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Former Deputy Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, John Kwabena Oti Bless, has urged government to provide more funds to staple crop farmers whose produce directly feed the nation. He said he was not happy that cocoa farmers were being given preferential treatment while those engaged in staple farming are left to their fate. Speaking on Onua FM’s Ghana Dadwene on Tuesday said staple crop farmers were not being helped like cocoa farmers, adding “we must also make sure we give yam farmers loans to increase their yields because they provide food for people on daily basis”. Asked why…

A young woman undergoing some form of mental treatment in Tamale, Northern Region was found hanging dead on a tree Wednesday morning. The deceased is Alhassan Azaratu, aged 35. The incident happened at Nyohini a suburb of Tamale near the Tamale Sports Stadium, TV3’s Northern Regional correspondent Zakaria Abdul-Kadiri gathered. The family head, Yakubu Fusieni confirmed to TV3 that she had been under treatment for mental illness for about four years now. According to him, at the time he was going to call the Muslim prayer for dawn, the deceased was seated outside. He only returned to find Alhassan Azaratu hanging…

A member of the Counsel of State who is also the President of the National House of Chiefs has filed a suit against the Chief of Defence Staff, Minister of Interior, Attorney General and a private developer for trying to breach his right. Togbe Afede XIV, who is also the Paramount Chief of the Asorgli State, Tuesday, 28th February, 2017 filed the action under Article 33 and Order 67 of the C.I 47 seeking the enforcement of his fundamental rights to privacy of his home. The action among others is seeking a declaration that the wing or the part of…

The Mo Ibrahim Foundation says it has found no winner, again, for its prestigious Ibrahim Prize for Achievement in African Leadership. The selection Committee chaired by Tanzanian diplomat and former OAU Secretary General Salim Ahmed Salim on Tuesday said none of the recently retired heads of state on the continent had merited the prize. High bar “As I emphasise each year, a very high bar was deliberately set when the Prize was launched in 2006. We recognise and applaud the important contributions that many African leaders have made to change their countries for the better,” Dr Salim said in a…

The Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) has donated assorted furniture to five departments of the College of Health and Allied Sciences of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) to enhance teaching and learning at the College. The Health Information Management, Nutrition and Dietetics, Medical Diagnostics, Sports Science and Medical Imaging were furnished with assorted office chairs tables and metal cabinets. Mr. Daniel Asiedu, Managing Director of the Bank, who presented the furniture expressed the commitment of the Bank towards such positive initiatives, noting “We believe education is a key factor in transforming our economic fortunes and as a Bank we find…

The Member of Parliament for Nkwanta North Constituency in the Volta Region, John Kwabena Oti Bless, has accused the Akufo-Addo-led government of creating artificial power crisis in the country. According him, the John Mahama administration fixed the electricity crisis before handing over the governance of the country to the current administration, claiming the recent power shows the government has run down the main power distributor, Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) Recent intermittent power outages in parts of the country has created the impressions that the Mahama government could not solve the power crisis as it claimed. The Energy Ministry attributed…

First Lady Mrs Rebecca Akufo-Addo has received a delegation from the Planned Parenthood Association of Ghana (PPAG) to among other issues, discuss an upcoming initiative to be funded by the government of Japan. In conjunction with the Japanese Organization for International Co-operation in Family Planning (JOICEP), PPAG is set to execute a new project in the field of sexual and reproductive health in the country. Leader of the PPAG delegation, Kweku Brenu,  who is the  Chairman of International Planned Parenthood Federation said the project would require the services of result-oriented and committed individuals with the requisite expertise to fill in…

Thirty-two staff of TV3 Network Limited have summarily been dismissed from the company for engaging in a series of action which management described as a “breach of the ethics and legal requirements” regarding the employer/employee relationship. A statement signed by the Chief Executive Officer, Jimi Matthews,  dated February 28, 2017 explained the affected staff who are from various departments including editorial, marketing and library “embarked on industrial action” without following the provisions of the Labour Act. It said the staff took part in a series of action spanning about a week “without serving notice of their intentions to management and…