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Oklepeme Nuer Anorbaah Sasaraku II, Paramount chief of Yilo Krobo traditional area has charged the six divisions making up the Yilo Klo State to ensure they organize and execute clean ups in order to maintain healthy environments. He announced this yesterday, as he opens up for the 5th exercise (today) Saturday 4th August, 2018. It marks the 5th exercise of his monthly clean up dubbed “falefale peemi’ since inception and maiden in April, 2018. According to Francis Tetteh Opai, executive secretary of the Oklepeme Foundation who is official sponsor of the clean up campaign which is observed with Kenkey and fish party, the initiative is to salvage the communities in Yilo from all forms of communicable and water -airborne diseases. Today, the Paramount Chief is facilitating work to be carried out at Klo Agogo as it is reported that, the community is chocked with filth making it a threat to human and animal lives. Klo Agogo community has reversed to its former state after Drink Safe Wa...

Parliament of Ghana The Public Affairs Department(PAD) of Ghana’s Paliament has urged the parliamentarians to remain calm following the claims that some former ministers received a double salary during their tenure in government. In a release signed by the Acting Director of the Public Affairs Department, Kate Addo on the 18th April, 2018 stated that “Parliament wishes to observe that the offence of criminality in the said matter is yet to be proven and will, therefore, like to implore the Police, Members of Parliament and the general public to remain calm and circumspect in their comments until the facts of the matter are determined”. “Parliament in an effort to enhance transparency and accountability, pledges to cooperate fully with law enforcement agencies to bring the matter to a conclusion.” she added An ongoing probe by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) into the allegations of double salary paid to some appointees of the former government has been the subject o...

Breaking: Tanker explosion kills two at Atuabo At least two people have perished at Baku, a community near the Atuabo Gas Processing Company in the Western Region after a tanker truck explosion. Confirming the incident to Empire News’ Emmauel Ohene Gyan, District Police Commander, Supt Thomas Bayor said the deceased were identified as Samuel Kenyah, a sixteen (16) year old welder apprentice who died on the spot while Amos Tetteh, the driver’s mate died at the Eikwei mission hospital. The other two injured persons have also been identified as Michael Boavo,26 and Jackson Bosompem, 23yrs both welders who are currently receiving treatment at the Eikwei hospital. According to Supt. Bayor the driver of the Gas tanker, Eklu Agbormegah, a resident of Ashaiman with vehicle registration number GN 6228 – 14 was traveling from Takoradi to the Atuabo Gas Processing Plant when the vehicle developed a fault. He then moved to the welding shop for the problem to be solved. In the process the vehi...