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Benin’s Wadagni wins presidency in landslide with over 94% of votes
Posted on with No CommentBenin’s Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni secured a landslide victory in the West African nation’s April 12 presidential election, garnering over 94% of ?the votes, provisional results from the electoral commission showed on Monday. Sacca Lafia, head ?of the country’s ?independent … Read more →
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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 →
3 million condoms missing — Auditor-General
Posted on | CommentThe Auditor-General is pursuing a driver who failed to deliver about three million pieces of male condoms and other contraceptives valued at GH¢1.34 million to the Regional Medical Stores (RMS) in the Eastern Region. The driver, Joe Gyaten, was tasked … Read more →
Fuel prices cross GH¢15 per litre
Posted on | CommentSome oil marketing companies (OMCs) have begun upwardly adjusting their prices at the pumps following the commencement of July’s second pricing window. One of the leading oil marketing companies, Shell for instance, which previously sold a litre of petrol at … Read more →
Trump leaves hospital after assassination attempt
Posted on | CommentFormer President Donald Trump has returned to his home in New Jersey after he was injured in an attempted assassination at a rally on Saturday in Butler, Pennsylvania, according to BBC reports. Shots rang out as Trump was speaking at … Read more →
‘I’m supposed to be dead’ – Trump
Posted on | CommentDonald Trump has said he was “supposed to be dead”, calling the assassination attempt a “surreal experience”. “I’m not supposed to be here, I’m supposed to be dead,” said Trump, speaking to the New York Post while en route to … Read more →
Come to Nkroful and apologise to us – Nzema chiefs to Napo for ‘denigrating’ Nkrumah
Posted on | CommentChiefs of the Nzema Traditional Area where Ghana’s first President, Dr Kwame Nkrumah hails from, have rejected the apology issued by the New Patriotic Party’s running mate, Dr Matthew Opoku Prempeh, regarding his recent comments about Dr Nkrumah. During his … Read more →
It’ll be an honour for historians to describe me as ‘Education President’ – Akufo-Addo
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reaffirmed his commitment to making education a cornerstone of national development. He emphasized that the substantial investments in education and the various initiatives implemented by his administration are aimed at transforming Ghana into a knowledge-driven … Read more →
COPEC announces 4% increase in fuel prices
Posted on | CommentThe Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) has forecasted a 4% hike in petroleum product prices effective Tuesday, July 16, 2024. COPEC reports that retail prices for Petrol, Diesel, and LPG are set to rise due to the cedi’s further depreciation … Read more →
Organised labour suspends strike
Posted on | CommentOrganised Labour has announced the suspension of its strike which took effect today, Monday, July 15, against moves by the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) to offload 60% shares in four hotels to a private firm owned by … Read more →
Outpatient departments in Korle Bu Teaching Hospital closed
Posted on | CommentAll outpatient departments at Korle Bu teaching hospital are not working following the nationwide strike by organized labour. Walk-in patients have no option but have to turn back because they will not be attended to. The hospital is only attending … Read more →
Woman who received pig kidney transplant and mechanical heart pump dies
Posted on | CommentLisa Pisano, the first person to receive a mechanical heart pump as well as a gene-edited pig kidney, died Sunday, according to NYU Langone Health, where she had the surgery. Pisano received the transplant on April 12, but the organ … Read more →
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