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Some prospective Hajj Pilgrims say they have been handed a raw deal by the National Hajj Board in the amount expected to be paid by pilgrims for this year’s Hajj. According to the aggrieved prospective pilgrims, the Hajj Board led by Sheikh Ibrahim Cudjoe Quaye has breached an agreement it …

President Nana Akufo-Addo has directed with immediate effect, the removal of Hamza Tanko from all official duties of the Hajj Board. This comes after Mr Hamza’s appointment as a signatory to Ghana’s Hajj bank account in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and his description as a Finance Director. A statement signed by the Executive Secretary …

A plane operated by Nepal’s Tara Air carrying 22 people went missing on Sunday morning, an airline spokesperson confirmed to CNN. The plane was flying from the city of Pokhara to Jomsom, a popular tourist town in central Nepal. The aircraft took off at 9:55 a.m. local time and lost …

Twitter announced on Monday that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Tesla founder, Elon Musk, in a transaction valued at around $44 billion. Once the transaction is completed, Twitter will become a privately held company, the tech giant said in a statement. “The Twitter Board …

The Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD) is set to roll out an irrigation programme for farmers in cocoa-growing areas to ensure an all-year round water supply for their farmlands in a bid to increase yield. The move has become necessary following drought in those areas, resulting in the withering of most …

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has appointed former Liberian president Ellen Johnson Sirleaf as co-head of an advisory board for a new global initiative. Ms. Sirleaf will co-lead the High-level Advisory Board of the ‘Our Common Agenda,’ an initiative of the Secretary-General that is geared towards accelerating the achievement of …

The Management of the Ghana Airports Company Limited (GACL) has written to all airports and airlines to allow persons holding valid GhanaCard to board flights to Ghana without the need for visa. A statement issued by the GACL on Saturday February 12 said “Following a key ceremony at the Headquarters of the …

The Board of Directors of Asante Kotoko are struggling to come to a common ground over the future of Mariano Barreto. The Portuguese manager who was appointed as Maxwell Konadu’s successor on a one and half year deal prior to the start of the second of the 2020/21 Ghana Premier …

• The 2021 Hajj has officially been cancelled • The National Hajj Board has promised to refund monies of persons who make requests • It has assured a smooth and expeditious process for refunding the monies The National Hajj Board has officially announced the cancellation of the 2021 Hajj following …

The National Accreditation Board (NAB) has closed down the Kumasi Law Faculty of the Central University.  The Kumasi Faculty was running the Bachelor of Laws (LLB) program without proper accreditation from the NAB, MyNewsGh.com confirmed. This development affected the law students enrolled for the 2020/2021 academic year who are currently …