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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: Woman accidentally burns £20,000 while making tea
Posted on | CommentA woman accidentally set light to £20,000 cash that was meant for her husband’s staff after hiding it in a wood-burning stove and forgetting it was there. Hao Bin, 35, stashed the wad of money inside the cooker to keep … Read more →
Over 250 Coca-Cola workers to be sacked
Posted on | CommentCoca-Cola Bottling Company is laying off over 250 employees as part of efforts to enable it stay in business. The Company began the process today following the worsening effects of the current power crisis on its operations. Speaking to JOY … Read more →
I’ll never change what God told me about Nana Addo – Rev. Owusu Bempah
Posted on | CommentIN SPITE OF the strong rebuttal and open condemnation from the ruling NDC Communicators over the prophecy that projects NPP Flagbearer, Nana Akufo Addo as the next President of Ghana in 2016, Rev. Isaac Owusu Bempah, the messenger of the … Read more →
VIDEO: 6-year-old steals 2 Samsung Galaxy S5 from Shop
Posted on | CommentA woman enters a cellphone shop with her two daughters, while she talks to the shop attendants her six-year-old daughter keeps a watchful eye on the happenings in the shop and makes her move swiftly without anyone but the cameras … Read more →
PHOTOS: How Ghanaian Students in Cyprus celebrated Independence Day
Posted on | 2 CommentsLast Friday was 58 years since Ghana gained independence from British colonial rule. This day is remarkable in the life of all Ghanaians; both home and abroad. Regardless where a Ghanaian finds him/herself, the Independence day is a day which … Read more →
PHOTO: 3 cocoa thieves busted
Posted on | CommentThree suspects, including a security officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod), have been arrested by the Tema Regional Police Command for allegedly stealing a total of 206 bags of dried cocoa beans from the Akasanomaa Warehouse belonging to the cocoa company. Suspects’ names … Read more →
Girls in Tamale battle in wee smoking contest
Posted on | CommentThe increasing spate of indiscipline among the youth, especially girls within the Tamale metropolis, is gradually inching closer to its apex, creating doubt about the ability of parents to instill discipline in their wards at home. What is more worrying … Read more →
2,433 pregnant women tested HIV in Eastern Region
Posted on | CommentThe Eastern Regional HIV Coordinator of the National AIDS Control Programme, Dr Emmanuel Amoah, has called for a change in the methodology in the implementation of the country’s HIV response strategy. He explained that figures available indicate that the situation where health personnel wait at health institutions expecting people to walk … Read more →
COP Patrick Timbilla’s bank account frozen
Posted on | CommentThe Police Administration has ordered the bank accounts of COP Patrick Timbilla to be frozen until investigations into his alleged involvement in the police recruitment scam is completed. Reports indicate Timbilla allegedly has about GHC1 million in two private accounts. … Read more →
Former first lady of Ivory Coast gets 20 yrs in jail
Posted on | CommentIvory Coast’s former first lady, Simone Gbagbo, has been sentenced to 20 years in jail for her role in the violence that followed the 2010 elections. Gbagbo, 65, had been charged with undermining state security. Her husband, former Ivorian President … Read more →
Commissioner of Police’s arrest is coup style – Ayikoi Otoo
Posted on | CommentCommissioner of Police Patrick Timbillah is no longer under house arrest but remains on interdiction, a release from the Police Administration announced yesterday. The latest development followed disapproval of the Administration’s action by various lawyers, especially former Attorney General, Joseph Ayikoi Otoo, who likened the action to … Read more →
PHOTO: Radio Presenter chops ¢1.6bn in Police recruit scam
Posted on | CommentThe Western Regional Police Command has arrested a 47-year-old man for his alleged involvement in the recent fraudulent police recruitment exercise. The suspect, Amos Kofi Brown, also called Ogyaframa, claimed he is a marketing manager of Radio Silver, a private radio station in Sekondi. According to the police, the suspect managed to dupe … Read more →
Akpeteshie kills 2 in Prestea
Posted on | CommentThe police have arrested a 56-year-old man, Osei Joseph aka Alotey, a distiller of Ghana’s local gin, akpeteshie, at Prestea in the Western Region, for allegedly serving two men with some bitters suspected to have been mixed with poison, leading … Read more →
Police destroys 100 bags of ‘weed’
Posted on | CommentFollowing an order by a Techiman Circuit Court, the Wenchi Divisional Police Command on Wednesday destroyed quantities of Indian hemp at the Nkosia land fill site in the Municipality. The command, has earlier, sought the order from the court presided … Read more →
Cheating wife and lover locked during sex
Posted on | CommentPolice in South Africa had to be called in to restore order after a crowd gathered to see a cheating wife and her lover locked together during sex after the rumour spread that her husband had asked a witch doctor … Read more →
Bank of Ghana releases list of expensive banks to run current account with
Posted on | CommentAccording to figures from the Bank of Ghana (BoG) as at December 2014 Ecobank was the most expensive bank to run a current account with. The pan African bank charges its customers 10 cedis to run their current accounts. That … Read more →
How Apple will weaken Samsung Galaxy S6
Posted on | CommentAs the world’s press departed for Barcelona and Mobile World Congress, Apple invited many of them to its presentation on March 9th. Widely expected to be for the Apple Watch, not only does it keep the release of information under Apple’s control but it also … Read more →
Pastor Chris and ex-wife share 2 children (PHOTO)
Posted on | CommentMonths after the separation of Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, the founder of Christ Embassy Church and his wife Pastor Anita, the estranged couple have shared their two children. According to Dailypost, Sharon, the eldest, prefers Pastor Chris, Charlene is presently with … Read more →
Older generation have disappointed Ghana – Dr. Mensa Otabil
Posted on | Commenthe General Overseer of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), Dr Mensa Otabil, has challenged the younger generation to make the country better by following the path of honesty and integrity. He said Ghana wallowed in poverty, in spite of … Read more →
PHOTO: Lifeless body washed ashore at Last Hour Beach (Takoradi)
Posted on | CommentLifeless body of a young man who drowned at the last hour beach in Takoradi has been washed ashore. The deceased who is yet to be identified was believed to have come from the 2BN barracks in Apremdo to the … Read more →
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