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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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New oil discovery to double Ghana’s production – Amewu
Posted on | CommentThe government of Ghana has revealed that the latest oil discovery will double the country’s production by 2021. In what is a major oil discovery, the Norwegian company Aker Energy ASA announced on January 10, 2019 that based on existing … Read more →
Eight dead in fatal accident at Ejisu
Posted on | CommentEight people have been reported dead in a fatal accident at Boankra near Ejisu in Kumasi, the Ashanti regional capital. According to Ultimate FM’s Isaac Bediako Justice, a Sprinter Benz Bus loaded with passengers and en route to Accra attempted … Read more →
GES revises syllabi of basic, SHSs
Posted on | CommentAfter 10 years of inaction, the Ghana Education Service (GES) has activated processes to revise the syllabi of basic, junior and senior high schools this year. The decision to revise the syllabi is part of the government’s educational reform agenda. … Read more →
Meralco Consortium to take over ECG transfer on February 1
Posted on | CommentThe Millennium Development Authority (MiDA), Thursday, said the handing-over of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to Meralco Consortium under the Private Sector Participation of the Power Compact II Agreement would come off on February 1. MiDA awarded the operations, … Read more →
Dagbon road map faces danger: one dead, 3 injured in clashes
Posted on | CommentThe road map to peace in Dagbon is feared to hit a snag following the unyielding positions taken by both the Abudu and the Andani Royal families over the occupancy of the Mba Dugu’s residence that is close to the … Read more →
We won’t use taxpayers’ money to pay Menzgold customers – Gov’t
Posted on | CommentThe government has shut the door on any hope customers of the embattled Menzgold Company Limited have of being cushioned or settled with taxpayers’ money. This follows continued cries for government intervention from such customers despite the Finance Minister earlier stating that the government … Read more →
Deliver quality judgments – CJ charges new Judges
Posted on | CommentThe Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo, has charged newly sworn-in judges of the Circuit Court to pay attention to details of all cases that will come before them and deliver sound and well-reasoned judgements. Swearing in eight new Circuit Court judges … Read more →
GHS begins hiring medical officers Monday, January 14
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Health Service (GHS) says it would commence recruitment process of newly qualified medical officers on Monday, January 14. “Medical Officers who are part of the group whose financial clearance has been received and intend to work in the … Read more →
Ex-DR Congo Goalkeeper Robert Kidiaba elected member of parliament
Posted on | CommentLegendary DR Congo and TP Mazembe goalkeeper, Robert Kidiaba, has won the Lubumbashi parliamentary seat in DR Congo. There have been high tension in DRC due to the delay of the declaration of results of the hotly contested elections held … Read more →
Trump walks out of shutdown talks with a ‘bye-bye’
Posted on | CommentPresident Donald Trump has walked out of a meeting with Democratic leaders as negotiations broke down on the 19th day of a partial US government shutdown. Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer stuck by their refusal to fund his US-Mexico border … Read more →
Sudanese refugees in Accra resist relocation
Posted on | CommentSudanese refugees seeking shelter at the premises of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) in Accra are resisting moves by the Police to relocate them. Hundreds of refugees escaped the civil war in Sudan’s western Darfur region and … Read more →
Amewu attends global renewable energy meeting
Posted on | CommentEnergy Minister John Peter Amewu would be representing Ghana at the ninth session of the Assembly of International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). The meeting is scheduled to take place from January 10 – 13, 2019, at the St Regis Saadiyat … Read more →
Prez. Akufo-Addo never met NAM1 ‘one on one’ – Presidency
Posted on | CommentThe presidency has distanced itself from a purported tweet from Nana Akufo-Addo in support of the embattled Chief Executive of gold dealership firm, Menzgold. In a statement Thursday, the Director of Communications at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin explained that the … Read more →
Meet Audrey Maame Esi Swatson – Ghana’s youngest female pilot
Posted on | CommentAt a very tender age, she already wanted to do something that will make her stand out. She grew up wanting to be an athlete. Almost everyone in her class wanted to be either a lawyer or a doctor, but she … Read more →
25-year-old Kenyan creates world’s first smart gloves that convert sign language into audio
Posted on | CommentA 25-year- old innovator from Kenya, has invented smart gloves which are able to convert sign language movements into audio speeches. Roy Allela revealed that he was inspired to come up with this innovation after one of his niece’s was … Read more →
‘Ghana is now exporting food to neighboring countries’- Akufo Addo
Posted on | CommentGhana is now exporting food items to neighbouring countries, President Akufo Addo has announced. According to him, it is the introduction of the government’s flagship program, “planting for food and jobs” that has resulted in excess production of food. At a … Read more →
Opposition leader named winner in DR Congo poll
Posted on | CommentOpposition candidate Felix Tshisekedi has won the Democratic Republic of Congo’s tightly contested presidential vote, the electoral commission says. Provisional results put him ahead of another opposition candidate, Martin Fayulu, and the ruling coalition’s Emmanuel Shadary. If confirmed, Mr Tshisekedi … Read more →
Give us board appointments – Queens to Akufo-Addo
Posted on | CommentThe leadership of Queen Mothers of Ghana has beseeched President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to consider appointing them to serve on Boards of State Institutions in order to contribute their quota to the development of Ghana. The leader of the … Read more →
Menzgold CEO escaped through “unapproved route” – Security Expert
Posted on | CommentThe beleaguered CEO of Menzgold Nana Appiah Mensah escaped from Ghana through an unapproved route, a security expert has revealed. Adam Bonaa believes the man on Interpol’s wanted list and popularly known as NAM 1 sneaked out of the West … Read more →
550m barrels of oil discovered in Ghana
Posted on | CommentAker Energy has discovered oil in commercial quantity in Ghana estimated around 450 – 550 million barrels, the company has announced. The well was drilled at the Pecan field approximately 166 kilometres southwest of Takoradi in Ghana, to a vertical depth … Read more →
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