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US imposes visa restrictions – Ban targets election troublemakers
Posted on with No CommentAhead of the December 7 polls, the United States of America (USA) has announced a new policy that will restrict US visas for any individual responsible for undermining democracy in the country. The US Department of State, which issued the … Read more →
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PTC Interchange, other projects will be completed — Western Regional Minister
Posted on | CommentChiefs and residents of the area have been told by the Western Regional Minister, Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, that the PTC Interchange will be finished alongside other current projects. This is in response to rumours that the contractor, Power China Sino-hydro … Read more →
Canada bans TikTok on government devices
Posted on | CommentCanada will ban video app TikTok from all government-issued devices starting on Tuesday. The decision follows a review by Canada’s chief information officer, and the app “presents an unacceptable level of risk to privacy and security”, a government spokesperson said … Read more →
China hits out at US over TikTok ban on federal devices
Posted on | CommentChina has accused the US of overreacting after federal employees were ordered to remove the video app TikTok from government-issued phones. On Monday, the White House gave government agencies 30 days to ensure that employees did not have the Chinese-owned … Read more →
Ghana rakes $6.6bn from gold
Posted on | CommentGhana recorded US$6.6 billion in revenue from gold in 2022, making the mining sector the leading source of export revenue for the country. The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, who announced this at the Ministry of … Read more →
Bola Tinubu wins Nigeria’s Presidential election against Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi
Posted on | CommentRuling party candidate Bola Tinubu has been declared the winner of Nigeria’s disputed presidential election. The 70-year-old veteran politician got 36% of the vote, official results show. His main rival Atiku Abubakar polled 29%, and Labour’s Peter Obi 25%. Their … Read more →
Ghana records 2 cases of Lassa Fever; one dead
Posted on | CommentGhana on Friday recorded two cases of Lassa Fever with one death. A statement signed by the Director General of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) Patrick Kuma-Aboagye said the cases were confirmed by the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research on … Read more →
Mahama leads West African Elders Forum to observe Nigeria’s Elections
Posted on | CommentFormer President John Dramani Mahama has led the West African Elders Forum (WAEF) to observe Nigeria’s, General Election. The Office of the former President, in a statement copied to the Ghana News Agency, said one thing that had struck Mr … Read more →
Factbox: Results so far in Nigeria’s presidential election
Posted on | CommentNigeria’s electoral commission has started announcing state-by-state results from Saturday’s presidential election. All three major parties have complained of irregularities. There have been reports of violence and intimidation, though not on the scale of previous elections. Here are details of the … Read more →
Robbers steal Credit Union cash
Posted on | CommentROBBERS HAVE broken into the Holy Family Credit Union at Ashtown in Kumasi and made away with an amount of GH¢64,800. The runaway hoodlums, reportedly, used sharp objects to cut padlocks on the main entrance of the credit union around … Read more →
US puts forward Ajay Banga to lead World Bank
Posted on | CommentUS President Joe Biden is nominating Indian-American businessman Ajay Banga to lead the World Bank, after its current head resigned early. The move comes as the US calls for reforms at the bank, including more action to address climate change. … Read more →
3 Truck drivers transporting vegetables from Bawku to Accra shot dead
Posted on | CommentThree drivers transporting pepper and tomatoes from Bawku to Accra have reportedly been shot dead with several others sustaining injuries. This was after unknown gunmen opened fire on the cargo trucks at a spot 20 kilometres from the town. Some … Read more →
Billionaire tech banker in China reported missing
Posted on | CommentOne of China’s most high-profile billionaire bankers has gone missing, his company has reported. Bao Fan, the chief executive of China Renaissance Holdings, had not been able to be reached in recent days, the firm said in a market update … Read more →
2nd edition of Black History Festival begins with opportunities in Africa in digitization and innovation
Posted on | CommentThe second edition of Black History Festival which is currently underway in Columbus Ohio, USA, has started a conversation with astute African-Black-American Professionals in diaspora in the areas of Culture, Arts and Heritage and Innovation and Digitization. The Festival which … Read more →
Former IGP Peter Nanfuri dies aged 80
Posted on | CommentFormer Inspector General of Police (IGP) Peter Tenganabang Nanfuri has passed on. He passed on Friday morning after a short illness. The late Peter Nanfuri served as IGP from October 1, 1996 to January 21, 2001. He was replaced by Ernest Owusu-Opoku. … Read more →
1 dead in motor accident at Apimanim
Posted on | CommentOne (1) dead after a driver with a Toyota vehicle with registration GE 3040 – 12 collided with a trailer with registration AJ 27 10 Benin. The accident happened at Apimanim in the Ahanta West Municipality of the Western Region … Read more →
Former Shama Constituency MP, Ato Panford passes on
Posted on | CommentFormer Member of Parliament (MP) for the Shama Constituency in the Western Region, Hon. Ato Panford has passed on. The former Legislator died at the GPHA Hospital in Takoradi on Sunday, February 12, 2023. According to reliable sources, Hon. Panford … Read more →
Harry and Meghan to be questioned in Samantha Markle defamation case
Posted on | CommentThe Duke and Duchess of Sussex could be questioned as part of a US defamation case brought by Meghan’s half-sister. Samantha Markle is suing Meghan for “defamation and injurious falsehoods” following the couple’s interview with Oprah Winfrey in 2021. She … Read more →
Police arrest 14 NPP Activists for threatening trouble
Posted on | CommentThe Western North Region Police Command has arrested 14 activists of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) at Enchi in the region for allegedly threatening to cause mayhem at the planned re-run of some positions of the party in the … Read more →
West Hills Mall incident: Deceased was choked to death by ‘wee’ in black polythene – Pathologist
Posted on | CommentA pathology examination has revealed that Shadrach Arloo, the 32-year-old man who died last week at the West Hills Mall during an encounter with a policeman and a private security personnel was choked by ‘wee’ [cannabis] in a black polythene … Read more →
Mpohor: Hunter kills brother after mistaking him for animal
Posted on | CommentA 42-year-old man has turned himself in to the police after shooting his 65-year-old brother to death in Bowohomoden, a community near Mampong in the Mpohor District of the Western Region. At 11 a.m., while out hunting, the suspect, John … Read more →
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