Microwave oven users who are fond of peeping into it while the machine is in use expose themselves to contracting eye diseases such as cataract. This is because microwaves have a heating effect and produce radiation which could harm the eyes or any delicate organ when it gets closer to …
Read More »LPG prices to shoot up; petrol, diesel to remain stable – IES
The Institute of Energy Securities (IES) is predicting a considerable rise in the price of LPG on the local market. In addition, the Institute said it expects the prices of petrol and diesel at the pumps to remain stable. “This can be attributed to international market variables on the local …
Read More »Ghana opens passport application hub in Japan to serve Asia
Ghana has opened an application centre in Tokyo, the capital city of Japan, as part of efforts to improve passport acquisition by Ghanaians living in the Diaspora. Addressing a ceremony on the sidelines of this year’s Tokyo International Conference on African Development (Ticad 7) Ghana’s Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration …
Read More »Scrap collector steals police motorbike
A scrap collector in Accra has been sentenced by the Dodowa District Court for stealing a motorcycle assigned to the Malejor Police Station for night patrols. The Court presided over by Gloria Naa Botor Laryea sentenced Mohammed Kwame, a resident of Agbobloshie, on his own plea of guilty to 18 …
Read More »Kasoa Police killing: Prime suspect arrested
The prime suspect who is said to have killed two police officers in Gomoa Buduburam near Kaso has been arrested. Eric Kojo Duah, who has been declared wanted by the police was on his way to the Volta region en route Akosombo in the Eastern region when he was nabbed. …
Read More »Mrs Kufuor alive and kicking – Kufuor’s Office rubbishes death rumours
The Office of former President John Agyekum Kufuor has rubbished media reports that the former First Lady, Mrs Theresa Kufuor has died. A statement signed by aid to President Kufuor, Dr Kwabena Osei-Adubofour Friday evening, clarified that the former First Lady is alive and kicking. “The Office of Former President …
Read More »Government announces bumper compensation packages for fallen Policemen
The government of Ghana has announced welfare packages to the families of the two police officers who were shot and killed while on duty at Kasoa near Budumburam in the Central region on Wednesday, August 28, 2019. The packages are meant to look after the wives and children of the …
Read More »Killing of policemen: Gov’t adopting measures to halt police killings – Dr Bawumia
The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has assured the Ghana Police Service government is adopting effective measures to halt killings of policemen and the era of personnel in Ghana going on duty unarmed. The comment of Dr Bawumia follows the killing of two unarmed two policemen at Kasoa Buduburam on …
Read More »PPA boss likely to walk free – Lawyer hints
Lawyer of embattled Chief Executive Officer of the Public Procurement Authority (PPA), Adjenin Boateng Adjei says his client will be exonerated from corruption charges levelled against him. Augustine Obuor said his client has not sold any contract to anyone as was shown in the documentary by ace investigative journalist, Manasseh …
Read More »PDS probe completed – Oppong Nkrumah
Information Minister Kojo Oppong Nkrumah says the thirty days probe into the breaches in the PDS concession deal has been completed. Speaking to Citi FM, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah said final determinations will be made after the president returns from Asia. “The teams from Qatar and US are back and are …
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