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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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24 Schoolchildren Die Near River Nile in Sudan Boat Accident
Posted on | CommentAt least 24 children on their way to school and a health worker have drowned when their boat sank in northern Sudan. More than 40 children were on the boat, whose engine failed in a strong current as it crossed … Read more →
Let us have sober deliberations on free SHS – Otumfuo
Posted on | CommentThe Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has called for sober deliberations and frank discussions on the implementation of the free senior high school education policy in the country. He said the policy was without doubt, one of the bravest decisions … Read more →
Businessman jailed over forgery
Posted on | CommentAn Accra Circuit Court on Wednesday sentenced Victor Morgan Agbotui, a businessman to a year’s imprisonment in hard labour on charge of fraudulent breach of trust. Agbotui was also sentenced by the Court to pay a fine of GH¢36,000.00 on … Read more →
Nigeria VP Cracks Down On Anti-Robbery Squad
Posted on | CommentNigeria’s Acting President Yemi Osinbajo has ordered the immediate overhaul of a police unit following allegations of human rights abuses. The special anti-robbery squad, known as Sars, will be reformed and a new commissioner appointed to head it. The unit … Read more →
Water Crisis Looms In Koforidua
Posted on | CommentResidents of New Juaben and its environs in the Eastern Region could be hit with water stress soon following multiple damages on the transmission Pipeline that supplies raw water to the Bukunor Water Treatment Plant. The Plant has since been … Read more →
August 21st declared holiday for Eid celebration
Posted on | CommentThe Interior Ministry has declared Tuesday, August 21, 2018, as a public holiday. A statement released by the Ministry said the holiday is to mark the celebration of Eid-ul-Adha across the country. Signed by the sector minister, Ambrose Dery, the … Read more →
Sekondi-Takoradi: I would have returned the car after chilling – Car Thief confesses (PHOTO)
Posted on | CommentA 24-year-old man who stole a pastor’s SUV Sunday dawn at Kojokrom in the Western Region with the intention of returning it has been arrested in the Central Region. Baba Ali who is a driver-cum-driver’s mate told investigators he stole … Read more →
BoG sets up ethics & internal investigations office
Posted on | CommentBank of Ghana has set up an Office of Ethics and Internal Investigations as a first line of defense in its strategy to strengthen the financial sector. This was revealed by Information Minister nominee, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah at a press briefing. Citing … Read more →
Tamale Teaching Hospital staff refuse to end strike
Posted on | CommentStriking health professionals at the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH), have refused to back down their protest in solidarity with the Chief Executive Officer, Dr. David Zaawumya Kolbila who was chased out by some pro-New Patriotic Party (NPP) youth groups. A … Read more →
GNAT threatens strike over pension funds
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), is threatening to embark on a series of protests, including a strike if the National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA), fails to release its tier two funds. This follows the National Association of Graduate … Read more →
Anas Number 12: 3 NSA Staff Interdicted
Posted on | CommentThe Acting Director General of the National Sports Authority, Majeed Bawa, has revealed to Starr Sports that apart from the former DG of the NSA, Robert Sarfo Mensah, three other staff members of the NSA who were caught on tape … Read more →
Parliament To Probe Collapse Of 7 Local Banks
Posted on | CommentThe Finance committee of Parliament will from next month launch a probe into circumstances that led to the collapse of seven local banks. UT and Capital Banks were acquired by GCB Bank a year ago after they were declared insolvent … Read more →
Fuel Prices To Go Up – IES
Posted on | CommentThe Institute of Energy Security (IES) has warned that fuel prices will rise “slightly” at the pumps if the National Petroleum Authority fails to implement the Price Stabilisation and Recovery Levy (PSRL) mechanism. “An analysis of the trading currency’s relationship … Read more →
TTH Attack: 6 Kandahar Boys Arrested
Posted on | CommentSix members of the pro-NPP vigilante group Kamdahar boys have been arrested by a joint Police and military team in Tamale, Northern region. The arrest comes days after the dreaded group stormed the Tamale Teaching Hospital (TTH) and drove out … Read more →
Inflation Drops To Single Digit 9.6%
Posted on | CommentInflation has dropped to single digit as July recorded a rate of 9.6 percent down from the 10.0 percent figure recorded in June. The rate of inflation for July 2018 is the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) … Read more →
12 suspects in GH¢326m UMB scam granted bail
Posted on | CommentTwelve persons allegedly involved in the Universal Merchant Bank GH¢326million scam have been granted bail by an Accra Circuit Court. The accused are said to have between July 22 and 23 this year, transferred over one million cedis of the amount into … Read more →
KTU alumni protest over non-issuance of certificates
Posted on | CommentSome old students of the Koforidua Technical University (KTU) are getting impatient with the university management over its failure to organise a graduation ceremony for them, thus causing a delay in the issuance of their certificates several months after their completion. According … Read more →
JB’s Murder: Court To Hear Committal Proceedings On Sept. 19
Posted on | CommentThe Magistrate Court in Accra is expected to hear the committal proceedings of the case in which Daniel Asiedu and Vincent Bosso, are being held for the death of the Member of Parliament for Abuakwa North, JB Dankwa Adu. DSP … Read more →
Uber driver remanded for attempting to sell his employer’s car
Posted on | CommentAn Accra Circuit Court on Tuesday remanded into Police custody a driver for a stealing a Toyota Corrolla valued at GH¢ 35,000 cedis at Sakumono in Accra. Robert Twumasi, the suspect is said to have forged the car documents belonging … Read more →
Bechem Gov’t Hospital relies on taxis to refer patients
Posted on | CommentAuthorities at the Bechem Government Hospital in the Brong Ahafo Region have to rely on taxis to transfer patients from the hospital to other facilities because of the absence of an ambulance. Bechem Government Hospital, established decades ago, is a … Read more →
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