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Benin’s Wadagni wins presidency in landslide with over 94% of votes
Posted on with No CommentBenin’s Finance Minister Romuald Wadagni secured a landslide victory in the West African nation’s April 12 presidential election, garnering over 94% of ?the votes, provisional results from the electoral commission showed on Monday. Sacca Lafia, head ?of the country’s ?independent … Read more →
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Response by Pope Francis to Ghanaian Bishops during ad Limina visit
Posted on | CommentDear Brother Bishops, I offer you a fraternal welcome on the occasion of your visit ad Limina Apostolorum. May your pilgrimage to the tombs of Saints Peter and Paul confirm you in the faith and in your commitment to your … Read more →
VIDEO: iPhone 6 plus bends if left in your pocket
Posted on | CommentSome users of the iPhone 6 Plus have said they found the phonebent when they left it in their pockets for long periods.
Boko Haram fighters ‘surrender’
Posted on | CommentThe Nigerian military has said that more than 260 Boko Haram militants have surrendered in north-eastern Nigeria. A spokesman also said that the military had killed the man posing as the group’s leader, Abubakar Shekau. Mohammed Bashir is said to … Read more →
NIA seeks $115m to finance new national identification cards
Posted on | CommentOver one million cards issued by the National Identification Authority will go waste as the authority plans to replace them with new smart cards expected to have expanded features and information. According to the Daily Graphic, the authority has negotiated … Read more →
VIDEO: Pastor turns ‘petrol into juice’ for congregants to drink
Posted on | CommentAn acclaimed South African Pastor, Lesego Daniel, has made some of his church members drink a liquid believed to be petrol after claiming he miraculously turned it into pineapple juice. Lesego Daniel who founded the Rabboni Centre Ministries, had earlier … Read more →
T.B Joshua’s church building collapse: Death toll rises to 115
Posted on | CommentThe number of deaths in Nigeria’s church hostel collapse has risen to 115, including 84 South Africans, a South African minister has said. The worshippers were attending a gathering by Nigerian TV evangelist TB Joshua when a building collapsed in … Read more →
VIDEO: 11-year-old Ebola patient dances his way to recovery
Posted on | Comment11 year old Mamadee is inspiration that no matter what you’re going through, a positive attitude can change your outlook and the outcome of your situation. Liberian Mamadee was a confirmed Ebola patient who used to dance in the camp, … Read more →
Non-Ghanaian retailers given ultimatum
Posted on | CommentThe Ministry of Trade and Industry has issued a 30-day ultimatum to non-Ghanaians operating in the retail sec-tor to vacate or face force eviction and prosecution. The Ministry, in a public notice, asked the foreign retailers to vacate 48 markets across the country where … Read more →
Finally: ‘Dumsor dumsor’ (load shedding) timetable out
Posted on | CommentThe Electricity Company of Ghana has released a time table for its intensified load shedding exercise which begins today. This follows pressure from the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission on the ECG to publish the timetable or risk being sanctioned. ECG … Read more →
PHOTO: Police grab teenager for raping businesswoman
Posted on | CommentA 19-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly raping a businesswoman and robbing her after sneaking into her bedroom at Sakaman, near Dansoman in Accra. The suspect, Sulemana Mohammed, an apprentice mechanic, is said to have secretly entered the businesswoman’s … Read more →
T.B. Joshua’s church faces indefinite closure
Posted on | CommentProphet T.B. Joshua’s Synagogue Church of All Nations (SCOAN) would be closed down indefinitely if investigations reveal the collapse of a six-storey building on the church’s premises last week was a result of violation of relevant building and planning laws, … Read more →
BECE and WASSCE have outlived their usefulness – Chief
Posted on | CommentParamount Chief of Adansi Traditional Area, Nana Opagyakotwere has laid bare the non-functionality of the Basic Education plus the Senior High School Certificate Examinations; two qualifying exams organized by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC). According to the traditional leader, … Read more →
Is “a shame” for board chairman of ECG to resign – Dr Charles Wereko-Brobby
Posted on | CommentA former Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Volta River Authority (VRA), Dr Charles Wereko-Brobby has expressed disappointment over the resignation of the board chairman of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Tony Oteng Gyasi. According to him, Mr Tony … Read more →
2nd year student of Cape Coast University dies of cholera
Posted on | CommentA level 200 student of the University of Cape Coast in the Central region is reported dead of food poisoning. The university has also recorded 177 cases of diarrhea and vomiting, all traced to the consumption of two suspected local … Read more →
84 South Africans killed at T. B. Joshua church
Posted on | CommentThe number of South Africans known to have died in the collapse of a multi-storey mega-church in Lagos last week has risen to 84, the country’s High Commissioner to Nigeria said yesterday. “The number has risen from 67 to 84, with more bodies discovered … Read more →
PHOTO: German arrested for fraud
Posted on | CommentA 52-year-old German has found himself in the grip of the law for being part of a syndicate that had alleged-ly been defrauding unsuspecting Ghanaians under the pretext of selling them oil sealants. Klaus Diepor Hierichf, a civil engineer, was apprehended together with his accomplice, Kwesi Kwarkye, 47, … Read more →
Oteng Gyasi resigns as ECG board chair
Posted on | CommentThe board chairman of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Tony Oteng Gyasi has resigned from his position. Citi Business News sources within government confirmed that Oteng Gyasi, who is also the MD of Tropical Cables and Conductors Limited tendered in … Read more →
PHOTO: Former ‘sex worker of the year’ to contest for MP
Posted on | CommentA 34-year old prostitute has announced, she will be standing for UK’s Clacton by-election in Essex slated for next months, British newspapers have reported. Charlotte Rose who charges£180 an hour for her services and has revealed she has slept with … Read more →
Armed robbers seize Rio Archbishop’s crucifix
Posted on | CommentThe archbishop of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil has had his crucifix and ring stolen in an armed robbery. Cardinal Dom Orani Tempesta was on his way to an engagement in the city when his car was ambushed by three … Read more →
Revealed: Man who assaulted Victoria Hammah identified as her boyfriend + reason why she was beaten
Posted on | CommentFormer Deputy Minister for Communications, Victoria Hamah, has reported a case of assault against her to the police, leading to the arrest of her boyfriend, Richard Frimpong Dardo, according to the Daily Guide newspaper. The sacked deputy minister was alleged … Read more →
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