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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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National payroll verification process starts in Cape Coast
Posted on | CommentThe National Payroll and Verification Audit by the Auditor General’s department has begun in Cape Coast in the Central. Hundreds of workers on government payroll have thronged the Town Hall in Cape Coast to go through the verification exercise. As … Read more →
UG Medical Centre opens today
Posted on | CommentThe University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) will officially open today [Wednesday] after a long wait and intense pressure on the government. The facility had been abandoned for several months by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government after it assumed office in January 2017 … Read more →
Obama – Do Not Give Up Hope
Posted on | CommentThe ghost of US presidents past made an appearance in South Africa. Barack Obama offered what some of his supporters will see as not-so-veiled references to his successor in a speech honoring Nelson Mandela’s legacy, defending democratic institutions and a … Read more →
Pregnant Woman, 7-Year-Old Son Burnt To Death
Posted on | CommentA 32-year-old pregnant woman known as ‘Mama’ and her 7-year-old son has been confirmed dead after fire gutted their home Tuesday evening. Her other son is in a critical condition at the Atibie Government Hospital in the Afram Plains South District … Read more →
5 Envoys Present Credentials To Nana Akufo-Addo
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Akufo Addo has accepted the credentials of five new Ambassadors who are beginning their duty tour in Ghana after their countries appointed them to serve. The Ambassadors who presented their credentials include Shi Tin Wang, Ambassador Extraordinary and … Read more →
7 suspected robbers gunned down over police officer’s death
Posted on | CommentSeven out of the eight suspected robbers, whose attack reportedly led to the death of a Police Officer with the SWAT Unit of the Ashanti Regional Police Command, have been gunned down. The deceased officer, Lance Corporal Daniel Teiku, was … Read more →
Nigeria army denies Boko Haram attack
Posted on | CommentThe Nigerian military has denied reports that soldiers are missing after Boko Haram Islamist militants attacked a military base over the weekend. An army spokesman said in a series of tweets that the reports had been blown out of proportion. … Read more →
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos Beats Bill Gates In New Rich List
Posted on | CommentAmazon founder Jeff Bezos is now worth $150bn (£113bn), according to the Bloomberg Billionaire Index. Jeff Bezos’s net worth has increased by over $60bn in the last 12 months, which makes him the world’s richest man. This places his worth … Read more →
Goldman Sachs Names DJ-Ing Banker David Solomon As Boss
Posted on | CommentInvestment bank Goldman Sachs has confirmed that its next chief executive will be David Solomon, currently its chief operating officer. He will take over from Lloyd Blankfein, who is stepping down after 12 years in the post. That news came … Read more →
Corruption Fight: AG – I’m Willing To Die
Posted on | CommentThe Auditor-General Daniel Domelevo says his desire to fight corruption has been heightened by the abject poverty he had witnessed across the country in one of his recent travels. “…Anytime I travel outside Accra my resolve to fight corruption becomes … Read more →
Supreme Court Orders Release Of Opuni’s Accounts
Posted on | CommentA five-member panel of the Supreme Court has ordered for the release of the accounts of embattled former CEO of COCOBOD Dr. Stephen Opuni. The court presided over by Justice Jones Dotse on Tuesday ordered the Economic and Organised Crime … Read more →
DCE, Aide In Cash-For-Teaching Jobs Scandal
Posted on | CommentA teachers’ recruitment scandal has hit the Karaga district in Northern Region as multiple victims allege payment of monies to the District Chief Executive, Alhassan Yabdoo and his aide, Iddrisu Mohammed Saani, before their applications were accepted in a limited … Read more →
Driver’s Mate jailed ten years for defilement
Posted on | CommentA 23-year-old driver’s mate has been sentenced to ten years imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court for defiling a seven-year-old girl at Taifa, a suburb of Accra. Lucky Attrah who earlier on pleaded not guilty to the charge of … Read more →
BOST welcomes investigations into irregularities
Posted on | CommentThe Management of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation (BOST) Company Limited, says it welcomes investigations into alleged smuggling and illegal activities at the company. This follows a petition by Pressure group, OccupyGhana (OG) on Monday, July 16 urging the … Read more →
BoG Annuls Shares Of Belstar, Others In ADB
Posted on | CommentThe Bank of Ghana has annulled all shares held by Belstar Capital Limited, Starmount Development Company Limited, SIC-Financial Services Limited and EDC Investments Limited (EDC) in ADB Bank Limited. A statement by the Central Bank on Monday stated that “The … Read more →
Buhari Orders Repatriation Of Nigerians Stranded In Russia
Posted on | CommentPresident Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama; and the Minister of State, Aviation, Hadi Sirika, to commence the process of repatriating Nigerians who traveled to Russia for the 2018 World Cup and got stranded after … Read more →
Barack Obama Returns To Kenyan ‘Home’
Posted on | CommentExcitement has gripped the small village of Kogelo in western Kenya as their famous son, former US President Barack Obama, visits after 12 years. He last visited his ancestral village in 2006 when he was a US senator. Mr. Obama … Read more →
Disabled Mother Struggle For Life After Accident Involving Police Vehicle
Posted on | CommentA 49-year-old disabled mother of two is battling for her life at the Holy Family Hospital at Nkawkaw after she was injured in an accident involving a Police vehicle. A police tundra vehicle on Sunday evening around 6:40 lost control … Read more →
HISPAG – Save Collapsing NHIS by Allocating 1% Of Petroleum Levy
Posted on | CommentThe Health Insurance Service Providers Association of Ghana (HISPAG) has called on the government to allocate one percent of the country’s petroleum revenue to save the National Health Insurance Service (NHIS) from total collapse. The Association asked for the increment … Read more →
Queenmother, 18 Others Fined Ghc60k
Posted on | CommentThe Koforidua Circuit Court ‘A’ presided over by Her Honour Janet Animah Marfo has convicted the Queenmother of Akyem Akooko and 18 others to various fines totaling Ghc60,000 over their involvement in a deadly attack on Nana Saka Tsugbetor’s shrine … Read more →
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