The Ghana Union of Traders Association (GUTA) has asked their Nigerian counterparts at the Nkrumah Circle to be submissive if they want their closed shops opened. “At the end of the day, we may open the shops for them. If we go there this morning and they show remorse we …
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Google co-founders hand over control of parent firm Alphabet to Sundar Pichai
Google chief executive Sundar Pichai will assume the CEO role at parent firm Alphabet in a shakeup at the top of the Silicon Valley titan, the company said Tuesday. Pichai will take over from Larry Page, a co-founder of the internet giant, at the holding firm which includes Google as …
Read More »100 fake professors nabbed in Nigerian Varsities
No fewer than 100 fake professors have been uncovered in Nigerian universities by the National Universities Commission, NUC. Prof Abubakar Rasheed, the commission’s Executive Secretary, disclosed this in the NUC’s November bulletin. Rasheed said the NUC published the details of the fake professors on its website and also sent the …
Read More »Nato summit: Leaders gather for 70th anniversary amid rows
Nato leaders are to meet outside of London for formal talks on Wednesday, as they gather to mark the military alliance’s 70th anniversary. The talks will take place at a luxury hotel near Watford and follow receptions held on Tuesday at Buckingham Palace and Downing Street. The two-day summit has …
Read More »Nigeria’s desperate battle to end open defecation
On October 1, 2019, a 12-year-old boy known as Seyi, who lived in the Surulere area of Lagos, was found defecating in the open. Apparently the boy, who also hawked food items in the streets, had been under pressure to use a toilet. Unable to find one immediately, he had …
Read More »Pastors arrested for conducting fake miracles
Personnel of the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested four suspects, including two pastors, for allegedly staging fake miracles to defraud unsuspecting members of the public in the Lekki and Epe areas of the state. The alleged pastors, Favour David and Favour …
Read More »Jordan named MoTM as Palace stun Bournemouth
Ghana forward Jordan Ayew was adjudged Man of the Match in Crystal Palace’s 1-0 win against AFC Bournemouth on Tuesday night. Mamadou Sakho was sent off early in the game for the Eaglesafter a challenge on Bournemouth’s Adam Smith, but they held firm defensively against increasing pressure from the Cherries. …
Read More »Lady with curvy backside causes stir in church by twerking during offering
A beautiful young lady has caused a stir on social media after a video o her unusual dance in church popped up online. In the video sighted by YEN.com.gh, the lady could be seen inside a church taking a selfie video while prayers were going. Praying alongside the other congregants, …
Read More »Give me four more years so I can continue my good works – Akufo-Addo
President Akufo-Addo has given the strongest indication that he will be running for the Presidency again. This was made known when he was addressing the people of Weija Gbawe on December 3,2019 as part of his tour of the Greater Accra Region. He said he will need four more years …
Read More »Bawumia opens Agric-Fair ahead of 35th Farmers Day celebration in Ho
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has officially launched the 35th National Farmers Day Celebration in Ho, the Volta regional capital. The launch also opened a week-long agricultural fair as part of activities marking the 2019 Farmers Day Celebration to be climaxed on Friday, December 6, 2019 by President Akufo-Addo. …
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