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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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Petroleum Commission sanctions 15 companies
Posted on | CommentThe Petroleum Commission has revealed to Citi Business News that it has for the past two years sanctioned about 15 companies in the Petroleum Upstream sector for violating the local Content Law. Chief Executive of the Commission, Egbert Faibille, who … Read more →
Polar vortex brings deadly cold snap to US states
Posted on | CommentCities are all but shutting down across the US Midwest as the region shivers in a deadly cold snap known as a polar vortex. At least seven people have been killed in several states as a result of the arctic … Read more →
Ivorian MP Alain Lobognan jailed for ‘fake news’ tweet
Posted on | CommentAn Ivorian MP and ex-sports minister has been sentenced to one year in jail and fined $520 (£400) for spreading fake news that incited violence. Alain Lobognan had tweeted on 9 January that the state prosecutor had ordered the arrest … Read more →
Kidnapped Taadi Girls: We’ll hear good news soon – WR Police PRO
Posted on | CommentDSP Olivia Ewurabena Adiku, the Public Relations Officer (PRO) for the Ghana Police Service in Western Region has assured the people of Ghana that there would be good news soon concerning the kidnapped Taadi girls. The Police PRO who was … Read more →
PHOTOS: Takoradi Health Post named after donor Kwame Adu-Mante, CEO of Focus 1 Media
Posted on | CommentThe Takoradi Health Post which was donated to traders of Takoradi Market Circle in 2018 by Kwame Adu-Mante, CEO of Focus One Group of Companies (managers of Spice and Beach FM, Focus One Construction and Uniklife Microfinance) has been named … Read more →
Self-styled pastor jailed 20-years for defiling 4-year-old in church
Posted on | CommentA 29-year old self-styled pastor with the Jesus Revival Ministry at Atafoa New Site, a suburb of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region, has been convicted by a Kumasi Circuit Court for defiling a four year old girl. The accused, who … Read more →
Soldier accused of raping 16yr old girl remanded
Posted on | CommentA District Court in Tamale in the Northern Region has remanded into prison custody a military officer, Hagan Paa Kwasi, who allegedly sexually assaulted a 16-year old daughter of a farmer at Bimbila in November last year. The officer; with … Read more →
Dagbon peace: God used me – Akufo-Addo
Posted on | CommentPresident Akufo-Addo says contrary to the desires of some opposition elements in the country concerning peace in Yendi, God worked through him, to bring lasting peace to the Dagbon Traditional Area. Speaking at a campaign rally dubbed, “Prefect Replacement Rally” … Read more →
UK MP jailed for lying to avoid speeding ticket
Posted on | CommentA British MP has become the first sitting politician for 30 years to be jailed after she lied to police when she was issued with a speeding ticket. Solicitor Fiona Onasanya had denied being behind the wheel when her car was … Read more →
Passport office to halt processing of manual applications
Posted on | CommentThe Passport Office and the Regional Passport Application Centres will no longer process manual passport applications effective Thursday, February 28, 2019. This was disclosed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration in a statement issued January 28, 2019. According … Read more →
Cameroon main opposition leader arrested over ‘illegal protests’
Posted on | CommentProf. Maurice Kamto, Cameroon’s main opposition leader, has reportedly been arrested, his party and rights activist in the Central African country confirmed on Monday, January 28. Kamto, who is leader of the Cameroon Renaissance Movement (CRM), has been taken to an … Read more →
IMF Donates ¢75,000 To Support ‘Kayayei’ In Accra
Posted on | CommentThe International Monetary Fund (IMF) has donated 15,000 dollars (GH¢75,000) to support the establishment of an Integrated Support Centre for female head porters (kayayei) at Agbobloshie in Accra. The Centre is to be established by Purim African Youth Development Platform … Read more →
23 Banks Now Strong
Posted on | CommentThe Bank of Ghana (BoG) says the clean-up of the banking sector, which led to the collapse of seven indigenous banks, is now beginning to pay off. Non-Performing Loans (NPLs) in the banking sector declined from 21.6 per cent in … Read more →
Speed up murders, kidnapping investigations – Parly to Police
Posted on | CommentParliament has urged the police administration to speed up investigations into recent killings and kidnappings in the country and arrest suspects behind those incidents. The Legislature cited incidents such as the killing of the undercover journalist Ahmed Hussein-Suale and the … Read more →
Six Tanzanian children killed ‘for body parts’
Posted on | CommentSix children in south-western Tanzania have been killed and had their ears and teeth removed, the authorities say. Some of the bodies of the children, aged between two and nine years old, were also missing limbs. “This is all about … Read more →
Woman trapped in billionaire’s New York lift all weekend
Posted on | CommentA woman has been rescued after spending an entire weekend trapped in her billionaire employer’s lift, authorities said. The woman, reported to be 53-year-old Marites Fortaliza, entered the elevator at the Manhattan townhouse owned by investment banker Warren Stephens on … Read more →
Robbers shoot teacher in the rib
Posted on | CommentA Teacher at the Klo Agogo Anglican Primary School in the Yilo Krobo District of the Eastern Region has been shot twice by suspected armed robbers. The victim, Kofi Nartey, believed to be in his 40s has been refereed to … Read more →
Girl, 15, gone missing at Tema
Posted on | CommentA 15-year-old girl Seli-Ann Amoako Atta has gone missing in Tema since Saturday January 26,2019. According to mother of the missing girl, her daughter took some second-hand clothing to go and sell on the Saturday and had not returned as … Read more →
Carpenter robbed off GHc9,800 by ‘fake’ security personnel
Posted on | CommentPolice in the Eastern Region have begun investigations into a robbery incident reportedly involving men in police and military uniforms at Koforidua in the New Juaben Municipality. The men robbed a carpenter who had just withdrawn GHc 8,500 from the … Read more →
All to know about the new U.S. Ambassador to Ghana – Stephanie S. Sullivan
Posted on | CommentStephanie S. Sullivan has taken over from Robert Jackson as US Ambassador to Ghana. Stephanie S. Sullivan who is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, class of Minister-Counselor, Stephanie S. Sullivan was sworn in as U.S. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary … Read more →
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