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US Embassy in Accra opens thousands of new visa slots; urges World Cup travellers to apply early
Posted on with No CommentThe United States Embassy in Accra has announced an expansion of visa processing capacity, opening “thousands of additional non-immigrant visa appointment slots,” with many said to be immediately available. The move is a direct effort to manage anticipated high demand … Read more →
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Iran attack: US troops targeted with ballistic missiles
Posted on | CommentIran has carried out a ballistic missile attack on air bases housing US forces in Iraq, in retaliation for the US killing of General Qasem Soleimani. More than a dozen missiles launched from Iran struck two air bases in Irbil … Read more →
CID boss Maame Tiwaa leaves; Ken Yeboah takes over
Posted on | CommentIn his first major shake-up of the top hierarchy since assuming the leadership of the Ghana Police Service (GPS), IGP James Oppong-Buanuh has replaced COP Maame Yaa Tiwaa Addo Danquah as Director General (DG) of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) … Read more →
Sex for grades: UG clears Gyampoh, Butakor
Posted on | CommentTwo lecturers of the University of Ghana cited in the BBC Africa Eye ‘Sex for grades’ documentary have been exonerated by the university’s fact-finding committee. According to the university, Prof. Ransford Gyampoh and Dr Paul Kwame Butakor were not culpable of engaging … Read more →
GH¢200,000 burns in explosion
Posted on | CommentTHE RECENT fire outbreak at the Buipe Depot of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST) Company Limited resulted in the loss of 36,000 litres of petrol valued at about GH¢200,000. The disaster, according to BOST, started late in the … Read more →
51 Prophecies in 2020 by Prophet Moses Addo Sampaney – Prez. Akufo-Addo to win one touch, Kalybos to be involved in accident, Kwame Sefa Kayi to go into politics and others
Posted on | CommentProphet Moses Addo Sampaney, the Founder and Leader of Shallom Maranathan Gospel Mission has made public some 51 prophecies that God showed him during his well patronized 31st December, 2019 all night service. According to Prophet Addo Sampaney, these 51 … Read more →
Lands Minister involved in near fatal accident
Posted on | CommentThe Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, Kwaku Asomah Cheremeh has caused a Kia truck loaded with illegal lumber at Sunyani in the Bono Region to be impounded. The minister who was returning from a trip in the region chanced … Read more →
Boeing fires boss Muilenburg amid 737 troubles
Posted on | CommentBoeing has fired its chief executive, Dennis Muilenburg, a move the board of directors said “was necessary to restore confidence” in the firm. David Calhoun, Boeing’s current chairman, will take over as chief executive and president from 13 January. Mr … Read more →
Jamal Khashoggi: Saudis sentence five to death for journalist’s murder
Posted on | CommentA court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced five people to death and jailed three others over the murder of the journalist Jamal Khashoggi last year. Khashoggi, a prominent critic of the Saudi government, was killed inside the kingdom’s consulate in … Read more →
I will resign from FIFA when approved as Chief Justice – Anin Yeboah
Posted on | CommentThe Chief Justice (CJ) nominee, Justice Anin Yeboah has promised to resign as Chairman of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee when Parliament approves his nomination. Answering questions before the Appointments Committee of Parliament (ACP) Monday, Justice Anin Yeboah said once his … Read more →
TOR MD was forced to resign after he refused ‘corrupt’ deal – IES alleges
Posted on | CommentThe Institute of Energy Security (IES) is alleging that the recent resignation of the Managing Director Tema Oil Refinery, Isaac Osei, was induced by persons who wanted him to approve a shady deal. The energy policy think tank in a … Read more →
Facebook dominates most downloaded apps of the decade
Posted on | CommentThe four most downloaded apps of the decade are all owned by Facebook, according to app tracker App Annie. Facebook, Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp and Instagram top App Annie’s list, which was published on Monday. The most downloaded app between 2010 … Read more →
Terrorists likely to attack Ghana – UK gov’t cautions citizens
Posted on | CommentThe government of the United Kingdom has issued a security alert to British citizens living and travelling to Ghana, warning of an imminent terrorist attack. This is an update of an earlier alert issued in June following the kidnapping of two … Read more →
Nigerian Judge declares sex work is not a crime
Posted on | CommentA Nigerian court has declared that sex work is not a crime since there is no law that forbids it. Justice Binta Nyako of the high court in the capital, Abuja, on Thursday awarded damages to 16 women who were … Read more →
Over 60,000 to get jobs as President opens tomato factory, free zone enclave
Posted on | CommentTwo of the government’s flagship programmes — One-district, One-factory (1D1F) and One-region, One-industrial park — were given additional impetus on Thursday when President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo inaugurated a tomato processing factory and a free zone enclave at Doryumu in … Read more →
Ghana places second globally in countries with most women entrepreneurs
Posted on | CommentGhana has placed second in the global ranking of countries with most women entrepreneurs according to the latest Mastercard Index of Women Entrepreneurs (MIWE). The annual Mastercard Index of Women Entrepreneurs (MIWE) which provides insights into the progress and achievements … Read more →
ASTEC Student jailed four years for stealing Ghana Card registration laptop
Posted on | CommentThe Nsuta Circuit Court in the Sekyere Central District has sentenced a 20-year old student of the Agona Senior High Technical School (ASTEC) to four years imprisonment for stealing a laptop used in the ongoing Ghana Card registration in the … Read more →
Menzgold to pay customers from December 27 using ‘reverse mechanism’
Posted on | CommentTroubled gold dealership firm, Menzgold Ghana Limited says it will from Friday, December 27, 2019, begin paying customers their locked up funds which have been in arrears for the past three years. The company since its collapse in 2018 following … Read more →
When things are ‘really tough’ I call him and cry – Chief Justice Sophia Akuffo thanks Otumfuo for support
Posted on | CommentOutgoing Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo has for the first time revealed that the overlord of the Ashanti Kingdom, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II whiles in office was her “secret back support” when things concerning national issues really goes ‘tough’. She was emphatic that … Read more →
GDP growth falls to 5.6% in 3rd quarter – GSS
Posted on | CommentREDUCTION in manganese and gold production as well as significant drop in value addition in gold industry have dragged down Ghana’s provisional Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the third quarter of 2019 to 5.6 per cent. When seasonally adjusted, … Read more →
WR House of Chiefs demand of reinstatement of Ogyeahoho Yaw Gyebi II
Posted on | CommentThe Western Region House of Chiefs is demanding the reinstatement of Ogyeahoho Yaw Gyebi II, Paramount Chief for Sefwi-Anhwianso traditional area, as the Chair of the Governance and Development Committee of the National House of Chiefs. The Western Region House … Read more →
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