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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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Gov’t sued over ECG sale
Posted on | CommentAn advocate for the protection of public property has filed a suit at the high court seeking to stop the proposed Private Sector Participation (PSP) in Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) Limited. The plaintiff, Saaka Salia of Kotobabi, Accra, wants … Read more →
VIDEO: Kumchacha delivers Counselor Lutterodt
Posted on | CommentHell nearly broke loose in the studios of an Accra-based radio station when the founder and leader of the Heaven’s Gate Ministry, Nicholas Osei popularly known as ‘Kumchacha’ finally squared up with the all-popular Counselor Luterrodt. Dressed in his usual … Read more →
PHOTOS: Fire guts Labadi Beach Hotel
Posted on | CommentFire has gutted parts of Labadi Beach Hotel. According to sources, the inferno began in the early hours of Thursday but officials of the Ghana Fire Services quickly arrived at the scene to quench the blaze. It is not clear what … Read more →
Ghana makes headway with IMF Programme
Posted on | CommentThe Minister for Finance, Mr Seth Terkper, has said the progress so far made regarding the third review of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) extended credit facility (ECF) is satisfactory and indicative of the government’s commitment to the programme. A … Read more →
500,000 Students to benefit from free education – Prez. Mahama
Posted on | CommentAlmost 500, 000 students will benefit from the progressively free Senior High School education, President John Mahama has announced. President Mahama addressing Chiefs and people of Agona Abodom in the Central Region on Monday during the commissioning of a Community … Read more →
Nigerian nabbed for posing as secretary of Chief of Staff (PHOTO)
Posted on | CommentA 38-year-old Nigerian national is in the grips of the Osu District Police Command for posing as the secretary of Chief of Staff, Julius Debrah, in an attempt to assist one Mr Peter Wang Tung-Shun claim an investment left to … Read more →
Tadi youth turn to sale of coconut as vacation jobs
Posted on | CommentPOVERTY has pushed many school children in Takoradi, who are currently on holidays, to take to the sale of coconut as vacation job. These children, between the ages of 9 and 12, hail from Ahanta and Nzema. Speaking to The … Read more →
Thief falls asleep in Pastor’s room during robbery
Posted on | CommentA suspected robber has been arrested by the Police in Asamankese in the Eastern region after he was caught sleeping in the bedroom of an SDA Pastor.The 27-year-old suspect, was found half naked and deeply asleep on the bed of … Read more →
Ankaful: Prisoner chops off another prisoner’s penis
Posted on | CommentThe penis of a prisoner, who resisted an attempt by his colleague to sodomise him, has been slashed with a sharp razor blade at the Ankaful Maximum Security Prison near Cape Coast in the Central Region. The victim, name withheld, … Read more →
ECG boss will be arrested if… PURC
Posted on | CommentThe Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) has threatened to arrest the Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) if staff fail to restore services to customers. According to Public Relations Officer of the Commission, Nana Yaa Jantuah, the … Read more →
Fidelity Bank fires 190 Staff
Posted on | CommentInformation gathered by BUSINESS GUIDE indicates that Fidelity Bank, the largest privately owned indigenous bank in Ghana, is set to lay off 190 of its employees, including 110 permanent and 80 contract staff. The retrenchment exercise, the paper learnt, is … Read more →
Electrician electrocuted at Sege (DISTURBING PHOTO)
Posted on | 1 CommentA 49-YEAR-OLD private electrician came to a fatal end when he got electrocuted at Sege in the Ada West District of the Greater Accra Region after he climbed an electric pole to rectify a fault on a line. The deceased, … Read more →
Brong Ahafo: 29-year old beheads mum
Posted on | CommentA 29-year old mentally challenged person, Baba Yara on Saturday, beheaded his mother at Tepa Esushyiaye in the Brong Ahafo Region. The suspect dismembered the limbs of the woman, known as Maame Salllah. The gory incident followed a misunderstanding between … Read more →
Notorious fulani robbers arrested (PHOTO)
Posted on | CommentAbubakari Mohammed, 20, and Mohammed Mamudu, 18, have been arrested by residents at Banda Nkwanta in the Bole district of the Northern Region and handed over to the police for robbery. Information available to DAILY GUIDE revealed that on August … Read more →
PHOTOS: Wa Chief crowns Nana Addo ‘Chief of Patience’
Posted on | CommentThe Chiefs and people of the Chakale Traditional Area, in the Wa East constituency of the Upper West Region, have conferred the title “Chief of Patience” on the 2016 presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. … Read more →
Korle-Bu conducts 3 to 5 fibroid surgeries daily
Posted on | CommentDr Theodore Boafor, Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH), has disclosed that the medical entity conducts three to five fibroid surgeries daily. He said fibroid cases are on the increase, and the statistics show that one out of every three … Read more →
Gov’t Pharmacists on indefinite strike
Posted on | CommentPharmacists in state run health facilities will vacate their posts Monday to pressure government to resolve discrepancies in their market premium payment. The over 600 members of the Government Hospital Pharmacists Association (GHOPSA) say the indefinite strike has become their … Read more →
Gonja Chief predicts 53% win for Nana Addo
Posted on | CommentThe Paramount Chief of the Kpembe Traditional Area, Kpembe Wura Babanye Ndefosu II, says the 2016 presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, will secure a good victory in the December presidential election, by a margin … Read more →
VIDEO: Prez. Mahama thanks followers for helping him reach 1 million on Facebook
Posted on | CommentPresident John Mahama has thanked all his followers on Facebook for helping him reach the one million milestone. In a post on his facebook wall, he said “thank you my Facebook friends. We are already one million here. Many heartfelt … Read more →
Taxi driver arrested for allegedly spraying acid on colleague
Posted on | CommentA 40-year-old taxi driver is standing trial at the Accra Circuit Court for allegedly using douche pump (bentoa) to spray a substance suspected to be acid on another taxi driver in a bid to steal the latter’s taxi. On his … Read more →
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