Don’t Succumb To ‘dubious Economic Analysis’ To Create New Regions – Akufo-Addo Warned

Canada-based Ghanaian economic professor has shot down arguments being made in support of the creation of four new regions in the country, and cautioned President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo not to succumb to pressures. Profesor J. Atsu Amegashie of the University of Guelph contends arguments that have been advanced so far are based purely on what … Read more

Inflation Drops By 1.5% To 10.3% In January

Inflation rate for January 2018 dropped by 1.5% from the 11.8% recorded in December last year to was 10.3%. Acting government statistician,  Dr.  Baah Wadieh, attributed the decrease to a base-drift effect associated with fall in prices of major food and non-food items, especially those produced locally. “There were reduction in the inflation rates in … Read more

Navy Personnel Continue Rescue Mission On Bui Reservoir

A team of navy personnel have moved in to rescue the market women whose boats were capsized on the Bui Reservoir last Friday June 30. Official report from the Bui Power Authority (BPA), managers of the Bui Dam in the Banda District of Brong-Ahafo Region, however could not confirm the number of casualties. But the … Read more

Ghana Health Service Launches Project Mp4H

The Ghana Health Service (GHS) Mp4H (Mobile phone for Health) project has been launched in Sunyani as part of a two-day midwives forum organised by the Brong-Ahafo Regional Health Directorate. The GHS-Mp4H is a private-public partnership between Tech-Valley Gh, an Accra-based Ghanaian health promotion non-governmental organisation and the GHS to provide reliable health care messages … Read more

UPDATE! Handcuffed Ghanaian Deportees Arrive From the US

About 78 Ghanaians have arrived at the Kotoka International Airport in Accra from the United States of America as the second batch of deportees following Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal migrants. Most of the deportees were handcuffed as they disembarked from the chartered flight, Onua FM‘s Kweku Antwi-Otoo reported on Wednesday. All of them are … Read more

Ghana Journalists Under Threat From Illegal Miners – GJA

Ghanaian journalists, especially those at the forefront of the country’s fight against illegal small scale mining, popularly known as galamsey, are under threat, the Ghana Journalists Association claims. According to the Association, there have “reports of threats against its members and media practitioners, particularly those in the Central, Ashanti and Brong Ahafo regions” noting “have … Read more

Armyworms Invasion Won’t Affect Planting For Food, Jobs Project – Agric Minister

The Agricultural Minister says government’s Planting for Food and Jobs programme will not be affected by recent armyworms invasion of some farms across the country. Dr Owusu Afriyie Akoto told Joy News Thursday, government is working vigorously to rid the affected farms of the worms. “This is very limited [because] armyworms destroy up to 1,400 … Read more

Ashanti and Eastern Region Appointees Dominate Akufo-Addo’s ‘secret’ Cabinet

After appointing more than half of his 110 Ministers and deputies from two out of the ten administrative regions in Ghana, the President, Nana Akufo-Addo has yet again appointed majority of his Cabinet Ministers from the Ashanti and Eastern regions. The aL-hAJJ can today report that, not only has the President skewed his “secret” Cabinet … Read more

Akufo-Addo Hides ‘bloated’ & ‘lopsided’ Cabinet 4 Months After Taking Office

President Akufo-Addo’s penchant of breaching Ghana’s constitution is not likely to stop anytime soon, The aL-hAJJ can today report. Painstaking investigations by The aL-hAJJ have revealed that, contrary to what many thought the president was yet to constitute his cabinet as required by the constitution; President Akufo-Addo, indeed, is already operating a large size “secret … Read more

Don’t Make It A Media Funfair – Carlos Ahenkorah

A deputy minister of Trade and Industry, Carlos Ahenkorah has added his voice to the growing development on the barring of four Members of Parliament from the UK for indulging in what has been largely described as “visa fraud.” The MP for Tema West noted that he was disappointed at the turn of events and … Read more

Ablakwa Slams Jon Benjamin’s ‘colonial Mentality’

The ranking Member on Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has castigated the British High Commission for exhibiting what he calls a colonial mindset in the handling of the suspected visa fraud case involving some current and former Members of Parliament. Mr. Ablakwa, in a statement on his Facebook page, said upon his perusal of … Read more

Tighten Noose Around Petroleum Black Market Dealers – OMCs

Scores of Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) on Wednesday called on the National Security to tighten the noose around Petroleum Black Market dealers whose infiltration into the sector posed a great risk to the national economy. Mr Henry Akwaboah, Managing Director of Engen Ghana Limited told the Ghana News Agency in an interview that, the growing … Read more

Akufo-Addo Forms Akan Government

Contrary to President Akufo-Addo’s pledge to “preserve, protect and defend the constitution” and to “do right to all manner of persons” regardless of their ethnic or religious background, appointments by the president so far indicates that he is far from sticking to his own pledge. The aL-hAJJ’s analysis of appointments made by President Akufo-Addo in … Read more

Ato Arthur Takes Over As Head of Local Government Service

Dr. Callistus Mahama has officially handed over to Dr. Nana Ato Arthur as the new Head of the Local Government Service. The brief ceremony was witnessed by the Chief Director of the Office of the Head of Local Government Service (OHLGS), Mr. Joseph M. Dasanah and members of Dr. Arthur’s delegation. Dr Ato Arthur is … Read more

NRSC Presents Text Books To GES

The books are to be distributed among selected public basic schools in the two districts The Brong-Ahafo Regional office of the National Road Safety Commission (NRSC), has presented quantities of road safety education text books and materials to the Techiman North and Techiman South District offices of the Ghana Education Service. The books are to … Read more

I’m A Sympathizer of NDC; Accuses Invisible Forces Over Waterfalls Disaster

The Kintampohene Nana Effah Gyakuo has vehemently denied claims that he is a card-bearing member of the opposition National Democratic Congress following criticisms over his exposé on what might have caused Sunday’s fatal incident at the Kintampo Waterfalls. In an interview with Onua FM’s morning show ‘Yen Nsem Pa’ Tuesday, the chief however admitted, “Yes, … Read more

MTTD, NRSC, and DVLA; Ghana’s Acronyms of Pain

In the year 2001, while I was about bringing my national service to a close, I was on my way to Achimota for a job interview when the trotro vehicle on which I was traveling was stopped by a group of MTTD Police persons. The driver of our vehicle refused to leave his seat, while … Read more

Regional Health Director Warns of Possible Cholera Outbreak In B/A

The Deputy Brong Ahafo Regional Director of Public Health, Dr Osei Kuffour Afreh has expressed concerns over a possible outbreak of cholera in the region. According to him,his concerns are due to the high possibility of most river bodies, streams, wells and boreholes being contaminated due to the water crisis that has hit parts of … Read more

‘I’ll Harness Potential’

Brong Ahafo member of Council of State, Kodwo Agyenim-Boateng, says harnessing agriculture potential will be his priority as he serves on the council. Kodwo Agyenim-Boateng, who is a trained journalist and father of the current Member of Parliament (MP) for Berekum West, hails from Kyeremasu in the Dormaa East District. He won last week’s council … Read more