The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) is readying to rollout an Artificial Intelligence (AI) system to fight power theft in the country says the vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia. Speaking at the launch the ECG Mobile Application (ECG POWER) in Accra, the vice President said revenue collection from supplied electricity …
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Kotoko, King Faisal in trouble as government closes down Baba Yara Sports Stadium
Ghana Premier League sides Asante Kotoko and King Faisal have been left sweating following the imminent closure of the Baba Yara Sports stadium. The two teams use the facility for the premier league home matches but the latest development means they will need to find an alternative after the sports …
Read More »Two missing Gbawe-Mallam girls were not kidnapped – DSP Afia Tenge
Two girls who were reported missing on February 8, 2019, have been found, Accra Regional Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Afia Tenge has said. Their disappearance which was largely attributed to a case of kidnap apparently was misconstrued. According to DSP Afia Tenge, the girls who were found at a …
Read More »2 detained for possessing firearms illegally
Two persons, Kofi Yeboah alias Lepetin and Shadrack Yeboah aka Obeng, have been remanded in prison custody to reappear on February 25, 2020, for possessing firearms and ammunitions without lawful authority. The court presided over by his worship Fred Obikyere remanded them on their own plea of guilty. Complainants …
Read More »CK Akonnor holds talks with Netherlands youth defender Luckassen
Ghana coach CK Akonnor has held a meeting with Dutch-born defender Derrick Luckassen concerning a possible international future with the Black Stars. Born to Ghanaian parents in Amsterdam, the 24-year-old centre-back, who currently plays for Belgian giants Anderlecht, is open to representing the West Africans at senior level after time …
Read More »Thomas Partey linked with Real Madrid again
Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has been highly impressed with the performances of Thomas Partey and seeks to bring him to his star studded side according to reports. The Ghanaian midfielder has been one of the best midfielders in La Liga this season and Zidane sees him as the perfect …
Read More »Fire guts Dagomba line again
Dagomba line, which is one of the biggest slums in Kumasi, has been gutted again by fire. The cause of the fire on Friday was not immediately known but sources suspected it started from a certain room. The inferno, which travelled at top speed due to the dryness of the …
Read More »SHS student dies after falling from first floor at Wa Amass
A 21-year-old form 2 business student of the Wa T.I Ahmadiyya Senior High School in the Upper West Region died after falling from the first floor of the dormitory block. The student who is a native of Kachiau, a farming community in the Wa West District, has been identified as …
Read More »VIDEO: Kofi Kinaata makes history at Ghana National Gospel Music Awards 19
Ghanaian rap artist, singer and prolific songwriter Kofi Kinaata made history at the Ghana National Gospel Music Awards 19. The musician noted for chart-topping hit singles became the first ever to win in the new created Hybrid Song of the Year Category at the Ghana National Gospel Music Awards 19. …
Read More »Fall in petrol prices likely soon as price build up turns negative
Consumers of petroleum products in Ghana can now look forward hopefully towards a rare decrease in pump prices for both gasoline and diesel, as well as LPG. However the beginnings of possibly a sustained fall in global oil prices, which would drive a fall in pump prices for petroleum products …
Read More »Zoomlion showcases Urban sanitation solutions at world Urban forum
Waste management expert, Zoomlion Ghana limited has displayed its integrated waste management solutions to world leaders at the tenth session of the World Urban Forum organized in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The company which has been lauded for its sustainable approach to urban sanitation management in …
Read More »COCOBOD bought untested omnifert fertilizer in 2018 – Report
It has emerged that, the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) in 2018, bought fertilizer from Omnifert Limited, even though there was no evidence at COCOBOD or CRIG that the product had ever been tested on matured cocoa farms or on seedlings, the Accra High Court, has been told. When the transaction …
Read More »Fate of hundreds of workers hang in balance after $10m factory demolition
At least 120 workers have been rendered unemployed following the demolition of some factories situated at the Trade Fair. Raymond Archer, Chief Executive Officer of Universal Labels & Packaging Co. Ltd and Colour Planet Limited, whose facilities were among the many that were demolished Sunday night by the Ghana Trade …
Read More »EGS condemns the actions of one MD. Magdalene, a teacher who brutalized Student for doing business in school
To set the records straight, it is against the GES code of ethics for a teacher to sell or do business in school. Again, GES has banned teachers from caning learners in schools. Safe School Policy has also cancelled caning amongst all kinds of harassment in schools. According to the …
Read More »VIDEO: Iraq set BOMB in US Embassy
Several rockets landed near the embassy of the United States in Iraq’s capital early on Sunday, US and Iraqi military officials said, in the latest of a series of attacks against US assets in the country. The rockets struck an Iraqi base hosting US troops and other coalition forces in …
Read More »PDP reacts as NSA, Abba Kyari fight over national security
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reacted to the allegations by the National Security Adviser (NSA), Major Gen. Babagana Monguno (rtd), Monguno in a circular from his Office on Monday accused Chief of Staff (CoS) to President Muhammadu Buhari, Abba Kyari of hijacking the coordination of security leadership. He accused …
Read More »Gunmen kill four Soldiers, two civilians
Gunmen suspected to be pirates have attacked an oil barge along the waterways of Lutegbene, Ekeremor Local Government Area, Bayelsa State It was gathered that the gunmen, who launched the vicious attack killed four soldiers escorting the barge and two civilians. Others in the ill-fated vessel were said to have …
Read More »Police arrests 19-year-old Ghanaian kidnapper in Jamaica
Police in Akim Oda in the Eastern Region on Monday, February 17, 2020, arrested a 19-year-old Ebenezer Oko, on suspicion of kidnapping a nine-year-old boy at Jamaica, a suburb of Akim Asuboa. According to a statement, “On the morning of Sunday, February 16, 2020, the suspect claiming to be a …
Read More »Arrest musician who said Kofi B’s death will boost his career – Kofi B’s sister pleads
Sister of legendary late Highlife Musician, Kofi B, Belinda Obeng has called on Ghana Police to arrest highlife musician Afenfo for saying it’s good the ‘Mmobrowa’ hitmaker has died. It would be recalled that, Karim Alhassan aka Ahenfo who is out with the hit song “Odo Mu Odo” featuring Kofi …
Read More »Hundreds sleep on Maiduguri street for fear of Boko Haram
Fear of Boko Haram attack has made women and children flee their village and take to lodging in the open in Maiduguri. People from over 300 households in Kayamla, in the Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State, said they had to flee into Maiduguri when the villages around them …
Read More »‘Reward me before I die’ – Ogidi Brown tells Akufo-Addo
Music Producer and CEO of OGB Music, Ogidi Brown, has called on the President Akufo-Addo to reward him before he passes on to his maker. In an emotional message on his Facebook page, the artiste, who is on admission at the hospital stated that since he started doing commercial music …
Read More »Security agencies on manhunt for anyone connected with ‘secessionists’
Security agencies are on a manhunt for anyone connected with the Homeland Study Group Foundation demanding an independent Western Togoland from Ghana. A special operation by the 66 Artillery Regiment of the Ghana Armed Forces rounded up 21 recruits undergoing training at a remote location, 10km North of Volta Region town, …
Read More »EC denies Ashaiman MP information on how its consultants were selected
The Electoral Commission has turned down a request by the Member of Parliament for Ashaiman, Ernest Norgbey, for the provision of information on how the commission contracted its consultants. Ernest Norgbey through his lawyers based the request on the Right to Information Law. The MP wanted to know the processes …
Read More »Ghanaian footballer buried in football boot-shaped casket [Photos]
A Ghanaian female footballer, Berekisu Tejani, who played for National Women’s League side Sea Lions Ladies FC has finally been laid to rest. Her remains were laid to rest in a boot-shaped coffin at the weekend. The midfielder, who was battling with an illness, passed on Friday, January 3 at …
Read More »GES investigates teacher’s assault of pupil over ‘sobolo’ drink
The Ghana Education Service (GES) says it has started investigations into the case of a teacher assaulting a nine-year-old pupil who criticised the taste of her ‘sobolo’ drink. Jonathan Korsinah, the Nkwanata South Education Director, said it was an unfortunate development and they will get to the bottom of the …
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