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US charges 6 over car theft ring shipping stolen vehicles to Ghana
Posted on with No CommentSix individuals have been charged in the United States over an alleged international car theft syndicate that smuggled stolen vehicles to Ghana, following a year-long investigation by federal authorities. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia, … Read more →
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Prez. Akufo-Addo campaigns for early childhood education
Posted on | CommentPresident Akufo-Addo wants the country, especially churches that are interested in setting up educational institutions, to consider early childhood education. Some years ago, he indicated, schools that were missionary-funded used to be easily distinguished by the behaviour of their students, … Read more →
We’re operating legally – Ibrahim Mahama’s Company
Posted on | CommentEXTON CUBIC Group Ltd., a mining company owned by Ibrahim Mahama – the younger brother of former President John Dramani Mahama – says it is not into any illegal mining in the Tano Offin Forest Reserve in the Ashanti Region … Read more →
72 Alleged witches reintegrated
Posted on | CommentSeventy-two out of the 150 alleged witches at the Gambaga camp in the East Mamprusi District have been reintegrated into their various communities from 2010 till date under the Presby Go Home Project, an initiative by the Presby Church to … Read more →
Fmr SSNIT boss spent $34m without board’s approval – Prof Alabi
Posted on | CommentFormer SSNIT board chairman, Prof Joshua Alabi has revealed that the former Director-General of the trust, Mr Ernest Thompson spent $34m in additional cost on the controversial ICT contract without prior approval from the board. He said the expenditure items … Read more →
Gas deal to increase power generation to 580mw
Posted on | CommentGOVERNMENT has facilitated processes for the Sunon-Asogli thermal plant to receive the first batch of Liquefied Natural Gas from Equatorial Guinea to power its plants. When the arrangements are finalised, the Asogli plant will be able to scale up production … Read more →
Ibrahim Mahama accuses Wontumi of sabotaging him
Posted on | CommentThe Chief Executive Officer of Engineers and Planners (E&P), Ibrahim Mahama has accused the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Bernard Antwi Boasiako popularly known as Chairman Wontumi of sabotaging him in order to settle personal scores. … Read more →
Non-performing loans hit GHc8b – BoG
Posted on | CommentNon-Performing Loans (NPLs) (loans on which the borrowers are not making interest payments or repaying any principal) of commercial banks in Ghana as of June 2017 hit GHS7.96 billion, the Bank of Ghana has announced in its latest banking stability … Read more →
Police officer arrested with wee
Posted on | CommentA police officer has been busted with large quantities of the substance suspected to be Indian Hemp at the Gomoa Simbrofo Junction on the Apam Junction – Gomoa Ankamu – Winneba Highway in the Central Region. According to the investigators … Read more →
Capital Bank collapse: Pastor Otabil’s daughter writes touching message to her father
Posted on | CommentDaughter of Pastor Mensa Otabil, Baaba has sent a touching message to his father. This follows the takeover of Capital Bank by the GCB Bank Last week; which his father was the Board Chairman. Preaching to his congregation on Sunday, … Read more →
SSNIT’s $66m ICT project was approved by previous board – Prof Alabi
Posted on | CommentA former board Chairman of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), Professor Joshua Alabi, has distanced himself from the contract that procured a $66 million dollar software for the Trust. According to him, the contract was signed before … Read more →
Ban on new registration of licensed chemical shops lifted
Posted on | CommentThe Pharmacy Council has lifted the ban on new registrations of new Over-the-Counter Medicine Sellers, previously known as licensed Chemical shops, across the country. It is unclear when the temporary ban came into effect and what necessitated it. But the … Read more →
30 million condoms imported into Ghana
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana AIDS Commission says Ghana imports about 30 million condoms annually, but its usage is on the low side. According to the acting Director of Technical Services at the Ghana AIDS Commission, Mr Cosmos Ohene-Adjei, the low patronage of … Read more →
Corruption inflated cost of SSNIT’s $66m software – Franklin Cudjoe
Posted on | CommentThe Social Security and National Insurance Trust’s (SSNIT) $66 million dollar software may have cost as much because of the corruption in public sector procurement. According to the President of IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe the software which could have cost … Read more →
Allow SHS students to use mobile phones – Educationist
Posted on | CommentThe issue of whether mobile phones should be used in basic and second-cycle schools in the country stirred controversy at the fifth quadrennial regional delegates conference of the Greater Accra branch of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) in … Read more →
Pastor Mensa Otabil isn’t first person to fail in business – Rev. Owusu Bempah defends
Posted on | CommentLeader and founder of Glorious Word Power Ministry International (GWPMI), Rev. Isaac Owusu Bempah has stood in defense for the Founder and Overseer of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) over his business failure which has attracted public ridicule in recent … Read more →
Wassa East: 2 Die in galamsey pit
Posted on | CommentAn abandoned pit at Nsadweso, near Akyempim in the Wassa East District of the Western Region, has reportedly caved in, killing two people and injuring two others. According to sources, five illegal miners (galamseyers) were operating in the pit when … Read more →
Riot over Mahama & wife bauxite deal
Posted on | CommentThe controversial bauxite mining concession granted to Exton Cubic Group Limited owned by Inrahim Mahama – younger brother of former President John Dramani Mahama – is pitching two ministers in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration against each other. The … Read more →
ECG begins network extension project to Whindo
Posted on | CommentThe Electricity Company of Ghana in the Western Region has commenced a project to extend electricity supply to Whindo, a suburb of Takoradi. Whindo, one of the fastest growing suburbs in Takoradi has seen a lot of residential developments in … Read more →
ECG rehabilitates distribution network in Sefwi Bekwai
Posted on | CommentThe Electricity Company of Ghana in the Western Region has completed the first phase of the distribution network improvement project in Sefwi Bekwai. The first phase which involved the injection of two (2no) 200kVA transformers and improvement in the LV … Read more →
Trump vows to ‘close government’ to build Mexico wall
Posted on | CommentDonald Trump has vowed to close down the government if necessary to build his wall along the Mexico border. The US president told supporters at a “Make America Great Again” rally in Phoenix, Arizona, that the opposition Democrats were being … Read more →
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