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There is currently what could be described as division among members of the Ghana National Association  of Small Scale Miners over a decision to establish a political party by some of the members. The Executives of the Association have snubbed the decision, saying they are not in support of that. A section of the Ghana National Association of small scale miners  (GNASSM)  have declared their resolve to form a political party in the name of the Association to fight for their interest, as they claim the two major Political parties, NPP and NDC have failed to fight on their behalf. Their decision follows refusal by government to lift the ban imposed on their activities, despite several agitations and confrontations with the government. But speaking in an interview with Ekuoba Gyasi on Atinka FM flagship AM drive, the  Director of Operations for the Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners (GNASSM), Emmanuel Yirenkyi indicated that (GNASSM...

Sensational Media personnel, Kwabena Asare popularly known in the radio biz as Otwinoko has revealed that he was jinxed by some close friends and colleagues he was working with in the Media fraternity, leading to his illness. The revered host of social program on radio accused his former colleagues at Fox FM and later Nyhira FM of contributing to his health struggles over the years and predicament working as a broadcaster. Otwinoko identified OPD of Multimedia as the main orchestrator who led people to set him up and also practice juju on him. Odiifo Kwabena Asare who is currently suffering from visual imparment in an interview with Collins Amo Poku popularly called Dj Tofiakwa, on a segment in his Agyenkwa Gospel Party called "Fakye" on Sunday, 26th November, 2017, on Kumasi based Agyenkwa FM indicated that those behind his ordeal planned to eliminate him instead but God came to his intervention. "They did not just plan to make me surffer this il...

The president for Ekunafo Mmoa foundation , Mrs. Philomina Antwiwaa has called on the government to set up a legal office of qualified lawyers that will bestow justice for widows who suffer maltreatment from their late husband's relatives. According to her, it is a worry most widows become stranded and helpless, as their late husband's relatives deny them access to their late husband's properties, hence, the need to provide them with free legal experts who will fight for their rights. The widows advocate made this request during the 2017 annual prayer conference of the Ekunafo Mmoa foundation in Kumasi. It was held under the theme: The power of a praying widow/ caring for the widow. Mrs. Philomina stressed that most widows in case of any litigation with their late husband's relatives appear to lose the battle to the family, as they are unable to settle the charges demanded by the lawyers, thereby loosing their properties. "I have chosen to stand for ...

The lone health facility at Komenda - Edina- Abirem Eguafo Municipality in the Central Region is in a deplorable state, posing security threat on the health personnel and patients. The health director at the hospital, Dr. John Ekow Otoo in an interview said the facility has seen no renovation since it was constructed in 1974, as it has developed cracks and leakages on the roof, threatening the lives of the people who patronize the facility. He disclosed to Jerry Asare, a reporter with Atinka FM that the pillars and the ceiling of the facility is wearing out, posing as a death trap to its users. "The facility is like a death trap because every wall here has developed cracks and water leaks through the ceiling which has developed some leakages". According to him, the facility has been earmarked for a hospital due to its location, hence the need for immediate renovation to facilitate good health delivery. He said considering the population of the sub districts of 5...

A deluge has rendered scores of residents homeless at Ohwim and Amanfrom, in the Bantama constituency in the Ashanti Region, following a heavy downpour yesterday, 22nd November, 2017. Properties worth millions of Ghana Cedis were subsequently devastated as a result of the deluge. Some of the affected residents in an interview with the Media said they have been left stranded, as they do not have any other place to lodge. One of them, Opanin Kofi Boateng blamed the situation on a clogged drain in the area which he said got overflowed with water and invaded their homes. "There is a gutter right here which has been blocked with refuse and other materials. The gutter was formally not here but as people began to settle here, it also found it's way here". He noted. He said the water entered their rooms, invading their wardrobes, bags and other storage areas to destroy their belongings. "All our belongings have been destroyed. The water flooded our rooms, our ...

The authorities at Tikrom M/A JHS in the Ejisu Juaben Municipal of Ashanti Region have indicated their resolve to close down the school, following the rampant defecation in the school. Some unscrupulous residents in the Tikrom community have turned the classrooms of the school into a place of convenience, affecting the school's academic activities. The school desks, teachers tables and chairs as well as blackboards are mostly smeared with human excreta. Mr. Agyeman Yeboah, the head teacher of the school in an interview said the situation is dreadfully embarrassing and has affected their academic activities, as the teachers refuse to teach because of the stench that emanates from the school compound. He noted that the perpetrators do have free access into the classrooms, as there are no windows nor doors to close the classrooms after classes hours. "Our classrooms are uncompleted, there are no windows and doors and the people have taken advantage of that situation ...

Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia yesterday commiserated with the management and staff of the Multimedia Group – owners and operators of a chain of media outlets – over the sudden demise of Kwadwo Asare Baffour Acheampong, popularly known as KABA. He was the presenter of Asempa FM’s afternoon political programme, ‘Ekosii Sen’ until his death. News of KABA’s death hit Ghanaians Saturday morning, sending shockwaves not only among family members, but also colleague journalists, friends and loved ones. A memorial service was held in his honour in the early hours of yesterday at the premises of the Multimedia Group, located at Kokomlemle in Accra. It was attended by members of both sides of the political divide, friends and loves ones. Vice President Bawumia took time off his busy schedule as caretaker president (in the absence of President Akufo-Addo) and joined the teeming mourners to express condolences to the family. He was accompanied by a Deputy Minister for Roads and H...