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I don’t need any politician in my Palace- Kurasehene warns as he personally rehabilitates community road The Chief of Kurase Nana Adu-Boahen is brimming with rage as politicians have over the years denied the community the needed development. The community developmental projects, including roads, and schools among others. Kurase which …

Two staff of Media General were over the weekend honoured for media excellence by the Ashanti Regional chapter of the Ghana Journalists Association The Editor of Akoma fm , Broadcast Journalist Beatrice Spio-Garbrah and Head of Camera for TV3 Kumasi Office Victor Opoku was honoured alongside 15 other seasoned journalists …

The lifeless body of the third victim of the Daboase drowning disaster has been retrieved after traditional leaders of the community poured libation. The deceased, Richard Baidoo, a first-year Technical Student, was among a group of seven students who defied school rules and went swimming in the Subri River last …

Independent Power Producers (IPPs) have told the Minister of Finance that if their arrears are not paid by June 30, they will not be in a position to continue the generation of electricity. The IPPs said their earlier request to Finance to pay an interim 30 per cent of their …

A police officer has been killed on the spot at the Ablekuma Star Oil filling station in Accra following an alleged robbery on Thursday morning. According to reports, the robbers had targeted a pick-up car, carrying some passengers said to be bankers. Four in number, the robbers followed the pick-up to …

Former Secretary to the erstwhile Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM) Charles Onuawonto Bissue has been arrested by the Office of Special Prosecutor (OSP). He was arrested on Wednesday, June 21 when he turned himself in at the Office. According to a press release signed by the Special Prosecutor, Kissi …

The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) wishes to caution the Government that any policy measure that seeks to remove taxes on imported sanitary pads, at the expense of local manufacturers of the same will be very detrimental to our economy. The waiver of duties/taxes on imported sanitary pads for our …

The policeman who has been charged with the murder of his girlfriend has pleaded not guilty. Inspector Ahmed Twumasi made this pronouncement after State Attorneys completed all committals to pave the way for the case to be heard at the High Court. State Attorney Ernest Ayeh detailed how the accused …

Teenage pregnancies have skyrocketed in various parts of the country, notably the Savanna region, Bono East region, and Ashanti region, according to research by UNICEF Ghana. According to the research, one of the main variables that led to early sex among adolescents was their exposure to social media. At a …

The National Teaching Council, NTC says the over 6,000 teachers who failed the licensure exams are not cut out for the teaching profession. But the Ghana National Association of Teachers, GNAT is upset and has called on NTC to convene a national dialogue on the mass failure instead of accusing …