Women in Daribaateng, a farming community in the Wa West district of the upper west region, bemoaned the challenges, they are facing in their attempt to access clean water in the community. Madam Bayour Kyaltolo Faustina, a woman farmer and a mother explain that, they have four boreholes in the …
Read More »Four arrested for tampering with meters, ECG faces GH₵77,000 loss
Four individuals, including three Ghanaians and a Chinese national, have been detained by the police for their involvement in the manipulation and installation of meters from the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). Wisdom Sewlorm, an agent, took possession of the ECG meters for installation. But his employee, Ernest Afatsawu, interfered …
Read More »Current economic hardships due to DDEP; forgive us – Amin Adam
Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, the Minister of Finance, has apologized to Ghanaians for the hardships they are experiencing due to the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP). His apology comes after Assin Central MP Kennedy Agyapong advised the New Patriotic Party (NPP) members to admit their mistakes and apologize to Ghanaians. …
Read More »Daribaateng Residents organizes communal labor to work on their deplorable roads
Residents of Daribaateng under the Poyentanga electoral area in the Wa West District on Monday 5th August, 2024, organized a communal labor to work on their deplorable roads to give it a face-lift. Speaking to Progress news, Mr. Bato Kojo, who is an elderly man in the community has explained …
Read More »Somali police seize hundreds of veils amid security fears
Security forces in Somalia’s southern city of Kismayo have seized hundreds of Islamic face veils from female residents, the city’s police chief says. Warsame Ahmed Gelle told state TV that authorities have been conducting operations to “fight” the veils, also known as niqabs. The crackdown was sparked by concerns that …
Read More »Ghana’s gold export to hit $10 billion by end of 2024
Ghana’s gold export jumped to a record high in the first half of 2024, Martin Ayisi, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Minerals Commission, has said. According to him, the total mineral exports for the first half of the year stood at $9.2 billion, with gold alone accounting for …
Read More »Election 2024: My NPP friends secretly want their party to lose – Mahama
John Dramani Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has revealed that some supporters of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) are secretly calling for the party’s exit in the 2024 general elections. According to him, many NPP members believe the country is being hijacked by a select …
Read More »I’ll willingly step down after 2024 election – Akufo-Addo
President Akufo-Addo says he will step down as president when his tenure ends without any resistance. According to him, he will live up to the legacy of his predecessor and hand over power when his time is up. “I willingly step down as president on 7th January. And I do …
Read More »I’ll willingly step down after 2024 election – Akufo-Addo
President Akufo-Addo says he will step down as president when his tenure ends without any resistance. According to him, he will live up to the legacy of his predecessor and hand over power when his time is up. “I willingly step down as president on 7th January. And I do …
Read More »Daribaateng KG on the Verge of collapsing due to inadequate teachers -Residents Appealed for teachers
Residents of Daribaateng in the Wa West District are facing some challenges with their kindergarten school facility. They have a KG 1 and KG 2 block, but unfortunately, there are no teachers assigned to teach the students. As a result, many students are not attending school and are roaming around …
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