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Mali defence minister killed
Posted on with No CommentMali’s defence minister has been killed in an apparent suicide truck bombing on his residence near the capital Bamako. Multiple news outlets reported the death of Sadio Camara, part of a wave of coordinated attacks by jihadist militants and separatists … Read more →
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Police chase jujuman over Kasoa teenage murder
Posted on | CommentThe police have launched a manhunt for the arrest of a suspected jujuman who allegedly ordered the Kasoa teenagers to supply human parts for money rituals. The spiritualist is said to be domiciled in the Volta region. Following the arraignment … Read more →
Tullow commences drilling of wells in Jubilee Field
Posted on | CommentTullow Oil has announced the start of a multi-year, multi-well drilling campaign offshore Ghana with the commencement of drilling of its first well at the Jubilee Field yesterday. The company in a statement said it had contracted a high-specification seventh-generation … Read more →
Kasoa ritual killing: Teenage suspects remanded
Posted on | CommentThe two teenagers accused of killing an 11-year-old, Ishmael Mensah at Kasoa in the Central Region, have been remanded into police custody by the Ofaakor District Court presided over by her worship, Rosemond Vera Ocloo. The two, Felix Nyarko and … Read more →
Reopening date for SHS 3 Students moved to May 5
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Education Service (GES) has rescheduled the reopening of schools for form 3 Senior High School students to May 5. According to the service, this followed a proposal from the Conference of Heads of Assisted Secondary Schools (CHASS). Schools … Read more →
More than 1,800 prisoners escape in Nigeria
Posted on | CommentMore than 1,800 inmates have escaped from a prison in Nigeria after it was attacked by gunmen, officials say. The attackers reportedly entered the prison yard in the south-eastern town of Owerri by using explosives to blast the administrative block. … Read more →
FDA acts swiftly to block washed-ashore fish from entering the market
Posted on | CommentThe Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has said it has dispatched its team to fish markets in Osu and other coastal areas in the capital to prevent washed-ashore fish from entering the food markets. The FDA in a statement said … Read more →
Man allegedly lynched for stealing pregnant goat
Posted on | CommentThe Nsawam District Police Command has arrested two suspects following the death of a man accused of stealing a pregnant goat. Police say the suspects, Nana Odiasempa Nii Ade Quaye, and his driver 50-year-old, W. O. 1 (Rtd), Adjona Henry, … Read more →
We need your kind of political leadership – Anglican Bishop to Bawumia
Posted on | Comment“Your kind is the kind of political leadership we want as a nation. Leadership that recognizes that respect for people irrespective of faith, religion or ethnicity in a manner that fosters national cohesion is what we desire and deserve as … Read more →
Kasoa teenage ‘killers’ to appear in court today
Posted on | CommentTwo teenagers, who allegedly murdered a 10-year-old boy at Lamptey Mills in Kasoa in the Central Region on Holy Saturday, are to appear before the Ofankor District Court today. Felix Nyarko, 15, and Nicholas Kini, 17, will appear for allegedly … Read more →
Ministry conducts inter-agency probe into fish deaths in Accra, Axim
Posted on | CommentThe Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development is Coordinating an inter-agency investigation into the reported incidents of dead fishes of various species, washed ashore beaches in Accra and Axim over the Easter weekend. The agencies include Fisheries commission, Food and … Read more →
Takoradi: Police driver crushes 12yr egg seller to death
Posted on | CommentThe Western Region MTTD Commander, Isaac Kwesi Sorkpah has confirmed the death of a teenager through an accident in Takoradi. The incident that happened on Monday, April 5, 2021, involves a police officer whose name has been given as Owusu … Read more →
Apple to let repairers in Ghana, other countries sign up to repair & spare parts programme
Posted on | CommentApple’s Independent Repair Provider programme will soon be available in more than 200 countries, nearly every country where Apple products are sold. Launched originally in 2019 and expanded to Europe and Canada last year, the programme enables repair providers of … Read more →
$204m Global Fund grant for Ghana
Posted on | CommentPresident Akufo-Addo gave an assurance that government would also bolster the investments made by the Global Fund by fulfilling its counterpart financing of $45 million over the period to ensure that the grant, New Funding Model Three, was implemented in … Read more →
3 Ghanaian Students honoured for topping 2020 WASSCE
Posted on | CommentThe three are Master Cecil Tetteh Kumah, Master Godfred Aseda Obeng and Miss Afua Manukure Ansah who came 1st, 2nd and 3rd in that order. They were selected from a total of 2,122,844 candidates who sat the examinations in the … Read more →
Ghana card PIN replaces TIN
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Card Personal Identification Number (Ghana Card PIN) is replacing the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) of individuals issued by the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA). GRA made this known in a statement dated March 31, 2021, saying the replacement will … Read more →
No plans for power rationing – GRIDCo
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana GRID Company Limited (GRIDCo) has dismissed media reports that Ghana intends to shed electricity in the coming months. According to GRIDCo, there was “no plans for load shedding in power sector.” GRIDCo made this known in a press … Read more →
Prez. Akufo-Addo presents 40 armoured personnel carriers to GAF
Posted on | CommentThe President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has presented 40 armoured personnel carriers to the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF), as part of Government’s efforts of retooling and equipping the military. Addressing a handing over ceremony at Burma Camp … Read more →
Parliament approves GHc129 billion for financing gov’t operation
Posted on | CommentParliament has approved the sum of GHS129 billion for the services of the government for the 2021 financial year. The sum was captured in the Appropriation Bill. Before the approval of the Appropriation Bill on Tuesday, March 30, 2021, the … Read more →
Germany limits use of AstraZeneca Covid jab
Posted on | CommentGermany is suspending routine use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine for people aged below 60 because of a risk of rare blood clots. The German medicines regulator found 31 cases of a type of rare blood clot among the nearly … Read more →
Nursing & Midwifery Council apprehends 3 over fake certificates
Posted on | CommentThe Nursing and Midwifery Council has withdrawn the licenses of three practitioners after it emerged that they used fake certificates to gain admissions to training institutions. According to Registrar Felix Nyante, Abigail Bobin and Esther Abuubey used certificates belonging to others … Read more →
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