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Banks in Ghana record GH¢2.5bn profit as of February 2026
Posted on with No CommentBanks operating in Ghana recorded a profit-after-tax of GH¢2.5 billion as of the end of February 2026. This is compared with GH¢2.0 billion in the same period a year earlier, a 24.1% increase in growth year-on-year. Similarly, profit-before-tax (PBT) recorded … Read more →
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Takoradi: Man sets neighbour’s house ablaze for buying new car (PHOTOS)
Posted on | CommentA man who is said to be in his late twenties and whose name is given as Mawu has set a neighbour’s house ablaze for buying a new car. Speaking to www.233times.net at Zenith in Takoradi, the victim Mrs. Afia … Read more →
Air Force welcomes home 55 soldiers from MINUSMA
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Air Force Aviation Unit (GHAV3) has completed its operations with the United Nations Multi-Dimensional Integrated Stabilisation Mission in Mali (MINUSMA). The 55 soldiersm, who were away for a year on peacekeeping mission duty, have returned home following the … Read more →
Interpol joins Ghana Police to hunt down more Maj. Mahama killers
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Police has teamed up with Interpol to hunt down two of six persons whose names have come up in the gruesome murder of a military officer, Major Maxwell A. Mahama, at Denkyira-Obuasi in the Central Region. According to … Read more →
PHOTOS: Corp tour makes a stop at Fijai SHS; educates students on positive use of social media, harnessing talent, etc
Posted on | CommentAs part of educating Students on off-curriculum but immensely important subjects, Corp tour made a stop at the Fijai Senior High School on 18th November, 2017. Speaking to the Senior High School Students of Fijai, Philip Osei Bonsu, Public Relations … Read more →
Registration for ‘Ghana card’ to begin middle of 2018
Posted on | CommentThe nationwide registration for the national identity card (Ghana card) is to begin latest by the middle of 2018. The acting Executive Secretary of the National Identification Authority (NIA), Professor Ken Attafuah, gave the hint to journalists after the passage … Read more →
‘New education reforms to focus on science, tech, maths, engineering – Prez. Akufo-Addo
Posted on | CommentThe President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has indicated that, as part of the educational reforms being undertaken by his government, he has directed the Ministry of Education, and the Ministry responsible for Science and Technology to draw … Read more →
Takoradi: 2nd year MESEC Student stabs TTI boyfriend to death (PHOTO)
Posted on | CommentA second year Building & Construction student of the Takoradi Technical Institute has been stabbed to death by his girlfriend. The deceased, Emmanuel Asante, 19, had a quarrel with his teenage girlfriend last night(Saturday November 18) at Fijai, a suburb … Read more →
Robert Mugabe vows on national TV to stay on as President
Posted on | CommentZimbabwe’s embattled leader Robert Mugabe has vowed to stay in power for several weeks, despite intensifying pressure on him to stand down. In a live TV address, Mr Mugabe said he would preside over the ruling party’s congress in December. … Read more →
‘Ekosi Sen’ Host KABA has died
Posted on | CommentNews reaching us from the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra indicate that the radio icon was rushed to the hospital after his sugar level shot up but unfortunately, he could not make it upon reaching the hospital. Kwadwo Asare Baffour … Read more →
2 Hit by bullet in Hweehwee
Posted on | CommentTwo persons have been reportedly hit by a stray bullet during a demonstration by some youth in Hweehwee in the Eastern Region. The youth were protesting against what they described as the unfair treatment and attacks by Fulani herdsmen in … Read more →
Nigerian Governor to commission Prez. Akufo-Addo statue
Posted on | CommentThe Governor of Imo state in Nigeria, Rochas Okorocha is set to commission a statue of President Akufo-Addo in Owerri. Okorocha, popularly called ‘Rochas”, is a reported billionaire and colorful character who has governed Imo state in the southeast of … Read more →
Free SHS impacts lives in Assin, hawkers return to school
Posted on | CommentNotwithstanding the barrage of infrastructural challenges, apprehensions and frustrations that characterised the implementation of Government’s free Senior High School (SHS) policy, the story has been that of joy and excitements for traders and hawkers at Assin in the Central Region. … Read more →
Zimbabwe on edge over army’s next move
Posted on | CommentZimbabweans are waiting to see what steps the military will take next after seizing control of the country. President Robert Mugabe is said to be under house arrest but the whereabouts of his wife Grace, who was bidding to succeed … Read more →
Fuel prices likely to go up between 4 & 10% – COPEC
Posted on | CommentThe Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) says prices of fuel is likely to go up again by Friday. Petrol is expected to stand between 5-10% whilst diesel will fall between 3-8% according to the second pricing window under the Price … Read more →
Zimbabwe army has Robert Mugabe in custody and seizes state TV
Posted on | CommentThe decadeslong rule of President Robert Mugabe appeared to be at an end Wednesday after Zimbabwe’s military took over state television to announce that he was in custody. Army chiefs told viewers that the 93-year-old Mugabe — the world’s oldest … Read more →
2018 Budget: Electricity tariff down by 13%
Posted on | CommentResidential and non-residential electricity consumers in the country are to enjoy a 13% reduction in tariff beginning January next year, Finance minister Ken Ofori Atta announced in Parliament during the 2018 budget presentation Wednesday. Additionally, other composite charges in the … Read more →
All set for prosecution of ex corrupt officials as Parliament okays Special Prosecutor bill
Posted on | CommentThe much-awaited bill that will see the establishment of an independent special prosecutor to spearhead the prosecution of public and political officials engaged in corrupt practices has been passed by parliament. Members of Parliament from the political divide on Tuesday night … Read more →
Zimbabwe army denies coup against Mugabe as it takes control of Harare
Posted on | CommentThe military in Zimbabwe appears to have taken control of the country’s airwaves amid high tension in the capital and reports of explosions and gunfire. After securing control of the state broadcaster, a military spokesman, Major General SB Moyomade a televised … Read more →
GH¢1.2 billion in 2018 budget for Free SHS
Posted on | CommentThe government intends to allocate about GH¢1.2 billion towards a successful running of the Free Senior High School (SHS) programme in 2018. The government injected GH¢400 million into the programme in its maiden year. The capital injection has been tripled … Read more →
Bride Price Becoming Too Expensive – Archbishop Naameh
Posted on | CommentMost Reverend Philip Naameh, President, Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference (GCBC) and Archbishop of Tamale has observed that the concept of bride price in the country had been taken out of its original traditional context and becoming increasingly monetarized. He said … Read more →
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