Niger has deployed rainmaking technology aimed at alleviating the effects of drought in the country, weather authorities said Thursday. The desert country has faced a food crisis for years because of extended dry spells. The head of the national meteorology institute Katiellou Gaptia Lawan told AFP news agency, “we had to do something about this drought”. The “induced rain” technology involves using an aircraft to spray chemicals into clouds. The intervention is targeting areas where people farm. Some parts of the country have experienced flooding further adding to the food crisis. Source : BBC
EduWatch threatens to drag Education Ministry before Special Prosecutor
Africa Education Watch is considering filing a complaint at the Special Prosecutor over a contract between the Ministry of Education and TANIT LTD. It wants the Education Ministry to sue for a refund of GH¢859,000 and other losses incurred within 30 days. The contract with TANIT was for it to design, develop and deploy digital teacher training content and platform under the GALOP Project by November 2021. According to the Ministry of Education, TANIT LTD failed to deliver according to schedule, leading to the expiration of the contract. “We are aware that the Ministry has since written to TANIT LTD...
Ofori-Atta must go – Bokpin
A Professor at the University of Ghana Business School, Godfred Bokpin, has called for the resignation of the Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta. In his view, the country has reached the stage where it needs fresh ideas at the Finance Ministry on how the country can come out of the economic challenges. Speaking in an interview with 3Buisness on the sidelines of the Imani Ghana-GIZ forum in Accra on Wednesday, he said “I think that we need fresh minds, we need fresh ideas, we need a different face from the Ministry. “I do recognize the current Minister of Finance, perhaps has done his...
Kumasi chiefs shut down Oyerepa FM over Odike’s galamsey comment
The Kumasi Traditional Council has advised the management of Oyerepa FM in Kumasi, to close down the radio station to show they are remorseful for allowing the founder of the United Progressive Party (UPP), Mr Akwasi Addai Odike, to make ill comments against Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II on its platform. The Council does not only want the station to be closed down from today, Friday, August 26, 2022, until the issue is resolved at the Manhyia Palace, but also requests an unqualified apology. The Bantamahene, Baffour Owusu Amankwatia VI, who presided over the Council meeting, said this when the...
Ukraine: Independence Day celebration amid fear of Russian attack
Ukraine celebrates its 31st Independence Day since it separated from the Soviet Union. Before the February conflict, Ukrainian independence was a significant holiday being colorfully celebrated across the country. However, under current circumstances, such sightings can no longer be seen. Ukrainian authorities have since banned public gatherings and imposed curfews in some key cities. In place of the Independence Day celebration, overshadowed by the conflict, captured Russian tanks, and military artilleries are being displayed on the streets. Despite this unorthodox “celebration”, there is still fear of an impending attack by Russia to coincide with Ukraine’s breakaway from the Soviet Union....
The La Nkwantanang Madina Municipal Assembly (LaNMMA) organises a Municipal wide cleanup exercise.
The Chief executive of La Nkwantanang Madina Municipal Assembly, Mrs Jennifer Dede Adjabeng has today led a Municipal wide clean up exercise as part of the operation clean your frontage campaign. For the almost four-hour duration of the exercise, all shops and markets were closed to ensure a successful exercise. Staff of the assembly, property owners, tenants and traders were among hundreds of residents who took part in the exercise that covered areas such as Madina Center Market, Zongo junction, Social Welfare, Oyarifa, West Adenta and Madina estate streets. The participants desilted the choked gutters at the Baba Seidu...
No member of parliament should interfere in NDC constituency elections – General Olabode Williams
The Ayawaso East Constituency chairman for the National Democratic Congress (NDC), General Olabode Williams says any member of parliament who scratch the back of any constituency executive will also be stab in the back. He made this statement on Baina Tv’s morning show Tsarin Safiya. According to General Olabode Williams most of these executives have done a lot for the party and for this reason they want a fair election at the constituency level. So no member of parliament should interfere. ” To all our members of parliament in grater Accra should be very careful, we are going to context...
Ethiopian Airlines suspends two pilots who slept during a flight
On Monday, August 15, the Ethiopian Airlines flight from Khartoum was scheduled to land at the Addis Ababa airport in Ethiopia. Flights from the Sudanese capital to Addis Ababa usually last for about two hours. But there was drama when the flight was still 37,000ft even when it got to its arrival location. There was an attempt to reach the pilots through Air Traffic Control which was unsuccessful. The aircraft was left on autopilot while the two pilots took time to sleep. They were eventually awakened by the sound of an alarm that went off after the end of the...
I love healthy beef- Sista Afia explains why she’s fought Freda Rhymes.
Hilife/ Afrobeats artist, Sista Afia has said that even though her beef with Freda Rhymes and Eno was planned, the fight between herself and Freda Rhymes at Media General was real. Two years ago the three female rappers had one of the biggest beef in the music industry. The musical Feud later escalated into a physical fight when the two met at Media General for interview. Speaking on the issue,Sister Afia told Larrys’ Da old man’ on Onua FM’s “Anigye mmere” entertainment and lifestyle show, ” I love beef when it’s healthy. That’s when you know what you’re doing. However,the...
CEDI FALL: An Economy with high appetite for importation will have it’s currency falling -Mawutor.
The Deen , school of Graduate studies at the University of professional studies, Accra( UPSA), Professor John Kwaku Mensah Mawutor, has explained that an economy on the strength of it’s currency. He added that, managers of Ghanaians economy since 1993, have failed to tackle the fundamental problem affecting the economy which is over reliance on importation. He said this on the key points on TV3, Saturday August 20. The Cedi crossed ¢10 per dollar mark as at Friday August 19 to trade ¢10 .01 per dollar in some forex bureau. The Bank of Ghana (BoG) in a statement called for...