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Air fares soar by nearly 25% as Iran war forces flights to re-route
Posted on with No CommentThe war in the Middle East has helped to trigger a surge in air fares, with the lowest-priced economy tickets costing 24% more on average than they did a year ago, according to new research. The report, from the consultancy … Read more →
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Taifa Baukina: Lebanese commits suicide
Posted on | CommentAfter leaving a lengthy suicide note in Arabic that he was tired of living on this earth, a 62-year-old Lebanese man has reportedly committed suicide by shooting himself. Ahmed Chaaban, reportedly shot himself with a single barrel gun at his … Read more →
Kalyppo shortage hits Cape Coast
Posted on | CommentSome retailers of Kalyp?o at Kotokuraba in Cape Coast are calling on producers of the fruit drink to fast-track its supply to the metropolis so as to meet the high demand. The craze for the fruit juice has been on … Read more →
BoG to stop purchase of gold watches
Posted on | CommentThe Bank of Ghana is set to stop the purchase of gold watches meant to be given out as part of end of service benefit to retiring staff of the institution. This is what Joy Business has picked up from … Read more →
University of Ghana admits 25,295
Posted on | CommentA total of twenty five thousand two hundred and ninety five hundred students have been admitted by the University of Ghana this year, the Vice Chancellor of the premier tertiary institution Prof. Ebenezer Oduro Owusu disclosed yesterday. He disclosed this … Read more →
Winner of ‘The Challenge’ leaves RGU with Distinction
Posted on | CommentAgya Yaw Nsiah Agyemang won a scholarship at Robert Gordon University (RGU) after winning The Challenge, an Apprentice style reality TV show in Ghana. The 25-year-old started his MSc International Business at RGU’s Aberdeen Business School in January 2015 and … Read more →
Sperm donor fathers ‘100 children’ in 4yrs by offering free service on Facebook
Posted on | CommentA sperm donor claims he could have fathered up to 100 children in four years by offering his services for free on FACEBOOK. Matt Stone, 37, from Raleigh in North Carolina, USA, has revealed he is contacted “by ten people … Read more →
Man arrested for giving girl ‘wee’ jollof
Posted on | CommentA 20-year-old trader has appeared before the Accra Circuit Court for giving a young lady jollof mixed with marijuana (‘wee’). Seidu Issah pleaded guilty to a charge of possession of narcotic drugs and was convicted by the court, presided over … Read more →
Eva Lokko is dead
Posted on | CommentThe former Director-General of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, Madam Eva Naa Merley Lokko has died. She had battled ill-health for short while. Her death was confirmed in Accra by officials of the Progressive People’s Party on whose ticket she was … Read more →
Simpson-Kent jailed for life
Posted on | CommentFor murdering partner and 2 sons TRIPLE killer Arthur Simpson-Kent will die in prison for murdering ex-Eastenders star Sian Blake and their two children. The former model joined a short list of other monsters – including serial killers and terrorists … Read more →
Prez. Buhari to sell presidential jets to cut down on “waste”
Posted on | CommentNigeria has put up two of its 10 presidential jets for sale as a part of a campaign to cut down on “waste”, a spokesman for President Muhammadu Buhari has said it has been reported. According to the BBC, Newspaper … Read more →
Techiman female cells turned store
Posted on | CommentFrom time immemorial the Techiman Police Station has no cells for women. As a result of that women who offend the law and taken to the police station to be detained end up sitting at the ‘counter back.’ A year … Read more →
DISTURBING PHOTOS: 20 killed in ghastly accident at Wassa Akropong
Posted on | Comment20 persons have been confirmed dead in a gory accident at Subriso near Wassa Akropong in the Wassa Amenfi East district of the Western Region. The accident occurred when a Sprinter Bus fully loaded with passengers from Bogoso to Kumasi … Read more →
DISTURBING PHOTO: Fake BNI man drowns in attempt to escape arrest
Posted on | CommentA young man who paraded himself as a BNI official in an attempt to extort monies from some teachers in the Ahanta West District has drowned when tried escaping arrest. The man, Morro Ibrahim, 20 who hails from Ayiem … Read more →
REVEALED: World Bank funding some of the “200 community SHS” project
Posted on | CommentConsultant to the National Health Insurance Authority, last Friday, presented the list of 123 Community Senior High Schools under various stages of completion to host Kwami Sefa Kayi in the studios of Peace FM. Ametor Quarmyne who had initially promised … Read more →
Bank of Ghana splashes GH¢2m on gold watches as retirement package
Posted on | CommentIt has emerged that the Bank of Ghana (BoG) is spending over $500,000 on gold watches as retirement package for staff of the financial institution. The amount, which is about GH¢2 million, is for the purchase of 24 pieces of … Read more →
Amend new BoG Act – IMF
Posted on | CommentBARELY two months after parliament passed the Bank of Ghana (BoG) Amendment Bill, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has punched holes into the Act and is demanding fresh amendments to introduce a number of new provisions. It said the provision … Read more →
Ghana’s economy shrinks by $1.8billion
Posted on | CommentThe size of the Ghanaian economy (including oil) shrunk from US$38.5 billion recorded in 2014 to US$36.7 billion in 2015, a difference of $1.8billion, the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has disclosed. The GSS further stated that Ghana’s economy grew by … Read more →
Millionaire mistakenly marries granddaughter
Posted on | CommentJust three months into their marriage, a Florida couple got the surprise of their lives after discovering that the bride was the groom’s biological granddaughter. According to the Florida Sun Post, the couple — who have requested to remain anonymous … Read more →
Becoming President is a calling from God – Prez. Mahama
Posted on | CommentBecoming the President of Ghana is in response to a calling from the Almighty God, President John Dramani Mahama has disclosed. He said it was at a point in his political career when he planned to take a break from … Read more →
Hurricane displaces thousands in Haiti
Posted on | CommentThe most powerful Caribbean hurricane in nearly a decade has left thousands of people displaced in Haiti, with officials struggling to reach the worst-hit areas. Hurricane Matthew is said to have devastated parts of the country, where at least two … Read more →
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