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Tamale Mayor hands over 172 Fire Service Assistants to GNFS
The Mayor of Tamale, Abu Takoro, has officially handed over 172 Fire Service Assistants to the Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) in Tamale.
The personnel, recruited under the Youth Employment Agency (YEA), were presented on Monday, September 15, 2025.
The Mayor after the presentation, advised the recruits to remain disciplined and obey their superiors as they begin their duties.
He stressed that their service was critical to protecting lives and property in the region.
Receiving the recruits on behalf of the Chief Fire Officer, the Northern Regional Fire Commander, ACFOI Joseph Koranteng, praised the Mayor and all stakeholders for their support.
He said the addition of the new personnel would improve the GNFS’s capacity to respond swiftly to emergencies and promote fire safety awareness in communities.
The initiative, made possible through collaboration between the Tamale Metro Youth Employment Coordinator and the Mayor’s office, is part of ongoing efforts to strengthen public safety in the Northern Region.
By: Jacob Aggrey
The Ghana Police Service has revealed that they have sighted a viral video in which a group of people are seen pelting stones at a student.
According to them in a statement today, Monday, February 23, 2026, investigations into the incident are ongoing, and further developments will be communicated in due course.
“The Service strongly condemns the violence and assures the public that all perpetrators will be identified and brought to justice,” the statement concluded.
Former Tamale Central MP, Inusah Fuseini, has rejected claims that cocoa farmers are worse off under the current administration, insisting that producers are receiving greater value compared to the previous government.
Speaking on Metro TV, he accused the New Patriotic Party of pushing what he described as misleading propaganda about cocoa prices.
He explained that when the NPP was paying 3,100 cedis per bag of cocoa, the exchange rate stood at about 17 cedis to one US dollar.
Based on that rate, he argued that farmers were effectively earning around 182 dollars per bag.
According to him, this amount was lower than what farmers receive today when converted into dollar terms.
Fuseini stated that upon assuming office, the National Democratic Congress pegged the cedi at a stronger rate against the dollar and adjusted cocoa prices accordingly.
He noted that when the producer price was set at 2,650 cedis, the equivalent value was about 252 dollars per bag, which he maintained was significantly higher than the earlier figure.
