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Trump says King will be ‘very safe’ during US visit after security talks
Posted on with No CommentDonald Trump has said King Charles III will “be very safe” during his state visit to the US, which is due to begin later on Monday. Further security talks took place between the White House and Buckingham Palace after a … Read more →
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Time to invest in Africa is now – Bawumia
Posted on | CommentVice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has challenged investors to constructively engage their African counterparts as the governments and peoples of the continent gear up to take their destinies in their own hands and assume their rightful places in the comity … Read more →
UEW Governing Council to meet over crisis today
Posted on | CommentThe governing council of the University of Education-Winneba will today tour the campus to assess the extend of damage following students’ demonstration last week. The Council will then hold a press conference to address the media on the impasse after … Read more →
Put national interest first – Bawumia
Posted on | CommentVice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has launched the 2019 edition of the ‘GNPC Ghana’s Fastest Human’ Athletics programme with a call on all stakeholders to put national interest above personal desires in order to help the nation recapture its lost … Read more →
Vetting: Parliament limits guests of Ministerial nominees to 10
Posted on | CommentParliament has placed a cap on the number of guests a ministerial nominee is allowed when appearing before the Appointments Committee of Parliament to 10. Announcing the new measure Friday, Speaker of Parliament Professor Mike Oquaye said it will sanitise … Read more →
Drug suspect in police grip
Posted on | CommentA Suspected drug dealer, Toufik Adams, 34, has been arrested by the Abokobi and Ayi Mensah District Police Command on a tip off. The suspect was arrested at 10 p.m. on March 12, 2019, at a spot close to the … Read more →
GTUC set to admit 10,000 free SHS graduates
Posted on | CommentVice President of the Ghana Telecom University, Professor Isaac Blankson says his university is readying itself to absorb about 10,000 of the nearly 280,000 students who make up the first batch beneficiaries of the free Senior High School programme who … Read more →
Three arrested for duping market women
Posted on | CommentPolice in Tamale in the Northern Region have arrested three persons for allegedly duping market women to the tune of GHc 2,200. Police said they owed the money for maize and beans bought between 2017 and 2018. The suspects; Fusheini Adams, 49, … Read more →
North Korea may break off US talks and resume missile tests, official says
Posted on | CommentNorth Korean leader Kim Jong-un may break off denuclearisation talks with the US and resume missile and nuclear testing, a senior official says. Vice Foreign Minister Choe Sun-hui told foreign diplomats the US threw away “a golden opportunity” at a … Read more →
Central Regional Minister justifies shutdown of UEW
Posted on | CommentThe Central Regional Minister, Kwamina Duncan has justified the Regional Security Council’s decision to shut down the University of Education, Winneba, saying the move was to prevent further destruction of the institution’s properties. This follows a 3-day demonstration to demand … Read more →
We’re nowhere near era of dumsor – Energy Minister insists
Posted on | CommentEnergy Minister, John Peter Amewu has called on Ghanaians to dismiss claims by the Minority in Parliament that government has returned the country to an era of erratic power supply popularly called “Dumsor”. This follows recent calls by the Minority … Read more →
UEW Chaos: 2 students arrested – Police
Posted on | CommentThe police have arrested two students of the University of Education, Winneba, over their refusal to vacate campus after clashes with the police on Thursday. Central regional police spokesperson DSP Irene Oppong said the duo have been handed over to … Read more →
Parliament approves GH?2 billion request to save five local banks
Posted on | CommentParliament Thursday approved the issuance of a Sovereign Guarantee of up to GH?2 billion in favour of Ghana Amalgamated Trust (GAT) Limited. GAT, a special purpose vehicle (SPV) backed by the government, was incorporated in December 2018 to raise up … Read more →
13-year-old boy burnt to death at Asafo in Kumasi
Posted on | CommentA thirteen-year-old boy has been burnt to death at Asafo in Kumasi. The boy was sleeping in a wooden shop which also serves as a mechanic shop in the Asafo enclave Friday morning. The remains have since been carried away by … Read more →
Akufo-Addo tasks AG to prepare legislation against vigilantism
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has tasked the Attorney General to prepare a legislation against vigilantism in Ghana. President Akufo-Addo made this known in a second letter he wrote to the National Chairman of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Samuel Ofosu Ampofo … Read more →
UEW closed down following violent demonstration by students
Posted on | CommentThe University of Education, Winneba, has been closed down with immediate effect. The closure follows demonstrations by students which have turned distructive. The students are demanding the return of a number of dismissed lecturers and the immediate dismissal of the … Read more →
Power outages to be over in 5 days – Amewu
Posted on | CommentThe Energy minister Peter Amewu says the power outages being experienced in parts of the country will be over in five days. He gave the assurance when he visited some sub stations in parts of Accra Thursday. “Definitely because of … Read more →
GJA, foreign partners to promote media freedom in Ghana
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has held discussions in Accra with two foreign media partners to collaborate on areas that would promote freedom of journalists in the country. A statement signed by Mr Kofi Yeboah, the General Secretary of the … Read more →
Police fire warning shots to disperse demonstrating UEW students
Posted on | CommentThe police have fired warning shots to in an attempt to disperse demonstrating students of the University of Education, Winneba. The students who are demonstrating at the University’s north campus over what they say are the unjustified dismissal of a number … Read more →
Big narcotics haul – NACOB intercepts 5,851 weed slabs
Posted on | CommentThe Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) has made what it says is the biggest narcotics bust in the country’s history with the interception of 5,851 compressed slabs of what is suspected to be cannabis at the Tema Port. The illicit drug, … Read more →
Two in court for demolishing property worth over GHc300,000
Posted on | CommentTwo persons who have been accused of destroying property worth 316, 522 Ghana Cedis at Ashongman in Accra have appeared before an Accra Circuit Court. Godwin Mesoperh Armah aka Asafoatse Amass, a 39-year-old businessman and Mohammed Ayuba a 24-year-old Mechanic … Read more →
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