2 Delta Force suspects arrested over Old Tafo MP attack
Two out of the six NPP members who accosted old Tafo MP, Dr. Anthony Akoto Osei in Kumasi have been arrested by the Police. The gentlemen, said to be members of the Delta Force Vigilante Group of the Party are alleged to have attacked the Monitoring and Evaluation Minister at a recent meeting in Kumasi […]
American scientists perform prenatal gene editing
American scientists have for the first time performed prenatal gene editing to prevent a deadly metabolic disorder in lab animals, offering the potential to treat human congenital diseases before birth. The study published on Monday in the journal Nature Medicine described the proof-of-concept prenatal use of a low-toxic tool that can efficiently edit DNA building […]
KIA: Domestic flights to operate from Terminal 2
Domestic airline operations at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA) will be handled from Terminal 2, effective Monday, October 8, 2018. Domestic operations has been moved from Terminal 1 of the KIA, where it was previously handled to Terminal 2, which was previously used for international operations. This follows the successful migration of all international operations […]
Ghana ranked seventh wealthiest African country
Ghana has been ranked the seventh wealthiest country in Africa in a Report published in The AfrAsia Bank Africa Wealth Report 2018. Ghana’s capital Accra also maintained its 2017 ranking as the 10th wealthiest African city. The report covers wealth, luxury, prime property and wealth management trends in Africa from 2007 to 2017 with projections to […]
Consolidated Bank of Ghana to honour 3-year sponsorship contract with the Black Stars
The Consolidated Bank of Ghana Limited has decided to honour the remainder of a three-year sponsorship contract between dissolved uniBank and the senior national team, the Black Stars, Graphic Online has gathered. The initial three-year deal which saw uniBank become the official bank of the Black Stars was first signed between the bank and the […]
Christ Embassy Pastor Chris’ daughter marries Ghanaian fiancé
Gospel artist and first daughter of popular preacher, Ps Chris Oyakhilome of Christ Embassy, Carrisa Sharon has tied the knot to Ghanaian businessman, Philip Frimpong. Sharon Oyakhilome, tied the knot traditionally with Philip Frimpong on Thursday. 25-year old Carissa Sharon, is the first of two daughters.
Ghana marks World Teacher Day with Ghana Teacher Prize 2018
Today is World Teacher’s Day. In Ghana the day is being marked with a Ghana Teacher Prize Award Ceremony at the Presbyterian Boys’ SHS, Legon in Accra. In attendance is Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia who will crown the National Best Teacher for 2018. The National Teacher Awards have been rebranded ‘Ghana Teacher Prize’ with […]
New catalyst may help turn water into fuel – Study
Researchers at the University of Illinois (UI) have developed a new catalyst that may have cleared the obstacles of abundance, stability in acid conditions and efficiency in generating hydrogen in a sustainable way. The catalyst is an electrocatalytic material made from mixing metal compounds with substance called perchloric acid. The researchers first experimented with the […]
NASA to participate in first Israeli moon mission
The Israeli Space Agency (ISA) announced Wednesday that it had signed an agreement with NASA to engage the American space agency in the first Israeli moon mission. SpaceIL is an Israeli nonprofit organization, established in 2011, aiming to land a spacecraft on the moon by 2019. As part of the agreement, the unmanned spacecraft will […]
Lithuania: Government Bans Use Of Phones In Streets
Lithuania’s phone-addicted pedestrians will have to do without mobile devices when they cross streets under a new regulation approved on Wednesday as the Baltic country seeks to curb traffic deaths. “Pedestrians must not use mobile devices before stepping onto the street or walking across it,” Transport Minister Rokas Masiulis told a cabinet meeting that was […]
UK accuses Russian spies of cyber-attacks
The UK government has accused Russia’s military intelligence service of being behind four high-profile cyber-attacks. The National Cyber Security Centre says targets included firms in Russia and Ukraine; the US Democratic Party; and a small TV network in the UK. World Anti-Doping Agency computers are also said to have been attacked. Files later emerged showing […]
State Burial For Late Justice V.C.R.A.C Crabbe Underway
State funeral and burial for Retired Supreme Court judge, Justice Vincent Cyril Richard Arthur Charles Crabbe is currently underway at the Accra International Conference Centre in Accra. Filing past started at 6am followed by the pre-burial service at 9 am. The final funeral rites and reception will be held at the Accra […]
Three recipients named for 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics
Three scientists have won this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday for their work with lasers. Arthur Ashkin of the United States was awarded half the $1.01 million prize; the other half is shared by Gerard Mourou of France and Canadian Donna Strickland. Sweden’s Royal Academy of Sciences, which chose the winners, said Ashkin, […]
AccorHotels announces First Pullman Hotel in Ghana
AccorHotels and Platinum Properties, the Project Company of the Pullman Accra Airport City, have announced the signing of a landmark agreement for Pullman Accra Airport City, the country’s first Pullman branded hotel and Pullman Living serviced apartments located in the heart of Accra’s Airport City. The agreement was recognised by Kwame Nyantekyi-Owusu, Chairman of Inter-Afrique […]
