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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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West Hills Mall incident: Deceased was choked to death by ‘wee’ in black polythene – Pathologist
Posted on | CommentA pathology examination has revealed that Shadrach Arloo, the 32-year-old man who died last week at the West Hills Mall during an encounter with a policeman and a private security personnel was choked by ‘wee’ [cannabis] in a black polythene … Read more →
Mpohor: Hunter kills brother after mistaking him for animal
Posted on | CommentA 42-year-old man has turned himself in to the police after shooting his 65-year-old brother to death in Bowohomoden, a community near Mampong in the Mpohor District of the Western Region. At 11 a.m., while out hunting, the suspect, John … Read more →
Measles outbreak hits Northern Region
Posted on | CommentThe Northern Regional Health Directorate has confirmed about 70 cases of measles among children. Meanwhile, information available indicates that there’s a shortage of measles vaccines in the region. A letter sighted by us confirmed cases of measles in the Gushiegu district in … Read more →
40 Students injured at Ejura SHS
Posted on | CommentAbout forty students of Ejuraman Anglican Senior High School in the Ashanti Region have sustained various degree of injuries after a makeshift dining structure collapsed on them. The incident occurred on Monday evening after heavy rainfall. According to reports, five … Read more →
Kenya denies tax scrutiny on ex-presidents’ families
Posted on | CommentKenya’s Prime Cabinet Secretary, Musalia Mudavadi, has refuted reports that the families of former presidents Jomo Kenyatta and Daniel Moi were being targeted for tax evasion. Mr Mudavadi said President William Ruto had not mentioned any names in his push … Read more →
Full text: Finance Minister’s speech on DDEP deadline eve
Posted on | CommentFinance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta addressed the nation on Monday recommending that bondholders accept the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (DDEP) otherwise, reviving the economy will be a Herculean task for Akufo-Addo’s government. He stated that Tuesday, February 7, 2023, deadline for … Read more →
Poverty main reason driving terrorism in Africa – UN
Posted on | CommentA new UN report has suggested the most common factor driving people to join extremist groups in sub-Saharan Africa is not religion, but the need for work. The report by the UN Development Programme surveyed thousands of people in eight … Read more →
Boeing: Plane maker plans to cut 2,000 office jobs this year
Posted on | CommentPlane maker Boeing plans to cut about 2,000 jobs in finance and human resources this year, as it focuses on engineering and manufacturing. The move comes as the company puts more of its resources into “products, services and technology development”. … Read more →
Turkey earthquake: Rescuers worked through the night to find survivors
Posted on | CommentThe heavy machinery worked through the night here in Adana, klieg lights illuminating the collapsed buildings and huge slabs of concrete in monochromatic scenes repeated across southern Turkey. Occasionally the work would stop, a call of Allahu akbar would rise … Read more →
Shell reports highest profits in 115 years
Posted on | CommentOil and gas giant Shell has reported record annual profits after energy prices surged last year following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Profits hit $39.9bn (£32.2bn) in 2022, double last year’s total and the highest in its 115-year history. Energy firms … Read more →
Ayariga accuses Soldiers of killing 7 in Bawku
Posted on | CommentThe Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga has called on the government to immediately investigate the killing of seven people in Bawku and bring to book the perpetrators. He accused the Ghana Armed Forces for indiscriminately killing seven … Read more →
“I hope next Energy, Roads and Lands Ministers will be appointed from Western Region” – Awulae Agyefi Kwame
Posted on | CommentThe Omanhene of Nsein Traditional Area says he wishes the next Ministerial reshuffle will make some Members of Parliament from the Western Region cabinet ministers. Speaking on the Jolly Breakfast Show (JBS) on Wednesday, February 1, Awulae Agyefi Kwame II, … Read more →
National Rental Assistance Scheme: Bawumia rules out political interference
Posted on | CommentVice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has assured that the newly launched National Rental Assistance Scheme (NRAS) will be run devoid of any political interference. Dr. Bawumia launched the scheme in Accra on Tuesday to meet the rent demands in Ghana. … Read more →
4 jailed 20 years for stealing GHc1m from Best Point Savings and Loans
Posted on | CommentFour persons involved in the syphoning of GH?1,262,496.66 from Best Point Savings and Loans Limited have been sentenced to a total jail term of 20 years. This is after an Accra Circuit Court found them guilty. The four broke down … Read more →
Report noise pollution in your area – STMA
Posted on | CommentAssistant Environmental Health Analyst of the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA) says noise pollution in the metropolis has reduced compared to before. Mr Aaron Quansah Ennin speaking to Skyy News said the assembly used to receive a lot of complaints from … Read more →
BoG policy rate now 28%
Posted on | CommentThe Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)?of the Bank of Ghana has increased the rate at which it lends to other banks from 27 per cent to 28 per cent, the highest in more than 20 years. This means that when banks … Read more →
Police Officer interdicted for leaving rifle in ‘Trotro’
Posted on | CommentThe Police Administration has interdicted a police Inspector for negligently leaving a service rifle in a commercial vehicle. The rifle has since been returned by the driver of the said vehicle who alleged that the Inspector had extorted money from … Read more →
GES cautions public over cash for SHS placement
Posted on | CommentThe Ghana Education Service (GES) has cautioned the public to report persons who approach them to pay money for placement into any senior high school (SHS) to the police. The GES in a statement, dated January 29, 2023, and signed … Read more →
Man charged for selling packaged broken tiles as phones
Posted on | CommentThe self-styled phone trader who allegedly sold packed broken tiles as phones has been admitted to bail in the sum of GH¢10,000 with two sureties by an Accra Circuit Court. Mustapha Hamidu has been charged with two counts of attempting … Read more →
W/R: 4 suspects arrested at Wassa Agona for robbery and murder
Posted on | CommentPolice nab four persons who attacked a filling station and murdered a security guard in the early hours of today, Saturday, 28th January 2023 at Wassa Agona in the Western Region. The suspects, Francis Ebuka, Wisdom Justway, Samuel Chibuzor, and … Read more →
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