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Nana Akufo-Addo[/caption] President Nana Akufo-Addo has urged 378 newly inducted medical doctors and dentists to accept postings to the countryside where their services are most needed. This, he noted, would enable Ghana’s health care system respond more to the needs of the people, as government worked to improve their service conditions. The President made the call on Friday in Accra at a Special Induction ceremony of the Medical and Dental Council where Dr. Emmanuel Evans-Anfom, a patriot and an icon of the medical profession and a foundation member of the Council, was also honoured for his invaluable contribution to Ghana’s…

Ghana Cocoa Board on Friday signed a 1.3 billion dollar loan agreement with international banks to fund the purchases for the 2019/20 cocoa season, due to start in early October. The loan agreement was signed in Paris, France, with 24 banks, including Societe Generale, Netbank, Naxitis, MUFG bank and Ghana International Bank. Mr Joseph Boahen Aidoo, the Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board, said at the signing ceremony through a live streaming from Paris, that the facility would be used to purchase 850,000 tonnes of cocoa from farmers. He said COCOBOD would repay the loan over a seven month period…

Ghana Cocoa Board on Friday signed a 1.3 billion dollar loan agreement with international banks to fund the purchases for the 2019/20 cocoa season, due to start in early October. The loan agreement was signed in Paris, France, with 24 banks, including Societe Generale, Netbank, Naxitis, MUFG bank and Ghana International Bank. Mr Joseph Boahen Aidoo, the Chief Executive of Ghana Cocoa Board, said at the signing ceremony through a live streaming from Paris, that the facility would be used to purchase 850,000 tonnes of cocoa from farmers. He said COCOBOD would repay the loan over a seven month period…

Mr Mugabe was a prominent figure during Zimbabwe’s fight for independence[/caption] African leaders are gathering in Zimbabwe’s capital Harare as the country prepares for former president Robert Mugabe’s funeral on Saturday. More than a dozen current and former leaders, including South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, are expected to attend. A national sports stadium is expected to be filled with well-wishers. The funeral follows a row between the Mugabe family and the government over his burial. Some dignitaries, including Equatorial Guinea President Theodore Obiang Nguema, have already arrived. Mr Obiang, who came to power in 1979 and has so far outlasted…

Drone attacks have set alight two major oil facilities run by the state-owned company Aramco in Saudi Arabia, state media say. Footage showed flames and huge palls of smoke over Abqaiq, site of Aramco’s largest oil processing plant. A second drone attack also started fires in the Khurais oilfield to the west. The fires are now under control at both facilities, state media said. Iran-aligned Houthi fighters in Yemen have been blamed for previous attacks. However, the Saudi media reports did not say who could be behind the latest attacks. “At 04:00 (01:00 GMT), the industrial security teams of Aramco…

The fight against fraud and corruption is not a book work, neither is it in long speeches across the Mediterranean Ocean. It’s in hard field work. A hard work based on proactiveness of processes and the streamline of systems that secures our locker rooms and protects the secret codes to the money rooms. Any fight against corruption that will yield credible result will be a key strategy based on credible leadership and the willingness of a law enforcement agency enforcing the law without fear and favour. The current trend of fraudulent and corrupt activities across the globe and the high…

A joint military and police team has rounded up 18 suspected criminals in a swoop conducted in the Tamale Metropolis. The swoop took place on Wednesday September 11. Substances suspected to be narcotics were seized. The team also impounded eight motorbikes belonging to some suspects who absconded. In a statement signed by the Northern Region Police Public Relations Officer DSP Yussif Tanko, the swoop was conducted in well-known criminal areas in the Tamale Metropolis including T Poly, Kaladan and Geshunayili. It further mentioned that the exercise is to ensure regular security operations at locations where criminals gather and plan their…

An altercation between a married couple over sex has left Mavis Akolbila dead and her husband, William Akolbila in the Intensive Care Unit.  The deceased was found in a pool of blood on Friday afternoon after police went to the couple’s residence at Janjori Kukuo in the Nanton District of the Northern region. Twenty-six-year-old Akolbila was also found in a pool of blood as his penis was cut off. According to reports, the incident was as a result of a misunderstanding between the couple over sex. Confirming the violent event to Adom News, the Savelugu Municipal Police Commander, DSP Twumasi Ankrah said they received a distress call…

The Ghanaian high life music scene has a few young folks including Akwaboah, Bisa Kdei and Afriyie Wutah working to sustain what was left by the indigenous tune birthed by legends like Nana Ampadu and others. The genre is set to see a new face joining the new generation of high life artistes to keep high life music alive with the nostalgic wave it comes with. Born Prince Opoku Gyamfi, Mr Prince as he is known in showbiz comes on board with a unique blend of acoustic strings and soulful southern high life tunes. With his silky voice fused with…

The Ghanaian high life music scene has a few young folks including Akwaboah, Bisa Kdei and Afriyie Wutah working to sustain what was left by the indigenous tune birthed by legends like Nana Ampadu and others. The genre is set to see a new face joining the new generation of high life artistes to keep high life music alive with the nostalgic wave it comes with. Born Prince Opoku Gyamfi, Mr Prince as he is known in showbiz comes on board with a unique blend of acoustic strings and soulful southern high life tunes. With his silky voice fused with…