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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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Bank of Ghana directs weak banks to submit recapitalisation plans
Posted on | CommentThe Bank of Ghana (BoG) has directed banks with minimum capital below industry levels to, as a matter of urgency, submit to the central bank comprehensive recapitalisation plans. This is to strengthen the financial sector, enhance the central bank’s supervisory … Read more →
Man charged over anal sex with 3 kids
Posted on | CommentA 29-year-old fashion designer, Richard Isaac Dankyi, is standing trial for allegedly taking turns to have anal sex with three children, two males and a female. Dankyi, an uncle to the victims, aged between six and eight years, who appeared … Read more →
DISTURBING PHOTO: Unidentified victim dies at Effia Nkwanta – Help to find relatives
Posted on | CommentAn unknown victim was knocked down by a car this morning (Monday, April 24,2017) around 9am at Bokro near Ewusiejoe in the Ahanta West District in the Western Region. Family or friends can contact the Effia Nkwanta Hospital Mortuary for … Read more →
No witness for Akua Donkor
Posted on | CommentA second prosecution witness expected to testify in the case in which Akua Donkor – founder of the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP) and failed presidential hopeful – has dragged four persons, including her driver, to court for robbery, did not … Read more →
GRA to sell Ibrahim Mahama’s assets
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has indicated that it will auction Ibrahim Mahama’s properties to retrieve monies owed it if he fails to honour his part of the bargain with the Authority. According to the GRA, Ibrahim, brother of former … Read more →
Ibrahim Mahama’s companies asked to clear indebtedness earlier than planned
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) says it has asked two companies owned by Mr. Ibrahim Mahama to clear their indebtedness to the Authority earlier than originally planned. Assistant Commissioner for Communication at the GRA, Robert Mensah, told Joy FM’s Super … Read more →
Papa Kwesi Nduom ‘shocked’ by Coconut Grove fire
Posted on | CommentDR. Papa Kwesi Nduom has been “shocked” by the fire that destroyed parts of his Coconut Grove Hotel on Saturday evening, Chairman of the Progressive People Party (PPP), Nii Allotey Brew-Hammond has said. Speaking after inspecting the extent of damage … Read more →
BoG will not finance budget deficit – Governor
Posted on | CommentGHANA’S central bank will not finance the government’s budget, its new governor, Ernest Addison, said on Friday as the regulator seeks to keep fiscal consolidation on track. Ghanaian lawmakers last year passed a law allowing the central bank to finance … Read more →
France goes to polls amid high security
Posted on | CommentVoters are going to the polls in France to choose their next president, amid high security following a deadly attack on Paris police three days ago. About 50,000 police and 7,000 soldiers are being deployed across the country to secure … Read more →
Trust selfless, incorruptible Akufo-Addo to deliver – Okyenhene
Posted on | CommentThe Okyenhene, Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin has reposed high confidence in Nana Akufo-Addo’s presidency to consign poverty to oblivion. He is trusting the president to prioritize education to conquer poverty, which is high in the Ghanaian society. “That every child … Read more →
We want gov’t to stop Uber – Local Taxi Drivers
Posted on | CommentSome taxi drivers in the country are protesting the popularity of ride hailing service, Uber, saying they are being pushed out of business by the operations of Uber. According to the taxi drivers, Uber, which uses a mobile app to … Read more →
PHOTOS/VIDEO: Coconut Grove Hotel, GN Bank and 2 TV stations on fire
Posted on | CommentThe GN Bank owned by businessman cum politician Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom has been caught up in fire as helpless fire personnel struggle to fight it. The fire according to eye witnesses started from the Business Television Africa (BTA) before spreading … Read more →
Alavanyo / Nkonya Chiefs suspended
Posted on | CommentAs part of measures to ensure peace and stability at Nkonya and Alavanyo, the paramount chiefs of the two feuding communities have been suspended from the Volta Regional House of Chiefs indefinitely. The sanction comes two days after a shooting … Read more →
Ibrahim Mahama coughs GH¢12.7m
Posted on | CommentBusinessman Ibrahim Mahama of Engineers & Planners fame has been ordered by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) to pay to the state an amount of GH¢12. 7 million, which he owes. The amount, which represents the Customs duty … Read more →
PHOTO: Nursing Student commits suicide
Posted on | CommentThe Nursing and Midwifery Training School at Asante Mampong in the Ashanti Region was on Friday thrown into a state of mourning after it emerged that a first-year student had committed suicide. The deceased, who was identified as Bertha Frimpong, … Read more →
Kumasi City Mall opens
Posted on | CommentThe much talked about Kumasi City Mall was yesterday officially opened to shoppers in the city amid fanfare. Happy-looking shoppers were seen trooping into the ultra-modern facility to have a feel of it and also do some shopping. There was … Read more →
Queen Elizabeth II is 91 today
Posted on | CommentThe Queen of the United Kingdom, Elizabeth II, born Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor, turns 91 today, Friday 21 April.She has been Queen of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand since 6 February, 1952.She is Head of the Commonwealth … Read more →
The end of smartphones and TVs is coming – Mark Zuckerberg
Posted on | CommentTo accelerate the rise of augmented reality, a big part of the plan, Zuckerberg unveiled the Camera Effects platform — basically a set of tools for outside developers to build augmented-reality apps that you can access from the existing Facebook … Read more →
Mobile phone use caused brain tumour – Italian court rules
Posted on | CommentAn Italian court has ruled that excessive, work-related use of a mobile phone caused an executive to develop a benign brain tumour. In what could become a landmark ruling, the court in the northern town of Ivrea awarded the plaintiff … Read more →
No water to baptize new converts due to galamsey – Deeper Life Pastor
Posted on | CommentThe Head Pastor of Deeper Life Church at Sefwi Asawinso in the Western Region has bemoaned the extent of destruction illegal small-scale mining has caused water bodies. According to him, water bodies have been muddied to the extent that new … Read more →
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