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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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There’s “Wahala” At The Fire Service
Posted on | CommentThe Deputy Communications Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Samuel Awuku has lambasted the Ghana National Fire Service over allegations that the Service purchased sub-standard uniforms for its personnel. The Ghana National Fire Service (GNFS) has since courted controversy … Read more →
Woman killed dumped in dustbin
Posted on | CommentThe Mile 7 District Police Command has discovered the body of a woman who was killed and callously dumped in a dustbin near Morning Star High School at Tantra Hill. The body of the deceased, yet to be identified, was … Read more →
Angry Asantehene summons accusers before God, lesser gods and the golden stool
Posted on | CommentThe Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has categorically denied the allegation that he served as a conduit for the alleged bribery of the Supreme Court judges who adjudicated on the 2012 presidential election petition to deliver judgement in favour of … Read more →
Ghana ranked 4th country in Africa with highest public debt
Posted on | CommentGhana has been ranked as the fourth country in Africa which has the highest public debt in relation the total value of the economy. Ghana was ranked fourth after countries like: Cape Verde, The Gambia, and São Tomé and Principe. … Read more →
2013 World Universities Rankings: California Institute of Technology beats Harvard University
Posted on | CommentThe Times Higher Education (THE) world university rankings, published today, saw the California Institute of Technology maintain its position as the top-ranked university. MIT, which ranks first in the QS world rankings, once again came in fifth in the THE rankings. … Read more →
Two gays caught having sex in Church
Posted on | 2 CommentsI can’t still believe gay exist in Nigeria until today at the court, Two gay men, Samuel Friday and Oni Oluwatobi have been summoned in an Osogbo Magistrate Court for having s3xual intercourse inside a church auditorium in Osogbo, Osun … Read more →
Prof Awoonor cremated: national funeral on October 11
Posted on | CommentA solemn ceremony was held yesterday at the Lashibi Funeral Home to send home Professor Kofi Awoonor, the immediate past Chairman of the Council of State, who was killed in a crossfire in Kenya on September 21, 2013. The strictly … Read more →
PHOTOS: Plane Crash in Lagos, Nigeria
Posted on | CommentAssociated Airline plane just crashed on take off near the airport toll gate. 20 passengers on board heading to Akure.Recovery in progress. Six survived. The plane crashed where there are tanks with aviation fuel.Gory sight … Read more →
Prez Mahama to appoint John Kudalor as IGP
Posted on | 2 CommentsPresident John Mahama could settle on COP John Kudalor as the next Inspector General of Police (IGP) when the tenure of the current Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr Mohammed Alhassan, is due before the year runs out. The IGP … Read more →
Gomoa Senior High Technical closed down
Posted on | CommentThe Gomoa Senior High Technical School (GSTS) at Gomoa Dawurampong in the Gomoa West District of the Central Region has been closed down after fire gutted a section of the girls’ dormitory block last Tuesday evening. The deputy Central Regional … Read more →
Nov. 3: Ghana to experience eclipse of the Sun
Posted on | CommentGhana and other parts of West Africa, will on November 3, 2013, experience a partial hybrid solar eclipse. A partial hybrid solar eclipse is an eclipse, where there is a maximum partial cover of the Sun by the Moon. It … Read more →
130 police personnel begin 30-day training against terrorism
Posted on | CommentSome 130 police personnel including four women have begun a-30 day specialized training against terrorist attacks.The personnel, drawn from the 11 police regions, would also be equipped with skills for crowd control, protection of VIPs, strategies in Special Weapons and … Read more →
4,000 Mine workers to lose jobs
Posted on | CommentAbout 4,000 mine workers are to be retrenched by mining companies because of high operational cost and falling prices of gold on the world market. According to the Chief Executive of the Chamber of Mines, Dr Tony Aubynn, the decision … Read more →
Petroleum prices to go down 4% today
Posted on | CommentMotorists will from Tuesday experience a little over 4 percent decrease in the price of fuel at the pumps. Diesel users will save a little over 2 percent at the pumps.The latest move follows a revision of the prices of petroleum … Read more →
Students can access SHS placement today; accept the placement without complain – Ablakwa
Posted on | CommentThe Education Ministry is urging parents and guardians to accept without complain, the Senior High School placements given their wards by the Computerized School Selection and Placement System (CSSPS).The CSSPS is a system used by the Ghana Education Service (GES) … Read more →
Tariff Increment Is A Blackmail Of Consumers; “Extremely Reckless”…Not Justifiable At All
Posted on | CommentManaging Editor of the Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr., has expressed disappointment in the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC) and the utility service providers in the country over the recent tariff increment. According to Mr. Pratt, the tariff increments are … Read more →
Chief exchanges blows in Public
Posted on | CommentDrama unfolded at Tano Odumase in the Atwima Mponua District of the Ashanti Region yesterday when the chief of the town, Nana Agyare Boateng openly engaged in a bloody fight with a native of the town. The unpleasant spectacle unfolded … Read more →
Sachet water prices to rise to15p from October 1
Posted on | CommentPrepare to pay 30% more for your sachet and bottled water, President of Sachet and Bottled Water Producers has stated. The increment, he says, has become necessary because of the increase in utility tariffs. The Public Utilities Regulatory Commission on … Read more →
Mortal remains of Prof Kofi Awoonor touches down
Posted on | CommentThe mortal remains of the late former Chairman of the Council of State, Professor Kofi Awoonor has arrived in Accra. The renowned poet was shot and killed by militant group, al-Shabab at the Westgate shopping centre in Kenya. Family members … Read more →
Prof Awoonor’s body arrives in Ghana today
Posted on | CommentThe body of Professor Kofi Awoonor will arrive in the country on Wednesday evening from Kenya, where he was shot dead by militant group al-Shabab at the Westgate shopping centre. The body will be accompanied by family members including his … Read more →
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