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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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Suspend faulty billing system – PURC to ECG
Posted on | CommentThe Public Utility Regulatory Commission -PURC has ordered the Electricity Company of Ghana -ECG to suspend the implementation of its ‘faulty’ new billing software until further notice. The commission has also ordered the ECG to appoint an independent billing software … Read more →
9,000 jobs to be lost
Posted on | CommentLocal steel manufacturing companies say they will have no choice but to shut down due to cheap imports and killer electricity tariffs. Local steel factories employ nearly 9,000 workers, comprising 3,000 workforce in the mills and 6,000 indirect workers, representing … Read more →
Western Region: 11-yr-old boy shoots girl, 9, dead
Posted on | CommentAn 11-year-old boy has reportedly shot and killed a nine-year-old girl with his father’s gun at Ateiku, a farming community in the Wassa East District of the Western region. According to eyewitnesses, the young suspect mistakenly shot Maa Efua, the … Read more →
DISTURBING PHOTO: Car knocks down woman, daughter on N1 Highway
Posted on | CommentA middle aged woman and her daughter were on Monday evening knocked down by a car on the N1 Highway at Abeka Lapaz in Accra. The speeding driver hit the victims as they tried to cross the road from one side … Read more →
Accra Floods: Kaneshie residents dump refuse in flood water (VIDEO)
Posted on | CommentLong hours of rain at the weekend left parts of Accra flooded with rain water. Some residents at Kaneshie were spotted dumping their refuse into the flood waters, a practice which has constantly attracted condemnation. This is because the refuse … Read more →
Zika virus confirmed in Africa
Posted on | CommentTHE Zika virus strain responsible for the outbreaks in Brazil has been detected in Africa for the first time, the World Health Organization says. The WHO said it was concerned that the latest strain was spreading and was “on the … Read more →
2 friends jailed for stealing motorbike
Posted on | CommentA HALF-ASSINI Magistrate Court in the Western Region has sentenced two friends to a total of 32 months in prison for stealing a motorbike and attempting to sell it. Francis Kwame, alias Assembly, 21 years; and Alex Yankey, 28, both … Read more →
David Cameron buys used Nissan Micra for wife (PHOTO)
Posted on | CommentWhen car dealership boss Iain Harris got the call from David Cameron’s security team that the prime minister was about to call in to buy a used blue Nissan Micra, he thought it was his mates winding him up. Harris, … Read more →
LIST: UK Universities ranked
Posted on | CommentAn overall table and 54 subject tables The Guardian University Guide has an overall ranking of universities – and then there are 54 tables for each subject area. You can search for a specific course (for example, “illustration”), you can look … Read more →
Half of Students at University Of Zimbabwe test positive for HIV
Posted on | CommentThe University of Zimbabwe (UZ) has moved to limit inter-residence visits between male and female students after almost half of the students who underwent HIV testing, tested positive. According to The Chronicle, the startling revelation came as a result of … Read more →
Politicians behind drugs in Ghana – NACOB boss
Posted on | CommentExecutive Director of the Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) Yaw Akrasi Sarpong has staged a scathing attack on politicians as those behind the abuse of marijuana and alcohol in the country. Mr Sarpong contends that some may not use the hard … Read more →
Tanzanian President fires Minister for attending Parliament drunk
Posted on | CommentTanzanian President John Magufuli has fired the Minister of Internal Affairs of State, Charles Grind, accused of attending parliament while under the influence of alcohol. This is contained in a statement signed by Gerson Msigwa, Acting Director of Communications of the President’s Office. According to … Read more →
VIDEO: Man forcefully bathed in public for not bathing for years
Posted on | CommentThe man pictured is a Cameroonian who is said to hardly take his bath due to the fear of water. He reportedly has not had a bath for several years and was stinking really bad. His friends who had had … Read more →
I never promised Prez. Mahama 100,000 votes – Togbui Fiti V
Posted on | CommentThe Paramount Chief of the Aflao Traditional Area, Togbe Amenya Fiti V, has refuted claims making the rounds that he, in 2013, promised to deliver 100,000 votes to President John Mahama in the 2016 elections. According to him, those reports … Read more →
500 Youth join Prisons Service under YEA
Posted on | CommentFive hundred trained youth have been deployed to complement the work of the Ghana Prisons Service (GPS). The Prison Support Staff, who received five weeks of intensive training are to assist the GPS to ensure the welfare, and safe custody … Read more →
PHOTOS: Frustrated visa applicant attempts to blow up Italian Embassy
Posted on | CommentThere was drama at the Italian Embassy in Accra Friday morning as a young man threatened to blow up the Embassy, located on the Switchback Crescent, Cantonments. The Counter Terrorism Unit of the Ghana Police Service however, acted swiftly and … Read more →
Taxi Driver bites two policemen to avoid arrest
Posted on | CommentA taxi driver, Kojo Antwi, who bit two policemen to avoid being arrested, is before an Accra Magistrate Court. Antwi was charged for possessing ammunition without lawful custody by the court, presided over by Ms Arit Nsemoh. His plea was … Read more →
Public Health calls for discussion on loss of libido in Ghana
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Public Health Association has called for an open discussion on the burden of sexual dysfunction and loss of libido amongst men and women in Ghana and to develop a programme for managing these dysfunctions within the formal healthcare system. … Read more →
Pastor in court over sexual assault
Posted on | CommentA Pastor who is accused of indecently assaulting a 12-year old girl at Gbawe, has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court. Blessing Owusu Ansah is alleged to have used his penis to “brush” the victim’s vagina. Ansah, who is charged … Read more →
KNUST gets new Vice-Chancellor
Posted on | CommentThe Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Council has appointed Professor Kwasi Obiri-Danso, Provost of the College of Science, as the new Vice-Chancellor. He replaces Professor William Otoo Ellis, whose term of office ends in August, this year. … Read more →
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