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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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BoG adds 7.70 tonnes of gold to reserves
Posted on | CommentThe Bank of Ghana (BoG) has added 7.70 tonnes of gold to the country’s reserves as of the end of last month, the Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr Ernest Addison, has stated. The measure, which is part of … Read more →
Microsoft: China accused of hacking US government emails
Posted on | CommentChina-based hackers have gained access to the email accounts of around 25 organisations, including government agencies, Microsoft says. The software giant has not provided details of where the government agencies are based. However, the US Department of Commerce has confirmed … Read more →
Cerberus heatwave: Hot weather sweeps across Southern Europe
Posted on | CommentA heatwave is sweeping across parts of southern Europe and north-west Africa, with potential record-breaking temperatures in the coming days. Temperatures are expected to surpass 40C (104F) in parts of Spain, France, Greece, Croatia and Turkey. In Italy, temperatures could … Read more →
Ghana to launch HIV self-testing July 19
Posted on | CommentPreparations are underway by the National Planning Committee (NPC) for the official launch of HIV Self-Testing (HIVST) in the country on July 19. The launch, which will be held at Omanye Aba Hall of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), is … Read more →
Takoradi Port makes history as it receives largest bulk vessel since 1928 (PHOTOS)
Posted on | CommentThe Takoradi Port in the Western Region of Ghana has received the largest bulk vessel since 1928. This was according to an official statement released by the Takoradi Ports official Facebook page on Wednesday, July 12, 2023. The statement reads: … Read more →
US court sentences Hushpuppi’s accomplice Woodberry to 8yrs in prison
Posted on | CommentA United States district court on Tuesday, sentenced Olalekan Ponle, better known as Woodberry, to eight years in jail over fraud. Woodberry is an accomplice of Ramon Abbas, popularly known as Hushpuppi, another Nigerian who was imprisoned for Internet fraud … Read more →
Zongo Development Fund blows GH¢700k on rent
Posted on | CommentThe Zongo Development Fund has been cited by the Auditor General for blowing an amount of GH¢709,000 on rent between August 2020 and August 2022. The 2020 Auditor General’s report revealed that the fund pays GH¢29,000 every month as rent … Read more →
World Bank’s active local portfolio hits $3.6 billion
Posted on | CommentThe active portfolio of the World Bank in the country is worth $3.6 billion across 21 active projects. The portfolio is spread across several sectors, with urban resilience and land attracting the largest investments of 17 per cent. The health, … Read more →
Persons behind alleged plot to remove IGP should be punished – Minority to Akufo-Addo
Posted on | CommentThe Minority in Parliament has asked President Akufo-Addo to ensure that those behind the purported plot to replace the Inspector General of Police, Dr. George Akuffo Dampare are punished. The NDC MPs insist that is the surest way to prove … Read more →
Nigeria to clampdown on illegal sale of laughing gas
Posted on | CommentNigeria’s drug law enforcement agency has ordered an immediate crackdown on the illegal sale and use of nitrous oxide – also known as laughing gas. In a statement on their website, the head of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, … Read more →
Carpenter jailed 4 years for biting off driver’s right ear
Posted on | CommentA 42-year-old carpenter has been sentenced to four years in prison by the Adentan Circuit Court for biting off the right ear of a commercial driver during a dispute in Addoteiman, Accra. Maxwell Senyo, who was charged with causing harm, … Read more →
Prez. Akufo-Addo represents Ghana at 63rd ECOWAS Summit in Guinea Bissau
Posted on | CommentPresident Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Saturday, July 8, 2023, embarked on a trip to Guinea Bissau to lead the Ghanaian delegation at the 63rd Ordinary Session of the Authority of ECOWAS Heads of State and Government. The summit, taking … Read more →
Police arrest chief for destroying 33,000 rubber trees
Posted on | CommentThe police have arrested an Odikro of Gyabenkrom and two others for destroying more than 33,000 mature rubber trees on a plantation belonging to the Ghana Rubber Estate Limited (GREL) in the Ahanta West Municipality in the Western Region. The … Read more →
Many places have cancer-causing gas — Prof. Amoako
Posted on | CommentMany places in the country have a high concentration of radon gas, a natural occurring gas whose long exposure to humans can cause lung cancer and other forms of cancers. An Associate Professor of Health Physics at the School of … Read more →
9 Takoradi fishermen missing at high seas
Posted on | CommentFishermen in Takoradi, a coastal district in the Western region, are living in fear as a canoe and its nine crew members have gone missing at high seas. The crew members set sail on June 27, 2023, but have not … Read more →
Avoid feeding infants with street food – Nursing mothers advised
Posted on | CommentNursing mothers have been advised to desist from feeding their infants from six months to nine months with food bought from the streets. According to dietician specialist Mr David Tuffour, food bought from outside does not help infants in any … Read more →
Cryptocurrency ban still in force – Finance Ministry
Posted on | CommentThe government has restated its prohibition on the use of cryptocurrencies in all financial transactions, emphasizing that all financial institutions in the country have received instructions to refrain from engaging in crypto-related activities. Dr. Mohammed Amin Adam, Minister of State … Read more →
Netherlands bans mobile phones in classrooms
Posted on | CommentDevices including mobile phones are set to be banned from classrooms to stop them from disrupting learning, the Dutch government has announced. The initiative is being introduced in collaboration with schools and is to take effect at the start of … Read more →
12 African States to get new malaria vaccine – WHO
Posted on | CommentThe World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners say around 18 million doses of the world’s first malaria vaccine will be delivered to 12 African nations by 2025. Among them are Malawi, Ghana and Kenya, where the Mosquirix vaccine has … Read more →
Can Threads make more money than Elon Musk’s Twitter?
Posted on | CommentTech billionaires Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk have been joking about setting up a cage match. In the business world, the fight has already begun. Less than a day after Mr Zuckerberg launched his alternative to Twitter, Threads, it had … Read more →
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