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Afenyo-Markin referred to Privileges Committee over security recruitment claims
Posted on with No CommentThe Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, is to face Parliament’s Committee on Privileges and Immunities after the Interior Minister formally challenged him to substantiate allegations that the ongoing recruitment into the security services is unlawful and exploitative. The development followed an … Read more →
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Akosombo, Kpong dams spillage: 2,000 People displaced in Pru East
Posted on | CommentMore than 2,000 people have been rendered homeless in 15 communities along the Lower Volta Lake Basin in the Pru East District in the Bono East Region. This follows the spillage of the Akosombo and Kpong dams, which wreaked havoc, … Read more →
Cholera, typhoid cases increasing in communities affected by the flood
Posted on | CommentA Public Health Practitioner, Abraham Norman Nortey, has revealed that water-borne diseases are increasing in the communities that have been affected by the flood that was caused by the spillage of the Akosombo Dam. He stated that although the people … Read more →
Second aid convoy enters Gaza as Israel PM warns Hamas war is ‘do or die’ – UN
Posted on | CommentMartin Griffiths, the UN’s humanitarian chief, has announced the arrival of 14 more trucks carrying humanitarian aid into Gaza. He said it was “another small glimmer of hope” for Palestinians, but warned they still need “more, much more.” The charity … Read more →
If you want evidence, go to the forest – Frimpong-Boateng to AG
Posted on | CommentFormer Environment Minister, Prof. Kwabena Frimpong-Boateng, has responded to the Attorney General’s Office’s statement for “hard evidence” in relation to the allegations in his report on illegal mining activities in the country. The AG’s office, last week indicated that the … Read more →
Dam Spillage: Vice President donates GH¢160,000 to displaced victims
Posted on | CommentVice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has made a personal donation of GH¢160,000 to victims of the devastating spillage of water from the Akosombo Dam. Several communities in eight districts, mostly in the Volta Region as well as the Eastern and … Read more →
Tadi: Kingsley Ofosu of ‘Deadly Voyage’ fame arrested over alleged €120k fraud
Posted on | CommentKinsley Ofosu, the sole survivor of the famous Deadly Voyage stowaway story in 1992, has been arrested for his involvement in an alleged €120,000 scam. The suspect, who made international headline in 1992 with his miraculous survival from a stowaway … Read more →
Is AI about to transform the legal profession?
Posted on | CommentIf there was a court case on whether society should embrace artificial intelligence (AI) or reject it, there would likely be a hung jury. No-one, it seems, can decide whether the benefits – such as automating written tasks, and sifting … Read more →
Nokia to axe up to 14,000 jobs to cut costs
Posted on | CommentFinnish telecoms giant Nokia is to axe between 9,000 and 14,000 jobs by the end of 2026 to cut costs. The announcement was made as the company reported a 20% drop in sales between July and September. The company blamed … Read more →
‘UK stands with you’ – Prime Minister to Israel
Posted on | CommentBritish Prime Minister Rishi Sunak told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday Britain was standing with Israel “unequivocally” following the attacks by Hamas and that London was working to ensure the world speaks in one voice. Israel bombarded Gaza … Read more →
Liberia election results: George Weah and Joseph Boakai set for run-off
Posted on | CommentWith almost all votes counted in Liberia’s election, President George Weah and his main rival Joseph Boakai are still running neck and neck, meaning they are set for a run-off. Mr Weah currently has 43.8% of the vote with Mr … Read more →
5 Nigerians jailed for exhuming skull ‘to get rich’
Posted on | CommentFive men have been jailed for 12 years each in Nigeria after they were convicted of exhuming a human skull. They had planned to take it to a traditional doctor who said it was needed for rituals that would make … Read more →
Rolls-Royce to cut up to 2,500 jobs in bid to cut costs
Posted on | CommentRolls-Royce has announced plans to axe up to 2,500 jobs globally to create a “more efficient and effective” company. It is the first major move by Tufan Erginbilgic who, on becoming chief executive in January, described Rolls-Royce as a “burning platform.” … Read more →
Western Region: 31 alleged prostitutes, human traffickers arrested by GIS (PHOTOS)
Posted on | CommentThe Western Regional Command of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS), through its Axim Sector Command, has rounded up 31 people for their alleged involvement in prostitution and Human trafficking within and around a notorious brothel known as Bafana Bafana Resort, … Read more →
2024 budget: Govt commits to more expenditure cuts, aggressive growth, jobs
Posted on | CommentThe government has assured Ghanaians that it will safeguard current economic gains, and make it reflect in the living conditions of everyone in the coming months. To this end, there would be more expenditure reduction measures in the 2024 budget, … Read more →
Total membership of SSNIT Scheme is 1.8 million — Baffour Awuah
Posted on | CommentAs of March 2023, the total membership of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) Scheme was estimated at 1.8 million, Mr Ignatius Baffour Awuah, the Minister of Employment, Labour Relations and Pensions, has disclosed. This, he said means … Read more →
IMF: Ghana has fulfilled obligations, awaiting creditor action on debt restructuring
Posted on | CommentThe Director of the African Department at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Abebe Aemro Selassie, has confirmed that Ghana has taken the required steps to secure the long-awaited financing assurance from its external creditors. He added that the IMF is … Read more →
Prez. Akufo-Addo to tour areas affected by Akosombo dam spillage today
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is today, Monday, October 16, 2023, expected to tour affected communities devastated by the spillage of excess water from the Akosombo dam. The tour comes after the President set up a nine-member inter-ministerial committee headed by the Chief of Staff, Akosua … Read more →
Now X posts can lock replies to only allow comment from verified accounts
Posted on | CommentThe latest turn in the Elon Musk-directed platform X, previously known as Twitter, is that users can now block unverified accounts from replying to their posts. This change arrives about 11 months after Musk launched paid verification for Twitter Blue, apportioning … Read more →
ADC, US-DFC sign MoU to build Data Centre
Posted on | CommentTHE AFRICA Data Centres (ADC) a pan African technology group, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United States International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) for the establishment of a data center in Ghana. The MoU reaffirms their shared … Read more →
Journalist fined for insulting Italian PM Giorgia Meloni
Posted on | CommentA prominent Italian journalist has been found guilty of libel after insulting Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in a television interview. Roberto Saviano used a swear word to describe Ms Meloni while attacking her stance on migration in December 2020. He … Read more →
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