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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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Inflation drops to 22.8% in June
Posted on | CommentThe latest update from the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has revealed a significant decline in the country’s inflation rate for the month of June, with figures dropping to 22.8%. This statistical data, as announced by the Government Statistician, Professor Samuel … Read more →
Don’t disappoint Bawumia- Otumfuo to Napo
Posted on | CommentThe Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II has cautioned the running mate to the ruling New Patriotic Party, NPP flagbearer, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, to support his boss Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia with humility and dedication as they are heading towards the … Read more →
Akufo-Addo slams Mahama’s claim of starting free SHS
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has publicly criticized former President John Dramani Mahama over claims that he initiated the free senior high school (SHS) policy in Ghana. The backlash from President Akufo-Addo comes after Mr. Mahama stated at a recent … Read more →
How Canada became a car theft capital of the world
Posted on | CommentLogan LaFarniere woke up one October morning in 2022 to an empty driveway. His brand new Ram Rebel truck was missing. His security camera captured two hooded men breaking into the pickup in the dead of night outside of his … Read more →
Pension contributions hit GHc6.8bn in 2023
Posted on | CommentTotal contributions to the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) Pension Scheme has reached ?6.8 billion. This was captured in SSNIT‘s operations report for 2023. Contribution collections for 2023, showed about a billion cedis jump from the ?5.8 billion … Read more →
34 prisoners sit for 2024 BECE
Posted on | CommentThirty-four prisoners are participating in this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), an important milestone in Ghana’s education system that transitions students from Junior High Schools to Senior High Schools and Technical Institutions. The candidates, all males, include 27 juveniles … Read more →
The names in the frame if US’ Joe Biden quits
Posted on | CommentMs Harris has proved to be a loyal ally to the president and fiercely defended his debate performance. After the event, she admitted the president had a “slow start” but argued he went on to provide more substantive answers than … Read more →
Current BECE format likely to change – WAEC
Posted on | CommentThe head of the Public Affairs Unit of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), John Kapi, has disclosed that the current format of the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) is bound to change with the rising needs and demands of Ghana. … Read more →
Over 500,000 students kick off BECE today across Ghana
Posted on | CommentSome 569,095 candidates will today sit for this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE) at 2,123 designated centres across the country. The exams will end on Monday, July 15, 2024. In a statement by Casandra Twum Ampofo, on Sunday, July … Read more →
COCOBOD secures $100m World Bank support for cocoa rehabilitation
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) has secured a US$100 million financing facility from the World Bank to rehabilitate old farms across six cocoa-growing districts in the country. The beneficiary cocoa-growing districts of the project include Assin Fosu, New Edubiase, Nkawkaw, … Read more →
UK Labour Party sweeps to power in historic election win
Posted on | CommentBritain’s Labour Party swept to power Friday after more than a decade in opposition, official results showed, as a jaded electorate appeared to hand the party a landslide victory but also a mammoth task of reinvigorating a stagnant economy and dispirited nation. … Read more →
Accra is 7th most expensive city in Africa – Numbeo
Posted on | CommentAccra is the 7th most expensive city to live in Africa, according to Numbeo, one of the world’s foremost data and research platforms. The capital city of Ghana had an index of 32 out of 100. The Numbeo index utilised … Read more →
Singapore to cane Japanese hairdresser for rape
Posted on | CommentA Singapore court has sentenced a Japanese man to jail and caning for the “brutal and cruel” rape of a university student in 2019. The 38-year-old hairdresser, Ikko Kita, is set to be the first Japanese national to be caned … Read more →
More young people contracting hypertension, diabetes – CEO of UGMC
Posted on | CommentThere is a growing number of young people with hypertension and diabetes in the country, the Chief Executive Officer of the University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC), Dr Kwame Anim-Boamah, has said. He said some of the patients were either … Read more →
National Peace Council demands $1M for election related activities
Posted on | CommentThe National Peace Council has announced a pressing need for additional funding to effectively carry out its responsibilities, particularly as the 2024 general elections approach. The Council says it is overburdened with cases, while it lacks adequate resources to perform … Read more →
Biden blames jet lag and travel for poor debate performance
Posted on | CommentPresident Joe Biden has blamed his poor debate performance last week on jet lag, telling reporters that he “wasn’t very smart” for “travelling around the world a couple of times” before the debate. “I didn’t listen to my staff… and … Read more →
Eastern Region: Rare insect invades 4 districts
Posted on | CommentMalaria and cases of skin abrasions are on the rise in several districts of the Eastern Region as rare insects invade farms. Richmond Kofi Amponsah, the Dean of Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDCE’s) in Ghana and also the Achiase … Read more →
Akufo-Addo highlights critical challenges at SDGs Action Summit 2024
Posted on | CommentIn an opening address at the SDGs Action Summit 2024, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo underscored the duality of our current global situation, highlighting both remarkable progress and significant challenges. The President, serving as Co-chair of the Emeritus Group of … Read more →
Arrest of Chef Smith: The story so far
Posted on | CommentOur checks within the camp of the Ghanaian Millennium Chef Ebenezer Smith shows that his arrest was in connection with an alleged contractual disagreement between him and his former sponsors, Amadia Shopping Centre at Spintex, Accra. Chef Smith was picked … Read more →
Jail persons implicated in banking sector clean-up – BoG to Gov’t
Posted on | CommentThe Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Ernest Addison, has made an impassioned call for governmental intervention against shareholders of banks and financial institutions implicated in the controversial financial sector clean up. During a joint press conference with the … Read more →
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