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Ghana and Angola waive visa entry requirements

Ghana and Angola have waived entry visa requirements for their nationals who are holders of valid diplomatic and service passports. Holders of these passports may transit through and stay in the territory of either Ghana and Angola for a period not exceeding ninety (90) days from the date of first …

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Major travel disruption after power cut across England, Wales

Commuters have been left stranded across England and Wales after a sudden power outage left nearly a million people without electricity across the majority of regions. Blackouts were reported just after 5pm in London and the South East, the South-West, Wales, as well as the Midlands, the North-West and the …

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24,000 multiple registrants will be dragged to court – EC

The Electoral Commission (EC) says the about 24,000 Ghanaians cited for engaging in multiple registrations will be arraigned before district courts. The Director of Electoral Services at the Commission, Dr. Serebuor Quaicoe told Citi News that the cases were discovered in the ongoing audit of the limited voter registration exercise …

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Ghana, Angola waive Entry Visa Requirements

Ghana and Angola have waived entry visa requirements for their nationals who are holders of valid diplomatic and service passports. Holders of these passports may transit through and stay in the territory of either Ghana and Angola for a period not exceeding ninety (90) days from the date of first …

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Telco dropped me because I was pregnant – Yvonne Nelson

Actress Yvonne Nelson has revealed that a telecommunication company dropped her from being its ambassador because she was pregnant. The actress narrated how she was broken and hurt as she was just about three months away from delivering her baby. Before she was dropped, Ms Nelson said she was ready to …

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Man order friends to gang rape wife to dead

In a horrifying incident in India, a man addicted to gambling and alcohol bet his wife after running out of money and allowed his friends to gang rape her after losing the stake. The incident took place in Jaunpur district and after the incident; the victim went to court when …

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Ruiz-Joshua rematch set for Saudi Arabia in December

Mexican-American world heavyweight champion Andy Ruiz Jr. will fight Britain’s Anthony Joshua in a rematch in Saudi Arabia on Dec. 7, Sky Sports reported on Friday. Ruiz produced one of boxing’s biggest upsets by beating the 29-year-old Joshua with a seventh-round stoppage at New York’s Madison Square Garden on June …

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Ghana Manganese Company ordered to resume operations

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has rescinded its decision to shut down the Ghana Manganese Company (GMC). The sector Minister, Kwaku Asoma-Cheremeh, said the decision was reversed following meetings with the company and some stakeholders. Mr Asoma-Cheremeh on Monday announced the shutdown of the company for allegedly causing …

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‘Badu Kobi is a womanizer and a mad man’ – Akua Donkor

Founder and leader of Ghana Freedom Party popularly known as Akua Donkor has descended heavily on the head pastor of Glorious Wave Church International, Prophet Emmanuel Badu Kobi. According to the politician, Prophet Badu Kobi is a fake pastor who has not been called by God to serve. Akua Donkor …

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Mouse causes ‘dumsor’ in Kumasi

A big mouse, which certainly is stubborn, recently caused power cuts in some areas in Kumasi, the capital of Ashanti Region, it has been revealed. Power supply to affected areas suddenly got cut and attempts by the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to detect the fault and repair it always …

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Cocoa farmers’ price to be increased to GHC8,000 per tonne

Ghana will raise cocoa farmgate prices by 5.2% for the 2019/20 season, the first increase in four years, following strong sales of export contracts to chocolate makers and cocoa houses, industry sources have told Reuters. The farmgate price will rise to GH¢8,000 (US$1,523.81) per tonne for the season starting in …

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Zimbabwe minister fired over missing pension millions

Zimbabwe’s President Emmerson Mnangagwa has fired Tourism Minister Prisca Mupfumira “for conduct inappropriate for a minister of government” after her arrest over the disappearance of millions of dollars from the country’s pension fund. The country’s anti-corruption commission alleges the money went missing during her time as minister of labour and …

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