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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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Chocolate imports cost US$45m
Posted on | CommentIn spite of being the second largest grower of cocoa in the world, Ghana spends an average of US$45 million (GH¢216 million) every year to import chocolate and other cocoa derivatives for special occasions such as Christmas and Valentine’s Day. … Read more →
Nalerigu selected as capital of newly created North East Region
Posted on | CommentNalerigu, the largest town in the East Mamprusi Municipal Assembly, has been selected as the capital of the North East Region. This was announced by President Nana Akufo-Addo on Monday at a ceremony at the presidency to present the Constitutional Instrument … Read more →
Nana Addo to give legal backing to new regions today
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will from today [Tuesday] through to Friday, present the Constitutional Instruments to give legal backing for the creation of six new regions in the country. This follows the December 27, 2018 referendum where residents within … Read more →
Nigeria elections: Buhari, Atiku supporters in Ghana hopeful of victory
Posted on | CommentAhead of Nigeria’s presidential elections coming off on Saturday, supporters of the two leading political parties — Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC) — are hopeful their candidates will emerge victorious. The Publicity Secretary of the Ghana … Read more →
Woman, 21, dies after visiting quack doctor for abortion
Posted on | CommentA 21-year-old woman has died after visiting a suspected quack Doctor to abort her pregnancy. The deceased (name withheld) who was about three months pregnant was allegedly administered injections on the buttocks by the suspected quack doctor, now on the … Read more →
Two remanded for duping Policewoman GH?60k
Posted on | CommentAn Accra Circuit Court on Monday remanded two persons for allegedly defrauding a policewoman of GH?60,000 under the pretext of clearing her two vehicles from the port for her. Foster Afomale, a mechanic, was charged with obtaining electronic payment falsely … Read more →
Man, 25, abducts girl, 13, defiles her five times
Posted on | CommentThe Akyem Tafo Police command is on a manhunt for a 25-year-old man for allegedly abducting and defiling a 13-year-old class 6 pupil. The suspect identified as Kwadwo Freddie detained the victim at his premises for three days and reportedly … Read more →
15 BoG staff hot over collapsed banks
Posted on | CommentAt least 15 staff of the Bank of Ghana are before a Disciplinary Committee over misconduct leading to the collapse of over seven banks in Ghana. The newly formed Ethics and Investigative Office of the Central Bank referred the 15 … Read more →
GN Savings and Loans manager in court for embezzling GH?732,000
Posted on | CommentA 39-year-old employee of Group Nduom (GN) Bank now savings and loan company has been put before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly misappropriating cash in the sum of GH?732,000. Eric Holon, who has been charged with stealing and six … Read more →
Nigeria: voters decry access to ID cards barely a week to polls
Posted on | CommentMany Nigerians have been unable to obtain their voter ID cards with a week to go before the presidential and parliamentary elections. Faced with this situation, the organization of a general election in Africa’s most populous nation could be beset … Read more →
Comoros Supreme Court bars key opposition figures from contesting in presidential election
Posted on | CommentThirteen candidates have been cleared for the March presidential vote in the Indian Ocean archipelago of Comoros, the Supreme Court announced Saturday, barring the main challengers of President Azali Assoumani. Nineteen candidates had registered for the March 24 election and … Read more →
Ghana closes in for West African single currency
Posted on | CommentGhana is now close to having the right to join the common currency for West Africa that the sub-region’s various member states have been working towards for several decades. Having met all but one of the many economic and financial … Read more →
President presents CI on new regions this week
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Akufo-Addo is scheduled to publicly present the Constitutional Instrument (CI) on the creation of the six new regions this week. In a statement signed by Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, the President will host the delegations on the … Read more →
Gov’t to complete final IMF exit processes this month
Posted on | CommentGovernment says it is confident of finishing the processes that will allow Ghana officially exit the International Monetary Fund programme in April 2019. A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) which is expected in Ghana this month, is scheduled to meet … Read more →
8 Arrested for abducting Akyem Abodom Chief
Posted on | CommentThe Akyem Oda Divisional Police Command has arrested eight people for their alleged involvement in the abduction, torture and illegal destoolment of Nana Asamoah Korang III, the Chief of Akyem Abodom, near New Abirem in the Eastern Region. The suspects … Read more →
Gov’t to upgrade JHS, SHS certificates to diplomas – Education Minister
Posted on | CommentThe Minister for Education has announced plans to upgrade the Senior High School certificate into a National Diploma certificate which can allow graduates gain employment after completion of their programmes. The Minister said it is unfair for young people in … Read more →
Scale-up implementation of SDGs – Nana Addo to African leaders
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has admonished African leaders to strengthen their commitment and scale up momentum in their implementation of the 2030 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. This, according to President Akufo-Addo, is the best way to guarantee the … Read more →
Zipline to begin medical supplies via drones by second quarter of 2019
Posted on | CommentOperators of Fly Zipline Ghana have revealed that the company will by the second quarter of the year begin operations of using drone technology to deliver blood and other essential medicines to health facilities within the country. It will be … Read more →
Takoradi Kidnapper finally confesses – CID officer helped me escape
Posted on | CommentThe suspected Nigerian kidnapper, Sam Udoetuk Wills, currently under investigation for allegedly kidnapping three girls in the Western Region has told a Takoradi District Court that aside from his two friends, an officer of the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) also … Read more →
Govt extends validity of passport booklet
Posted on | CommentThe Government has extended the validity period of the Ghanaian passport booklet from five years to 10 years, effective March 31, 2019. A statement signed by Mr Mohammed Habibu Tijani, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, and … Read more →
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