yeboah was found hanging on one of the […]
Take refuge on higher grounds to avoid rain disaster – NADMO
Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) Mr. George F. Ayisi, has advised Ghanaians to always look out for safe places in their communities to take refuge whenever there was rain or danger of flood. He said the NADMO had spotted safe havens like schools, churches and community centres where people […]
Messi scores twice as Barcelona win
Lionel Messi scored two goals and provided two assists as Barcelona thrashed Real Valladolid 5-1 to return to the top of La Liga. Barcelona defender Clement Lenglet drove in an early goal before Kiko bundled in for Valladolid. Arturo Vidal poked in from Messi’s pass to restore Barcelona’s lead before the Argentine curled in a […]
Cameroon landslide kills dozens
At least 37 people have died and others are feared trapped underground in a landslide on Monday in the west of Cameroon, officials say. Rescuers in the town of Bafoussam have been looking for survivors in the remains of houses flattened by earth dislodged after heavy rainfall. Regional governor Fonka Awa Augustine said people had […]
Sod cut for Akatsi ultramodern market
District Chief Executive, (DCE) of Akatsi North, Dr. Prince Amuzu has cut sod for the construction of an ultramodern central market for the district. The project is to be funded with the district share of government’s One Million Dollars per Constituency program. The market will include 20 seater open market sheds, 15 unit lockable stores, […]
