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Nandom MCE Drops Million on Health Ag HQ
Nandom Municipal Chief Executive Anthony Ziniel started construction on new offices for the local Health and Agriculture departments on Monday. The project costs over one million Ghana cedis from district grant money and is part of the long-range plans for area growth. Ziniel said better buildings will help staff work more efficiently. He believes the new space will let both departments serve people better. Local chief Naa Bernard Niyel thanked officials for picking Danko community as the site and asked residents to back the project for faster completion. Engineer Bright Kpabitey explained that the funding comes from a system that rewards good local government performance. Current money allows just ground-floor construction instead of...
Shippers Boss Rips Lavish Leaders While Agencies Starve
Ghana Shippers' Authority CEO Professor Ransford Gyampo slams public leaders for living large as agencies struggle. Gyampo told Metro TV that heads of cash-strapped organizations must stop enjoying luxury benefits. He called it wrong for top officials to maintain expensive lifestyles amid resource shortages at their agencies. Gyampo spoke as many public institutions face criticism for poor results, bad management, and money problems. The respected academic insisted that leaders should match their behavior to their organizations' actual financial situation. He rejected the practice of debt-ridden agencies funding lavish perks for executives at the top. According to Gyampo, public officials need to put their institutions and citizens...
AMD crushes Q1 estimates sends shares soaring
AMD beat money experts with its first quarter results for 2025. The company earned 96 cents per share with $7.44 billion in sales. AMD expects $7.4 billion next quarter despite facing $800 million in costs from trade limits on AI chips. Company shares rose 3.8% after the news came out. Data centers brought AMD 3.7 billion, growing 57% from last year, thanks to strong CPU and GPU sales. The company keeps taking business from Intel as its rival struggles. Personal computer chip sales jumped 28% as people bought more Zen 5 processors. AMD sold $2.3 billion worth of CPUs compared to $1.4 billion last year, though gaming graphics card sales fell $300 million to $600 million. Overall sales grew 36% to a new record of $7.4 billion...
Split Fiction Smashes 4M Sales and Snags Sydney Sweeney
EA reports Split Fiction has sold almost 4 million copies. This co-op game from Hazelight Studios helped EA finish its 2025 fiscal year strongly alongside EA Sports FC 25. Hazelight Studios celebrated on social media, thanking players for enjoying the adventures of Mio and Zoe. The studio also noted how many virtual hot dogs players have created in the game. Their previous award-winning title, It Takes Two, reached 20 million sales in March 2025. A movie based on Split Fiction is moving forward with actress Sydney Sweeney cast as one of the two main characters. Jon M. Chu will direct the film adaptation. Writers Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese, known for their work on Deadpool & Wolverine, will write the screenplay. No information exists...
EA Hints New Battlefield and Skate Coming Soon
EA shared news about two major games in its recent money report. The company plans to show off the next Battlefield game this summer and release it before April 2026. The new Skate game will also come out during this period. EA boss Andrew Wilson called the Battlefield reveal an important move for the company as we advance. He expressed faith in their ability to carry out plans across many projects. Wilson mentioned the Battlefield reveal as a key part of bringing new entertainment to players. EA expects its money will come mainly from sports games, The Sims, Battlefield, and Skate next year. The company just started letting more players test parts of the new Battlefield game, with Asia added to the test regions. These tests will grow...
IPC Chiefs Flee to Swapo Chasing Greedy Gains
IPC says party jumpers want better jobs. Three town leaders joined Swapo last week. They ran things in coastal areas before leaving. Local leader Kangulu says they went back to a group that broke promises for years. He thinks they left because they missed the top seats. The first six members from another area also walked away in March. They said leaders picked people with hidden rules. One expert sees these exits as small news since these names mean little to most voters. Another watcher thinks party jumping happens when people want money or fame. People switch teams when hopes break. Changing sides diminishes trust. More people might move before the fall voting time. A former member quit because some groups faced mean treatment...
Meatco Board Caught in Corrupt Fix
A board member asked about the strange hiring. Joseph Andreas wants the old leader back after his job ended. The meat place lost money when that man ran things. The state had to help with cash. Party people said a money minister broke the rules about the past head. Our president likes the old meat chief returning. Andreas says board members came to their jobs in weird ways. Some talked on screens instead of meeting face to face. Job papers showed open seats, but people shared spots. Andreas asks if these leaders learned enough at school. He fears some picks might hurt the company or waste cash. The main board person said Andreas tries to harm names. He asked someone to check these claims because nobody planned to sell the meat place...
Ohangwena Cops Exposed for Pocketing Bribes
Police leader Shikongo talked about corrupt officers at a weekend gathering. He told Oshikango locals how some cops broke public trust in Ohangwena. One officer went to jail after taking money for a prisoner's phone. Another tried selling fuel he took from border sellers. Many police officers grabbed fake items to sell them for profit. Shikongo promised strict action against bad cops and asked people never to give bribes. Officers who break laws face equal punishment as regular citizens. He also said border guards must allow poor families to bring food from Angola. He said taking food hurts those who feed their children. Rules matter all the time. Oshikango has become a crime spot, and officers need to patrol the streets more often...
Top Nudo Figures Jump Ship as Party Crumbles
People keep walking out on Nudo, as experts say the party might die soon. Lucas from Oshana sent a goodbye letter to party leaders last week. Former top helper Kauandenge has already quit his job to become a regular party member. Expert Johannes says the party will have problems before the November voting. He points out that when leaders leave, they take their fans with them. Expert Kamwanyah believes only a new, strong leader can save the party from failing. Party officials want to discuss these issues at a meeting today. Lucas wrote that he felt sad about leaving after he joined in 2021. He also stopped trying to run for office in the next local elections. He said fights inside the party made him need to leave for his health. The...
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