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Investigative journalist and author Manasseh Azure Awuni has shared the challenges he faced in attempting to interview President Akufo-Addo for his forthcoming book, “The President Ghana Never Got.” The 400-page book documents major events during the 8-year reign of President Akufo-Addo. According to him, he engaged with the President’s cousin, …
Read More »Over speeding vehicles threatens students’ safety at TUPASO – PROF TUUROSUNG
Professor Damascus Tuurosung, a senior Lecturer at the SDD- UBIDS university and the owner of the TUPASO center for academic excellence, a popular private school within the upper west region, has made a passionate appeal to the Ghana Highways Authority to take a pragmatic step and as a matter of …
Read More »Bagbin summons Parliament to sit on September 3
Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has summoned Parliament to sit on Tuesday, September 3, 2024. This decision comes in response to a petition from the Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin requesting an urgent recall of the House to deliberate on government business. In his response on Wednesday, August 7, the Speaker …
Read More »Mion District: 4 dead in Zogbee communal violence over land dispute
Four people have been reported dead following communal violence in Zogbee, Mion District, Northern Region. JoyNews cannot independently confirm the figures, but Alhassan Abukari, the assemblyman for the Sambu Electoral Area, confirmed the deaths. Mr Abukari stated that the disturbance stemmed from a dispute over a parcel of land. The …
Read More »Over 500 houses destroyed by tidal waves in Shama-Anlo Beach Community
Residents of Anlo Beach Community in the Shama District of the Western Region are living in fear as their homes and livelihoods are being threatened by strong tidal waves that are gradually eroding the community into the ocean. Over 500 houses have been swept away, leaving many residents displaced and …
Read More »TUPASO set to go digital next academic term
The Proprietor and director for TUPASO center for academic excellence, Professor Damascus Tuurosung has hinted that, the school is set to be connected to internet to enable students and teachers to access education materials online effective in the 2024/2025 academic year. Professor Tuurosung made this known to parents, teachers and …
Read More »Komenda residents to protest leasing of sugar factory to Indian firm
Residents of Komenda are preparing to protest against the leasing of the sugar factory to an Indian firm next week. The locals argue that this move will deprive them of the employment opportunities they anticipated since the facility was built. This follows an announcement by Minister K.T. Hammond about plans …
Read More »We find it difficult accessing potable water due to inadequate boreholes – Daribaateng residents bemoaned
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 »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 …
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