President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appealed to Ghanaians to cooperate and support his government in nation building. He told New Patriotic Party (NPP) supporters and a section of the public in Sunyani that his government was poised to create jobs and reduce poverty, and Ghanaians ought to give him the needed support.

Five students of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) have attended a four-day international education and business leadership enhancement programme at the Harvard University in the United States of America (USA).

Chairman of the Chartered Institute of Credit Management (CICM)-Ghana, Professor Kwame Boasiako Omane-Antwi, says Ghana is in need of incorruptible, selfless and result-driven leaders to move it to the next level. According to him, people in charge of the management of state institutions and its financial resources had failed, adding that the nation also required dedicated, visionary, God-fearing and ethical leaders to move it forward.

The inferno that engulfed Amansan Television (ATV) (located within the Coconut Grove Regency Hotel premises) yesterday was caused by a faulty air conditioning unit, owners of the facility have said. Portions of the facility owned by business mogul and 2016 Presidential candidate of the Progressive People's Party, Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom through his Groupe Nduom conglomerate was razed down by fire on Saturday evening.

The Yilo Krobo Municipal Director of Education, Mr Augustine Adusei, has lauded the initiative of the National Union of Yilo Krobo Youth Association (NUYA) and the Member of Parliament for the area, Mr Magnus Kofi Amoatey, for promoting education in the municipality.

Lack of coordination between the Volta Regional Coordinating Council (VRCC) and the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources in handling the impasse between salt winning communities and Seven Seas Salt Company in the Ketu South Municipality has negatively affected a peace process being led by the Volta Regional Peace Council.

The Member of Parliament (MP) for Agona East Constituency in the Central Region, Ms Queenstar Maame Pokua Sawyerr, last Monday organised a party for widows and orphans in her constituency during the Easter holidays.

A first-year student of the Mampong Nursing and Midwifery Training College in the Ashanti Region has committed suicide, allegedly in protest against the course she was offered by the college.

Parts of the Coconut Groove Regency Hotel today was destroyed when fire erupted in one of its buildings. Although the source of the fire is yet to be established , reports indicate that it started at the studios of Business Television Africa (BTA) and took considerable amount of time for fire officers to bring it under control.The hotel also houses GN bank both owned by former presidential aspirant of the Progressive People’s Party(PPP) Dr Papa Kwasi Nduom.

A youth group in Zabzugu,believed to be loyalists of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Zabzugu District in the Northern Region, yesterday attacked the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) office in the district.

Incoming Black Stars coach, James Kwasi Appiah, is confident that his second stint at the helm of the senior national team will be a success if he is supported by all Ghanaians.

First National Bank (FNB) intends to embark on an expansion drive this year by adding more branches to its existing five branches.

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is expected to inaugurate 10 factories as part of the government’s district industrialisation programme (DIP) called the ‘One District, One Factory’ initiative in June this year.

Though Evangelist Lord Kenya is thrilled that a gospel artiste has won the Artiste of the Year at the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA), he believes that winning souls should be the ultimate for every gospel artiste. Speaking to Showbiz from his Kumasi base last Friday, Lord Kenya said he was very excited when Joe Mettle was announced the winner of the ultimate award, “I was elated and overjoyed because personally, I think it is long overdue, gospel artistes should have won this

The John A. Kufuor Foundation (JAKF), a non-profit making organisation, has awarded scholarship to 20 students of various tertiary institutions across the country to undergo a leadership training programme.

The National Council for Tertiary Education (NCTE) has called for a multi-pronged approach to tackle the complex issue of unemployment in the country.

The United Nations (UN) reports that while the world has achieved progress towards gender equality and women’s empowerment, including equal access to primary education for girls and boys, women and girls continue to suffer discrimination and violence in every part of the world.

The government is set to roll out a National Entrepreneurship Development Plan, to support small and medium-scale enterprises (SMEs) and start-ups by July this year, the Minister of Business Development, Mr Mohammed Awal, has announced.

The new governing councils of two bodies were sworn into office yesterday by the Minister of Education, Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh, at a ceremony in Accra.

The Deputy Director General of the African Affairs Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC), Ms Gao Xiangyang, has indicated that the CPC appreciates its fruitful relations with Ghana’s two major political parties, the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC), as well as 58 other political parties from 40 African countries.