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Claimants to the Ga stool have been restrained from playing any active role in the celebration of Homowo festival by the Ga people of Greater Accra. This means all the three persons, Nii Tackie Oblie and Nii Adama Latse II and Nii Teiko Tsuru II, who are embroiled in the Ga chieftaincy, are barred from leading or playing active role in the festival which begun on June 11. “All parties involved in the chieftaincy issues should not involve themselves in any traditional role in connection with the Homowo festival,” a statement issued by the Judicial Committee of the Greater Accra…

The corpse of the late Kwadwo Oduro a man buried three months ago at Moseaso Public Cemetery, near Anyinam in the Eastern Region has disappeared from the grave. The corpse is suspected to have been stolen together with the dresses, clothes and other items buried with it by his family. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Ebenezer Tetteh, the Eastern Regional Police Public Relations Officer said, upon report made by Nana Twumwaa, the Queen-mother of Moseaso and Abusuapanin Michael Acheampong also of Moseaso, the police went to the scene to investigate the incident. He said Police detected that about 50 per…

Oil marketing companies in the country are set to come up with harsh and stiffer sanctions against their members found to be cheating their customers at the pumps. The decision to introduce a sanction regime comes on the back of revelation by the Ghana Standards Authority that some fuel stations were under-delivering products to customers in the Greater Accra, Central and Eastern Regions. The Shell fuel station at the Motorway extension; Total at McCarthyHill in Accra; GOIL at Mile 11; Frimps Oil at Tetegu junction; GOIL at Galilea; and Frimps Oil on Spintex Road were found to be under-delivering fuel.…

Oil marketing companies in the country are set to come up with harsh and stiffer sanctions against their members found to be cheating their customers at the pumps. The decision to introduce a sanction regime comes on the back of revelation by the Ghana Standards Authority that some fuel stations were under-delivering products to customers in the Greater Accra, Central and Eastern Regions. The Shell fuel station at the Motorway extension; Total at McCarthyHill in Accra; GOIL at Mile 11; Frimps Oil at Tetegu junction; GOIL at Galilea; and Frimps Oil on Spintex Road were found to be under-delivering fuel.…

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has for the second time within the week, refuted claims that question papers for the ongoing Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) have been leaked. Some question papers have been popping up on social media, this week, as 517,332 of pupils across the country started writing the BECE from Monday, June 10. The examination is expected to come to an end, Friday, June  14 but has been riddled with alleged irregularities. Reacting to the leakage allegations, Thursday, June 13, Public Relations Officer of WAEC Agnes Teye Cudjoe told 3FM News they themselves have been monitoring…

The senior minister, Yaw Osafo-Maafo, has accused some development partners of misconstruing the meaning of government’s Ghana Beyond Aid agenda. Mr Osafo-Maafo who is the chairman of the Ghana Beyond Aid committee, indicated that the development of the document, which seeks to guide Ghana towards an irreversible pathway of progress and prosperity, does not mean Ghana is averse to aid. “Some development partners have misinterpreted it to mean Ghana does not require aid but that is not it”, he said on Tuesday during a development partners forum on the document. He explained that Ghana may still require support from development…

The senior minister, Yaw Osafo-Maafo, has accused some development partners of misconstruing the meaning of government’s Ghana Beyond Aid agenda. Mr Osafo-Maafo who is the chairman of the Ghana Beyond Aid committee, indicated that the development of the document, which seeks to guide Ghana towards an irreversible pathway of progress and prosperity, does not mean Ghana is averse to aid. “Some development partners have misinterpreted it to mean Ghana does not require aid but that is not it”, he said on Tuesday during a development partners forum on the document. He explained that Ghana may still require support from development…

Dr. Yaw Adu-Ampomah[/caption] It has emerged that the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) in 2017 advised the Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod) not to do sole sourcing including fertilizers, but it was blatantly ignored. Prosecution witness Dr. Yaw Adu-Ampomah suggested in court on Wednesday that Cocobod disregarded the PPA’s directive because farmers were against competitive bidding. He revealed that procurements of chemicals by COCOBOD were done based on the dictate of farmers. Dr. Adu-Ampomah who was a former Deputy Chief Executive in charge of Agronomy and Quality Control at COCOBOD was testifying at the Accra High Court in the case in which…

Tema-based premiere learning institution, Delhi Public School (DPS) International, has organised a day’s ‘Cyclathon’. The aim of the ‘Cyclathon’ organised on Tuesday, June 11, 2019, at the forecourt of the School’s campus and its environs was “to promote cycling for a greener environment and healthier life”. In all, 25 students accompanied by their teachers along with police escort, rode bicycles to the Busy Bee school in Bediako. The team of cyclists covered a distance of 8 kilometers. The DPS International’s team interacted with the students of Busy Bee School and shared with with them the health, economic, social and environmental…

The Chairman of the Ghana Education Service (GES) Council, Michael Nsowah, says his outfit has not accredited any basic school in Togo to register pupils for the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). In an interview on 3FM’s Sunrise morning show, Mr Nsowah noted that the curriculum is not an international curriculum unlike Cambridge and others; therefore, it is restricted to Ghanaians living and schooling in the country only. His comments come on the back of reports that some schools in Ghana have liaised with some schools in Togo to have their pupils take part in the BECE in Ghana. Exposed!Togo,…