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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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93% Sexually active University Students don’t use contraceptives — Research
Posted on | CommentA study conducted in three selected public universities in the country has revealed that 93 per cent of sexually active adolescents in public universities do not use contraceptives. This is in spite of the fact that 80 per cent of … Read more →
Ashanti Region: Over 300 nurses abandon left for greener pastures in 2023 1st quarter
Posted on | CommentOver 300 health workers have left the Ghana Health Service in the Ashanti Region to pursue better opportunities abroad. Authorities warn that this trend, observed in the first quarter of 2023, is negatively impacting healthcare delivery in the region. Data … Read more →
Twitter threatens legal action over Threads app
Posted on | CommentTwitter is considering legal action against Meta over its fast-growing rival app Threads. Threads, which was launched to millions on Wednesday, is similar to Twitter and has been pitched by Meta bosses as a “friendly” alternative. Twitter’s Elon Musk said … Read more →
Cedi, inflation: I don’t foresee us hitting single digits this year
Posted on | CommentDirector of the Institute of Statistical, Social and Economic Research (ISSER) of the University of Ghana, Professor Peter Quartey has said he does not expect Ghana to experience a single-digit inflation and also the Cedi-Dollar exchange rate this year. He … Read more →
Chinese owner of iconic MG car brand to build Europe plant
Posted on | CommentChina’s largest car manufacturer SAIC Motor says it will build its first factory in Europe, after sales of its vehicles on the continent jumped. The state-controlled company – which owns the iconic MG brand – says the new plant will … Read more →
Kwesimintsim MP distributes Smart Classroom equipment to 2 Basic Schools in EKMA
Posted on | CommentThe Kwesimintsim Member of Parliament (MP) Dr Prince Hamid Armah has distributed Smart Classroom equipment to two Basic Schools in the Effia-Kwesiminstim Municipality of the Western Region. The two schools that were privileged to receive this modern equipment were the … Read more →
3.2 million vehicles registered in Ghana as at 2022 – Transport Minister
Posted on | CommentMr Kwaku Ofori Asiamah, the Minister for Transport has said the sector remains a major source of green gas emissions, slowing down the nation’s effort to achieve the global target of net-zero emissions by 2025. He said this was due … Read more →
‘Yes We Can’ empowers over 1,160 BECE Candidates in 23 JHSs on exams fright and more
Posted on | CommentA total of 1,160 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) from 23 Junior High Schools (JHS) in Sekondi-Takoradi from Monday June 26 to Friday June 30, 2023 received pep-talk on how to fight examination fright, how to answer the BECE questions … Read more →
Ukraine war: Major Moscow airport flights disrupted by drone attack
Posted on | CommentUkraine has launched a drone attack on Moscow, the Russian defence ministry says, forcing flights to be diverted from Vnukovo International Airport. Five drones were reportedly used in Tuesday’s attack, which also targeted locations in the wider region around the … Read more →
Gaddafi’s son Hannibal in critical condition – Report
Posted on | CommentOne of the surviving sons of the late Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, has reportedly been moved from a Lebanese prison, where he has been on a hunger strike, to hospital in “critical condition” The Reuters news agency quotes the Dubai-based … Read more →
South Africa’s Zulu king denies being poisoned
Posted on | CommentSouth Africa’s Zulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini has denied allegations that he may have been poisoned, saying in a video that he was in good health. It comes amid conflicting concerns after the Zulu traditional prime minister said over the weekend … Read more →
Renovated Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park to be re-opened to the public today
Posted on | CommentThe renovated and redeveloped Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park will be re-opened to the public today July 4, 2023. This is after President Nana Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo commissions it. The park is a significant monument dedicated to the memory of … Read more →
OSP investigates over 150 cases, Charles Bissue, Adu Boahen probe completed
Posted on | CommentThe Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has concluded investigations into allegations of corruption against a former Minister of State at the Ministry of Finance, Charles Adu Boahen, and three other high-profile suspected corruption cases. These are besides nine other … Read more →
Member of Ketasco history-making NSMQ team dies
Posted on | CommentIn a devastating report, we are saddened to report the passing of James Lutterodt, a prominent member of the history-making Keta Senior High Technical School (Keta SHTS) team that participated in the renowned National Maths and Science Quiz (NSMQ) competition … Read more →
‘More people than ever before’ using fake passports and visas to get to UK
Posted on | CommentMore people from Iran than ever before are using fake passports or fake visas to get to the UK, an Iranian asylum seeker has told Sky News. “Boats are dangerous. It’s really dangerous to cross the Channel,” says 43-year-old Erfan, … Read more →
Increasing number of mentally challenged persons in the streets of Sekondi-Takoradi
Posted on | CommentIn Sekondi-Takoradi it is common to observe quite a lot of mentally challenged people on the streets and many are of the view that it poses a threat to society. In August 2022, a young man was stoned to death … Read more →
2023 Fishing closed season starts
Posted on | CommentThe Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development has performed a colourful ceremony to commence this year’s ‘Close Season’ for fishing spanning, Saturday, July 1, to Tuesday, August 31, at Elmina in the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem Municipality of the Central Region. While canoe … Read more →
Shama Chiefs join drivers to demonstrate over poor roads
Posted on | CommentPassengers in Shama in the Western Region were left stranded Monday morning as the Ghana Road Transport Union parked their vehicles to demonstrate the poor nature of roads in the constituency. Traditional authorities who are unhappy with the state of … Read more →
Kenyan President lifts six-year ban on logging
Posted on | CommentKenya’s President William Ruto has lifted a ban on logging imposed six years ago. The president said the move was “overdue” citing the need to create jobs and open up sectors in the economy that depend on forest products. Concerns … Read more →
Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg agree to hold cage fight
Posted on | CommentTwo of the world’s most high-profile technology billionaires – Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg – have agreed to fight each other in a cage match. Mr Musk posted a message on his social media platform Twitter that he was “up … Read more →
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