Mion -The Paramount Chief of the Mion traditional area, Mion-Lana Alhaji Mahammudu Abdulai on Tuesday donated a quantity of teaching and learning materials to the schools Sambu Primary and Junior High Schools in the Mion District of the Northern Region.

There are two types of philanthropists - those who are loud and those who are quiet.

"Children children give way, the bicycle is zulgable". And these were the regular words of Jigga man of Jigga man pillows. He was a go happy man who made and sold pillows for a living. His bicycle was a phoenix brand, old and without brakes. He was noted to trade his pillows which were heaped on the carrier (back seat), riding throughout Bolga and its environs. One would usually hear him announce his presence "Jigga, Jigga - jigga the whole corner, jigga man pillows calling". Children did not have

THE Ghanaian Times in its Wednesday September 18, 2019 issue reported on how the one pesewa coin, the smallest in value of Ghana's currency, was gradually becoming a non-legal tender.

The Rumibeth Foundation, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) on Saturday organised a massive clean-up exercise at Korle Gonno in Accra.

Tema -Rider Steel Ghana (RSG) Limited, a leading manufacturer of iron rods, has donated assorted items to its 240 employees for distribution to their children under a programme to support the underprivileged in society.

A 42-page policy to help bring an end to the perennial conflicts between cattle and crop farmers in the country has been presented to the government.

St Joseph School emerged champions at the just-ended Greater Accra Regional competition of the Brain Battle National Science and Math Quiz for basic schools organised in Accra on Thursday.

A 26-year-old trader, allegedly in possession of large quantities of cannabis has been arrested by the police at Avenor, in Accra.

Residents of Akyem Kwabeng in the Atiwa West District of the Eastern Region, demonstrated against the Okyehene Amoatia Ofori Panin over a chieftaincy dispute, when he toured the area, in connection with his 20th anniversary of his rule.

The Revival Restoration Centre (RRC) of the Assemblies of God Church (AG) last Sunday donated four motorbikes to three new churches in the Ajumako - Enyan-Essiam District of the Central Region.

Two Imams have been appointed to lead Islamic religious activities in the Fise Muslim Community (FMC) and the Ga West and North municipality in Accra respectively.

Zimbabwean doctors from private and public hospitals went on strike on Monday and demonstrated in the capital against the alleged abduction of Zimbabwe Hospitals Doctors Association (ZHDA) acting president Peter Magombeyi.

National, regional and international oil and gas industry local content experts will gather in Accra, for the third edition of the annual Africa Oil & Gas Local Content Sustainability Conference & Exhibition (ALC2019).

Aspiring parliamentary candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Yendi Constituency of the Northern Region, Prince Hardi Adams, has appealed to delegates to vote for him to lead the party in the 2020 parliamentary elections.

Experienced Egyptian referee, Ibrahim Nour El-Din, has been appointed to officiate the return leg of the CAF Champions League clash between Etoile du Sahel and Asante Kotoko, which is scheduled for September 27, 2019.

Tai Nkwanta -A narrow bridge which spans River Asuoyaa on the Koforidua-Adawso-Mamfe Road at Asuoyaa, about four kilometres from Koforidua, has become a death trap to both motorists and pedestrians.

Diabene -Three out of the four families of the Takoradi kidnapped girls have rejected the Police DNA report which confirmed the death of their daughters.

The National Ambulance Service (NAS) says the new ambulances procured by government to revamp the country's ailing emergency service are of standard and suitable for the country's terrain.

Ho -THE Ho Municipal Assembly has vowed to go ahead with plans to raze down about 200 houses in the Kabakaba Forest Reserve on the Galenku Hill, although some developers have produced building permits covering their properties.