Author: newsfilegh

Before her demise somewhere last two years , my grandmother lived like she had returned from the dead to live a second time. She lived so long, perhaps just to fulfill her purpose of taking care of my grandfather and to see her two favourite grandchildren go to the city to continue their education. Oomele, as I called her, owned a farm, a maize farm, one of the biggest and popular in a community few miles away. This farm made her perhaps the breadwinner to our extended maternal family and to some neighbors . Everyone in that compound House and…

A large fire has swept through a bag factory in the Indian capital Delhi, killing 43 workers, officials say. The blaze broke out at the four-storey building in the city’s congested old quarter early on Sunday morning. At least 100 people were sleeping inside the factory, which mainly makes school bags, when the fire started. More than 60 have been rescued. Prime Minister Narendra Modi called the fire “horrific” and sent his condolences. Delhi’s firefighters received the first call about the fire at 05:22 local time on Sunday (23:52 GMT Saturday). The fire began on the lower storeys, spreading rapidly…

Anthony Joshua became a two-time world heavyweight champion with a unanimous points victory over Andy Ruiz Jr in a tense rematch in Saudi Arabia. Six months on from the night Ruiz stunned boxing, Joshua risked seeing his career left in tatters with a second defeat, but served up 36 minutes of movement and well-timed punching to take the IBF, WBA and WBO titles back to Britain. After cutting his Mexican rival inside the first round he never looked back and picked out smart jabs and right hands throughout before being serenaded with chants of “AJ, AJ, AJ” by 14,000 or…

A total of 150 students, comprising two batches of students from January-June and July-December, have graduated together at the EKGS Culinary Institute’s 41st Graduation and Exhibition ceremony. Out of the 150 two-batched students that graduated, seven were males and six were foreigners, three Nigerians and three Togolese. The students graduated in Cake making and decoration, Pastry making, cooking theory and floral decor. Mrs Efua Goode-Obeng Kyei, Director of EGKS Culinary Institute, appealed to government to come to the aid of private technical and vocational institutions. She said operating as a private sector institution was difficult, especially with the keen competition…

Tony O. Elumelu, CON, Founder of the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) and Chairman, Heirs Holdings and United Bank for Africa Group, received the All Africa Business Leaders’ Awards (AABLA) in Johannesburg on Wednesday. In an acceptance speech delivered by Ifeyinwa Ugochukwu, CEO of the Tony Elumelu Foundation, Elumelu dedicated the award to young African entrepreneurs, commending their drive to succeed against all odds. Organised by CNBC, the AABLA Awards “Philanthropy Award” category seeks to identify and recognise individuals for their exemplary and unique contributions towards the social and economic development of Africa. According to the organisers, the recognition was attributed to African entrepreneur and…

Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke, founder of Christ for all Nations (CfaN) has passed away at the age of 79. According to his family, he was surrounded by loved ones and passed away peacefully on Saturday. “It is with sorrow that the Bonnke Family would like to announce the passing of our beloved husband, father, and grandfather, Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke. He passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on December 7, 2019.” Bonnke preached to hundreds of millions of people, especially in Africa throughout his 60-year career. In October 2017, Bonnke held a farewell crusade to 1.7 million people in Nigeria. The…

The Kokofu D/A Junior High School near Goaso in the Ahafo region has been closed down temporarily following an assault on the headteacher a week ago. A group of young men and women stormed the school premises and assaulted the headteacher for canning a pupil of the school. According to some teachers of the school, the headteacher who was posted to the school this academic year to restore discipline and promote teaching and learning, usually give numbers to the pupils and cane those who are late. His action angered residents of Kokofu community who besieged the school and attacked the…

A former military trainer and safety consultant has recommended a review of government’s whitepaper on the Emile Short Commission’s report on the Ayawaso West electoral violence to avoid repeat of the incident. Though he was not specific on portions needing a review, Colonel Festus Aboagye (retd) indicated that he does not agree with some conclusions made by the state in the whitepaper. During the Ayawaso West Wuogon constituency by-election which took place on January 31, 2019, some masked armed men purported to be officials of the National Security were captured on camera assaulting citizens including the Member of Parliament for…

Music videos and movies come with different scenes to tell a particular story as picturesque as possible. It takes a village to make the perfect picture of a particular music video or movie for the viewing pleasure of viewers. One of such people who make up the ‘village’ is a special effect artiste whose key role is to combine cosmetic products to create special effects. These effects come in wounds, scars, monsters, animal features amongst other things. Paulina Agropah is a young creative special effect artiste in Ghana, aiming to take her craft across the globe. Speaking to 3news’ Owusu…

A total of 150 students, comprising two batches of students from January-June and July-December, have graduated together at the EKGS Culinary Institute’s 41st Graduation and Exhibition ceremony. Out of the 150 two-batched students that graduated, seven were males and six were foreigners, three Nigerians and three Togolese. The students graduated in Cake making and decoration, Pastry making, cooking theory and floral decor. Mrs Efua Goode-Obeng Kyei, Director of EGKS Culinary Institute, appealed to government to come to the aid of private technical and vocational institutions. She said operating as a private sector institution was difficult, especially with the keen competition…