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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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PHOTO: 5 gay Nigerians stripped and paraded on the streets
Posted on | CommentFive Nigerian gay men were stripped naked and paraded by an angry mob through the streets of Ekurede Urhobo, Greater Warri in the West African country for being homosexuals. The men were identified when two of them were engaged in … Read more →
Teenager dies after sneezing 6 times
Posted on | CommentA teenager collapsed and died from a brain haemorrhage after having a sneezing fit. Liam Andrews, 17, had a seizure at his home in Stockton-on-Tees after sneezing six times in quick succession. His mother Suzanne, 35, rang an ambulance when … Read more →
Microsoft launches Office suit for iPad
Posted on | CommentMicrosoft has started offering an iPad edition of its Office software suite. It was announced at the first launch event hosted by Satya Nadella since he became chief executive of the firm. Three separate productivity apps are available – Word, … Read more →
GCB hits 229 million Ghana cedis profit for 2013
Posted on | CommentThe after-tax profit margin for Ghana Commercial Bank (GCB) has reached 229 million Ghana cedis for 2013. This represents a 60 percent jump from the 142 percent recorded for 2012. GCB also witnessed some strong growth in most areas of its … Read more →
Woman sues tiGO for porting her Vodafone number
Posted on | CommentA Vodafone subscriber who feels defrauded and deceived by Millicom Ghana Limited, operators of tiGO, has commenced an action at the High Court against the company. The plaintiff, Mrs Phyllis Aidoo, is praying the court for a declaration that the … Read more →
AGAIN: Fire guts Makola No.1 Market (PHOTO)
Posted on | CommentPersonnel from the National Fire Service have been able put out a fire at the Makola No.1 market in Accra. Pearl Akanya, said the firemen were unable to put out the fire when they arrived at the scene at 7am. … Read more →
Cancer patient fulfils dying wish to marry her childhood lover (PHOTOS)
Posted on | CommentKate Wiggin, 29, of Walsall, West Midlands, decided to marry the father of her two young children, 32-year-old childhood sweetheart Gary, when she was told that she had just weeks to live This is the heart-wrenching moment a mother-of-two married … Read more →
Complete List of 2013 WASSCE: Mount Carmel Girls’ SHS tops, Gey Hey 2nd, Adisadel placed 7th
Posted on | CommentThe Mount Carmel Girls’ Senior High School in the Brong Ahafo Region topped the 2013 West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) by scoring 100 per cent in the examination. The school was followed by Wesley Girls’ Senior High in … Read more →
Class 3 Teacher blinded by assault
Posted on | CommentTHE POLICE have nabbed two people in connection with the assault of Regina Pokuaa, the Class Three teacher at the Gambia No.2 D/A Primary School in the Asutifi North District of the Brong-Ahafo Region, who was stripped naked by a … Read more →
Foreign Media describe Agbogbloshie as not a good place to live and world’s largest e-waste dump
Posted on | CommentA number of foreign media have carried a story defaming Agbogbloshie, a suburb of Ghana’s Capital, Accra. The story carried in almost all popular websites in Europe sourcing The Guardian said Agbogbloshie is ‘not a place to live.’ The Guardian in their … Read more →
Help with your contributions: 233times.net donates to Remar orphanage on 12th April
Posted on | CommentAs part of the Corporate Social Responsibility of www.233times.net, an online news portal, the medium is donating to the Remar Orphanage, Nsawam Branch on 12th April, 2014 at 10 am. The donation day, 12th April is aimed at spending time … Read more →
PHOTO: Central University Student killed for not paying compensation for “juju”
Posted on | CommentTHE ABURA Dunkwa District Police Command has arrested Mallam Sulemanu Mumuni aka Alhaji Tanko and his accomplice, Jude Essel Dadzie aka Kweku Apaah for allegedly killing a 23-year-old Central University student, Joseph Nicolas Danquah, for not paying the compensation for … Read more →
Police arrested for raping another Police’s wife says he paid GH¢15 for the sex
Posted on | CommentThe Finder’s investigations have revealed that Lance Corporal Isaac Kwaako, who is being investigated for rape, has told investigators that he had the consent of the wife of his friend he allegedly raped. According to our investigations, the suspect told … Read more →
PHOTO: ‘Mad woman’ arrested for Makola fire
Posted on | CommentThe Accra Regional Police Command yesterday detained a woman they suspected of attempting to burn down some stores at the Makola market. The suspected arsonist, believed to be in her mid 30s who gave her name as Mother Ghana, was … Read more →
108 dead: Boat carrying refugees capsizes
Posted on | CommentThe death toll from a boat that capsized in Lake Albert Monday rose to 108 after 82 more bodies were recovered. Ugandan police said the boat was carrying more than 150 Congolese refugees, who were escaping from Kyangwali refugee camp … Read more →
Nungua: Police Lance Corporal arrested for raping wife of another Lance Corporal
Posted on | CommentA Police Lance Corporal has been arrested for allegedly raping the wife of another Lance Corporal at Nungua in Accra. The alleged rapist (name withheld) is said to have lured the victim (also name withheld) to his room on March … Read more →
1,200 Ghanaian students study in China
Posted on | CommentTHERE are about 1,200 Ghanaian students pursuing higher academic laurels in various universities across the People’s Republic of China. The Minister-Counsellor/Head of Chancery of the Ghana Embassy in China, Mrs Alberta D. Quartey, who briefed the Daily Graphic in … Read more →
Catholic Priest in ‘gay marriage’ scandal
Posted on | CommentlA high-profile Catholic priest has been suspended after an investigation discovered he was in a sham ‘gay marriage’ to help a Pakistani immigrant stay in Britain. Father Donald Minchew – a former Anglican who converted to Catholicism after attacking the … Read more →
Kumasi trotro drivers on strike
Posted on | CommentTrotro drivers plying the Tech junction to the central business district in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region have embarked on a strike. According to Citi FM’s Ashanti regional correspondent Hawa Iddrisu, the drivers have embarked on a strike to protest what they describe as … Read more →
PHOTO: Woman arrested at 37 Military Hospital for posing as nurse; attempts stealing baby
Posted on | CommentA woman who posed as a nurse at the 37 Military Hospital has been arrested on suspicion of attempting to steal a baby at the Maternity Ward. The suspect, who identified herself as Beatrice Gyasi, a resident of Klagon in … Read more →
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