The Minister of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation Dr Kwaku Afriyie has called on Ghanaians to stop purchasing food wrapped in plastic in order to avoid the risk it poses to one’s health. The Minister also wants laws to be put in place banning the use of plastics for selling …
Read More »‘Broken hearted’ Shatta Wale sends a message to Michy
After flaunting his relationship on social media to spite his ex, Michy, it appears Shatta Wale, whose recent relationship ‘fell on the rocks’ wants to escape being mocked. Years after his breakup with Michy, the dancehall artiste has been involved in a number of relationships but he recently showcased a particular …
Read More »Aliu Mahama’s wife, Hajia Ramatu Mahama is dead
The wife of Ghana’s late former Vice President Alhaji Aliu Mahama has reportedly died. Hajia Ramatu Mahama is said to have died at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital in Accra. She died at the age of 70. Her family is currently in a meeting to plan her funeral in line with Islamic …
Read More »Rice price will never go up under my regime – President Weah Vows
In a bid to ascertain firsthand information and improve on the reported shortage of rice in the local market in Liberia, President George Weah has toured various warehouses at the Freeport of Monrovia with a vow to take punitive measures against unscrupulous business owners and others creating an artificial shortage …
Read More »LIVESTREAMING: Dr Mahamudu Bawumia speaks on the economy
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, is set to speak on the economic state of the country later on Thursday, April 7, 2022. He is the main speaker at a National Tertiary Students Confederacy (TESCON) Training and Orientation Conference at Kasoa in the Central Region. As the head of Ghana’s …
Read More »Stop transacting business in foreign currency – BoG warns
The Bank of Ghana has cautioned organisations and individuals against transacting business in foreign currency in Ghana. A statement from the Central Bank stated that institutions and individuals are prohibited from pricing, advertising, receipting or making payments for goods and services in foreign currency in Ghana, without written authorization from …
Read More »Double salaries: Supreme Court orders substituted service on 9 MPs
The Supreme Court has ordered a substituted service on nine Members of Parliament who have been dragged to court over double salary payments. The apex granted the exparte motion after lawyers Kwame Baffoe, the Bono Regional Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party(NPP) had told the court that, the defendants …
Read More »Deputy finance minister sues Kwaku Baako
Deputy Minister for Finance, Abena Osei-Asare, has named the Managing Editor of the New Crusading Guide, Abdul Malik Kwaku Baako, his newspaper, and a journalist as plaintiffs in a defamation suit filed on her behalf. In the suit filed in an Accra High Court on Wednesday, April 6, 2022, the …
Read More »Open galamsey pits swallow community members
Scores of uncovered pits left behind by illegal miners are posing a serious threat to residents of those mining communities. While many people have fallen into those pits, leading to their untimely death, others are living dangerously, as the abandoned pits serve as death traps, looking for prey. Additionally, the …
Read More »Burkina Faso’s former president Kabore released from house arrest
Burkina Faso’s former President Roch Kabore, who had been under house arrest since he was toppled in a military coup in January, has been allowed to return to his family home, according to the country’s interim government. Kabore was allowed to return to his residence in the capital Ougadougou on …
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