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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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Physically Challenged Persons to demonstrate over delays in common fund
Posted on | CommentPhysically Challenged Persons in the country will on Friday, August 25 hit the streets to demand the release of their 2 percent share of the District Assemblies Common Fund. The Administrator of Common Fund has suspended the release of the … Read more →
PHOTOS: EC’s Charlotte Osei wins US Woman of Courage 2017 award
Posted on | CommentThe US government has awarded the chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Ghana Mrs Charlotte Osei with the United States Department of State’s Woman of Courage Award for 2017. Mrs Osei, who has been at the helm of affairs for … Read more →
GH¢485 million needed to end open defecation in Ghana
Posted on | CommentThe government need to mobilise GH¢485 million to finance about 970,559 households who require some form of financing to own household latrines. This is based on the assumption that a basic improved latrine will cost GH¢500 per household. Research by … Read more →
Education Directors call for reduction of JHS subjects to 6
Posted on | CommentThe Conference of Directors of Education (CODE) has advocated the reduction of the number of subjects studied at the various levels of basic education. It suggested that while pupils in the kindergarten and lower primary should study only numeracy, literature … Read more →
Ghana to launch own satellite dish into space tomorrow
Posted on | CommentAll is set for Ghana to launch a satellite dish that would enable scientists from around the world to view and study the world space from within the country at Kuntunse, near Accra. The launching of the first phase of … Read more →
Nigeria’s President to work from home as rats invade his office
Posted on | CommentNigeria’s president will spend three months working from home after his office was damaged by rats. Muhammadu Buhari has just returned from three months in the UK, amid widespread concerns over his health. But government spokesman Garba Shehu said the … Read more →
Youth chase Ibrahim Mahama from mining site at Nyinahin
Posted on | CommentToday can report that the troubles of Chief Executive Officer of Engineers and Planners (E&P), Ibrahim Mahama, are not ending anytime soon. Since the inception of the Akufo-Addo-led New Patriotic Party (NPP) government, Ibrahim Mahama, who is the younger brother … Read more →
Prez Akufo-Addo to launch One District One Factory policy on 25th August
Posted on | CommentThe President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, will on Friday 25th August, 2017 at 1pm launch his government’s flagship policy popularly termed ”One District One Factory” at Ekumfi in the Central Region. The program will be the formal launch of the … Read more →
583 Police Officers transferred from UW/R
Posted on | CommentOver 500 police officers have been transferred from the Upper West Region over the past two years without replacement. During the period, the number of Police officers in the region has reduced from about 1500 to 900. The Regional Coordinating … Read more →
Indian businessman tried entering Ghana ‘illegally’ – Immigration
Posted on | CommentTHE Ghana Immigration Service has accused embattled Indian businessman Ashok Kumar Sivaram of attempting to enter Ghana illegally after he was deported from the country. “On the 3rd of August, 2017, Mr Ashok Sivaram attempted to enter the country illegally … Read more →
Kosmos lists on LSE
Posted on | CommentFurther to the announcement of the publication of a prospectus on 16 August, Kosmos Energy Ltd. has announced that its entire issued and outstanding share capital has today been admitted to the standard listing segment of the Official List of … Read more →
WAEC withholds 1,298 results of BECE Candidates
Posted on | CommentThe West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has withheld the subject results of 1,298 candidates who sat the 2017 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). The figure represents 0.28% of the total candidature who wrote the examination. “This excludes the subject results … Read more →
Nigeria President Buhari resumes work
Posted on | CommentPresident Buhari resumed work today August 21st. He is pictured with his Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari, as he signs a letter to members of the National Assembly notifying them of his return to the country and his resumption of … Read more →
First lady campaigns for 5 months maternity leave for women
Posted on | CommentThe First Lady, Mrs. Rebecca Akufo-Addo has called for the extension of maternity leave from the current three months to five months. This according to her is in line with provisions of the International Labour Organization’s Maternity Protection Convention which … Read more →
Winners Chapel not duly registered in Ghana – High Court dismisses suit by WCI
Posted on | CommentAfter 13 years of legal battle over the ownership of Winners Chapel, the Accra High Court has dismissed a suit by Winners Chapel International (WCI) which sought to evict Winners Chapel Ghana (WCG) from the church premises and claim all … Read more →
NAB blows GH¢727k on allowances – AG report
Posted on | CommentThe Auditor General has discovered the National Accreditation Board (NAB) for the period of January 1 to December 31, 2014 failed to obtain Ministerial approval for Board and Committee allowances to the tune of GHS726,886.52. This was in contravention of … Read more →
Pastor Mensa Otabil finally reacts to Capital Bank collapse
Posted on | CommentThe General Overseer of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) has reacted to the takeover of Capital Bank by the GCB bank limited. Bank of Ghana on Monday, 14th August, 2017 announced the takeover of UT and Capital Banks by … Read more →
PHOTOS: Veep presents relief items to Sierra Leone
Posted on | CommentVice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia toured the Sierra Leonean town of Regent, on the outskirts of Freetown, where over 400 people have been confirmed dead after the mudslide and flooding disaster. In the company of Sierra Leonean Vice President, Victor … Read more →
Operation Vanguard Task Force arrest 15 illegal miners at Prestea
Posted on | CommentThe Operation Vanguard Task Force has arrested 15 illegal miners, including a Burkinabé national at Prestea in the Prestea-Huni Valley District in the Western Region. The Burkinabé national, Abdulai Diallo, 32, was part of illegal miners who were arrested on … Read more →
Taxi Driver jailed for sucking daughter’s breast and “fingering“ her
Posted on | CommentA 38-year old taxi driver has been sentenced to two years imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court for sucking the breast of his 13 year old daughter and inserting his fingers into her vagina. This was after the court had … Read more →
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