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Afenyo-Markin referred to Privileges Committee over security recruitment claims
Posted on with No CommentThe Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, is to face Parliament’s Committee on Privileges and Immunities after the Interior Minister formally challenged him to substantiate allegations that the ongoing recruitment into the security services is unlawful and exploitative. The development followed an … Read more →
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Ghana targets $10bn gold export in 2024
Posted on | CommentThe Chief Executive Officer of the Minerals Commission, Martin Ayisi, has confirmed that out of the total exports of $9.2 billion for the first half of 2024, gold alone accounted for 54%, which amounted to $5 billion. This, he said, … Read more →
2024 Elections is my last task- Prez. Akufo-Addo
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has declared that the upcoming December 7, 2024 presidential and parliamentary elections will be the final challenge he faces before retiring from office on January 7, 2025, after serving nearly eight years as president. According … Read more →
Fuel prices drop
Posted on | CommentIn Ghana, the start of August brought some relief to motorists as Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) reduced the pump prices of petrol and diesel. A report indicates that the price drop, effective August 1st to August 15th window, was a … Read more →
Billionaire Jeff Bezos loses $15billion in day
Posted on | CommentJeff Bezos lost $15billion from his wealth in a single day after a massive stock slump made the world’s 500 richest people including Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk lose $134billion overall. According to Bloomberg, shares of Amazon.com Inc. went down by 8.8 percent on Friday … Read more →
‘Is she Indian or Black?’ – Trump questions Harris’ identity
Posted on | CommentU.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump falsely suggested to the country’s largest annual gathering of Black journalists on Wednesday that his Democratic rival Kamala Harris had previously downplayed her Black heritage. “She was always of Indian heritage, and she was only … Read more →
8 toxic signs you’re way too nice to your ex
Posted on | CommentAs a chocolate lover, I’d like to think you can never have too much chocolate. Similarly, I want to say you can never be too good. But I do think you can overplay a strength, particularly with an ex, and … Read more →
226 victims lose over GHc112K in six months to online blackmail in Ghana
Posted on | CommentThe Cyber Security Authority (CSA) has reported a significant surge in online blackmail cases across Ghana. According to the Authority, 226 victims lost GH?112,209 in the first six months of 2024 with an additional 141 reports filed between March and … Read more →
TikTok HQ staff hit by mass food poisoning incident
Posted on | CommentDozens of staff at the Singapore office of TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, have been hospitalised in an apparent food poisoning outbreak. Health and food safety officials in the city state are investigating the incident, which left 60 people with symptoms … Read more →
Scores missing as India landslides kill 158
Posted on | CommentThe death toll from the massive landslides that have hit the southern Indian state of Kerala has now crossed 158, with officials saying 187 people are still missing. Rescue operations, that had halted late Tuesday night, resumed on Wednesday morning. … Read more →
Fuel prices to fall between 2% and 4% in coming days – IES
Posted on | CommentThe prices of petroleum products are expected to fall between 2% and 4% for petrol, diesel, and Liquefied Petroleum Gas, beginning tomorrow August 1, 2024. This follows the slowdown in the depreciation of the Ghana cedi during the second … Read more →
KNUST staff files another suit challenging vice-chancellor’s tenure extension
Posted on | CommentA stores superintendent at the Procurement Department at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has filed a suit challenging the recent extension of the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Mrs Akosua Dickson’s tenure. The applicant, Isaac Mensah, who has been with … Read more →
Education Minister announces limited recruitment for SHS Teachers
Posted on | CommentThe Minister of Education, Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, has announced that the ministry will embark on a limited recruitment of teachers into Senior High Schools. In a Facebook post dated July 30, the Minister disclosed that the recruitment process will … Read more →
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 →
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