By: Nyamekye Nnebini Konkombas according to the 2010 Population and Housing Census is the second largest ethnic group in the three northern regions of Ghana which has been vehemently challenged by Konkomba scholars as not true. Konkombas are the second largest ethnic groups in Brong Ahafo and Volta regions. Mostly hardworking farmers as their occupation … Read more
THE ELECTORAL Commission (EC) has indicated that it is set to organize the District and Unit Committee elections which were postponed in September 2015, on Saturday, March 11, 2017. In a statement, the EC gave the names of the regions, districts and electoral areas in which the elections will be held as Nkoranza North and … Read more
Professor Ahmed Adu-Oppong, the former Head of Department of Community Medicine, School of Medical Sciences, University of Cape Coast (UCC), is now the Director of the Kintampo College of Health and Well-Being (CoHK). Prof Adu-Oppong, whose appointment took effect in the later part of August 2016, took over from Mr Isaac Azindow who retired after … Read more
None of the 26 constituencies that voted ‘skirt and blouse’ in the 2012 election repeated their action in 2016, but President John Dramani Mahama fared better with ‘skirt and blouse’ voting this year. This year, 22 out of 28 constituencies voted for the President as against six who were in favour of the President-elect, Nana … Read more
The Deputy Ranking Member for Defense and Interior in Parliament, Major Derek Oduro, has chastised government for failing to present before Parliament, a deal worth close to $300 million for the supply of National Security equipment. The NPP at a press conference on Tuesday, alleged among others things that the Mahama-led government signed a fraudulent deal … Read more
About 70 persons are reported to have died as a result of frustration in their attempts to retrieve the investments from defunct Ponzi Micro Finance Company DKM according to the Member of Parliament for Nkoranza North Derek Oduro(Major[Rtd]). He disclosed that the number includes two latest deaths recorded at Berekum in the Brong Ahafo Region … Read more
A driver, Kwesi Nyamekye, 34, has been arrested for killing a police officer,Vincent Adu of Busunya police station at Nkoranza North district in the Brong Ahafo region. Narrating the event leading to the death of the police officer, Commander Aboagye of the Nkoranza police commander explained that a complainant filed a report against a driver … Read more
A Deputy Ranking Member of the Defense and Interior committee of Parliament, Major (Rtd) Derek Oduro, has described as unlawful, the Police administration’s suspension of motor checks. According to the him, Parliament is the only institution that has the power to review any part of the Road Traffic Law. A memo sighted by Citi News … Read more
President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday insisted his government has in the past three years laid a solid foundation for Ghana’s development to thrive. According to him, his administration has invested in Ghana’s infrastructure, noting the road, health, education, energy and agricultural sectors have witnessed tremendous improvement. Addressing supporters of the National Democratic Congress at … Read more
President John Dramani Mahama on Tuesday insisted his government has in the past three years laid a solid foundation for Ghana’s development to thrive. According to him, his administration has invested in Ghana’s infrastructure, noting the road, health, education, energy and agricultural sectors have witnessed tremendous improvement. Addressing supporters of the National Democratic Congress at … Read more
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Savanna Accelerated Development Authority (SADA), Mr Charles Abugri is advocating for Kintampo in the Brong Ahafo Region, to be made the national capital of the country. He observes that the area is at the centre of the country aside its vast landmass and also accessible by other parts … Read more