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The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly has appealed to the government for an urgent financial support and legal assistance to deal with 50,602,874.43 judgment debt and 49 court cases. According to the mayor of Kumasi, Osei Assibey Antwi, the situation is distracting the Assembly from effectively carrying out its mandate and damaging its image. Metropolitan Chief Executive disclosed this at his maiden sessional address attended by assembly members, staff of the assembly, political party members and the general public. His address touched on sanitation, financial situation of the assembly, revenue generation, legal, administration , security and others. Mr. Osei Assibey Antwi said…

Gunmen have shot and killed a 15-year-old boy at Alavanyo in the Volta Region on Thursday evening. Another boy sustained gunshot wounds in the fatal attack in the precarious town today. According to residents, the attackers stormed the town in the afternoon  and opened fire on the children. This adds to four the number of persons that have been shot dead in renewed clashes between the people of Nkonya and Alavanyo in the region in less than a month. The 15 year old boy has been identified as  Prince Ankutse whilst  Alex Adiku who sustained injuries is receiving treatment at the…

“I am deeply saddened by the death of Christopher Opoku,” Herbert Mensah, President of Ghana Rugby said with trembling voice after hearing about the demise of the ace sports presenter. Having worked with Christopher Opoku on different levels, he recalled how the two on several occasions disagreed and agreed on a number of issues. Mr. Mensah who was once the chairman of Kumasi Asante Kotoko FC reckoned that Chris’ death “is something really terrible” for the sports industry. “Chris and I both share the sense of taking on what is wrong, because what is wrong is wrong and what is…

Ms. Eva Mends, a Chief Economics Officer at the Ministry of Finance has been appointed as the acting director of budget at the ministry. She becomes the first ever female to hold that position after joining the ministry in 1991, as a national service personnel. Ms. Eva Mends takes over from Mr. Sampson Asare Fianko, who reverts back to his former position as a Deputy Controller and Accountant General. Ms. Eva Mends, the Group Head of the Public Financial Management Reforms, joined the Ministry as a National Service Person in 1991. Positions she held included, Head of The Americas Desk…

 The Minister of Food and Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie-Akoto has announced the allocation of 16 million cedis by the ministry to eradicate the infestation of army worm in some farms. The minister revealed this when he inaugurated a multi-sectorial task force that has membership from the private sector and development partners to control and manage the menace. Approximately, a total of 1,370 hectors of farms have been affected by the devastation of army worms this year in a number of district in the Ashanti, Central, Northern, Western, Eastern and the Brong Ahafo regions. Last year Ghana experienced the incidence of…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed acting National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Freddie Blay, as the board chairman of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC). He has also appointed six others as members of the GNPC board. They are Dr. k. K. Sarpong who is the Chief Executive of the Corporation, Mr Kwabena Kwakye, Prof. 1 S. Nabila, Mr Yaw Kyei, Nana Adjoa Hackman and Ogyeahohoo Yaw Gyebi II. A memo dated May 3 and signed by the Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare requested the Minister of Energy “to take necessary steps to swear the above-mentioned…

The taxi driver who allegedly stabbed to death a renowned pastor in Takoradi during a road rage incident Monday night has been arrested. Prophet Frank Agyekum popularly known as Odeefo Nkwantabisa of the Charismatic Grace Chapel of Assakae was stabbed to death at about 9:00pm Monday at the Race Course Junction at Apremdo. Reports say the prophet who was driving a Benz saloon car and the taxi driver were caught up in a road rage at the traffic intersection during which the prophet was said to have hit the taxi driver who then pulled a knife from his car to…

Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe is not asleep when he closes his eyes for long periods during meetings but is resting his eyes, his spokesman says. “The president cannot suffer bright lights,” George Charamba was quoted as saying by the state-run Herald newspaper. Mr Mugabe, 93, has been seen apparently sleeping at several events, leading to speculation about his fitness. He intends to stand in presidential elections next year. The president is currently receiving specialised medical treatment for his eyes in Singapore. “I feel like a failure when there is this reading that the president is sleeping in conferences – no,”…

A sub-chief at Sewfi-Anhwiaso in the Western Region, and four others have been arrested for allegedly murdering a 68-year-old retired teacher in his farm. The five, Nana Donkor who is the Abakomahene of the Anhwiaso Traditional Area, Yaw Adu, Kwaku Ntim also known as Killer, Kofi Nnuro and Kofi Jamal alias Attah, face murder and abetment of murder charges. It is unclear the motive behind the murdering of the retired teacher, Samuel Benson Kwakye, as the Police in Bibiani are currently investigating the case. The Bibiani Police Commander, Superintendent Nana Kumi who confirmed the arrest of the five suspects to…

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has said Government has began implementing policies and programmes intended to make Ghana the most business-friendly country in Africa. These include ensuring fiscal discipline, cutting the budget deficits, managing the national debt and undertaking measures to fight corruption, he said. Vice President Bawumia said this when a delegation from Stanbic Bank- Ghana, and some senior officials from its parent company, Standard Bank Group from South Africa, paid a courtesy call on him at the Flagstaff House, in Accra. The delegation, led by Alhassan Andani, the Chief Executive Officer of Stanbic Bank-Ghana, was at the Presidency…