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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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PHOTOS: Witch crash lands in Kumasi
Posted on | CommentRESIDENTS OF Akyeremadi, near Kumasi in the Ashanti Region, woke up Thursday morning to the shocking news of a suspected witch crash landing in the town. A 37-year-old woman, who said Gifty and Afia were her names, reportedly fell down … Read more →
2,807 men ‘beaten’ by wives in 2015
Posted on | CommentA total of 2,807 men reported domestic abuse cases against their wives last year as against 3,143 the previous year. Similarly, about 13,465 women also reported domestic violence cases against their spouses last year as against 15,207 the previous year. … Read more →
Sekondi/Takoradi: Angry Muslim youth lock up central Mosque (PHOTOS)
Posted on | CommentMuslims living within and arround Kojokrom were on friday July, 29, 2016 denied access to the Central Mosque to offer their main Friday prayers (Jumah) following the locking up of the place by the Muslim Youths. The angry youths claim … Read more →
Danger looms at a fuel station in Sekondi / Takoradi
Posted on | CommentThe Evironmental protection agency and the National Petroleum Authority must act as quickly as possible to avert a looming catastrophe at Kojokrom in the Sekondi/Takoradi Metropolis following a report of a leakage at a Goil fuel Station there. A resident … Read more →
W/R: Mother abandons child at forest, claims he is not handsome
Posted on | CommentThe police at Adum Bamso in the Mpohor District of the Western Region have done a heroic work after acting swiftly to rescue a one and a half year old son who was abandoned by the Mother in a forest. … Read more →
Education Minister deserves a slap… He must repent – OccupyGhana
Posted on | CommentShortly after the three contemnors Alistair Nelson, Godwin Ako Gunn members of NDC and Salifu Maase alias Mugabe were sentenced to a four- months jail term by the Supreme Court, some ministers and members of President John Dramani Mahama’s administration, opened a … Read more →
PHOTOS: Dzifa Ativor visits Montie 3 with goodies
Posted on | CommentFormer Transport Minister Dzifa Ativor has visited a presenter of Accra-based Montie FM and two panelists in prison, bearing gifts. Salifu Maase, Alistair Nelson and Godwin Ako Gun were sentenced to four months in prison by the Supreme Court on … Read more →
Nigerian arrested over £45 million scam
Posted on | CommentA man behind an online fraud network which engineered scams worth more than £45million has been arrested in Nigeria. The 40-year-old Nigerian, identified only as ‘Mike’, was detained in the southern oil city of Port Harcourt over claims he was … Read more →
LIST: No Ghanaian University in top 1,000 Universities
Posted on | CommentThe Centre for World University Rankings (CWUR) has released the 2016 ranking of universities, and no Ghanaian university made it into the top 1,000 most influential universities in the world. Harvard University in the United States topped the list, followed … Read more →
Over 10,000 babies died in 2015
Posted on | CommentA total of 10,166 babies died in 2015 due to birth asphyxia, a breathing abnormality at birth. According to the Ghana Health Service (GHS), this represents 30 per cent of all under-five mortality in the country. Dr Christabel Enweronu-Laryea, the … Read more →
Aviation fuel to go down by 20%
Posted on | CommentThe National Petroleum Authority (NPA) will soon formally announce a 20 per cent reduction in the cost of aviation fuel, government has indicated. President John Dramani Mahama said government had consulted with the NPA, and the authority had agreed to … Read more →
CJ in kidnapping saga: Minister approval in limbo
Posted on | CommentThe minority in parliament – the New Patriotic Party – is leading a crusade to get the house to reject the nomination of National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament (MP) for Nkwanta North in the Volta Region, John Oti … Read more →
BoG on course to reducing inflation — Governor
Posted on | CommentThe Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Abdul-Nashiru Issahaku, says the bank is conducting its policies in a way to bring inflation to its medium-term target of eight per cent. His comment comes after the bank recorded a … Read more →
Hunting banned from August 1 to December 1
Posted on | CommentThe Forestry Commission Wildlife Division has announced a ban on hunting, capturing and destroying of wild animals with effect from August 1 to December 1. Dubbed ‘The Close Season,’ the annual ban is enshrined in the Wildlife Conservation Regulations. A … Read more →
Prez. Mahama inaugurates ultra-modern GPHA Revenue Centre
Posted on | CommentPresident Dramani Mahama on Thursday tasked Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA), Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority and other stakeholders to synchronise the taxes at the ports to avoid duplications. He said the complaints about multiple taxes are … Read more →
Prez. Mahama ranks UPSA over Legon
Posted on | CommentPresident John Mahama has subtly rated the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) as Ghana’s leading public university, saying UPSA is the “greatest university in the world.” The President made this remark while delivering the keynote address at UPSA’s 8th … Read more →
DISTURBING PHOTO: Armed robber gunned down at Ashaiman
Posted on | CommentPOLICE OFFICERS at Ashaiman, near Tema, at dawn yesterday gunned down a suspected armed robber at Christian Village, a suburb of Ashaiman, and retrieved guns from suspected criminals. The deceased, Daniel Duodu alias Paa Dan, a 22-year-old man who was … Read more →
GPRTU petitions Prez. Mahama over Dangote
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has petitioned the Mahama government to intervene and stop Nigerian business magnet, Aliko Dangote, from taking over the transport business, which is employing thousands of Ghanaian drivers and other ancillary staff. The petition … Read more →
Kenya overtakes SA as biggest investor in African countries
Posted on | CommentKenya overtook South Africa to become the biggest investor in other African countries in terms of the number of projects in 2015. Kenya invested in 36 projects last year in other parts of the continent against South Africa’s 33, a … Read more →
Supreme court orders gov’t to release Gitmo 2 agreement
Posted on | CommentThe Supreme Court has ordered the release of the agreement between the Ghanaian government and the United States government which allowed two ex-Guantanamo Bay detainees to be relocated into the country. The Court, on Thursday, directed that the documents be … Read more →
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