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A number of initiatives carried out by the government through the Zongo Development Fund (ZDF) in the Ashanti Region have received commissions from Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia. As part of his two-day visit to the Region, Vice President Bawumia dedicated furnished classroom buildings, a water system, and a community sports …

Prince Yawson, a seasoned actor, has passed away. He reportedly passed away this morning at the 37 Military Hospital following a battle with illness. Veteran performer Bob Smith Jr. (Diaboloman), who was inconsolable, verified the awful event. The actor, better known by his stage name “Waakye,” has appeared in a …

Osei Kofi Acquah, a member of the Asante Youth Association (AYA), believes that in order to bring development projects to the Ashanti area, parliamentarians there need to improve their lobbying abilities. Despite the region’s contribution to the overall country’s economic progress, he claimed that MPs had neglected to advocate for …

A Kumasi Circuit Court has sentenced a Nigerian commercial sex worker, Bella Yakubu,28, to five years imprisonment in hard labour for causing bodily harm to her colleague sex worker, Ruth Korn. The Court presided over by Her Honour, Priscilla Dapaah Mireku,gave her verdict after Yakubu pleaded guilty for inflicting cutlass …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has nominated the Deputy Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, and Member of Parliament for Walewale, Lariba Zuweira Abudu as Minister-designate for Gender, Children and Social Protection. Her appointment is subject to the approval of Parliament. The President has also nominated Member of Parliament …

The National Steering Committee of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) has asked all former executives to give the party everything property they still retain, including any vehicles. At the committee meeting on July 26, 2022, the decision was made. They were instructed to follow the committee’s instructions in a …

The fishing season for inshore and artisanal fishers along Ghana’s coast has officially begun according to Hon Hawa Koomson, Minister in Charge of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development. The Minister opened the closed fishing season at the Tema canoe basin in the Greater Accra area, which ran from July 1 to …

Following a brawl earlier on Tuesday, the Bolgatanga Technical Institute (BOTECH) has been shut down by the Upper East Regional Security Council(REGSEC). A few hours were provided to the students to leave the school grounds. Stephen Yakubu, the Upper East Regional Minister and Chairman of the REGSEC, declared that the …

Sam Nartey George, the ranking member of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Communications, has spoken out against the GHS5 cost that would be applied to the usage of the yet-to-be-introduced self-application for SIM card re-registration. He asserts that Mrs. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, Minister of Communications and Digitalization, is not authorized to …

After a number of staff members and students were taken into custody, chaos broke out at the Bolgatanga Technical Institute in the Upper East Region. The cars of certain school administrators were among the items damaged by the pupils.To keep the pupils under control, police were called to the school. …