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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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Find out: Timetable for Load-shedding (dumsor dumsor)
Posted on | CommentAt long last, the time table for the load-shedding is out. Released via the Public Relations office of the Electricity of Ghana, William Boateng, the Company’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), said on Tuesday, March 18, 2014 that the time table … Read more →
Pathetic: Berekum SHS students sleep in dining hall/classrooms
Posted on | CommentBerekum Senior High School (BESS) is in dire need of a girls’ dormitory as the school’s dining hall and some classrooms have been converted into dormitories to enable students get a place to lay their heads. A classroom block is … Read more →
ECG aspires to be leading power distributor in Africa
Posted on | CommentAn Employee Performance Management System, a 2014-2017 strategic plan is being implemented by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to become the leading electricity distributor in Africa. The plan is designed to constructing a number of lines, injecting of transformers … Read more →
Gel for women to prevent HIV out
Posted on | CommentA gel that can be used by women after sex to protect against HIV is a step closer, according to researchers. Drugs applied three hours after infection could protect female monkeys from a type of HIV, US scientists said. The … Read more →
TV Presenter and 6 others nabbed for heroin
Posted on | CommentSix persons including Aisha Gangarey, a TV presenter, were nabbed by the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) and US authorities for allegedly importing 3.7 kilograms of heroin into the United States of America (USA). The accused persons, who have been put … Read more →
Tema Motorway: 30,000 cars pay tolls daily
Posted on | CommentDespite the various kinds of vehicles that ply the Accra-Tema motorway and the huge funds it generates daily, the 49 years old road is yet to benefit from its earnings. The deplorable motorway is the only road network in Ghana … Read more →
Judge wades into legalisation of Marijuana
Posted on | CommentA Circuit Court judge has waded into the debate on the legalisation of marijuana started by the Narcotics Control Board Executive Secretary, Mr Yaw Akrasi Sarpong, last week. Mr Francis Obiri, who presided over some drug-related cases Monday, suggested that … Read more →
PHOTO: Man, 22, resurrects 7 days after burial
Posted on | CommentResidents of Luk, a Togolese farming community near Bunkpurugu in Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo District of the Northern Region, are living in fear and panic following the mysterious ‘resurrection’ of a man seven days after his burial. Twenty-two-year-old Konkper-Laar Samuel, a standard 16 … Read more →
PHOTO: Cow floats at La Beach
Posted on | CommentSwimmers at a portion of the La Beach not far from the La Beach Towers in Accra—under construction—were stunned yesterday when they spotted a cow being driven towards the beach by the waves. An eyewitness who beheld the strange spectacle … Read more →
Fan Milk cuts Ghana investment plan due to electricity interruptions
Posted on | CommentFan Milk Ltd, the dairy producer owned by private-equity firm Abraaj Group and Danone SA, said it will cut investment in Ghana because of electricity outage plaguing storage and distribution. The nation’s largest dairy producer will spend about 15 million … Read more →
Central University appoints Dr. Bawumia as visiting professor
Posted on | CommentDr Mahamudu Bawumia, an economist of international repute and the vice presidential candidate for the New Patriotic Party in the December, 2008 and 2012 elections has been appointed as Visiting Professor of Economic Governance at the Central University College. The … Read more →
PHOTO (18+) Father caught having sex with her 17-year-old daughter
Posted on | CommentThe Edo State Police Command has arrested a 37-year-old man, one Augustine Obodeke; for having carnal knowledge of his 17-year old daughter (Favour) and impregnating her three times. The bubble finally burst for Obodeke when his daughter became pregnant the … Read more →
“It’s time to stop having All Night prayer meetings for the change of economy” Pastor Mensa Otabil
Posted on | CommentGeneral Overseer of the International Central Gospel Church, Dr Mensa Otabil says prayers cannot save Ghana’s economy nor improve it from its current circumstances. “It’s time to stop having All Night prayer meetings for the change of economy,” the General … Read more →
(PHOTO) BUSTED: Thailand Police arrests Nigerian with drugs hidden in anus
Posted on | 1 CommentA Nigerian staying illegally in Thailand for 14 months has been arrested on both immigration and drug charges after officers found crystal methamphetamine hidden in his anus. A suspiciously acting Godwin Chinedu Agbarakwe, 35, was stopped by Pattaya Tourist Police … Read more →
I started smoking wee since age 13 – Kweku Baako
Posted on | CommentThe Editor-in-chief of the New Crusading Guide, Mr Abdul Malik Kweku Baako, says he has a lot of experience when it comes to smoking marijuana popularly known as ‘wee’. Mr Baako said Saturday on News File, a news analysis programme … Read more →
Anas Aremeyaw Anas’ report: ‘Stubborn’ girls forced to sleep with clients in their menses
Posted on | CommentThe New Crusading GUIDE can report that the six Vietnamese girls trafficked into Ghana by their Chinese sex slave masters; Hwang Se Hui and Cz Tian Ping, were subjected to gross physical abuse and death threats by their slave masters … Read more →
Facebook CEO calls Prez. Obama to complain about gov’ts spying and hacking programs
Posted on | CommentFacebook founder Mark Zuckerberg called President Obama on Wednesday night to express frustration about the government’s spying and hacking programs. “When our engineers work tirelessly to improve security, we imagine we’re protecting you against criminals, not our own government,” Zuckerberg … Read more →
ECG promises: Load shedding (dumsor dumsor) time-table comes out next week
Posted on | CommentElectricity Company of Ghana ECG is set to announce a load management system next week. This, according to the Volta River Authority (VRA) and Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCO), is as a result of shortfall in the supply of gas from … Read more →
Food & Drugs Authority warns: Beware of fake zentel tablets
Posted on | CommentThe Food & Drugs Authority (FDA) is warning the public about a fake brand of the Zentel dewormer on the market. The post-market surveillance team of the authority impounded the fake drugs in three pharmacy shops in Accra after running … Read more →
Manso-Nsiena: 5 Chinese,18 Ghanaian illegal miners arrested
Posted on | CommentFive Chinese and 18 Ghanaians have been arrested by some residents of Manso-Nsiena for allegedly engaging in illegal mining in the town. Residents of the community located in the Amansie West District of the Ashanti Region say the illegal miners … Read more →
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