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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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Organised Labour to boycott work Thursday
Posted on | CommentOrganised Labour has declared a one-day national protest and is asking all workers under the umbrella to boycott work on Thursday, 24th July, 2014. ”…To back these demands and as a demonstration of our serious concern over the existing state of affairs, Organised Labour declares a … Read more →
PHOTO: 4 killed in Teshie motor crash
Posted on | CommentA tipper truck driver who attempted to overtake a bus while negotiating a curve on the Teshie Bush Road in Accra yesterday lost control of the vehicle and drove straight into a fully-loaded taxi, killing four persons on the spot. … Read more →
PHOTO: Fake soldier arrested after ‘terrorising’ neighbours
Posted on | CommentUntil the arrest of 34-year-old Edward Kwabena Botri, residents of Mataheko in Accra had for the past three years mistaken him for a military officer. Not only did he parade as a military officer in the area, but he also … Read more →
PHOTO: Malaysia plane crashes in Ukraine
Posted on | CommentA Malaysian airliner with 295 people on board has crashed in Ukraine on a flight from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, amid allegations it was shot down. Dozens of bodies are scattered around what is believed to be the wreckage of … Read more →
PHOTOS: Kumasi Central Market on fire
Posted on | CommentAround 8:30 PM yesterday (Thursday), information reached the offices of www.233times.net that portions of the Kumasi Central Market have been destroyed in a fire. The blaze according to the eye witness has destroyed several shops in the market center. Police personnel … Read more →
Microsoft to lay off up to 18,000 workers
Posted on | CommentMicrosoft has announced the biggest layoffs in its history, saying it will cut up to 18,000 jobs or 14 percent of its staff as it works to cut down on management layers and integrate the Nokia cellphone business it bought … Read more →
PHOTO: 3-year-old school girl, 3 others killed by tipper truck
Posted on | CommentA three-year-old school girl, her mother and two other people reportedly died instantly Thursday morning when a tipper truck crashed into their taxi cab. Eye-witnesses say the taxi was torn into shreds and occupants badly crushed. The accident occurred on … Read more →
God has asked me to tell our President that … – ‘Prophet 1’ Opambour Adarkwah Yiadom
Posted on | CommentPopular Ghanaian pastor, Rev. Ebenezer Opambour Adarkwah Yiadom of the Ebenezer Miracle Worship Centre in Kumasi, has stated that President John Mahama, as a matter of urgency, must seek the face of God over the state of affairs in the … Read more →
Toilet attendant saves baby after mother attempt dumping him in toilet pit
Posted on | CommentThe vigilance of a toilet attendant in Bayan-waya a suburb of Tamale in the Northern Region saved the life of a five-day old baby whose mother attempted killing him in a toilet pit. The toilet attendant, Mohammed Azari said “I … Read more →
PHOTO: Christian Faith Vineyard Pastor arrested for defrauding six persons
Posted on | 1 CommentThe Head Pastor of the Christian Faith Vineyard, Pastor Kwame Wura Bempah, has been arrested for allegedly defrauding six persons under the pretext of securing jobs for them in the United States of America (USA). Two accomplices whose names were … Read more →
Court sentences mason to death by hanging
Posted on | CommentA Kumasi High Court presided over by Justice Paul K. Richardson has sentenced a 34-year mason to death by hanging for murder. William Koffie had pleaded not guilty to the crime but the jury pronounced him guilty. He was said … Read more →
Read: Headmaster’s tender letter to Students goes viral
Posted on | CommentA primary school in Lancashire has been overwhelmed with support after the head sent a tender and unusual letter to pupils following their exam results. Children at Barrowford school in Nelson, near Burnley, were told that the school was “very proud” of … Read more →
Soldier shoots and kills 3 in Volta Region
Posted on | CommentThe death toll of indiscriminate shootings at Xikpo near Akatsi in the South Tongu District of the Volta Region by a military man has risen to three. Two members of a rampaging youth who were protesting against a school boy … Read more →
PHOTO: Pregnant women share bed at Tema General Hospital
Posted on | CommentCurrently, there is congestion at the maternity ward of the Tema General Hospital due to lack of infrastructure, DAILY GUIDE has discovered. The situation is so worrying that some pregnant women are forced to deliver on benches that are positioned for guests … Read more →
PHOTO: 2 men arrested for producing ‘waist and power’ concoctions
Posted on | CommentTwo persons, including a self-acclaimed doctor, believed to be behind the production and sale of a herbal concoction laced with high doses of paracetamol and Nescafe have been arrested by the police. They are Dr Kwabena Takyi, the owner of … Read more →
Ada estuary to give Ghana 1000 megawatts of electricity
Posted on | CommentThe Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG,) has engaged a Swedish company to produce 1000 megawatts of power using the environmentally friendly tidal wave technology. To this end, the Swedish company would utilise the exceptionally strong tides at the Ada Estuary … Read more →
Revealed: 817 Ghanaians renounce their Citizenship
Posted on | CommentThe Ministry of Interior has revealed about 817 Ghanaians renounced their Citizenship in the year 2013 as against 39 foreigners who applied to be Ghanaians. This was made known when the Ministry took its turn at the meet the press … Read more →
Turning polytechnics into universities takes off in 2016
Posted on | CommentGovernment’s policy of converting polytechnics into technical universities will take-off in September 2016, to help reposition them as strategic institutions for the training of highly-skilled human resource to drive the nation’s socio-economic development. Dr George Afeti, former Secretary General, Commonwealth … Read more →
Man commits suicide at Assemblies of God Church
Posted on | CommentAn unidentified man was on Thursday found hanging in a church building at Bukankyi in the Ashanti Region, the police announced. The deceased, believed to be in his mid 30s, was found hanging in the Inspirational Assemblies of God Church. It … Read more →
Fuel prices up 23%
Posted on | CommentMotorists and users of petroleum products from tomorrow should be ready to cough up 23 percent more for fuel. This is because the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has in its latest price review increased prices for the various petroleum products. Petrol … Read more →
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