Yeji: 62-year-old fetish priest murders 25-year-old wife on suspicion of adultery, commits suicide

Sep282023 by Emmanuel BempongNo Comments

Yeji: 62-year-old fetish priest murders 25-year-old wife on suspicion of adultery, commits suicide

Ghana News

A fetish priest, Solomon Mbalegon, aged 62, allegedly murdered his 25-year-old junior wife, Madam Nakoli Mbalegon, and committed suicide thereafter. Mr. Mbalegon, also known as ‘Okomfo’ Solomon allegedly killed Mrs Mbalegon on Thursday night for alleged suspicion of infidelity at their home at Parambo, a suburb of Yeji, Pru East District of Bono East Region. Mr. Yussif Sulemana, the Assemblyman for the area who confirmed the incident to the Ghana News Agency (GNA) said Mr. Mbalegon suspected that his wife had been having extramarital affairs with other men in the area. According to him, there was a misunderstanding between the couple which unfortunately led to the stabbing of the young wife. Mr Mbalegon committed suicide by stabbing himself too. Mr. Sulemana explained the incid...

Sep252023 by Addo Gilbert OduroNo Comments

Control what children watch on TV — ACP Owusu-Bempah

Ghana News, Lifestyle & Social

ACP Joseph Owusu-Bempah, Central East Regional Police Commander, speaking to the media on the sidelines of the graduation. On the left is Noble Francis Essel-Okyeahene, Chief Executive Officer of YES The Deputy Central East Regional Police Commander, ACP Joseph Owusu-Bempah, has called on parents to endeavour to control what their children watch on both television and mobile phones. That, he said, was to ensure that they did not watch things that could have a negative impact on their development. He said a lot of children tried to copy and practice what they watched on TV and that recently for instance, a nine-year old boy jumped from a moving school bus and died instantly because he might have tried to be a Rambo or something he had watched. Guidance “That is why on T...

Sep252023 by Emmanuel BempongNo Comments

2 dead, others injured in road accident at Asankare Barrier

Ghana News, Health & Wellbeing, News In Brief

Two people reportedly died on the spot in an accident involving a VIP yutong bus and trailer at Asankare barrier in the Asante Akyem South district of the Ashanti region. The accident which occurred Saturday night also left several others injured. According reports, the VIP bus with registration number GE 6167-19, travelling from Accra-Kumasi collided with the trailer heading to Accra. It is unclear how the driver of the VIP bus veered off its lane and collided head-on with the trailer. Many passengers also were left with fractured limbs. Personnel from the Motor, Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) and Fire Service at Juaso rushed to the scene. They helped in conveying the injured to the Juaso Government hospital for medical attention. Meanwhile, bodies of the dec...

Sep252023 by Emmanuel BempongNo Comments

GWCL announces interruption in water supply from Kpong Treatment Plant

Ghana News, Health & Wellbeing

The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has announced that engineers will be working on the main transmission pipeline from the Kpong Treatment Plant to the eastern part of Accra. For this reason, the management of GWCL in a press statement, revealed that there will be an interruption in water supply from Sunday 24th September to Thursday 28th September 2023. Affected areas include Gbetsile, Afienya, Zenu, Prampram, Mataheko, Katamanso, Dawhenya, Sakumono, Batsonaa, Klagon, Tema Township, Adjei Kojo, Borteyman, Santeo and surrounding areas. The GWCL urged residents of these communities to store enough water during the period in which the works will be carried out. GWCL, however, assured that the water supply will resume as soon as the works are completed. This forms par...

Sep242023 by Addo Gilbert OduroNo Comments

Fix The Motorway

Ghana News, Health & Wellbeing

Urgent Appeal for the Renovation of the Tema Motorway Dear Ghanaians, I hope this message finds you well. I am writing to draw your attention to a pressing issue that affects the lives and safety of countless Ghanaians: the deplorable state of the Tema Motorway, officially known as N1. The Tema Motorway is a crucial 19-kilometer highway that connects the bustling cities of Tema and Accra in Ghana. This vital transportation artery has been in operation since 1965, serving as a lifeline for the people of Ghana. However, over the years, the motorway has deteriorated to a point where it poses a severe threat to public safety and the nation's productivity. The sorry state of the Tema Motorway has led to a cascade of issues that demand immediate attention. Firstly, it has become a pe...

Sep222023 by Addo Gilbert OduroNo Comments

Nation Transformers Are in Christian Homes – Prof. Adei

Ghana News, Pentecost News

Professor Stephen Adei, a former Rector of the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA), has posited that the home is the best avenue for the intergenerational transfer of the Christian faith. He said the home remains the potent force for instruction in solid Christian values, ethics and morals. According to the founder of the Ghana Christian International High School, the people expected to transform the nation are in the Christian home. However, he observed that only a few people are working at winning and discipling them. Presenting a paper on the ‘Christian Home and National Development’ at the 2nd All Ministers Conference ongoing at the Pentecost Convention Centre, Prof. Adei mentioned the home as a place of worship of God and a demonstration of uncondi...

Sep202023 by Emmanuel BempongNo Comments

Limited voters’ registration: Those in hard-to-reach areas can wait for next year – Dr. Serebour Quaicoe

Features, Ghana News

The Electoral Commission has explained that eligible voters who are unable to register in the Commission’s district offices nationwide would have to do so next year. The Commission’s Director of Electoral Services, Dr. Serebour Quaicoe, who said this on Asempa FM’s Ekosiisen on Monday, September 19, noted that from next year, the EC will have special arrangements for hard-to-reach areas once it receives the legal backing of parliament for its Constitutional Instrument, C.I. According to him, the Commission will also carry out a continuous registration process in its offices that will serve would-be voters at any given time. “For those in hard-to-reach areas, we are only appealing to them to find a way to get to the district offices for the registration. Otherwise, they would have ...

Sep182023 by Emmanuel BempongNo Comments

Over 4k Ghanaians studying in US

Education, Ghana News, International

The U.S. Embassy has reemphasised its commitment to supporting many West African youth to realise their dreams of furthering their education in world-class colleges/universities in the United States. In a maiden Education Fair held in Kumasi, the embassy through its educational consult, EducationUSA, hosted nearly 30 U.S. universities and colleges to provide academic solutions to students. The move is to increase the admission of qualified Ghanaian students into US-based schools. The 2022 Open Doors Report confirmed that 4,916 Ghanaians studied at U.S. colleges and universities, across all 50 States during the 2021-22 academic year. This represents a 16% increase over the previous year and continues the long-term growth trend among Ghanaian students. Speaking at the Coll...

Sep182023 by Addo Gilbert OduroNo Comments

Kumasi: 2 suspects arrested for murder of young woman at Apaaso.

Ghana News

The Police have arrested two suspects in connection with the murder of a 35-year-old woman, Princess Afia Ahenkan at Apaaso near Sokoban Ampabame in the Ashanti Region. They are Allister John, who was the house-help of the deceased, and his alleged accomplice, James Anokye. The Police in a Facebook post on Friday stated that the two suspects were apprehended through a targeted intelligence-led operation on 14th September 2023. “The operation followed a Police report on the whereabouts of the deceased and the subsequent discovery of her body in the garage of her residence by the Police crime scene experts,” it added. The police noted that the suspects after committing the crime, went into hiding with the deceased’s KIA Sportage private car with registration No. GS 307-21 which t...

Sep152023 by Addo Gilbert OduroNo Comments

Jospong Group signs agreement with Nigerian company to support rice production.

Africa News, Ghana News

Rev. George Blavo Tsidi (left), Lead Coordinator, Jospong Rice Project, signing the agreement with Aminu Muhammed Gorony, President, EGTA Investment Ltd, in Nigeria The Jospong Group has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with EGTA Investment Limited of Nigeria to identify relevant experts, rice farmers and value chain players to support the Jospong Rice Project in the country which is beingEGTA Investment Limited of Nigeria (AAC). The MoU also sets out a general framework which would serve as the foundation upon which a binding agreement shall subsequently be signed. Economic vision The Lead Coordinator of the Jospong Rice Project, Rev. George Blavo Tsidi, said at the event in Abuja, Nigeria, that the economic vision of Ghana hinged on shifting from import dependency t...

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