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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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Ghana gas blows $1bn on Atuabo
Posted on | CommentContrary to the impression created by the Ghana National Gas Company (GNGC) Limited that it used between $700 million and $800 million to construct the Atuabo Gas Processing Plant, it has now emerged that it actually spent over $1 billion … Read more →
W/R: Man robs and rapes a married woman at knife and gun point
Posted on | CommentA young man believed to be in his thirties is in the grips of the Agona Nkwanta police after robbing and raping a married woman at knife and gun point at Achowa near Dixcove in the Ahanta west district of … Read more →
BMW’s new car to be parked via smartwatch
Posted on | CommentBMW is developing a remote-control valet parking system for cars that can be operated by a smartwatch. The sensor-filled BMW i3 car, which will be on display at the 2015 International CES in Las Vegas in January, integrates with smartwatch … Read more →
Instagram is worth $35 billion
Posted on | CommentWhen Facebook bought Instagram for $1 billion in April 2012, the price tag came as a shock to many. A little more than two years later, Citigroup said Instagram is worth $35 billion, a number that the bank called “conservative” … Read more →
Driver fined for stealing pregnant goat
Posted on | CommentA Cape Coast District Magistrate Court on Tuesday sentenced a driver, Issakah Wallah, to a fine of Gh?600.00 for stealing a pregnant nanny goat at Akotokyire, a suburb of the Cape Coast Metropolis. Wallah, who pleaded guilty, was convicted on … Read more →
VIDEO: How we broke into murdered Ecobank Manager’s house – Robber demonstrates
Posted on | CommentOne of the four persons believed to have robbed and murdered the manager of the Abrepo Branch of Ecobank in Kumasi, has been arrested. Samuel Boadi, an unemployed youth in his twenties, shocked the police and journalists when he re-enacted … Read more →
Ghana’s mobile market grows 6.8% in 10 months – NCA
Posted on | CommentMobile voice subscription figures recorded a 6.81% cumulative growth for the first 10 months of this year to reach nearly 30 million, National Communication Authority data has shown. Between January and October this year, mobile network operators added a little … Read more →
Fire kills mum and baby at Mataheko
Posted on | CommentA woman and her one-year-old baby were yesterday burnt to death in a fire outbreak at Mataheko in Accra. The 28-year-old woman and mother of three was sleeping with her children, her husband and her brother in a two-bedroom apartment … Read more →
Juju robbers arrested
Posted on | CommentFIVE SUSPECTED highway robbers who reportedly practise voodoo, also known as ‘juju,’ to supposedly give them ‘good luck’ before they embark on a robbery expedition, have been apprehended. The suspects, described by the police as very deadly who operate with … Read more →
Female prisoners excel in NVTI exams
Posted on | CommentTwelve female prisoners of the Nsawam Female Prison in the Eastern Region obtained a 98% pass rate in the National Vocational Training Institute (NVTI) Grade (1) examination organised in May/June 2014. The inmates sat for the exams at the … Read more →
54 soldiers sentenced to death
Posted on | 1 CommentA Nigerian court martial has sentenced 54 soldiers to death for refusing to fight Boko Haram Islamist militants. The soldiers, who were found guilty of mutiny, were accused of refusing to help recapture three towns that had been seized by … Read more →
NPA announces – Fuel prices may go down next year
Posted on | CommentThe National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has announced that Ghanaians may see a reduction in fuel prices by next year if crude oil price on the world market keeps falling. The NPA has also revealed that all debt owed the BDCs … Read more →
12 Metro Mass buses missing
Posted on | CommentThe Management of the Metro Mass Transit company has begun investigations into how buses have disappeared from the company. The investigation follows a petition by workers of the company, Managing Director Noble Appiah told Joy News’ Francisca Kakra Forson. Twelve … Read more →
Methane detected on Mars
Posted on | CommentNasa’s Curiosity rover has detected methane on Mars – a gas that could hint at past or present life on the planet. The robot sees very low-level amounts constantly in the background, but it also has monitored a number of … Read more →
3 arrested for attempting to smuggle cocaine into Ghana
Posted on | CommentThree Clearing Agents have been arrested at the Aviance Cargo Village at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) for attempting to smuggle cocaine into the country. They were rounded up Tuesday at about 11:30 am by officials of the Narcotics Control Board … Read more →
JHS Pupil arrested for defilement
Posted on | CommentMuideen Saibu, an 18- year Al-Ameen Junior High School pupil in Bawku has been arrested for allegedly defiling an eight year old class two pupil of Salvation Academy School at Azanga a suburb of Bawku in the Upper East Region. … Read more →
Groom abandons bride at Registry
Posted on | CommentIt played out like a comedy scene when a 57 year-old man, Valentine, abandoned his bride-to-be and took to his heels during their marriage registration ceremony at Oredo Local Government Council marriage registry in Benin, Edo state. Valentine reportedly abandoned … Read more →
Farmer steals Church harvest money
Posted on | CommentThe Gyapekrom police has arrested a 28-year-old farmer for stealing GHC6,900.00 belonging to the local Presbyterian Church in the Jaman South District of Brong-Ahafo Region. Superintendent Alhaji Maama Arhin, Brong-Ahafo Regional Police Crime Officer told the Ghana News Agency on … Read more →
PHOTO: Armed robbers kill 2 at Aflao
Posted on | CommentSuspected armed robbers reportedly went on a robbery expedition at Abeliakofe, near the Aflao border in the Ketu South District of the Volta Region, from last Sunday night to dawn on Monday. They were said to have killed two people … Read more →
Former Nigerian President Obasanjo used his late wife for rituals? Obasanjo speaks
Posted on | CommentFormer President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, has said that he never used his late wife, Stella for rituals as some have speculated. Some rumour-monger accused the ex-President of having a hand in his wife’s death to promote his stay in … Read more →
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