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Afenyo-Markin referred to Privileges Committee over security recruitment claims
Posted on with No CommentThe Minority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, is to face Parliament’s Committee on Privileges and Immunities after the Interior Minister formally challenged him to substantiate allegations that the ongoing recruitment into the security services is unlawful and exploitative. The development followed an … Read more →
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Gang rape: 2 friends jailed 15 years
Posted on | CommentTwo friends who conspired and raped an 18-year-old senior high school student have been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment each by the Bekwai Circuit Court. The convicts are Richard Osei, 23, and Samuel Boakye, 18. They both pleaded guilty to … Read more →
Armed robbers to commuters: Pay GHC200 or don’t use the road
Posted on | CommentArmed robbers have notified commuters using the three-kilometer stretch of road from Asamang to Effiduase to carry on them GHC200 and above when using that road.In a written notice two weeks ago, the armed robbers warned commuters not to ply … Read more →
ACCRA: Knutsford University defrauded $80,000 by 2 Nigerian Students
Posted on | CommentTwo Nigerian students of Knutsford University College in Accra have been arraigned before an Accra Circuit Court for stealing an amount of $80,000 belonging to the school. The two level 300 students, Femi Job and Gaius Biboye, have been charged … Read more →
All employees of Price FM SACKED!
Posted on | CommentAbout 40 employees, including the General Manager of Price FM, a local radio station at Pankrono in the Ashanti Regional capital, Kumasi, have been asked to go home. Management has assured, they have an option later to re-apply when it … Read more →
Tweaa DCE still begging
Posted on | CommentThe Chief Imam of Ahafo Ano South District, Alhaji Fuseini Abdulai, has appealed to President John Mahama to reinstate the sacked District Chief Executive (DCE) of the area, Gabriel Barimma, popularly called ‘Tweaa’ DCE. According to him, the Imams and … Read more →
ECG: 10 million Ghanaians involved in illegal connections
Posted on | CommentThe Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) says more than 10 million Ghanaians have illegally connected electricity to their homes or businesses.ECG’s Public Relations Officer, William Boateng, told XYZ Breakfast Show host Moro Awudu on Tuesday that, “For the past three … Read more →
MTN and Vodafone fail to meet NCA’s standards
Posted on | CommentA cellular mobile consumer satisfaction survey has revealed that MTN and Vodafone, two of the leaders in the mobile communications industry, failed to meet any of the benchmarks stipulated by the National Communications Authority (NCA) in 2012 and 2013. TiGo, … Read more →
PHOTO: FDA alerts Ghanaians about fake Vermox tablets on market
Posted on | CommentThe Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has alerted the public about the distribution and sale of fake Vermox tablets on the Ghanaian market. A statement issued by the FDA said the fake Vermox tablets were found through its postmarket surveillance … Read more →
Apple and Samsung issue alerts about faults on some phones
Posted on | CommentApple and Samsung have issued alerts about faults on some of their phones. Apple has begun a replacement programme for some of its iPhone 5 handsets that have a faulty sleep/wake button. Separately, Samsung has revealed that some of its … Read more →
Free zone tax evaders vomit GH¢ 320 million
Posted on | CommentSome tax-evading companies in the free zones enclave have so far paid a total of GH¢ 320 million towards settling their Indebtedness to the state, The Ghanaian Times can confirm Presidential Task Force for evading customs duties, in October last … Read more →
$200 million is spent on meat imports in Ghana
Posted on | CommentGhana spends about $200 million annually to import meat and meat products to satisfy local demand. Clement Kofi Humado, Minister of Food and Agriculture (MoFA), who disclosed this at a press briefing in Accra last week, said poultry imports alone constitute … Read more →
Malaysian flight MH370 will be found by 12th June – Ghanaian Islamic cleric
Posted on | CommentA young Ghanaian Islamic cleric has given a rare spiritual insight into the missing Malaysian airliner, decrypting what has defied all efforts at resolving, many weeks after the aircraft went missing. All the passengers onboard the ill- fated flight, he said, … Read more →
9 killed in motor accident near Winneba
Posted on | CommentNine people died on the spot, while eight others sustained various degrees of injuries in a motor accident at Gomoa Potsin Junction near Winneba on Friday. The Winneba District Motor Traffic and Transport Unit Station officer, Police Chief Inspector Anthony … Read more →
PHOTO: Suspected car snatchers grabbed
Posted on | CommentThree suspects believed to be members of a gang of car snatchers in the Kumasi Metropolis have been apprehended by the Pankrono Divisional Command of the Ghana Police Service. Prince Akwasi Opuni, 33; Isaac Gyamfi, 28, and Mohammed Abubakari, 27, … Read more →
Confusion at Legon as 500 Students denied exams sitting
Posted on | CommentThe campus of the University of Ghana, Legon, was thrown into a state of confusion following refusal by school authorities to allow over 500 matured students to sit for their exams. The ‘Diploma in Youth in Development Work’ students were … Read more →
Microsoft purchases Nokia mobile phone
Posted on | CommentMicrosoft has completed its purchase of Nokia’s mobile phone business for 5.44bn euros ($7.5bn; £4.5bn). The deal between the two firms should have been completed earlier this year but it was delayed by a hold-up in regulatory approvals. The sale … Read more →
Teshie Chieftancy clashes: Man’s throat cut
Posted on | CommentAt least one person’s throat has been cut after fresh Chieftaincy-related clashes at Teshie in Accra. The identity of the victim is not immediately known and it is unclear if he survived the attack after being rushed to a local … Read more →
Ignore claims that Jesus will not come again – Ghana Catholic Bishops
Posted on | CommentThe President of the Ghana Catholic Bishops Conference, the Most Rev. Joseph Osei-Bonsu, has refuted media reports that the Vatican had stated that the second coming of Jesus Christ may not happen.“The publication is the fabrication of a mischievous and … Read more →
PHOTOS: Father teaching toddler how to smoke
Posted on | CommentA shocking video has emerged of a father allowing a young boy to smoke his cigarette. As the topless man repeatedly passes the cigarette back and forth to the toddler, a woman can be heard laughing from behind the camera. … Read more →
37 Military Hospital to hold mass burial for 254 corpses
Posted on | CommentThe 37 Military Hospital in Accra will hold a special mass burial of 254 unidentified and unclaimed corpses of stillborns which have been abandoned at the hospital mortuary for the past four years. Interestingly, this comes at a time when … Read more →
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