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The constituency Chairman of the New Patriotic Party in Binduri in the Upper East Region Yakubu Abagre Ayinga has been approved as the District Chief Executive for the Binduri District Assembly. He secured 100 per cent endorsement from all the 17 assembly members who voted in the confirmation election supervised by the Electoral Commission in Bawku Wednesday. Mr Ayinga who was also an officer at Savanna Agric Research Institute at Manga, Bawku, commended President Akufo-Addo for nominating him, the overlord of Kusaug, Zugraana Naba Asigri Abugrago Azoka II and his divisional chiefs as well as the assembly members for the…

The Regent of Dagbon in the Northern Region, Kampakuya Naa Andani Yakubu, has asked the Aviation Ministry to take steps to protect the 6,000 acres land earmarked for the construction of airdrome in the Yendi Municipality. He particularly wants a fence constructed on the land to protect it from encroachers to avoid any people from encroaching on the land like the previous ones given the Ghana Airports Company. The 6,000 acre-land located on the Yendi-Zabzugu road is the third land awarded the Ghana Airports Company for the construction of an airdrome to serve as an emergency landing site in the…

Gunmen from a Christian sect have stormed a prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital, freeing their leader and about 50 other inmates, a government spokesman says. Shots were fired and vehicles torched as Ne Muanda Nsemi was freed from the jail in Kinshasa, witnesses said. Police are suspected to have shot dead several prisoners, witnesses added. Mr Nsemi is a self-styled prophet and the leader of an outlawed group seeking to revive the ancient Kongo kingdom. He was arrested, along with his three wives and son, in March following clashes between his supporters and police. Mr Nsemi leads…

Circumstances leading to the discharge of eight members of pro-New Patriotic Party vigilante group, Delta Force, by the Kumasi Circuit Court has triggered investigations by the Attorney General’s Department. The eight who were being tried for allegedly raiding a Court and assisting 13 of their members to escape from lawful custody were Wednesday morning freed after a principal State Attorney told the court they lacked evidence. READ: Delta Force 8 freed for lack of evidence The State prosecutor from the AG’s Department in Kumasi consequently prayed the court presided over by Ms Patricia Amponsah to discontinue the case which grabbed headlines…

The ultra-modern Greater Accra Regional Hospital, formerly Ridge Hospital, in Accra has opened to the public, five months after its commissioning by former president John Mahama. The 420-bed facility has a comprehensive diagnostic and treatment block with a 24-hour surgical theatre, accident and emergency unit, neonatal intensive care unit, intensive care unit, delivery unit, pharmacy among others. Already, the facility which is the first of a two-phase project, and financed with 250 million dollars from Exim USA and HSBC UK with support from US and French governments, is admitting patients. One key concern at the opening of the facility was…

Eight persons believed to be drug peddlers and behind crimes in Cape Coast and its catchment area, have been rounded up at Nstin, a “no go area” for Police and residents within the metropolis. A total of 123 pieces of wrapped plant and quantity of seeds suspected to be narcotic drugs, 10 knives, 24 scissors, a hammer and television were retrieved from the suspected criminals in the Tuesday morning swoop. They are Ekow Bentil, 18; Kweku Frimpong, 40; Kojo Mbiri, 18; Saeed Sam 25; Baliy Thomas, 18; Agbovie Mensah, 22, Emmanuel Amoah, 21 and Mustapha Mohammed, 53. The Police are currently…

Staff at Rokmer Pharmacy at Dansoman in Accra have described an armed robbery attack on two combined shops as one they have only seen in action movies. The incident took place on Tuesday night around 9:30 when they were rounding up the day’s activities. According a staff member who spoke on anonymity, the two hooded robbers came on a motorbike and walked straight into the mobile money shop which is attached to the pharmacy, where the action began. “One of them walked in and my instincts told me straightaway that he wasn’t here for a mobile money transaction. “Their attire…

Ghana’s leading bank in Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) services, Universal Merchant Bank (UMB) has added on to its long and proud history of developing businesses in the country since October 2016 by unveiling the UMB Centre for Businesses in Ashtown, Kumasi. The vision of the UMB Centre for Businesses is to set a new standard in the delivery of SME banking services and to enhance the competitiveness of UMB in the SME market. This vision has been given a boost with the inauguration of the second UMB Centre for Businesses in Madina, Accra. This UMB Centre for Businesses, just…

After four years of “rapid development” in terms of expansion, the Managing Director of  The Royal Bank says it is time the bank refocused on other key areas to enable it serve its customers better. Mr. Osei Asafo-Adjei said the bank will concentrate more on human capital development, introduction of innovative products and new services as well as improving their “exciting” performance. The bank’s Managing Director was interacting with journalists at the opening of The Royal Bank’s 26th branch at Tudu in Accra on Tuesday. It is a wholly-owned Ghanaian bank Mr. Asafo-Adjei however noted that by 2019 every region…