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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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WHO gives green light to untested Ebola drugs
Posted on | CommentUntested drugs can be used to treat patients infected with the Ebola virus, the World Health Organization says. The WHO said it was ethical in light of the scale of the outbreak and high number of deaths – over 1,000 … Read more →
Lighthouse Chapel bans handshakes and hugs
Posted on | CommentThe Lighthouse Chapel in Accra has directed its members to stop exchanging pleasantries through handshakes and hugs as part of measures in preventing the outbreak of the deadly Ebola disease in Ghana. Although the disease is yet to be recorded … Read more →
PHOTO: Man beaten to death by co-workers
Posted on | CommentTwo employees of a borehole drilling company who allegedly participated in the lynching of a co-worker have been arrested by the Kwabenya District Police Command in Accra. The suspects, Emmanuel Sodja, 47, a driver mechanic, and Anthony Akpenyo, 31, a … Read more →
Nsawam and Bawku cases intensify fight against Ebola
Posted on | CommentOne of three persons who reported at the Nsawam Government Hospital with symptoms of the dreaded Ebola disease has had his blood screened by the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR). The result, however, proved negative. The victims are … Read more →
PHOTO: Spanish businessman nabbed with parcels of cocaine at Kotoka
Posted on | CommentA 52-year-old Spanish businessman has been arrested at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) with 17 parcels of cocaine. The drug, which weighed 11 kilogrammes, with a street value of about $800,000, was found concealed in two travelling bags which the … Read more →
Paternity leave introduced in Ghana
Posted on | CommentNestle Ghana has introduced paternity leave for its male employees to support exclusive breastfeeding for infants within their first 1000 days in life. “As a recognised leader in Nutrition, Health and wellness, Nestle is fully committed to supporting breastfeeding worldwide … Read more →
Tamale chief wants sex tape boy dead
Posted on | CommentThe chief of Tamale, Dakpema Naa Alhassan Dawuni, has insisted that his resolve to publicly flog to death, the young man at the centre of the Tamale pornographic pictures and videos, is non-negotiable. He warned that even if the young man, Khamil, stays away from Tamale for decades, he would … Read more →
Starbow airplane catches fire mid-air
Posted on | CommentSome passengers who were on board a Kumasi-bound domestic airline, Starbow say they have been left traumatized after the plane on which they were travelling caught fire mid-air. The aircraft left the Kotoka International Airport in the morning but had to … Read more →
Gov’t to freeze salaries of polytechnic lecturers
Posted on | CommentThe Deputy Minister in charge of Tertiary Education, Mr Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has expressed optimism that the impasse between the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) over their book and research allowance will be resolved soon. He said the ministry … Read more →
Polytechnics shut down; UCC suspends reopening
Posted on | CommentGhana’s Education is heading for a crisis situation as the University of Cape Coast suspends its date of reopening as university lecturers protest non-payment of books and research allowance. The students of the university are already wailing over the possibility … Read more →
How Steve Wonder flew my plane: J.J. Rawlings shares
Posted on | CommentFormer president Jerry John Rawlings has revealed that Grammy award winning musician, Stevie Wonder, who is visually impaired has successfully flown a plane. According to President Rawlings, who is also reputed for his prowess in flying military jets, he handed over the controls of … Read more →
Hijacked Oil vessel berths at Takoradi Harbour
Posted on | CommentA Greek Oil vessel, MT Fair Artemis, hijacked by pirates off Ghana’s waters in June this year has finally berthed at the Takoradi Port to offload oil. This is according to the Director-General of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority … Read more →
PHOTO: 21 narcotics dealers busted in Western Region
Posted on | CommentThe Western regional Police command has arrested 21 persons suspected to be dealing in narcotics in the northern part of the region. Out of the 21 suspects, seven were women, and the items retrieved from them included 213 wrappers of brownish substance suspected to be cocaine. Other items retrieved were 467 … Read more →
Tamale sex tape: Chief demands cows, rams …
Posted on | CommentIndecent pictures and videos involving unnamed young men and women have been making the rounds on various media outlets. The videos and pictures which are normally circulated on social media show young men and women engaging in hot sexual acts. … Read more →
Husband and wife discover they are related
Posted on | CommentA Brazilian husband and wife have discovered – live on the radio – that they were brother and sister. Both had searched for their mothers, who abandoned them as children, but it turned out they were looking for the same … Read more →
PHOTO: Man, 24, fined for pretending to be a ghost
Posted on | CommentA man who flapped his arms about in a cemetery, making ghost noises within earshot of mourners visiting graves was fined and given a suspended prison sentence. Anthony Stallard, 24, was reported to police after he was seen throwing himself … Read more →
501 children in commercial sex rescued
Posted on | CommentFive hundred and one children between the ages of seven and 19 in some communities in Accra who engage in, as well as being at risk of engaging in commercial sex, have been rescued by International Needs, an NGO in … Read more →
T B Joshua proposes ‘anointing water’ as cure for ebola
Posted on | CommentAs the outbreak of the Ebola virus sweeps across West Africa, renowned Nigerian Pastor, T.B. Joshua, has proposed the ultimate cure for the disease: “Anointing Water.” Delivering a sermon last Sunday, the head pastor of the Synagogue Church of All … Read more →
Kessben granted GHC 350m bail
Posted on | CommentThe Chief Executive of Kessben Group of Companies, Mr Kwabena Kesse who is standing trial for money laundering and forgery of documents, has been granted bail. An Accra Circuit Court Thursday morning granted him bail in the sum of GH?350 … Read more →
PHOTO: Chief butcher of the Boko Haram describes how he butches human beings
Posted on | CommentThe Chief Butcher of the Boko Haram sect, Zakari Mohammed Ardo has given a chilling description of how the terrorist group used to slaughter people they capture, saying it only takes him two minutes to butcher victims and enemies condemned … Read more →
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