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Chief of the Kafaba community Seidu Yahaya has honoured an invitation to the Salaga District Police Command as part of investigations into the lynching of a 90-year-old woman. The chief was at the police station together with some youth of the community. It is still unclear what transpired between the chief and the police but he is expected to proceed to Damongo, where he will report to the Savannah Regional Police Command. No arrest since the murder of Akua Denteh has been made yet. The homicide experts despatched by the Inspector General of Police to Kafaba are also yet to…

Senior Lecturer at the Department of Sociology of the University of Ghana Dr. Kodzovi Akpabli-Honu has called on government to push formal education to all corners of the country to develop minds scientifically. He says education is one of the sentiments of the solution to some barbaric traditional beliefs. He made this known in the wake of the lynching of 90-year-old Akua Denteh in Kafaba, a suburb of Salaga, in the Savannah Region. She was lynched for allegedly being a witch though reports say she was suffering from dementia. “There are several traditional belief systems which are outmoded and archaic…

MAIDEN STATEMENT BY PROF. NAANA JANE OPOKU-AGYEMANG, NDC RUNNING MATE TO H.E. JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA FOR ELECTION 2020 ON THE OCCASSION OF HER OUTDOORING AT UPSA ON 27TH JULY, 2020 My Boss, H.E. John Dramani Mahama, Leader of the NDC and soon to be reinstated as President of the Republic, Thank you for your kind words. Thank you Chairman Ofosu Ampofo ; Comrade Asiedu Nketiah, the one and only General Mosquito — Thank you. My Brothers and Sisters, The past three weeks have been interesting and sobering for me. It has been a humbling experience. Ebenezer, this is how far…

Just a day after President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo expressed satisfaction with the active cases of Covid-19 in Ghana, informing his decision to trigger Phase Two of the easing of restrictions, the number has risen. From 3,307, the active coronavirus cases have risen to 3,655, according to the latest update by the Ghana Health Service (GHS). Despite the deaths standing at 168, the active cases rose as a result of a relatively slower rate of recovery. The recoveries-cum-discharges are currently at 29,801. The latest update by the Service puts the total cumulative cases at 33,624. These were recorded after 655…

The 2006 Old Boys Association of Pope John Senior High School and Junior Seminary (POJOSS) paid a courtesy call on the Ashaiman branch of a pizza company, Daddy’s Pizza, over the weekend. This was a bid to support the start-up, which is owned by a member of the group. It has been a culture of the year group to support small businesses of their members. The interim president of the year group, POJOBA Philemon Adaamba, summarized: “This is not the first we are going to support and it won’t be the last.” The old boys were full of praise for…

The 2020 Vice Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, has underscored the need to set an agenda specially related to youth and gender in the current political and economic climate. She said she espouses four crucial factors in this. Addressing members of the NDC at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) at her unveiling on Monday, the immediate past Minister of Education said Ghanaians must be mindful of the fact that 60 per cent of the population will be Under-30 in a few years. Therefore, she recommends, it is crucial to reform systems…

The Thomas Partey-Arsenal deal may take a while to happen, according to Italian sports journalist, Fabrizio Romano. In a tweet, he said Atletico Madrid are not willing to accept the deal because Arsenal were ready to offer €25M plus one player while the La Liga club wants the Gunners to pay the release clause fee of €50M. Thomas Partey has been on Arsenal’s shopping list for a while now, being instrumental for the Los Rojiblancos in the just ended La Liga season. The 27-year-old still has 3 more years on his Atletico Madrid contract. By Sakyibea Ofori|Contributor|Ghana  

Vice Presidential Candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang has expressed gratitude to John Dramani Mahama for the “singular” decision to name her as his running mate. She said she was overwhelmed by the conversation that such a decision generated in the country. “Your Excellency John Dramani Mahama, your singular decision to select me as your running mate has generated a whole web of responses and debates in this country. “And I keep saying that I didn’t know that my name will create such an atmosphere,” she admitted. Prof. Opoku-Agyemang was speaking at her unveiling on…

Police in Nigeria say they have dropped the investigation into a rape allegation made against popular Nigerian musician D’Banj. “[It] was discontinued as there was no substantial evidence to prove the allegation of rape against the suspect,” Police spokesperson, Umar Sanda, was quoted as saying by local media. D’banj, whose real name is Oladapo Oyebanjo, was accused by a woman, Seyitan Babatayo, of raping her in 2018 in a hotel in Lagos. He denied the allegation. The police statement came a day after Ms Babatayo had said she had no intention of pursuing the case any further after a meeting…

Former President John Dramani Mahama says before the end of 2021, if he is re-elected president in December, he will introduce and begin the implementation of a free primary healthcare plan. “This will make the provision of primary healthcare to all Ghanaians young and elderly free,” he stressed. Mr Dramani Mahama made this known on Monday, July 27 at the unveiling of his running mate, Professor Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang, at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA). He said promises of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the electioneering campaign will be a “sacred social contract that will be honoured…