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A 24-hour torrential rain in the Upper West Region has left some parts of the region submerged in flood water with about 45 kilometres of asphalted road at different sections of the region washed away and replaced with deep pits containing large volumes of water. The rain started onThursday evening and persisted till Friday evening and continued on Saturday afternoon, after taking a breather in the morning. The water washed away major culverts along the Wa-Nadowli and Nadowli -Jirapa/Lawra highways respectively as well as the Tumu-Bolgatanga stretch and some other feeder roads that connected some communities and districts. About 80…

Screengrab of the priest kissing the students • A video of a priest kissing female students on a pulpit has attracted massive engagement on Twitter• According to the original source of the video, it was shot at a training college in Kumasi• It has received massive backlash from tweepsA video showing a priest giving mouth to mouth kisses to three female students hit social media platform, Twitter, late Monday evening.According to a tweep who posted the 24-second video, it was shot during a church service at the St. Monica College of Education. PL Blackah Music (with the handle @LordListoHQ) captioned…

– Advertisement – A married couple have been met with the shock of their lives after discovering that they are siblings after 10 years of marriage. According to them, they discovered that they are brother and sister after 10 years of marriage and 13 years of knowing each other. The troubled couple made this profound information known to the world through a video shared online. The husband revealed in the viral footage obtained that he first met the wife now sister in 2008 got married in 2011. They had their first child in 2011 and second in 2015. Watch the…

Sports News of Tuesday, 17 August 2021 Source: angelonline.com.gh 2021-08-17 Former Hearts of Oak midfielder, Benjamin Afutu Manager of ex-Hearts of Oak midfielder, Benjamin Afutu, Daniel William Takyi has revealed to Angel Floodlight Sports that his player is clubless after Hearts of Oak failed to send draft of an agreed contract to them.The defensive midfielder was a fan favourite in the 2020/2021 season where he scored 7 goals in all competitions to help the Phobians ended their over a decade long trophy drought.After a splendid performance, it came as a shock to the the rainbow family when Afutu’s name was…

India yesterday paid glowing tribute to the world for standing by it when the country was hit with the third wave of the Delta variant of COVID-19.  “In our time of desperate need, you provided us with emergency medical supplies including oxygen to save the lives of Indians who were dying in their hundreds when health facilities were limited,” Mr Sugandh Rajaram, India’s High Commissioner in Accra said at the 75th independent anniversary celebration in Accra yesterday. “We are exceedingly grateful to the scientific community, the frontline health workers, the doctors and all those who came to our aid with all…

The Afenyo-Markin Committee that probed the procurement contracts for the supply of Sputnik-V COVID-19 vaccines, observed that even in an emergency, the Health Minister should have engaged Parliament on the contracts.Health Minister Kwaku Agyeman-Manu had admitted before the probe that the contract between the Ministry and Sheikh Ahmed Dalmook Al Maktoum, and one other, for the supply of Sputnik V vaccines was without parliamentary approval.The Minister had explained that the Ministry was desperate to get the vaccines and frustrated because the regular vaccine supply sources had failed during the heat of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.“I was in…

– Advertisement – A video of a Reverend Father of the St Monica’s College of Education at Mampong in the Ashanti Region locking lips with some female students of the institution has gone viral online. The clip which is spreading like wildfire on social media sees three students lined up and taking turns to exchange passionate kisses with the man of God behind a pulpit in the presence of a seemingly large congregation. The act, which is termed as a “holy kiss” among persons familiar with it, seeks to officially welcome new converts of the school to the body of…

The games will see 4,400 athletes from 160 nations compete in Tokyo from August 24-September 5 The Paralympic Games in Tokyo later this month will follow the lead of the Olympics and exclude fans from the majority of venues due to the Coronavirus pandemic, organizers confirmed on Monday.An exception will be made for school children as part of an education programme who could be allowed to attend venues if local school authorities, in discussion with parents, wish.The Paralympic Games will see around 4,400 athletes from 160 nations compete in Tokyo from August 24-September 5.Tokyo is currently under a fourth Coronavirus…

Said Sinare is a former Ambassador to Saudi Arabia President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as part of measures to mitigate the impact of the health crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, will today, Tuesday, August 17, 2021, break grounds for the commencement of the construction of hospitals under the government’s Agenda 111 initiative according to the Minister of Information, Mr. Kwadzo Oppong Nkrumah.The project is part of a grand plan for Ghana’s healthcare sector by the Nana Akufo-Addo / Bawumia led administration, the realization of which will ensure that 101 outstanding districts will be provided with hospitals in addition to…

The Member of Parliament for Anyaa Sowutuom Constituency, Dr Dickson Adomako Kissi, has introduced a career development programme for the youth in his constituency to prepare them for the job market in the future. The programme in collaboration with BYU- Pathway Worldwide based in the United States formed part of his volunteer Fire Academy initiative to train the youth in his constituency to become advocates of fire fighters in the country. Speaking in an interview with the Ghanaian Times, the MP said the programme would equip the youth and create avenues for them not only on fire fighting but boost…