Oyerepa FM, a radio station in Kumasi, shut down this morning. This is in response to the Kumasi Traditional Council’s directive to shut down the media outlet until further notice. The Council’s Acting President, Baffuor Amankwatia VI, who is the Bantamahene, made the announcement when a team from Oyerepa FM …
Read More »People inject formalin to keep fruits fresh- Registered Dietician
Eyram King Dotse, a certified licensed dietician at the Accra Regional Hospital, has said that certain vendors of fruits inject them with formalin to keep them fresh for a longer period of time. Earlier, during the health check section of GTV’s Breakfast Show, which Ghanatodayonline.com was watching, he made this …
Read More »Driver’s head chopped off in fatal accident
The skull of the driver of a saloon automobile was severed in a car accident, shocking and grieving the people of Adansi Anwiaso in the Adansi Asokwa District of the Ashanti Region. The young driver was instantly killed when a tanker collided head-on with the saloon car with registration number …
Read More »Galamsey fight: Fines are too cheap and insufficiently deterrent-Ashanti Regional Minister
Ashanti Regional Minister Simon Osei-Mensah has stated that the fines levied by the courts against unlawful small-scale miners (galamseyers) are too cheap and not enough deterrent. He believed that harsher penalties were required to deter stubborn galamseyers. Galamsey is like fighting the black market; you fight them here, they sprout …
Read More »Ghana Card to be sole card for accessing healthcare under NHIS – Okoe Boye
According to the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA), the Ghana card will soon replace all other forms of identification when receiving treatments through the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) in facilities with credentials. When interacting with a variety of media in his office, Authority Chief Executive Dr. Bernard Okoe Boye …
Read More »Kumasi Traditional Council orders Oyerepa FM to suspend operation over Odike’s galamsey comment
The Kumasi Traditional Council has requested that Oyerepa FM, a radio station situated in Kumasi, stops broadcasting on Friday, August 26, until further notice. The Council’s Acting President, Baffuor Amankwatia VI, who is the Bantamahene, made the announcement when a team from Oyerepa FM and TV appeared before the Traditional …
Read More »Withdraw Anthony Boateng’s 3rd post-retirement contract-Clement Apaak to gov’t
Dr. Clement Apaak, the MP for Builsa South, has pleaded with President Akufo-Addo to revoke Mr. Anthony Boateng’s post-retirement contract with the Ghana Education Service (GES). The contract extension for Mr. Anthony Boateng was deemed unreasonable by Dr. Clement Apaak, who is also the deputy ranking member on the Parliamentary …
Read More »President Akufo-Addo begins 2-day tour of the Savannah Region
From Wednesday, August 24, 2022, the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, will start a two-day working tour of the Savanna areas. During this trip, he will examine ongoing projects, commission finished ones, meet with traditional leaders, and engage with locals in the two regions. His tour of …
Read More »Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu elected Vice Chairman of Commonwealth Parliament Association
The only candidate for Vice Chairman of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association is Hon. Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, Majority Leader of Ghana’s Parliament and Minister of Parliamentary Affairs. Ghanatodayonline.com learned that the seasoned legislator and politician was selected as the sole candidate by the Executive Committee yesterday, August 24, 2022. Today, August 25, …
Read More »Since NPP took office, the number of doctors in Ashanti Region has risen by 93% – Simon Osei Mensah
According to regional minister for the Ashanti region Simon Osei Mensah, as part of the present administration’s development agenda, the number of doctors has increased by 93%. The Minister revealed that there were 103 physicians in the area in 2016. But the number has gone from 103 to 218 doctors, …
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