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US visa pause does not affect short-term travel for Ghanaians – Ambassador Victor Smith
Posted on with No CommentGhana’s Ambassador to the US, Emmanuel Victor Smith, has clarified that the United States’ temporary suspension of immigrant visa processing does not apply to non-immigrant visas for Ghanaians, including those for business and tourism. The clarification comes amid growing concern … Read more →
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20-year-old prostitute kills her 4-day-old baby with rat poison
Posted on | CommentA 4-day-old baby boy has been gruesomely murdered by his own mother who fed him with a N40 rat poison. Binta Shuaibu, 20, conspired with her friend, Hindatu Umar, 27, to commit the dastardly act in Dan Amarya village, Danja Local Government Area … Read more →
Contractors Threaten To Take Government To Court
Posted on | CommentThe Association of Building and Civil Engineering Contractors of Ghana (ACCECG) has issued a two-week ultimatum to the government to pay arrears owed its members. The Association said it would resort to court if government failed to pay all outstanding … Read more →
Afari-Gyan Is The Best Electoral Commissioner In Africa – NDC MPs
Posted on | CommentThe majority in Parliament has defended the credibility of Electoral Commission Chairman Dr. Kwadwo Afari Gyan. The majority lawmakers say the EC boss has led a team of commissioners who have on consistent basis, transformed the electoral system in the … Read more →
I have left ECG in a good state – Allotey Jacobs
Posted on | CommentI have left ECG in a good state – the results of a self-assessment by Bernard Allotey Jacobs, a member of the governing National Democratic Congress, after his position as a Board member of the Electricity Company of Ghana comes … Read more →
Metro Mass Driver dies behind steering wheel of moving bus
Posted on | CommentA driver of the Metro Mass Transit died behind the steering wheel of a moving bus on Monday. None of the passengers onboard the bus got hurt, according to reports. The driver who is yet to be identified, was said … Read more →
Gov’t to create half a million jobs by 2016 – Mahama Ayariga
Posted on | CommentGovernment has set itself a target to create a minimum of 500,000 jobs by the end of 2016, Minister for Information and Media Relations, Mahama Ayariga, has announced. He said the government had put in place workable strategies to achieve … Read more →
Son rapes mother in Ado Ekiti, Nigeria
Posted on | CommentAlthough the Omotehinde family kept mute over the issue, some people in the neighbourhood said they heard about the incident. The residents spoke with our Punch in separate interviews on Thursday. One of the residents said, “The news was shocking. Not many … Read more →
We keep our victims in Church and share ransom with Pastors- Kidnapper reveals
Posted on | CommentThe Anambra State Police Command has arrested 38-year-old wanted kidnap suspect, Okafor, a graduate ofMathematics from the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka. Okafor popularly known as Igwe did not only fall afoul of the law as a kidnapper, he also messed up the … Read more →
GNPC Not Involved In The Sale Of Drill Ship – Kwesi Pratt
Posted on | CommentManaging Editor of the Insight News Paper, Mr. Kwesi Pratt Jnr. said the Ghana National Petroleum Cooperation was not implicated in the sale of the Drill Ship and therefore has no document covering the sale. GNPC, on the advice of … Read more →
Rapper Gucci Mane Arrested For Drugs, Gun & Threatening Cops
Posted on | CommentGucci Mane was arrested in Atlanta earlier yesterday morning. Gucci Mane’s lengthy Twitter rant will not be the peak of his erratic behavior this week. The Zone 6 rapper was taken into custody at 12:05 AM this morning after his Neighbor reported … Read more →
Order from President: Ghana Airports Company Board dissolved
Posted on | CommentOn the authority of His Excellency President John Dramani Mahama, the Minister for Transport, Mrs. Dzifa Attivor, has with immediate effect dissolved the board of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL).A list of names for the reconstituting of the Board … Read more →
Transport fares up by 20 percent from Saturday
Posted on | CommentTransport fares are now set to go up by an average of 20 percent from this Saturday. The Road Transport Co-ordinating Council took the decision on Tuesday following discussions with government and transport operators. The discussions have been ongoing since … Read more →
GNPC drill ship sold without knowledge of officials
Posted on | CommentOfficials of the Bank Of Ghana and the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation(GNPC) have failed to present documents for the sale of GNPC’s drill ship, Discoverer 511 and the payment of $19.5 million dollars to Societe Generale. The judgment debt was in … Read more →
Statement: Attacks on Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei II, must cease immediately
Posted on | CommentThe New Patriotic Party is disgusted by attempts being made by some persons and media outlets to drag the name of the Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, into disrepute. The NPP associates itself with the statement issued by the Manhyia … Read more →
34-year old Head Pastor arrested for raping 22-year-old girl
Posted on | CommentA 34-year old head pastor of the Saviour Church of Ghana, Agona Swedru branch, has been arrested by the police for raping a 22-year-old girl.Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Nana Asomah Hinneh of the Agona Swedru Divisional Police Commander, made … Read more →
National Service postings based on “specific requests”
Posted on | CommentThe 2013/ 2014 national service deployment list has been released with the Greater Accra topping the number of personnel deployed, followed by Ashanti Region, with Upper West Region, recording the lowest. The trend in regional distribution with regards to requests, … Read more →
Pregnant Woman Killed By ‘Rival’
Posted on | CommentThe police in Navrongo have arrested two persons for allegedly killing a 23-year-old pregnant woman, Gladys Weija, at Pungu in the Kassena-Nankana East Municipality. Emmanuel Kaba, 40, uncle of Gladys, and Gloria Amena Kudamu, 24, a housewife and a ‘rival’ … Read more →
Again: Ghana Gas project to delay as consignment container sinks
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Gas Company is likely not to begin commercial delivery of gas from the Atuabo Gas facility in January 2014 as officials expected. This follows the loss of a container carrying a consignment, including 34 fabricated plates valued at … Read more →
Akufo Addo’s Victory Song Pops Up
Posted on | CommentBuoyed by false hope, some fanatics of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), got carried away into fantasy, composing victory song for Nana Akufo-Addo, obviously assured that the nine Supreme Court justices were going to declare him the validly elected president. … Read more →
Strike Over at University of Ghana: Lectures begin
Posted on | CommentLecturers at the University of Ghana have resume teaching after their month-long strike.In an interview with us, President of the University of Ghana branch of UTAG, Dr. Langbong Bimi said ‘’at an emergency meeting members were of the view that … Read more →
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