Accra court issues arrest warrant for embattled MenzGold boss
An Accra Circuit Court has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of embattled founder of MenzGold Ghana Limited, Nana Appiah Mensah, also known as NAM1. He has been accused of the offense of defrauding by false pretense contrary to section 131 of Act 29/60. Two other individuals, Benedicta Appiah and Rose Tetteh, are also […]
Central Tongu MP expresses worry over poor supervision of schools
The Member of Parliament for Central Tongu Alexander Gabby Hottordze has expressed worry over the weak supervision of schools and children at his District. The MP expressed his disappointment before, teachers and circuit suppervisors at short ceremony held at the forecourt of Adidome District Assembly, where he presented Motorbikes, Corn Milling Machines and Exercise Books […]
Inflation rate for December 2018 slightly up
Ghana Statistical Service, (GSS) has revealed that, in December 2018, the year-on year inflation rate was 9.4%, compared with the 9.3% recorded in November 2018. The monthly change rate in December 2018 was 1.1% compared to 0.7% recorded in November, 2018. Addressing his maiden edition news conference in Accra, the newly appointed acting Government Statiscian, […]
UE/R Biennial NUGDPA congress currently underway in Navrongo
The clergy has been called upon, to pay attention to the challenges facing the Laity today in living out their God-Given vocation of family life; the delicate role of the pastor in providing the necessary pastoral care. The call was made during the opening ceremony of the 27th National and 15th Biennial National Union of […]
Agric Students to boycott classes on Febuary 8 over 'neglect'
The leadership of Agricultural Colleges Students Union, (ACSU) comprising of Kwadaso Agricultural College, Ohawu Agricultural College, Tamale Animal Health and production college, Damango Agricultural college and Ejura Agricultural College has announced its intention not to resume on February 8, for the next academic calendar. That’s according to a statement jointly signed and issued by the […]
Liverpool & Egypt forward, Salah is CAF Player of the Year 2018
Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah is the 2018 Confederation of African Football Player of the Year – the second consecutive year he has won the award. Egypt forward Salah, 26, beat Liverpool team-mate Sadio Mane of Senegal and Arsenal and Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to the title. He received the award at a ceremony in Senegal on […]
Man chases runaway tire down Houston highway
A traveler on a Houston highway captured video of an unlucky driver running after a runaway tire rolling toward traffic. Rafael Sanchez tweeted a video showing a man running frantically to catch the tire as it rolled toward vehicles on Interstate 45 about 3:30 p.m. Sunday. The video shows the driver was able to catch […]
UN Peacekeepers push deep into Mali
UN peacekeepers in Mali have given what villagers in a remote part of the West African country have called a “real glimmer of hope.” Senegalese troops from the UN mission, MINUSMA, patrolled southeast of Mali’s central Mopti region to create what the force commander called a “protective presence” and to provide medical consultations. MINUSMA’s civilian […]
IGP salutes Chief Imam; describes him as an epitome of peace
The Inspector General of Police, (IGP) David Asante-Apeatu, has congratulated the National Chief Imam, Sheik Osman Nuhu Sharabutu for being an epitome of peace through his leadership and proactive steps to resolve major conflict in the country. The IGP said this when he paid a courtesy call on the National Chief Imam at his residence […]
Ghana exports food to Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire
Following the implementation of the Planting for Food and Jobs initiative, Ghana is now in a position to export foodstuffs to neighbouring Burkina Faso and Cote d’Ivoire, statistics from the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) have indicated. Ejura Market At the Ejura Market in the Ejura Sekyeredumase municipality in the Ashanti Region alone, about […]
Saboba Chief pleads for calm
The Paramount Chief of Saboba traditional area Bowan Mateer-John, has implored government and the Regional Security Council, (REGSEC), to initiate concrete measures to quickly restore calm and order to Chereponi and Saboba in order to bring all displaced persons back to their communities. To this end, he called on REGSEC to create a platform for […]
SSNIT increases monthly pension by 11 percent
The Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has increased the monthly pension by 11 per cent for this year. This was done in consultation with the National Pensions Regulatory Commission (NPRA) and in accordance with Section 80 of the National Pensions Act, 2008 (Act 766). In view of this, pensioners on the 2018 minimum […]
DR Congo: Ebola response resumes despite ‘risky environment’
Despite a precarious security environment and continuing pockets of mistrust on the part of affected populations, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Tuesday that all Ebola-affected areas in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) North Kivu Province are now accessible to health workers. Civil unrest in Beni, the epicenter of the epidemic, crippled […]
Saudi woman "given refugee status"
A Saudi woman who fled her family and refused to leave a Bangkok hotel has been given refugee status by UN, the Australian government says. Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, 18, refused to board a flight from Bangkok to Kuwait on Monday and barricaded herself into her airport hotel room. She said she feared her family would […]
