GENERAL NEWS

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has commissioned the OmniFert Fertiliser Factory, a wholly-owned Ghanaian fertiliser manufacturing company. At the commissioning ceremony on Friday, 6 September, 2019, President Akufo-Addo applauded the promoters of this project for the work they have done in establishing a world-class facility, which, when its second phase …

A Ghanaian based in the United States of America has revealed how he lost his chance to serve in the U.S Police force merely because he was a former Ghanaian police officer. Francis Kyeremeh, who was a police personnel and served as the bodyguard of Former Asowkwa MP, Maxwell Kofi …

A Zambian pastor identified as Brighton Samajomba has reportedly died of starvation 10 days before the end of his annual 30-day fasting programme. Samajomba, 37, of “Heaven Is My Home” in Solwezi, Northwest area of Zambia, was reportedly found dead by his wife in the early hours of the 20th …

A student of the University of Ghana Medical School is reported to have taken his own life on Wednesday. Joseph Obeng Opuni’s lifeless body was found in his hostel room in the early hours of September 4, campus-based UniversNews reports. A source at the University told JoyNews that the deceased …

Government has been urged to include a gun-manufacturing factory in its grand industrialization plan dubbed One District, One Factory. Chief Executive of the African Centre for Security Studies Paul Boateng claims it can curb the proliferation of firearms in the country. The security analyst who made the call on Adom …

The High Commission of Ghana in South Africa has debunked audio message circulating on Whatsapp and other social media that the Ghana’s High Commissioner to South Africa, His Excellency George Ayisi -Boateng has served notice that it will evacuate its citizens in South Africa following recent xenophobic attacks there. In …

Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man, has admonished Africans to shun hate and any form of violence against their fellow Africans if they want the continent to prosper. The Nigerian business magnate made the comment in reaction to the ongoing xenophobic attacks on non-South African Africans, especially Nigerians resident in South …

The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) has hinted of a possible increase in transportation fares, following the recent hikes in fuel prices. Prices of petroleum products went up on Monday after the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) directed the Oil Marketing Companies to start applying the revised Energy Sector Levies. …

A Ghanaian has reportedly been killed in the latest xenophobic attacks in Durban, South Africa. According to the reports, a  Ghanaian who is yet to be identified was killed on Wednesday by local gangs accusing foreigners of taking their jobs. The violence, which broke out in Durban and surrounding townships, …

Nigeria’s Foreign Affairs Ministry has served notice that it will evacuate its citizens in South Africa following recent xenophobic attacks there. The owner of a local airline – Air Peace Airlines has offered to use his air transport company to airlift his fellow countrymen from South Africa at no cost. …