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Prez. Mahama vows to keep inflation in single digits after sharp decline
Posted on with No CommentPresident John Mahama has reaffirmed his government’s commitment to sustaining inflation within single digits, following a marked drop in the rate to 3.2 per cent. The President said the achievement forms part of a broader strategy to stabilise the economy … Read more →
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PHOTOS: Man proposes to girlfriend at polling station in Nigeria
Posted on | CommentNigeria’s elections was extended to Sunday, to allow those who were unable to vote on Saturday due to delays. On Saturday, though, one man chose not to only vote at his polling station, but also to propose to his girlfriend. … Read more →
Chief of Chinto-Doboro gunned down
Posted on | CommentInformation reaching us indicates that the acting Chief of Chinto-Doboro near Nsawam in the Eastern Region, Nana Okotoako Kofi Mankata II, 54, and his driver, Nana Kwame, 38, were on Saturday night gunned down by unknown assailants at Nsawam- Adoagyiri when returning to his house from a funeral. The assailants, who reportedly … Read more →
PHOTOS: Groom attempts suicide after meeting ‘ugly’ bride
Posted on | CommentAn arranged marriage groom was so upset when he saw his bride for the first time that he tried to drown himself. Kang Hu, 33, stunned guests, family and friends when he apologised to bride Na Sung, 30, telling her … Read more →
Rat Race: WASSCE Candidate fails to write 1st paper due to blade wounds
Posted on | CommentTwo final year students of Adiembra Senior High School in Sekondi who are reported to have engaged in an intense fisticuffs resulting in a life threatening blade wounds to one of them are currently being investigated by the school’s authorities. … Read more →
Waterville drags Ghana to International Court of Arbitration
Posted on | CommentConstruction firm Waterville Holding Limited has dragged Ghana to the International Court of Arbitration seeking to challenge an order of the Supreme Court ordering it to pay back 25 million pounds judgment debt illegally paid them. Former Attorney General Martin … Read more →
Nigeria’s INEC to announce election results today
Posted on | CommentPresident Goodluck Jonathan has urged Nigerians to exercise patience as they wait for the Independent National Electoral Commission to collate and announce results of Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections. Jonathan who is the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic … Read more →
268,771final year Students begin WASSCE today
Posted on | CommentThe 2015 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) begins today across the country. In all, 268,771 candidates from 868 public and private Senior High Schools (SHS), will participate in the examination at 866 centres. The figure represents an increase … Read more →
Ghana Cedi down by 12.5%
Posted on | CommentWITH barely few days to end the first quarter of 2015, the Ghana Cedi has been ranked the second worst performing currency in the African continent, continuing what it left last year. According to renowned research institution, Ecobank Research, … Read more →
PHOTO: Asamoah Gyan impostor in court
Posted on | CommentAn Accra circuit court is expected to commence hearing of a case in which one Masud Walid Iddrisu is standing trial for allegedly impersonating Asamoah Gyan, captain of the Ghana Black Stars. This follows a botched attempt by the prosecution … Read more →
Utility tariffs increased
Posted on | CommentDespite the erratic supply of electricity and the trauma consumers go through on a daily basis, the Public Regulatory and Utilities Commission (PURC) has increased utility tariffs. From April 1, 2015, electricity tariffs would go up by 2.63 percent while … Read more →
Man defiles 10-yr-old mentally challenged girl
Posted on | CommentA 26-year-old Nigerian has been sentenced to 15 years in jail for defiling a mentally-challenged girl. Sunday Ali was said to have lured his 11-year-old victim to an uncompleted building and slept with her. He was said to have bolted … Read more →
VIDEO: ‘Kantanka’ vehicle presented to Ghana Police
Posted on | 1 CommentThe Ghana Police Service is the first public institution in the country to use a locally-made vehicle, “Kantanka Omama”. That follows the presentation of one of the “Kantanka Omama”, pickup vehicles, to the Ghana Police Service to enhance the work … Read more →
Metro mass loses GH¢12.5m monthly
Posted on | CommentInvestigations by The Finder has revealed that Metro Mass Transit Limited (MMTL), a public transportation company, is losing about GH¢12.8 million revenue a month because 531 out of the 800 operational buses have been grounded as at March 12, 2015 … Read more →
PHOTO: Self-styled Prophetess arrested for visa fraud
Posted on | CommentA woman in her mid forties has been arrested by the Tema Community 8 Police for allegedly defrauding about 225 people with a promise to get them US visas. Cindy Naa Adoley Brown was arrested on Sunday and has since … Read more →
Sakawa boys threaten Minister
Posted on | CommentThe Northern Regional Minister, Alhaji Limuna Mohammed Muniru, says his life is under threat following text messages he has received from some internet fraudsters, popularly known as “Sakawa” boys in the Tamale metropolis. This follows a directive he issued to … Read more →
268,771 SHS candidates to write WASSCE on Monday
Posted on | CommentA total of 268,771 final-year senior high school (SHS) student candidates will write this year’s West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) from Monday next week. The figure represents an increase of 20,603 candidates over the 2014 figure of 242,162 … Read more →
PHOTO: Another Legon armed robber arrested
Posted on | CommentA member of a gang which allegedly terrorised students of the University of Ghana, Legon, in Accra has been arrested. Richard Agordo, 38, who claims to be unemployed and an ex-convict, was arrested after attacking two Law Faculty students of … Read more →
Police recruitment scam: COP Timbilla, 13 others likely to be prosecuted
Posted on | CommentThe Police administration has said it will not rule out the possibility of prosecuting some 14 persons including three serving officers who have been implicated in the Special Police Task Force report. One of the three officers indicted is COP … Read more →
Minister calls for arrest of Sakawa boys, Wee girls
Posted on | CommentThe Chairman of the Northern Regional Security Council (REGSEC), Alhaji Mohammed Muniru-Limuna, has issued a three-day ultimatum for the arrest and prosecution of youth captured in leaked videos perpetrating acts of indiscipline. The chairman, who doubles as the regional minister, expressed worry over the spate of indiscipline exhibited by youth in the region and … Read more →
Man kills Watchman for allegedly bonking his wife
Posted on | CommentThe Kenyasi No.2 Police Command in the Asutifi South District in the Brong Ahafo Region has mounted a search for Yaw Adjei alias Seth, a 41-year-old farmer, for allegedly butchering a 50-year-old night watchman who he suspected of having an … Read more →
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