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Goldband data shows 98.8% of Ghana’s small scale gold exports went to Dubai and India in 2025
Posted on with No CommentData obtained by JoyNews Research from GoldBod through a Right to Information request shows that Ghana’s small scale gold exports in 2025 were overwhelmingly concentrated in just two markets. Of the 103,804 kilograms of small-scale gold exported through GoldBod in … Read more →
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REVEALED: Woyome’s 6 bank accounts at ADB – See the worth
Posted on | CommentI. Account No – 1161010010031401 – GHC966.58 ii. Account No – 1161810010031401 – GHC29, 515.95 iii. Dollar Account No – 1163030010031401 – US$98.17 cents iv. Dollar Account No – 1163040010031401 – US$32,779.68 v. Euro Account No – 1165030010031401 – €1, … Read more →
VIDEO: Girl narrates forced prostitution in Russia
Posted on | CommentCriminals appear to be taking advantage of Russia’s student visa system to force girls into prostitution. Deutsche Welle’s Emma Burrows has been investigating how Nigerians come for university and disappear into the sex trade. Two years ago a woman came … Read more →
Best Universities in Africa: University of Ghana ranked 7th
Posted on | CommentThe Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings has announced Africa’s best Universities in the recently published World University Rankings. University of Ghana is now at the 7th position in the whole of Africa making Ghanas premier University the topmost … Read more →
PHOTOS: Prince George meets Prez. Obama after staying up past his bedtime
Posted on | CommentAs a two-year-old royal, Prince George has already met some of the world’s most famous people in his short life. But clearly the toddler was especially excited about the prospect of meeting President Obama and his wife Michelle tonight. The … Read more →
PHOTOS: Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey goes home today
Posted on | CommentHundreds of Ghanaians, particularly members and executives of the New Patriotic Party have gathered at the forecourt of the State House in Accra to bid their final farewell to the late chairman of the party Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey.President John Mahama, former … Read more →
‘Ice water’ seller jailed for stealing baby
Posted on | CommentDeborah Ansah, an ice water seller, who stole a three-month old baby girl at Avenor in Accra and sent her to Achiansa Nubesu near Suhum in the Eastern Region, has been sentenced to two years imprisonment. The Circuit Court, however, … Read more →
‘She came prepared for sex’ – Rev Father defends
Posted on | CommentEven before he was dragged formally to court to face charges of neglecting responsibility towards a six-month-old child he allegedly fathered, Rev Father Yves -Lucien Evaga Njana appears to be frantically doing everything possible to free himself from the grips … Read more →
Johnson Asiama appointed BoG Second Deputy Governor
Posted on | CommentEconomist and Monetary Policy Specialist, Dr Johnson Asiamah has been appointed as Second Deputy Governor at Bank of Ghana. Until his appointment, Dr. Asiamah was the Assistant Director at the Economics Department of the central bank, where he coordinated the … Read more →
LIST: World’s 100 most influential people
Posted on | CommentA list of the most influential people in the world, according toTime magazine that is, has been revealed. The 100 names vary from world leaders to Youtubers to activists to rappers and according to the editor Nancy Gibbs they all “have … Read more →
World’s oldest dog dies at age 30 (PHOTOS)
Posted on | CommentA kelpie thought to be the world’s oldest dog has died at home on a dairy farm in the Australian state of Victoria. Maggie, a black-and-tan kelpie, was thought to be 30 years old. Woolsthorpe dairy farmer Brian McLaren confirmed … Read more →
DISTURBING PHOTOS: Blind man commits suicide in Kumasi
Posted on | CommentIn a strange move, a middle aged blind man who could not cope with life as a result of a separation with his wife has allegedly committed suicide by hanging in Kumasi. Mobila Yanam, said to be in his 40s … Read more →
Any Chief who does “Partisan endorsement is not wise” – Kweku Baako
Posted on | CommentEditor-In-Chief of the New Crusading Guide, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako says that any Chief that rallies support for a particular government is not wise. Speaking on PeaceFM‘s Kokrokoo Morning Show Wednesday, Kweku Baako lambasted the country’s traditional leaders stressing that … Read more →
Malaria kills 15,000 Ghanaians in 5 years
Posted on | CommentAbout 15,063 people have died of malaria-related cases between 2010 and 2015, according to figures released by the National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) of the Ghana Health Service (GHS). The programme has, however, recorded a reduction in yearly in-patient deaths … Read more →
Lawyers with expired license to be prosecuted – Supreme Court
Posted on | CommentThe Supreme Court has ordered the prosecution and disbarment of all lawyers who practice without renewing their licenses. According to the ruling, it was illegal for lawyers to continue plying their trade if they fail to go through the process … Read more →
VIDEO: 81-yr-old woman raped and robbed by 3 men
Posted on | CommentAn 81-year old woman known as Madam Martha, a resident of New Akrofuom in the Ashanti Region, has experienced probably the most humiliating and painful period of her life after she was robbed and raped by three unknown guys in … Read more →
Western Region: 8-yr-old girl slaps 6-yr-old to death
Posted on | CommentResidents at Sefwi Essam in the Bia West district of the Western region are in a state of shock after a slap from an 8-year-old girl reportedly led to the death of another 6-year-old girl. The two little girls, Benedicta … Read more →
LIST: Worst jobs of 2016: Newspaper reporter tops
Posted on | CommentBeing a newspaper reporter has been ranked the worst job for the third year in a row. Jobs in the media were seen as precarious because the loss of media organisations as a result of the decline in advertising revenue. … Read more →
15-yr-old boy arrested for defacing Prez. Mahama’s posters
Posted on | CommentThe father of a 15-year-old boy is questioning the circumstances under which his son was arrested and detained in a police cell for a day for allegedly defacing the posters of president John Mahama. The boy whose name has been … Read more →
Kuwait bans visas to Ghanaian housemaids
Posted on | CommentThe Kuwaiti government has temporarily banned the issuance of visa to Ghanaians recruited as maidservants to work in that country. This follows numerous reports of maltreatment of recruits who work as house-helps in that country. According Ghana’s Ambassador to Saudi … Read more →
Ghana to introduce online passport application
Posted on | CommentThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs is to introduce an online portal system for to ease congestion at passport offices nationwide. “This means clients can apply online in the comfort of their homes or wherever. They are then given an interview date just like … Read more →
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