The UK Government on Wednesday 8 February announced further support to Turkey and Syria following the devastating earthquakes. The UK will provide vital items such as tents and blankets to help survivors cope with the freezing conditions, as part of its immediate response to the crisis. The equipment being urgently deployed from the UK’s stockpile will meet the needs of up to 15,000 people. The UK is also providing a world-class team of UK medics with surgical capabilities and equipment to provide vital emergency treatment. The announcement comes in the critical 72 hours following the first earthquake. The support will be...
Fraudulent payment for school placement traced to Education Minister’s access
A fraudulent payment made for the placement of a student into a category “A” school in 2022 was traced to the login access of the Education Minister, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum. This is contained in a testimony given by Prof. Kwasi Opoku-Amankwa, who was the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES) at the time of the placement and the Ministry of Education’s investigative committee’s sitting to probe alleged corruption in the school placement. Prof. Opoku-Amankwa was also one of only two persons with unfettered access to the computer system and could place or approve placement of students into category...
The current economic challenges didn’t begin today, they can’t be wished away with patriotic pleas – Terkper
Former Finance Minister Seth Terkper has told the government to show remorse for the bad decisions that were taken leading the country to the current economic problems. In the view of Mr Terkper, the current challenges which he said did not start today cannot be solved through pleas from the government. In a tweet, Mr Terkper said “Some empathy and regret will help the correction, yet it seems missing. The present state of affairs did not begin in the present. So it can’t and must not be wished away with patriotic pleas. When the citizens’ alarms at the state of...
Wakaso urges public to respect Atsu’s family by avoiding false information
Mubarak Wakaso has released a statement regarding the whereabouts of his Black Stars teammate and friend, Christian Atsu, following Monday’s earthquake in Turkey. According to Atsu’s club Hatayspor, he was found alive on Tuesday after being missing for 26 hours and believed to be trapped under wreckage. However, there was a subsequent update that the player’s location was unknown after he was reportedly taken to the hospital for treatment. In his statement, Wakaso urges the public to avoid spreading false information and to show respect for Atsu’s family by only sharing verified information. “Following yesterday’s update from the club that,...
Is my brother a snake to swallow that big polythene? – Sister of man who died at West Hills Mall contests police
The sister of Shadrach Arloo, who met his untimely death after a clash with police at the West Hills Mall, has disputed the account of the Ghana Police Service over the post-mortem report released on Tuesday, February 7. According to Perpetual Didier, the police may have planted the black polythene bag in the throat of her brother before the post-mortem was conducted by the pathologist. The Service had given a blow-by-blow account regarding the state of investigations so far, claiming eye witness accounts indicated that the deceased resisted arrest on that fateful day. “The narrative of events, as gathered by...
Hatayspor official confirms no sight of Atsu at hospital
Hatayspor’s club doctor Gurbey Kahveci has said that they have been unable to locate Christian Atsu at the hospital where he was said to have been taken after being rescued from a collapsed building following Monday’s earthquake in Turkey. The club’s vice president, Mustafa Ozat, had previously confirmed Atsu’s rescue and stated that he had sustained injuries. However, the current status and whereabouts of the player remain unknown. “When we heard the news that “he was taken to Dortyol Hospital”, we especially went and looked, but he was not there,” Kahveci said. “At the moment we accept that Savut Taner...
LANMMA MCE Commissions adolescent reproductive center
The Municipal Chief Executive of La Nkwantanang-Madina, Jennifer Dede Adjabeng has commissioned an adolescent reproductive Center at the premises of LANMMA office in the Greater Accra Region. On 22 November, 2021, Hon Dede performed the sod-cutting for the construction first phase of the single-storey facility which has a counselling unit, a laboratory, a social welfare unit, family planning and consultation units, a reading room, a dispensary, a crèche, a holding unit and toilets facilities. Speaking to the media, Mrs Jennifer Dede Adjabeng said it had become necessary to provide such facility, to take care of a very youthfully populated municipality...
Christian Atsu ‘trapped in rubble’ after earthquake in Turkey
Christian Atsu is one of the victims reportedly trapped under rubble after a massive earthquake struck Turkey on Monday. The 31-year-old who plays for Turkish Süper Lig club Hatayspor is said to have been caught up in the 7.7 magnitude earthquake. Several members of his team had to be rescued after the earthquake, and Atsu is now reported to be among those still missing as a search and rescue operation begins. The club’s sporting director Taner Savut is also trapped. Atsu scored a 97th minute free-kick as Hatayspor beat Kasımpaşa S.K. on Sunday. As per official reports, over 1,300 individuals...
Ghana’s current economic mess affecting NPP’s campaign message for 2024 – Kyeremanten
Alan Keyeremanten, flagbearer aspirant of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has admitted that the odds are stacked against the party ahead of the 2024 elections. He said the current economic challenges the country is facing is affecting the message the party will craft for the next general elections. According to him, even though the incumbent government is working earnestly, the economic crisis is impeding the party’s ability to craft a campaign message ahead of the 2024 general elections. “President Akufo-Addo has done well, when the NPP came, there was no Free SHS, but we have brought it. We have also...
Ghanaian and Ludogorets striker Bernard Tekpetey has been adjudged the best foreign player in the Bulgarian top-flight league.
He played a key role in Ludogorets’ championship win last season, scoring 10 goals. This season, he has contributed 8 goals in 17 games. Tekpetey joined Ludogorets in 2020 with the goal of reviving his career. He initially joined on loan and after showcasing his potential, the club took a chance on him. “Thank you so much for this award, I will say thank God and thanks to everybody who recognized me as one of the best as well, I say God bless each and every one. Thanks to my Sporting Director as well for bringing me to Ludogorets,” the...