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Concerned Cocoa Road Contractors Association of Ghana is threatening legal action against the government should it refuse to pay monies owed to its members for work done on various roads across the country. The aggrieved contractors say they have all packed their tools from the field as a result of the frustrations they are going through. A few hours after President Akufo-Addo declared during the presentation of the state of the nation address on Wednesday, March 8, 2023, that, his administration has built more roads than any other government in Ghana’s 4th Republic, the contractors marched to the Office of…
The heavy rainfall on Monday and Tuesday has ripped off the entire roofing of the Sekyere Kumawu Methodist Basic School in the Ashanti region. Also, a newly constructed stand pump for the community with a thousand-liter water tank was also blown away from its location by the windstorm and completely damaged. The other affected areas were the economic trees like teak, Wawa, mango, and other species recently planted on the campus and parts of the community. It is reported that the rainfall lasted close to five hours on Monday and Tuesday. The storm first affected the headmaster`s office and classrooms…
Aisha Huang The Assemblyman for Bepotenten Electoral Area in the Amansie Central District, Ashanti Region, yesterday told an Accra High Court that uncovered pits left behind by illegal mining activities of En Huang, aka Aisha Huang, has claimed the lives of residents. Mathew Kwabla Abotsi, the prosecution’s seventh witness in the trial of the illegal mining kingpin, said the illegal mining activities of Aisha Huang has affected the living condition of the indigenes. He indicated that the lands that were mined by the accused person were farmlands that were never reclaimed, and pits were left uncovered. He cited for instance,…
President Akufo-Addo has appointed Lawyer Sulley Sambian as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Northern Development Authority (NDA). His appointment follows the resignation of the acting CEO Sumaila Abdul Rahaman who is standing trial at the instance of the Special Prosecutor on charges bordered on alleged breaches of the Public Procurement Act. A letter sighted by DGN Online and signed by the Chief of Staff, Akosua Frema Osei-Opare read “I am pleased to inform you that H.E. the President has appointed you to act as Chief Executive Officer of the Northern Development Authority pending receipt of the constitutionally…
A German company says it has signed a memorandum of understanding for a $34bn (£29bn) green energy project in Mauritania. Egyptian and Emirati firms are also part of the deal. The facility will produce up to eight million tonnes of green hydrogen and other hydrogen-based products annually in Mauritania. The first phase is due to be completed in five years’ time. Germany is involved with a number of clean energy projects in Africa as it moves away from dependency on fuel imports from Russia and tries to meet climate targets. Green hydrogen is produced using renewable energy sources like wind…
Nigeria’s electoral commission has postponed elections for state governors and local assemblies by one week, following a court decision over machines used in tallying votes. The Independent National Electoral Commission (Inec) said the move will allow more time for the so-called BVAS machines to be reconfigured and deployed for the upcoming vote. The polls which had been scheduled to take place on Saturday will now be held on 18 March. A court earlier on Wednesday had rejected an opposition demand to halt the reconfiguring of BVAS so their teams could check for forensic evidence of ballot rigging claims. But Inec…
Australia is expected to announce it will buy as many as five US Virginia class nuclear-powered submarines in the 2030s as part of a landmark Pacific security pact with the United States and the United Kingdom, according to four US officials. Under the so-called AUKUS agreement, at least one US submarine will visit Australian ports in the coming years and, by the late 2030s, a new class of submarines will be being built with UK designs and US technology, one of the officials told the Reuters news agency. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is due to meet US President Joe…
Russia has launched missiles at targets across Ukraine, from Kharkiv in the north to Odesa in the south and Zhytomyr in the west. Residential buildings and infrastructure were hit in Kharkiv and Odesa, and there are power blackouts in several areas. The strikes come as bitter ground fighting continues for the city of Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine. A US intelligence chief has suggested the war may grind on for years. Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his invasion just over a year ago. Since then tens of thousands of combatants and civilians have been killed or injured and millions of Ukrainians…
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has called for caution following media reports that a pro-Ukrainian group may be responsible for blowing up the Nord Stream pipelines supplying Russian energy to Europe. While not pointing to any official Ukrainian involvement, a New York Times report published on Tuesday said intelligence reviewed by United States officials found a pro-Kyiv group may be behind the attacks in September, which became a flashpoint between the West and Russia after last year’s Russian invasion of Ukraine. “There are ongoing national investigations and I think it’s right to wait until those are finalised before we say anything…
Electricity and natural gas prices in Europe jumped on Wednesday amid a cold spell in northwest Europe that could be prolonged and renewed concerns about nuclear power generation in France. The European benchmark gas price at the TTF hub rose by 1.7% to $46.50 (44.13 euros) per megawatt-hour (MWh) by 11:45 a.m. in Amsterdam, and British wholesale prices also rose. Natural gas prices were up for a second consecutive day, due to cold weather in the UK and parts of northwestern Europe, as well as fresh concerns about corrosion at French nuclear sites. On Tuesday, concerns about the operations…
