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Preserving indigenous cuisine: Twifo Hemang holds Food Expo

Preserving indigenous cuisine: Twifo Hemang holds Food Expo

Africa News, Ghana News
The Twifo Hemang Lower Denkyira (THLD) District office of the Centre for National Culture (CNC) has organised its maiden Food Exhibition and competition on the theme; "Our food, our lifestyle" at Twifo Hemang. Participating in the competition, aimed at preserving the nation's indigenous dishes, were the Market Women Association, Ghana National Tailors and Dressmakers Association, Hairdressers and Beauticians Association and Palm Oil Producers Association, all from the Twifo Heman Lower Denkyira District. Among indigenous dishes on display were fufu and palm nut soup, ampesi with kontomire, aprapransa and ԑtᴐ. In his welcome address, the District Cultural Officer, Patrick Ablewu, indicated that the motive for the contest was to create the platform to illustrate indigenous healthy f...
Pope Francis prays for Nigerian church attack victims

Pope Francis prays for Nigerian church attack victims

Africa News, Headlines Today, International
Pope Francis has prayed for the victims of an attack on a Nigerian church in which at least 25 worshippers were killed by gunmen. A Vatican statement said he had learned of the deaths of dozens of people. The assault took place in the southern town of Owo, in Ondo state. Officials there have warned the number of casualties could rise. They say a priest and other members of the congregation were abducted by the gunmen, whose identity is unknown. Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari, has condemned the attack calling it “heinous”. A week ago, the head of the country’s Methodist church was kidnapped; he was released after a ransom was paid. Source: BBC
2023 AFCON Qualifiers: Afena-Gyan, Bukari On Target As Ghana Thump Madagascar

2023 AFCON Qualifiers: Afena-Gyan, Bukari On Target As Ghana Thump Madagascar

Africa News, Ghana News, Sports
The Black Stars of Ghana commenced their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers on a bright note after earning a comfortable 3-0 win over Madagascar at the Cape Coast Stadium on Wednesday. Goals from Mohammed Kudus, youngster Felix Afena-Gyan and substitute Osman Bukari in the second half were enough to hand the Stars a deserved dominant victory at home. Kudus opened the scoring in the 53rd minute when he finished a low cross from Afena-Gyan. Three minutes later, the AS Roma forward recorded his debut international goal for Ghana with a flick after meeting a Gideon Mensah cross. Bukari sealed victory with five minutes to the end of proceedings when he broke free from the Madagascar defenders before dribbling past goalkeeper Razakanirina Rakotohasimbola and slotting home. ...
Royals Must Reflect Christ In Possessing the Nations – HRM Yaw Kagbrese

Royals Must Reflect Christ In Possessing the Nations – HRM Yaw Kagbrese

Africa News, Ghana News, Pentecost News
The Chairman of the National Executive Committee of the Chieftaincy Ministry of The Church of Pentecost and Paramount Chief of the Yeji Traditional Area, His Royal Majesty (HRM) Elder Pimampim Yaw Kagbrese V, has urged chiefs and royals to be true reflections of Christ in the ‘Possessing the Nations’ agenda of the church. Nana Kagbrese, who is also the President of the Bono East Regional House of Chiefs, said this in his address to welcome over 1,500 chiefs and queens from Ghana, Togo and Burkina Faso to the 3rd Royals’ Conference at the Pentecost Convention Centre (PCC), Gomoa-Fetteh, near Kasoa, on Wednesday. The 3-day event was organized by the Chieftaincy Ministry of the church in collaboration with the Pentecost Men’s Ministry (PEMEM). HRM Elder Kagbrese iterated that the m...
Ghanaian scientists identify two germs that cause eye infections in Ghana

Ghanaian scientists identify two germs that cause eye infections in Ghana

Africa News, Ghana News, International, Science & Technology
Appropriate antibiotics for treating eye infections are crucial, especially now that Antimicrobial Resistance has made a considerable incursion in the bacteria treatment space. In Ghana, the treatment of eye infections among eye doctors is based on signs and symptoms without an adequate idea about the exact germs causing them. Therefore, there was the need to find the actual bacteria implicated in the various eye infections in persons reporting to eye hospitals for treatment. Globally, eye infections caused by bacteria are one of the causes of blindness, and the bacteria which causes these infections vary across regions and populations. A joint study by researchers from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, and the University of Ghana, Legon, has ...
Ghana’s Dancing Pallbearers sell meme NFT for $1 million, 2 years after going viral

Ghana’s Dancing Pallbearers sell meme NFT for $1 million, 2 years after going viral

Africa News, Ghana News, International
One of the most unique phenomena that marked 2020, apart from the Covid-19 pandemic, was a rather morbid trend. Taking over social media timelines was the group of young men trying to turn funerals into rather hearty transitions. They are pallbearers from Ghana who won the hearts of the world with their stylish movement while conveying caskets of bodies to their final destinations during final funeral rites. Videos went viral depicting the team demonstrating their casket-carrying skills by orchestrating a choreographed routine, lifting it and lowering it, and even sitting on the floor if need be. https://twitter.com/BBCAfrica/status/1250728712628244481?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1250728712628244481%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%...
‘Hypocrisy Rules The World’ – Rwanda President

‘Hypocrisy Rules The World’ – Rwanda President

Africa News, International, World News
Hypocrisy is “one of three systems that rules the world”, President Paul Kagame said, while condemning powerful countries for their reaction to the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. Mr Kagame said that powerful countries idly watched the genocide happen, and so “have no lessons to teach anyone” and accused them of “covering up their responsibility” by talking about justice and democracy. “There are three systems that govern the world, one is called democracy, the other is called autocracy, the third in between - most powerful, very silent, effective - and that is hypocrisy”, Mr Kagame said. At Kigali genocide memorial centre, while officiating the start of a remembrance period for the genocide, Mr Kagame, a former rebel leader, said his forces avoided killings in reprisals as they were tak...
Ghana opens borders: Face mask no longer mandatory – Akufo-Addo

Ghana opens borders: Face mask no longer mandatory – Akufo-Addo

Africa News, Ghana News, International
The country’s land and sea borders have been opened from today, two years after COVID-19 travel restrictions were imposed. Besides, the wearing of face masks is no longer mandatory. These were the major highlights of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo’s 28th update on Ghana’s enhanced response to the COVID-19 pandemic delivered last night. According to the President, fully vaccinated travellers would be allowed entry through the land and sea borders without a negative PCR test result from the country of origin. He noted that Ghana had reached a critical point in its fight against COVID-19 and the government had undertaken a comprehensive review of the raft of measures put in place to help win the fight against the virus. “This review is premised on the background of rapid...
Police boost security for Ghana vs Nigeria clash

Police boost security for Ghana vs Nigeria clash

Africa News, Ghana News
The police administration has hinted that it has put in place stringent measures to provide security during the upcoming World Cup qualifiers between the Black Stars of Ghana and the Super Eagles of Nigeria scheduled for Friday, March 25, 2022, at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium, Kumasi .It has also assured the officials of the Ghana Football Association, Confederation of African Football, and the world football body, FIFA, that it will spare no effort to ensure an incident-free event by deploying enough security personnel in and around the Baba Yara Sports Stadium and within the Kumasi Metropolis. To augment the existing security deployment, it said there would be additional deployment of highway and motorbike patrols along all the eight entry routes into Kumasi and other adjoining reg...
Self-service App In The Offing, Ghanaians Abroad To Use Their Passports – Minister Reveals

Self-service App In The Offing, Ghanaians Abroad To Use Their Passports – Minister Reveals

Africa News, Ghana News, International
Ghanaian nationals living overseas will now get the opportunity to register their SIM cards as the Ministry of Communications extends the deadline for the SIM card registration.The Minister for Communications, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, making submissions on Peace FM's ''Kokrokoo'', revealed that the Ministry is creating a Self-service app to enable Ghanaians abroad to register their SIM cards.She expounded that, by this app, the data of all Ghanaians abroad will be collected.''Those with Ghana cards can register their SIM cards using the app whereas those who haven't acquired their Ghana cards yet will be notified via SMS and other text message platforms to register for the Ghana card as soon as they return to Ghana.''On registering the SIM cards while overseas, the Minister noted tha...
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