The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has disconnected power to Obaa’s Golden Plaza, a hotel located in New Abirem in the Birim North District of the Eastern Region over power theft. ECG disconnected power supply to the facility after detecting an illegal meter bypass at the hotel on Thursday July …
Read More »Terrorists attack Presidential Guards after threat to abduct Buhari
Armed bandits in Abuja have reportedly attacked troops of the Guards Brigade barely 24 hours after the terrorists threatened to abduct President Muhammadu Buhari and Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai in a viral video. According to reports, three soldiers sustained injuries during the ambush which has caused panic among residents …
Read More »‘Money means nothing to me, offers false sense of security’ – Mike Tyson talks death
Legendary American boxer, Michael Gerard Tyson, popularly known as Mike Tyson or Iron Mike, has revealed that he is closer to death. In an interaction with Sean McFarland, a trauma and addiction therapist on his podcast ‘Hotboxing with Mike Tyson’, the boxer explained that he has a strong feeling that …
Read More »SA starts process to extradite Gupta brothers
Authorities in South Africa have started the formal process of extraditing the Gupta brothers from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), after serving a formal extradition request to prosecutors in Dubai. Atul and Rajesh Gupta were arrested last month after Interpol issued a red notice for them. They are wanted in …
Read More »KNUST SRC president asked to refund GH¢9,100 for SA educational trip
The management of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has asked the President of the Student Representative President (SRC), Michael A. Abuah, to refund the over GH¢ 9,000 given him for an educational trip to South Africa. In a letter addressed to Abuah, the university asked that …
Read More »Man mauled to death by seven dogs
A 71-year-old man has died after being mauled by seven dogs on his way to his neighbourhood store, while the animals’ owner has been arrested. Freddy Garcia was walking to a store around 1.30pm when the horrifying attack took place. Police received a call from a witness reporting that the man was …
Read More »35-year-old man trapped to death in a well at Wassa Akropong
The Police in Wassa Akropong in the Western Region are investigating circumstances that led to the death of a 35-year-old, in a well in which he was working. Kwabena Boateng is alleged to have been working on a well constructed for a client at Wassa Akropong when the misfortune happened. …
Read More »Government to collect tolls on selected roads – Ofori Atta announces
The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has announced a decision by the government to reintroduce road tolls. According to the minister, the reintroduced tolls will be collected on specific roads whose financing will come through a strategic Public Private Partnership Agreement under the Ghana Infrastructure Investment Fund. The minister, delivering the …
Read More »NABCO to end in September 2022 – Ofori-Atta
The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, has disclosed that one of the government’s youth employment initiatives Nation Builder’s Corps (NABCO) programme will end on September 1, 2022. “Mr Speaker, our iconic National Builder’s Corps (NaBCo) programme, which was initially to run for three years and extended for an additional year, …
Read More »LIVESTREAMING: Ken Ofori Atta presents 2022 Mid Year Budget Review to Parliament
The Minister for Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, in fulfilment of section 28 of the Public Financial Management Act, 2016 (Act 921), is presenting to parliament a review of the government’s 2022 Fiscal Policy. This fulfils the annual constitutional ritual for the finance minister to present to parliament a review of the budget …
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