The opposition National Democratic Congress(NDC) in Western Region has unveiled a high powered Council of Elders to spearhead affairs of the party. The 15 member council, would guide the conduct of the executive body of the party in the Western Region for four years. Before the inauguration of the council, the Western Regional Secretary Joseph Nelson, in his introductory remarks, explained the constitutionally mandated requirement of all members of the council of elders. He said “Article 24 clause 4 of the constitution requires the establishment of the council of elders with the number not exceeding 15”. “The importance of the…
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Hon. Lawyer Barbara Oteng- Gyasi (Mrs.) MP Prestea Huni-Valley yesterday donated some funds to an NGO named Grow Advance Ghana in the district. The member of Parliament for Prestea Huni-Valley Constituency Hon. Lawyer Barbara Oteng- Gyasi (Mrs.) who also doubles as the Deputy minister for Lands and Natural resources has donated an amount of Two Thousand Ghana (Ghc 2,000) to a Himan based NGO, Grow Advance Ghana. READ ALSO: STMA / EKMA donate GHS 1000 and souvenirs to Black Queens The donations is to assist the NGO help orphans within the municipality to enroll in basic schools this academic year.…
A gay teacher at a top Zimbabwean boys’ school has resigned after death threats and pressure from parents. Neal Hovelmeier, deputy head for St John’s College’s sixth form, came out to his students last week. He was encouraged to do so as a Zimbabwean newspaper was planning on outing Mr Hovelmeier, the school’s chairman wrote in a letter. READ ALSO: Meet the Ghanaian engineer behind the design of NASA’s Mars rovers Some parents threatened legal action against him in a country where homosexual acts are illegal. “I will not submit myself to a sham trial,” Mr Hovelmeier wrote in his…
Head Coach of the Black Queens of Ghana, Bashiru Hayford says his outfit will win the eleventh edition of the African Women’s Cup of Nations which will be hosted in Ghana. The Black Queens of Ghana as part of preparations ahead of the AWCON 2018, embarked on a nationwide tour where they engaged some teams in friendly matches to test their might. The tour was climaxed with an encounter with the Western region select side at the Sekondi Sports Stadium on Wednesday, September 26. READ ALSO:Kwesi Nyantakyi Could Escape FIFA Sanction – Nyaho Tamakloe However, coach Bashiru Hayford who believes…
Staff and students of the Effiduase Senior High School in the Sekyere East District of the Ashanti Region, have been left in a state of shock, after a student was stabbed to death by an unknown assailant. 18-year old Derrick Adjei Emmanuel, was found lying in a pool of blood by one of his mates. According to police, the deceased was attacked whilst returning to the school around 7:00pm on Wednesday. READ ALSO: Meet the Ghanaian engineer behind the design of NASA’s Mars rovers So per the investigations by the students, it was also revealed that, yesterday [Wednesday], there are…
Former chairman of the Ghana Football Association, Dr Nyaho Nyaho Tamkloe in an interview with Accra Starr FM has said that former GFA boss, Kwesi Nyantakyi can go unpunished by FIFA after he is done serving his suspension. The former CAF 1st vice president made the headlines for the bad reasons after he was exposed in the Anas Aremeyaw Anas’s ‘Number 12’ video. READ ALSO: Richard Ocran secures Champions League slot with Nkana FC Following the premiering of the documentary, the world football governing body slapped a 90-day ban on him and has extended it for another 45 days. However,…
Dr. Ashitey Trebi-Ollennu is the chief engineer of a team formed to design robots for NASA missions at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in La Cañada Flintridge, California, United States. Trebi-Ollennu not only worked on the Phoenix aircraft that found water on Mars in 2008 but also contributed to the Mars Exploration Rover project in 2003 and the Mars Science Laboratory in 2011. The engineer is currently leading the team behind the system of the craft used in NASA’s InSight mission to Mars. He also designed the robotic arm, which will dig deep beneath the surface of the planet to…
Agona Nkwanta will come to a standstill on September 29 as top artistes in the Western region, mount stage in one of the biggest concert at the Ahanta land. The much awaiting musical concert is to climax this year’s ‘Kundum Beatz’ event at Agona Nkwanta. The bash will see top artistes in the oil city such as Papa Elliot, C2C Shyne, Andy Stoner, Cypher and others performing live for their fans at Agona Nkwanta. READ ALSO: Fontomfrom Empire to organize SHS Drama Challenge in Sekondi-Takoradi kyfilla.com understands that the event which is being organized by eVent Five GH would also…
Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association (GIBA) will today meet parliament today over StarTimes Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) migration brouhaha. The Communications Committee of Parliament is expected to hold a crunch meeting with the Ghana Independent Broadcasters Association (GIBA) later today, Thursday, September 27, 2018 over the Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) migration issue. READ ALSO: Shama: District Assembly to rehabilitate and expand water supply systems to Aboadze – Abuesi The Committee has received a petition from GIBA over concerns with the involvement of StarTimes in the country’s digital TV space. The meeting is expected to help resolve the seeming impasse between the…
Special Prosecutor, Martin Amidu, has said one of the major challenges hampering his work aside his office under-resourced, is the failure of some appointees of President Akufo-Addo to collaborate with him. He said it will be practically impossible for him to effectively deliver on his mandate if the friction between his outfit and heads of critical government institutions is not eliminated. READ ALSO: GIBA to meet Parliament today over StarTimes DTT brouhaha Parliament passed a law in November 2017 to establish the Office of the Special Prosecutor as a specialized agency to investigate specific cases of corruption, involving public officers…