Sudanese president promises dialogue with protesters
Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir said Wednesday that the door of dialogue would remain open to young protesters in the country. Those who took to the street represent a generation growing up under oil prosperity and shocked by the economic crisis, said al-Bashir during a meeting with the press in Khartoum. Viewing the separation of South […]
Tanzanian to collect over US$26 million from tourist hunting
Tanzania is hoping to collect more than 26 million U.S. dollars from tourist hunting in the 2018-2019 financial year, authorities have said. Hamis Kigwangala, the Minister for Natural Resources and Tourism, told the National Assembly in the capital Dodoma on Wednesday that a number of interventions have been put in place by the ministry aimed […]
Opanka collaborates with Adina to debut Valentine banger on February 11
Dadie Opanka, a Ghanaian rap sensation, is set to release his first single of the year and it features one of Ghana’s best female vocalists, Adina. The song titled ”Sure” was produced by astute music mixer ”Ephraim” and it’s expected to hit the airwaves in this month of love. A prelude to the yet to […]
Municipal Assembly to prosecute sanitation offenders
The Agona West Municipal Assembly will soon start prosecuting sanitation offenders as part of efforts to ensure environmental cleanliness. The Municipal Coordinating Director of the Assembly, Ishmael Nana Ogyefo, said this at the National Sanitation Day clean-up exercise in the municipality. He said, at the moment, the Assembly’s sanitation by-laws had been gazetted and therefore […]
Government clears Scholarship Secretariat's debts
The government says it has cleared all debts owed by the Scholarship Secretariat as at the end of December 2016. Debt of 230 million Ghana cedis was inherited from the previous administration which put a strain on the studies of students on government scholarships both at home and abroad. Speaking to GBC24 in Accra, the […]
Driver in court for killing his mate
A 45-year-old driver Francis Okpoti Odumanye who allegedly killed his mate, Kenneth Sowatey Tetteh through reckless driving on the George Walker Bush Highway in 2015 on Monday appeared before an Accra Circuit Court. Odumanye was arraigned following an advice from the Attorney General’s Department. Charged with dangerous driving, Odumanye pleaded not guilty. The court presided […]
Commey knocks out Chaniev to win IBF world lightweight title
Ghana’s Richard Commey made his second crack at the vacant IBF lightweight title count, claiming his first world title with a second-round stoppage of Isa Chaniev of Russia last night. Commey (28-2, 25 KO) tore through Chaniev (13-2, 6 KO), dropping him late in the first round on a powerful right hand shot. As Commey […]
Ghanaians must help sustain water services – Madam Cecilia Dapaah
Madam Cecilia Abena Dapaah, the Minister of Sanitation and Water Resources, has called on Ghanaians to contribute towards sustaining water services to communities. “Whilst government is committed to living up to its social responsibilities of investing in the water sector, the citizenry are expected to contribute their quota to ensuring the protection and sustainability of […]
‘Delay in constituting Ho Teaching Hospital board worrying’
Professor John Owusu Gyapong, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS), has described as worrying the delay in constituting a governing board for the Ho Teaching Hospital, formerly Volta Regional Hospital. The Vice Chancellor, at the second session of the third congregation of the University in Ho, said the delay […]
Nigerian doctors to check outbreak of Lassa fever
Medical doctors in Nigeria said Monday that plans were under way to bring the outbreak of Lassa fever under control in the country. The recent resurgence in the reported cases of Lassa fever was worrisome, Olusegun Olaopa, president of the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), told reporters in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital. A total of […]
Samsung to focus on non-memory chip for its growth: top executive
Lee Jae-yong, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics Co., said on Wednesday that the tech giant will focus on nurturing the non-memory chip and foundry business as part of its new growth engine. Lee made the remark during his meeting with Hong Young-pyo, floor leader of the ruling Democratic Party (DP) and others at the company’s […]
Man arrested over incest with his three step-daughters
The Police at Twifo Praso in the central region, have arrested a 37-year old man who had sexual intercourse with his three step-daughters, impregnated one, and attempted to abort the pregnancy. The girls whose ages were given as 20, 18 and 16 years were sexually assaulted in turns in the bush and sometimes in their […]
ASA Savings and Loans compensates family of molested children
ASA Savings and Loans has compensated the family of the two children molested by some workers of the Elmina branch of the company last year for defaulting in loan repayment, Child Right International (CRI) announced on Tuesday. Mr Bright Appiah, the Executive Director of CRI announced the decision of the company at a media briefing […]
Customs urged to intensify combat of security threats at borders
The World Customs Organisation (WCO) on Monday tasked its members to intensify their mode of combating terrorism and other security threats at borders to facilitate the rapid and safe movement of the people and goods. Mr Kunio Mikuriya, the Secretary General of the WCO, in a speech delivered on his behalf at the “International Customs […]
