A half-billion-dollar World Bank payout is about to turn Ghana’s neglected rural roads into something drivable.
Feeder Road Funding
President John Dramani Mahama scored $500 million from the World Bank for nationwide road fixes.
The cash targets those beat-up rural routes linking farms to major markets.
He announced the deal Thursday during his tour stop in Wenchi.
Sunyani Infrastructure
Construction has already kicked off on Sunyani’s Outer Ring Road.
Designs are finished for the Inner Ring Road, with budget work now in motion.
The old Sunyani airport is getting ditched for a brand-new one with a longer runway.
Local chiefs helped secure fresh land for a 2.4-kilometer replacement strip.
Stadium & Regional Push
Three new regional...
A new school-building spree just got greenlit to finally kill off Ghana’s double-track headache.
Education Overhaul
President John Dramani Mahama confirmed thirty unfinished E-blocks will finally get finished.
Mahama’s plan also adds new day schools in the country’s major cities.
The goal is to free up enough classroom space to ditch the double-track schedule.
He spilled the details Thursday during a Bono Region stop in Sunyani.
Healthcare Push
Mahama announced a 10-million-cedi cash injection to resurrect UENR’s medical school.
The Health Minister ordered a full assessment of all those Agenda 111 hospital projects.
A coming report will pick out which hospitals are close enough to wrap up first.
His administration is still hunting...
Symon Vuwa Kaunda just told Parliament the Nkhata Bay Port is trashed from heavy flooding and needs an urgent government rescue to get moving again.
The Port Damage
Kaunda said persistent rains wrecked the port infrastructure and totally disrupted operations.
He pushed authorities to prioritize the facility under ongoing rehabilitation efforts.
The MP stressed the port’s importance to local economic activity and transport links.
He wants immediate government intervention to restore the condition.
The Budget Boost
Kaunda welcomed the new K5 billion per constituency allocation in the national budget.
He credited Arthur Peter Mutharika and the finance ministry for pushing the initiative.
The funds let constituencies implement their own...
Joseph Buleki showed up to Polosi Village and found kids crying with no food, so he immediately started calling in favors to get supplies moving.
The Relief Effort
Buleki mobilized maize flour and soya pieces through Mulhako wa Alhomwe for flood-hit families in Salima District.
Eliam Banda from the district education office donated food so families could cook fast for hungry kids.
So far 25 households received assistance, but Buleki stressed the help is for everyone affected regardless of membership.
Residents said floods destroyed homes, bedding, and toilets while leaving them without income.
The Urgent Needs
Beneficiary Annie Banda said the food brought relief after kids went to bed hungry with soaked homes.
Collapsed toilets and...
A parliamentary inquiry into a shady hotel deal just imploded live on air after the committee chair got accused of feeding questions to the witness and rushing the whole circus.
The Chair Under Fire
Blantyre MP Noel Lipipa publicly accused chair Steven Baba Malondera of rushing the Amaryllis Hotel hearing.
Lipipa claimed former chief of staff Prince Kapondamgaga appeared to have inside information from the committee.
He suggested a neutral figure like the vice chair should have run the session for fairness.
Malondera defended himself by saying other members complained about uneven questioning time.
The Fallout
Lipipa kept venting until Malondera abruptly adjourned for in-house talks.
Social media followers on the Parliament Facebook...
Jide Kosoko just admitted that dancing to sell a movie is a messy but legit strategy because, at the end of the day, the returns actually hit.
The Strategy Verdict
Kosoko called the dancing approach not the best, but acknowledged it works for Funke Akindele.
He stressed that the whole point of promotion is getting returns, so the method is viable.
The veteran actor said the Nigerian environment is different from global industry standards.
He pointed out that actors elsewhere don’t have to dance about their movies to get attention.
Uriel Oputa fired back at the single-shamers, making it crystal clear that avoiding a bad marriage is way more important than following society’s timeline.
Her Peace Over Pressure
Uriel said being married does not define her as a person whatsoever.
She argued that rushing into marriage now would have landed her with the wrong guy.
The reality star insisted she protects her heart deeply and loves with intention.
She called out men who use holy months to tear women down instead of reflecting.
Asake just admitted his introverted lifestyle is the real reason he’s still single, even with the career blowing up.
His Take on Love
The singer told Korty EO he doesn’t socialize easily, which messes with his relationships.
Asake thinks about starting a family daily but insists God controls the timeline.
He stressed that rushing things is stupid since nobody actually knows what’s coming next.
A TikToker’s palace visit blew up into a full-blown cultural controversy after the Benin traditional council called him out for alleged disrespect.
The Visit Explained
Management for Peller said the trip was formally requested with a letter sent February 23.
The palace acknowledged the request but told them the Oba would be unavailable.
Uyiekpen Ogiefa and palace chiefs still received the team and gave them a tour.
Peller’s team claims any missteps came from excitement, not intentional disrespect.
The Backlash
The Benin traditional council had summoned Peller to appear before a committee of chiefs.
Management insists the visit aimed to promote Nigerian culture, not offend anyone.
They apologized for any misconceptions stemming from...
