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A memorial service will be held at Chinese club Beijing Enterprises on Tuesday for former Newcastle United player Cheick Tiote. Tiote, who was 30, collapsed and died during training in China last week. A statement said: “Tiote’s family will be there with his team-mates past and present. On Wednesday, Cheick will be flown back home to the Ivory Coast.” In his seven years at Newcastle the Ivory Coast midfielder played over 150 games, including three last season. It is understood that Tiote’s Ivory Coast team-mate’s Papiss Cisse and Gervinho – both of whom are currently at clubs in China -…

The infestation of fall armyworms on maize farms in the Ashanti Region continues to worsen despite efforts by the government to manage the spread of the pests. About 62,627 hectares of maize farms have so far been infested by the dreaded fall armyworm in all the 30 districts of Ashanti Region. The current situation is likely to affect food security in the country, according to food security experts. Livelihoods of over 37,242 farmers in the Ashanti Region are under threat, as a result. Records from the regional directorate of the Plant Protection Regulatory Service Division of the Ministry of Food…

About 15 people are missing after a seven-storey building collapsed on Monday night in an eastern suburb of the Kenyan capital Nairobi. The Kenya Red Cross tweeted that response teams were on the scene at the building, in the Kware Pipeline Embakasi area. The Star newspaper said dozens were evacuated moments before the collapse. Witness told the paper the building had been condemned after cracks appeared in its walls. A total of 49 people died after a building collapsed in heavy rain in Nairobi in April 2017. Source: BBC

The Founder of Global Rescue Project, Leah Stenzel, says Ghana’s achievement in the fight against child labour is unacceptably low. The leader of the American volunteer group told 3news.com that poverty, excessive lip service and lack of political will are to blame for the slow pace of progress in the global fight. Under target 8.7 of the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals 2030, all forms of child labour are to be eliminated in the world by 2025. This target can only be attained if no child is left behind no matter how difficult and challenging the circumstances. The goals may…

Youth of Savelugu on Monday took to the streets of the Northern Region town to express their dissatisfaction at the election of Hajia Ayishetu Seidu as Municipal Chief Executive. Hajia Ayishetu Seidu, an accountant at the Yendi Municipal Hospital, was confirmed on May 13 after garnering 50 out of 64 votes. She was elected amidst heavy security. She has not been able to occupy her office since her election as a result of security concerns. The youth carried placards and machetes on Monday to call for her immediate withdrawal. They claim she bribed her way to winning the Savelugu-Nanton Municipal…

Minister of Works and Housing Samuel Atta Akyea has visited communities in the Ketu South municipality hard-hit by Sunday’s tidal waves. The sea waves are said to have affected about 186 households, whose occupants have been stranded. Most of the residents have taken shelter at a basic school in the municipality, 3FM’s Michael Addo reported on Midday News on Monday. Mr Atta Akyea was at Blekusu and Agavedzi, the two hardest hit communities. He promised making arrangements to get displaced residents relocated. The Abuakwa South Member of Parliament also called on the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning to set…

Renowned educationist Professor Esi Awuah has bemoaned the over-concentration of Ghana’s educational curricula on grades’ acquisition at the expense of skills development. She says education should not just focus on impacting knowledge through lectures and laboratory practicals, but training individuals to provide quality service in their disciplines for sustainable development. “You may have a first class in your area of study but if you’re not able to use it to help society sustainably, then I’ll think that you’ve wasted your time here,” she said whilst addressing the launch of the 50th anniversary of Africa Hall, KNUST, in Kumasi. Prof. Esi…

Former Member of Parliament for Lower Manya Constituency Michael Teye Nyaunu has expressed strong reservations about ‘Jennifer Lomotey’, a song by Kurl Songx featuring Sarkodie. According to Michael Teye Nyaunu, Sarkodie’s part on Krobos is not just derogatory but capable of inflaming passions that can result in tribal conflict. “His conscience should speak to him and ask himself if he could say the same things about his mother or the tribe he is from. Sarkodie should know that such remarks are not good for national cohesion and can cause tribal conflict at any time.” Sarkodie had made reference to a…

The National Organizer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Kofi Adams, has described the mass transfer of workers of the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) as a “punishment” and a way of creating unemployment for the youth of Ghana. “The transfers at the districts and zonal areas are punishment to the workers, knowing well that they cannot move to these places, there would be vacancies at these places for them [NPP] to fix their own people there,” Mr. Adams alleged. Kofi Adams questioned the basis of moving YEA workers from one region to another, saying the government has failed on…