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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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Man killed after falling tree crashed him on a cocoa farm
Posted on | CommentA 57-year-old man at Apona Apono, a suburb of Suhum met his untimely death, when a log he was felling in a cocoa farm to repair his broken toilet, allegedly accidentally dropped on him, killing him instantly. The Suhum police … Read more →
Mother pours hot water on daughter
Posted on | CommentThe police in the Eastern Region have mounted a search for the mother of an eleven-year-old girl, who poured hot water on her and locked her up in a room for six days to deny her medical attention. The suspect, … Read more →
Major Mahama trial: Witness laments spending 7 months in jail
Posted on | CommentMr. Kwame Adjei, a prosecution witness has told an Accra High Court that he spent seven months in Police and prison custody because of the late Major Maxwell Mahama case. The witness who spoke Twi through an interpreter said, “l … Read more →
Minister – Zongo Devt’ Fund Account Ready In Two Weeks
Posted on | CommentThe Minister for Inner Cities and Zongo Development, Boniface Abubakar Saddique, has revealed that the account for the much-touted Zongo Development fund will be ready in two weeks to make way for the development of Zongo communities across the country. … Read more →
Robert Jackson – Gitmo 2 raising family in Ghana
Posted on | CommentOutgoing United States (US) ambassador to Ghana, Robert P. Jackson, has disclosed that the two former Guantanamo Bay detainees in Ghana also known as Gitmo 2, have married in Ghana and given birth and are well integrated into the Ghanaian … Read more →
Gabby To Ofori Atta – Free SHS Will Remain Free For All
Posted on | CommentA leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko has stated that the free SHS policy will remain free for all despite suggestions that the policy should target the poor and vulnerable. The Finance Minister Ken Ofori … Read more →
Facebook plans office in China
Posted on | CommentFacebook has secured a license to set up an office in China in an apparent attempt to break into the lucrative market where its website is blocked. The firm said it would be an “innovation hub to support Chinese developers, … Read more →
14-yr old given 36 lashes by police for ‘insubordination’
Posted on | CommentThe District Police Commander for Akontombra in the Western Region, ASP Dickson Obeng, has been accused of prescribing 36 lashes as a corrective measure for a 14-year-old class 6 pupil, Stanley Antwi of the St. James Anglican Primary at Akontombra. … Read more →
CBOD – NPA’s statement on BDCs’ suspension misleading
Posted on | CommentThe Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors (CBOD) has described as inaccurate and misleading, a statement by the National Petroleum Authority (NPA), indicating that two members of the Chamber have been suspended for tax evasion. A statement from the NPA had named … Read more →
Mahama – Free SHS Shift System Doesn’t Help
Posted on | CommentFormer president John Mahama has once again advised the Akufo-Addo government to broadly consult for a smooth running of the Free SHS system. Mr. Mahama is bemused over government’s decision to run “a double tracking system” from September 2018 at … Read more →
Pakistan election: Violence breaks out as voting gets under way
Posted on | CommentViolence has erupted as millions head to the polls in Pakistan, with at least 31 dead in the worst attack, a bomb in the city of Quetta. Elsewhere, minor blasts and clashes between party workers left several injured and two … Read more →
B/A FDA – We’re winning fight against Tramadol abuse
Posted on | CommentThe Brong Ahafo Regional Manager of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA), Matthew Gyan Nkum has said that his outfit is winning the fight against the abuse of Tramadol and other drugs in the region. Speaking at a stakeholder workshop on … Read more →
75-year-old man jailed for poisoning family’s palm nut soup
Posted on | CommentA 75-year-old farmer, Emmanuel Dadzie, who laced the soup set aside for his wife and children with a highly poisonous pesticide at Assin Andoe has been jailed four months, by a Circuit Court in Cape Coast. The aged man who … Read more →
Teacher jailed 12 years for defiling 3-year-old girl
Posted on | CommentA teacher who sexually abused a three-year-old girl over a period of two years has been sentenced to a 12-year jail term by an Accra Circuit Court. Ishmael Tagoe, 22, charged with defilement, pleaded not guilty during his first appearance. … Read more →
Driver’s mate in court for raping 13 year-old-girl
Posted on | CommentA driver’s mate, Atukwei Quaye, who lured a 13 year-old-girl into a room, had sex with her after threatening her with a knife was on Monday granted bail in the sum of GH¢50,000 with four sureties by an Accra Circuit … Read more →
Tape reveals Trump and lawyer discussing payoff over alleged affair
Posted on | CommentA recording of a conversation in which President Donald Trump and his lawyer discuss a payoff over an alleged affair with a model has been broadcast by CNN. Mr. Trump and Michael Cohen discuss buying the rights to former Playboy … Read more →
Ghanaian pastor ‘murdered’ in Cameroon; family accuses military
Posted on | CommentA Ghanaian missionary, Apostle Isaac Attoh, has been murdered by soldiers in Cameroon. The deceased, formerly of Destiny Impact Ministry at Barn Yard in Accra, traveled to Cameroon to run his own ministry. According to his family, he arrived at … Read more →
Nana Addo – SHS multi-track system will improve quality
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Akufo-Addo has defended his administration’s decision to roll out a multi-track intake system for Senior High Schools beginning this in September. According to him, his critics will be put to shame when the system is finally rolled out successfully in … Read more →
Population Council – Social interventions not helping population control
Posted on | CommentThe National Population Council (NPC), is again advocating for a cap on the number of children citizens can have. In the Council’s view, some government interventions are contributing to the country’s Ghana’s ballooning population. It has long maintained that women must be … Read more →
Minister – Fisher-folk to be compensated by Gov’t during closed season
Posted on | CommentThe Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development has outlined a package for fisher-folk who will be affected by the ban on fishing in August 2018. This comes barely a day after the Ghana National Canoe Fishermen Council threatened to sue … Read more →
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