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Police arrest 6 suspected land guards after gun battle at Trasacco
Posted on with No CommentThe police have arrested six suspected land guards following a gun battle at Trasacco in Accra. The arrest followed a distress call received by the police on January 10, 2026, at about 12:50 pm. A police situational report said officers … Read more →
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Crushed young: Asempa FM’s Ekosiisen, JL Properties surprise accident victim’s family with fully furnished apartment
Posted on | CommentIt was all tears of joy as the family of young Moses Addai was handed a fully-furnished three-bedroom apartment at Trede in the Atwima Kwanwoma district of the Ashanti region. The 16-year-old, who featured in JoyNews’ hotline documentary “Crushed Young” … Read more →
Court dismisses petition against Amewu’s election
Posted on | CommentHo High Court has dismissed a petition challenging the validity of the election of John Peter Amewu Member of Parliament for Hohoe, on grounds of lack of jurisdiction. About 17,000 voters from the Santrofi, Akpafu, Likpe and Lolobi (SALL) enclave, … Read more →
MoMo transactions fall by 24m, value declines by GH?10bn
Posted on | CommentMobile Money (MoMo) indicators largely took a nose dive for June 2024, according to data from the Bank of Ghana. The total number of MoMo transactions dipped significantly, falling to 644 million compared to the 668 million recorded in May … Read more →
Kamala Harris campaign raises $200 million in a week
Posted on | CommentKamala Harris’s election campaign said on Sunday it has raised $200 million and signed up 170,000 new volunteers in the week since she became the Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, as Republicans continued to hammer Harris over her work as vice … Read more →
KOD endorses John Mahama for 2024 election
Posted on | CommentGhanaian broadcaster and fashion designer, Kofi Okyere Darko also known as KOD, has endorsed the candidacy of the National Democratic Congress flagbearer, John Dramani Mahama. According to him, John Mahama is the breath of fresh air Ghanaians yearn for. “Today, … Read more →
CETAG national council to meet today to decide fate of ongoing strike
Posted on | CommentThe Colleges of Education Teachers Association of Ghana (CETAG) is scheduled to meet with its national council on Thursday, July 25, to decide whether to end its ongoing strike. The strike, which has lasted over a month, was initiated in … Read more →
Meta removes 63,000 Instagram accounts in Nigeria over ‘sextortion’ scams
Posted on | CommentMeta Platforms said on Wednesday it had removed about 63,000 accounts in Nigeria that attempted to engage in financial sexual extortion scams mostly aimed at adult men in the United States. Nigerian online fraudsters, known as “Yahoo boys,” are notorious for … Read more →
GH¢9.9bn spent on free SHS
Posted on | CommentThe Minister of Finance, Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, has disclosed that a total of over GH¢9.9 billion has been spent on the Free Senior High School (SHS) programme. According to him, the impact of the programme is evident, with the … Read more →
Akufo-Addo swears in Court of Appeal Justices
Posted on | CommentIn a bid to bolster the judiciary and address the mounting challenges faced by the court system, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has officiated the swearing-in ceremony for 16 newly appointed justices to the esteemed Court of Appeal. The 16 … Read more →
Ghana’s economic prospects on track amid reform – World Bank
Posted on | CommentGhana’s economic indicators remain on track for 2024 and beyond, the World Bank’s 8th Economic Update for Ghana titled “Strengthening Domestic Revenue Systems for Fiscal Sustainability” has revealed. This is despite the recent increases in the pace of exchange rate depreciation and … Read more →
Kamala Harris has enough support from delegates to be Democratic nominee
Posted on | CommentVice-President Kamala Harris has attracted the support of enough Democratic delegates to become the party’s nominee for president, the BBC’s US partner CBS News reports. A survey by the Associated Press on Monday evening said Ms Harris had received the … Read more →
Road traffic accidents: Over 1,200 deaths recorded between January and June 2024
Posted on | CommentA total of 6,653 road traffic crashes were reported from January to June 2024. The crashes involved 11,283 vehicles of all categories including private, commercial, motorbikes and cycles. 1,237 died in the period under review with 7,561 injuries. Comparing the … Read more →
Obama releases statement as Democrats lavish praise on ‘history-making’ Biden
Posted on | CommentBarack Obama has praised Joe Biden as a “patriot of the highest order”, saying the US president had put American interests ahead of his own as he decided not to seek re-election. Vice-president and potential Democratic nominee Kamala Harris and … Read more →
Nigeria fines Meta $220 million for violating consumer, data laws
Posted on | CommentNigeria fined Meta Platforms $220 million, its competition watchdog said on Friday, after investigations showed data-sharing on social platforms violated local consumer, data protection and privacy laws. Nigeria’s Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) said Meta appropriated the data of … Read more →
Adisadel College hosts Santa ’08 Alumni Homecoming from July 26 to 28
Posted on | CommentAdisadel College, an all-boys Senior High School in Cape Coast, is set to welcome the 2008 year group (Santa ’08 Alumni) for a grand homecoming event from the 26th to the 28th of July. The exciting three-day event promises a … Read more →
Concerned Drivers Association to hike transport fare by 15% effective July 22
Posted on | CommentThe Concerned Drivers Association of Ghana has announced a 15% increase in transport fares, effective Monday, July 22. The association cited the rising cost of fuel as a primary reason for the fare hike, with some oil marketing companies now … Read more →
Biden under new pressure from top Democrats as Covid halts campaign
Posted on | CommentPresident Joe Biden faces new questions over his candidacy in the November election – with his campaign events currently on pause due to a Covid-19 infection. The top two Democrats in the US Congress, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and … Read more →
Akufo-Addo appoints COP Christian Tetteh Yohuno as Deputy IGP, Operations
Posted on | CommentPresident Akufo-Addo has appointed Commissioner of Police (COP) Mr. Christian Tetteh Yohuno as the new Deputy Inspector- General of Police in charge of Operations. A press release dated July 17, and signed by the Director of Communications at the Presidency, … Read more →
Trump selects 39-year-old Ohio Senator J.D. Vance as his running mate
Posted on | CommentDonald Trump has named US Sen. J.D. Vance as his running mate, further elevating the Ohio Republican who has adopted the former president’s populist agenda after years of pointed criticism of Trump. “After lengthy deliberation and thought, and considering the … Read more →
‘Nana Addo is ECOWAS counter-terrorism champion’ – ECOWAS Commissioner
Posted on | CommentECOWAS Commissioner for Political Affairs, Peace, and Security, Ambassador Abdel-Fatau Musah, has listed Ghana’s President Nana Akufo-Addo as the ECOWAS Chairman to champion the on-resource mobilisation for the activation of the ECOWAS standby for counter-terrorism. He said upon assuming the … Read more →
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