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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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OPEC+ announces surprise oil output cuts
Posted on | CommentSaudi Arabia and other OPEC+ oil producers on Sunday announced further oil output cuts of around 1.16 million barrels per day, in a surprise move that analysts said would cause an immediate rise in prices and the United States called … Read more →
Sekondi- Takoradi dualisation road project 25 to 35% complete – Viabuild
Posted on | CommentHealth Safety and Environment Manager of Viabuild Africa, Mr Edward Lee Afflade, says work done so far in terms of percentage on the expansion of the Sekondi to Takoradi road is between 25% – 35%. Mr Afflade speaking on Skyy … Read more →
Organised Labour to negotiate salary increment amid new revenue bills
Posted on | CommentOrganised labour has served notice the current standard of living will be central in salary negotiations this year. Deputy Secretary General of the Ghana Trades Union Congress (TUC) Joshua Ansah says factors such as inflation, taxes, cost of living, among others, will … Read more →
Twitter’s blue ticks disappear as Musk attacks NY Times
Posted on | CommentThe New York Times has lost its blue tick on Twitter after it said it would not pay to remain verified. Twitter has started removing verification badges from accounts which already had a blue tick, after announcing they would be … Read more →
The other Chinese apps taking the US and UK by storm
Posted on | CommentTikTok, the most popular free app in the US, has in recent days been making headlines not for its content but for alleged links to the Chinese Communist Party. Its boss, Shou Zi Chew, appeared before US politicians at Congress … Read more →
How the Growth and Sustainability Levy affects mining, upstream Oil and Gas sectors
Posted on | CommentThe recently passed Growth and Sustainability Levy Bill is seeking to raise revenue for the growth and fiscal sustainability of the economy. The memorandum that accompanied the Bill, indicated that the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) pandemic led to a significant reduction … Read more →
Trump will not appear in court in handcuffs – Lawyer
Posted on | CommentDonald Trump’s court hearing has been set for Tuesday afternoon, according to the BBC’s US partner CBS News. The former president is expected to fly from Florida on his private plane and hand himself in with federal agents there to … Read more →
4 Persons arrested for attacking police in Axim
Posted on | CommentOn 9th March 2023, the Axim Divisional Police patrol team reported an attack on the team by a gang that seized the magazine of a Service rifle together with some mobile phones belonging to the Police officers. An intelligence operation … Read more →
Western Region among top 4 regions with high rabies cases recorded
Posted on | CommentThe Western Region is said to be among the top 4 regions in the country with high rabies cases recorded. This was made known by Mr Silverster Segbaya of the John Hopkins Centre For Communication Programs funded by the USAID. … Read more →
Trump criminally charged in New York, a first for a US ex-president
Posted on | CommentDonald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury after a probe into hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels, becoming the first former U.S. president to face criminal charges even as he makes another run for the … Read more →
Condoms burnt as fire catches prostitution hotbed in Tarkwa
Posted on | CommentMany boxes of condoms were found burnt after personnel from the Ghana National Fire Service brought down a fire outbreak that caught a popular prostitution joint in Tarkwa in the Western Region. DO2 Alex Assiem, Tarkwa Divisional Fire Commander told … Read more →
Gold Mafia: Gold smuggler sneaks $40 million worth of gold out of Ghana every month
Posted on | CommentA gold trader exposed in Al Jazeera’s Gold Mafia investigative documentary has revealed that he smuggles a ton of gold from Ghana every month. Al Jazeera’s latest investigation, Gold Mafia, has uncovered a band of criminals driving gold smuggling and … Read more →
Parliament decriminalises attempted suicide
Posted on | CommentParliament has amended sections of the Criminal Offenses Act of 1960, which makes attempting to take one’s own life a crime. Following the amendment in Parliament on Tuesday, March 28, persons who attempt suicide will be considered as having mental … Read more →
Fuel prices to fall between 2% and 9% from April 1
Posted on | CommentFuel prices will fall between 2% and 9% for the third consecutive time from April 1, 2023 with Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) expected to witness its biggest decline in recent times. According to the Institute for Energy Security, LPG will … Read more →
Police arrest 3 for possession of firearms after they shared a video on social media
Posted on | CommentIn an intelligence operation on March 27, 2023, the Ghana Police Service arrested three suspects for possession of firearms without lawful authority and acts of vigilantism at Japa near Wassa Akropong in the Western Region. The suspects were identified as … Read more →
Tearful Kamala Harris speaks after Cape Coast Castle visit – “Slavery cannot be denied”
Posted on | CommentAs part of her three-day state visit to Ghana, United States Vice President Harris today toured the Cape Coast Castle, an old slave trading post and reflected on the horrors of slavery in emotional remarks. Standing at a lectern with … Read more →
Dream with ambition, lead with conviction – Kamala Harris to youth
Posted on | CommentVisiting US Vice President Kamala Devi Harris has rallied the youth of Ghana, and indeed Africa, to be optimistic, just like she is, about the future of the world. “You have a role to play and together we have a … Read more →
Footballer jailed 12 years for sexually abusing minor
Posted on | CommentA 27-year-old footballer, who had sexual intercourse with a 13-year-old girl on three occasions at Mamprobi in Accra, has been sentenced to 12 years imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court. This is after the court presided over by Mrs Christina … Read more →
Stillbirth rate in Western Region reduces by 15.7%, maternal mortality rate by 25.2% – GHS
Posted on | CommentThe Western Regional Health Director of the Ghana Health Service Dr Nana Yaw Ofori-Yeboah says the region managed to reduce the stillbirth rate by 15.7% to 8.9 per 1000 live birth. Speaking at the 2022 Annual Performance Review of the … Read more →
Kamala Harris hails impact of medical drone delivery in Ghana
Posted on | CommentVisiting United States Vice President Kamala Harris has hailed the positive impact of Ghana’s drone medical delivery service. Speaking at a public lecture in Accra on Tuesday on a wide range of issues, Vice President Harris singled out Ghana’s innovative … Read more →
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