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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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VIDEO + PHOTOS: Heavy downpour floods Accra
Posted on | CommentTorrential rainfall on Thursday has led to flooding in parts of Accra. The flood waters have rendered many roads almost impassable and also caused heavy vehicular traffic. Large parts of the Kwame Nkrumah circle, Kaneshie First Light and the Central Business … Read more →
Western Regional Minister says Takoradi market decongestion will continue
Posted on | CommentThe Western Regional Minister, Paul Evans Aidoo, has directed the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) and the security agencies to sustain the decongestion exercise at the Central Business Area of Takoradi to ensure sanity in the metropolis. He said proper sanitation and … Read more →
Western Region: 2 kindergarten pupils killed by collapsed wall
Posted on | CommentTwo kindergarten pupils of Saint Francis Preparatory School died on Monday at Dompim Pepesa in the Tarkwa Nseam Municipality when a part of a wall in the school collapsed on them. The deceased have been identified as Emmanuel Kobinah, 4, … Read more →
Kumasi: 22-year-old Nigerian arrested for murder of house help
Posted on | CommentThe Kumasi police have arrested a 22-year-old Nigerian, Emmanuel Ozuwal, in connection with the murder of a 40-year-old house help, Grace Opoku.Ozuwal was said to have connived with four accomplices to murder the house help for allegedly thwarting their effort … Read more →
2 police officers held for cocaine theft
Posted on | CommentTwo policemen who seized powdery substances suspected to be cocaine and hoarded them in an attempt to sell them have been remanded by the Accra Circuit Court. General Lance Corporal Haruna Nantogma,35, (a detective) and Lance Corporal Felix Osomi Teye, 35, … Read more →
Details of how he did it: Kwaku Bonsam says he’s behind Cristiano Ronaldo’s injury problems
Posted on | CommentA Ghanaian has said that he has provoked the Portugal star to be spiritually wounded before the World Cup and will prevent him from facing the Black Stars. A traditional priest from Ghana has said that he is behind Cristiano Ronaldo’s … Read more →
Full list: Forbes richest African Kings; Otumfuo Osei Tutu II is 5th with $10m
Posted on | CommentAfrica consist of several hundred traditional monarchs. They mostly fulfill spiritual and ceremonial obligations to members of their community. Being a traditional monarch in Africa can be a lucrative affair. A significantnumber of these rulers are formally recognized by state institutions … Read more →
Soon babies will be created from two women, one man
Posted on | CommentScientists will be ready to create babies from three people in around two years, if it is made legal, a review says. The technique, using eggs from two women and one man’s sperm, would be used to prevent deadly mitochondrial … Read more →
Kumasi : 4 houses burnt due to Vodafone System Failure
Posted on | CommentResidents of Kromoase New Site in the Ashanti Regional capital Kumasi on Tuesday dawn watched helplessly as four shops and a car were completely ravaged in a fire outbreak after several failed attempts to reach the fire service on phone. … Read more →
Wisconsin girls accused of stabbing a classmate
Posted on | CommentTwo 12-year-old girls in the US state of Wisconsin have been accused of stabbing a classmate in order to please an online fictional character. Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier have been charged with attempted murder and face up to 65 … Read more →
We won’t call off strike – POTAG
Posted on | CommentThe Polytechnic Teachers Association (POTAG) is refusing to call off its strike despite the partial closure of some polytechnics in the country. The authorities at the Kumasi Polytechnic have asked first and second year students to go home due to … Read more →
Revealed: 1 million prostitutes in Brazil are preparing for World Cup
Posted on | CommentAccording to the locals, it’s the bar capital of the world, with more than 12,000 catering for the five million citizens of Brazil’s third city. Others will recall Belo Horizonte as the scene of England’s most humiliating football defeat, when … Read more →
PHOTO of 3 women arrested for stealing baby in Kumasi
Posted on | CommentThe owner of a maternity home at New Suame in Kumasi, Grace Osei Afriyie, has been arrested for the theft of a day old baby. The Anti-Trafficking Unit of the Ashanti Regional Police Command arrested the 59 year-old owner of … Read more →
TECNO wins smart phone of the year
Posted on | CommentTECNO Mobile, the leading dual Sim-mobile phone manufacturer, last Saturday, May 31, 2014 swept the two Awards for the Mobile handheld device categories at this year’s edition of the prestigious Ghana Telecom Awards. TECNO’s flagship phone, Phantom, won Smartphone of the Year … Read more →
‘Dumsor dumsor’ to worsen, as Bui reduces production
Posted on | CommentThe Bui Power Authority has officially announced a reduction in its generation capacity. ”As a result of the Bui Reservoir reaching the minimum operating level, the rate of power generation at Bui Generating Station has been reduced in order to protect the … Read more →
Revealed: 95% of rural girls miss classes during menstruation
Posted on | CommentA study conducted by Sustainable Development Focus (SUDEF), a Non-Governmental Organisation, has revealed that 95 per cent of girls in rural areas in the country failed to attend school during menstrual periods. According to the study, most of the girls … Read more →
AUCC: 5 Lecturers involved in sex scandal, students gagged
Posted on | CommentFive lecturers of African University College of Communications, a private media institution in the Greater Accra Region have reportedly been asked to pack bag and baggage and proceed on leave over an explosive sex scandal that has cast a shadow … Read more →
Vodafone wins 7 awards at Ghana Telecom Awards
Posted on | CommentTelecommunications service provider, Vodafone Ghana last weekend picked up seven awards at the Ghana Telecom Awards organised by Mobile World. They include Mobile Broadband Internet of the Year; Telecom Wholesale Provider of the Year; Best Use of Social Media; and … Read more →
BUSTED: Fishermen in Lower Axim use DDT for fishing
Posted on | CommentFishermen in Lower Axim in the Western Region have resorted to the use of DDT, carbide, dynamite and light for fishing. The result is that most of the fishes are brought to the shore dead and discoloured, with broken flesh … Read more →
Pastor Mensa Otabil wonders – Why do you need alcohol to eat well?
Posted on | CommentHead pastor of the International Central Gospel Church International,Mensa Otabil has taken on Ghana’s alcohol industry for recommending alcohol as the remedy for poor appetite. He wondered the rationale behind alcoholic adverts purporting to help people struggling to eat well. … Read more →
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