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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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Mason Remanded For Defiling 4-Year-Old-Girl
Posted on | CommentAn Accra Circuit Court has remanded into Police custody, a 48-year-old mason over allegations that he sexually assaulted a four-year-old girl at Odorkor-Tipper, a suburb of Accra. Akwasi Yeboah, charged with defilement pleaded not guilty. He is to reappear on … Read more →
NAPO – Partnering with private schools for Free SHS requires money
Posted on | CommentThe Education Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku-Prempeh has explained that collaborating with private schools to overcome the infrastructure needs at the secondary education level will require more time and money. The government has so far absorbed 15 private secondary schools to … Read more →
Inactive Free Zones companies face delisting
Posted on | CommentAt least 60 out of the 200 companies operating in free zone enclaves risk having their names delisted from the records of the Ghana Free Zones Authority (GFZA) because they have become inactive. The authority will go ahead to delist … Read more →
Zimbabwe Police ‘Hunt For Nine Opposition Leaders’
Posted on | CommentZimbabwean police are searching for nine senior officials of the opposition MDC Alliance for allegedly inciting their supporters to stage an illegal demonstration last Wednesday, the state-owned Herald newspaper reports. The search for the nine is the latest fallout from last … Read more →
FOGET Lauds Mensa Otabil For Africa Dev’t Initiatives
Posted on | CommentThe Foundation for Generational Thinkers (FOGET) has lauded the Founder and Leader of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), Dr Mensa Otabil for his “passion and consistency” in pushing forward the agenda of Africa emancipation. The Non-Governmental and Youth Oriented … Read more →
Father Dies In Galamsey Pit With Son
Posted on | CommentA 46-year-old illegal miner, Kwasi Antwi has been found dead in a mining pit at Akanteng in the West Akyem district of the Eastern region. The body of the deceased has been retrieved and deposited at the Morgue of St. … Read more →
Nigeria Parliament ‘Reopens After Blockade By Gunmen’
Posted on | CommentNigerian lawmakers were temporarily blocked from entering parliament in Abuja by armed men, some of whom were masked, reports Reuters news agency. Witnesses told Reuters that the security agents, wearing the black uniform of the Department of State Security, allowed … Read more →
Gov’t To Absorb Extra Classes Fees over Double Tracking System
Posted on | CommentGovernment has announced plans to absorb extra classes fees for students on campus and on vacation under its much anticipated Double track System. Based on last year’s enrollment, the government has projected enrollment figures for 2018 to stand at 472,730 … Read more →
Menzgold boss defies Bank of Ghana public notice
Posted on | CommentThe owner of gold buying firm Menzgold Ghana Limited, Nana Appiah Mensah has described a public notice by the Bank of Ghana which stated that his company is breaching section 6 (1) of the Banks and Specialised Deposit-Taking Institutions Act, 2016 … Read more →
9 ex-SSNIT staff charged for causing financial loss to the state
Posted on | CommentNine former employees of Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) have been put before an Accra Circuit Court for forging school certificates and receiving unjustified salaries to the tune of GH¢238,888.78. They are Sylvia Ama Boh, Brenda Bannerman, Joyce … Read more →
BoG – Menzgold not licensed for deposits, sanctions on the way
Posted on | CommentThe central bank has indicated that it will soon take punitive measures against Menzgold Ghana Company Limited. According to the Bank of Ghana (BoG) Menzgold, which is known as a precious minerals trading company, is carrying out unlawful transactions by taking … Read more →
Iran sanctions: Rouhani condemns US ‘psychological warfare’
Posted on | CommentIran’s President Hassan Rouhani has hit out at the United States over its reinstatement of economic sanctions. He described the measures, which came into effect overnight, as “psychological warfare” which aimed to “sow division among Iranians”. The sanctions take aim … Read more →
DVLA targets vehicle registration in an hour
Posted on | CommentThe Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) has set an ambitious target to reduce the turnaround time for vehicle registration to just one hour by the end of 2019. To achieve the target, the authority is set to begin piloting … Read more →
Ivory Coast Ex-First Lady Simone Gbagbo Granted Amnesty
Posted on | CommentThe jailed former first lady of Ivory Coast, Simone Gbagbo, has been granted an amnesty by President Alassane Ouattara. She’s among about 800 people being pardoned. Mr Ouattara said most had been prosecuted or sentenced for offences connected to the … Read more →
5 Chinese Illegal Miners Arrested At Bepotenten
Posted on | CommentFive Chinese nationals involved in illegal mining have been arrested by a joint forest and military task force at Bepotenten in the Amansie central district of the Ashanti region. The Chines miners were arrested Saturday afternoon while mining inside the … Read more →
Robbers Terrorise Nurses At Manya Krobo
Posted on | CommentCommunity Health Nurses in the Upper Manya Krobo District of the Eastern Region have expressed concerns over what they say is the continuous armed robbery attacks on them. The nurses who operate at the Akaten area in particular say the … Read more →
Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko fired
Posted on | CommentThe President, Nana Akufo-Addo has fired the Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko, a letter from the presidency dated August 6, 2018 says. According to the letter the President has instructed the sacked Minister to hand over to the Minister of Lands … Read more →
Actor Steven Seagal made special US-Russia envoy
Posted on | CommentRussia has appointed the US actor Steven Seagal as a special envoy to improve ties with the United States. Seagal was granted Russian citizenship in 2016 and has praised President Putin as a great world leader. Born in the US, … Read more →
Small Scale Miners Vow To Defy Ban And Resume Work
Posted on | CommentConcerned Small Scale Miners have served notice that they are planning to defy the government’s ban on their activities. The government in January 2017, placed a ban on small-scale mining for a period of 6 months due to the widespread … Read more →
Saudi Arabia Freezes Canada Trade Ties, Recalls Envoy
Posted on | CommentSaudi Arabia has said it is freezing all new trade and investment with Canada over its “interference” in the Gulf Kingdom’s internal affairs. In a series of tweets, the Saudi foreign ministry said it was expelling the Canadian ambassador and recalling … Read more →
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