One of the new vehicles President Nana Akufo-Addo recently handed over to the newly created Savannah Region has allegedly been stolen by armed robbers. The police have consequently initiated investigations to find the missing 4×4 pick-up vehicle belonging to the Savannah Regional Coordinating Council (SRCC). The armed robbers reportedly snatched it at gunpoint. According to Deputy Superintendent […] The post Armed

An Italian court has ruled that an Eritrean man extradited to the country for people smuggling was the victim of mistaken identity. Medhanie Tesfamariam Behre was mistaken for the alleged trafficking kingpin Mered Medhanie – known as The General. He has spent the past three years in prison insisting he was not who prosecutors said […] The post Italy frees man wrongly

Authorities in South Africa have deployed the army to townships in the port city of Cape Town to deal with an upsurge of gang violence. Police Minister Bheki Cele said the soldiers will work alongside the police in an operation to recover illegal firearms and drugs. At least 13 people were killed in 24 hours […] The post South Africa deploys army to gang-hit Cape Town appeared

Ghana’s longest-serving Member of Parliament, Alban S.K Bagbin will not be seeking re-election in the next parliamentary polls. The 62-year-old had not picked nomination forms to contest the Nadowli-Kaleo parliamentary seat at the close of nomination today, Friday. Bagbin who is currently Ghana’s second Deputy Speaker of Parliament has been occupying the Nadowli-Kaleo parliamentary seat […] The post Bagbin

Ghana’s longest-serving Member of Parliament, Alban S.K. Bagbin will not be seeking re-election in the next parliamentary polls. The 62-year-old had not picked nomination forms to contest the Nadowli-Kaleo parliamentary seat at the close of nomination today, Friday. Bagbin who is currently Ghana’s second Deputy Speaker of Parliament has been occupying the Nadowli-Kaleo parliamentary seat […] The post Bagbin

Google is investigating how 1,000 conversations recorded by one of its smart speakers were leaked. Belgian broadcaster VRT exposed the recordings made by Google Home devices in Belgium and the Netherlands. The search giant said the recordings came from one of the human reviewers who helps to refine Home’s linguistic abilities. It said it took steps to […] The post Google

Former President John Dramani Mahama and his wife Mrs. Lordina Mahama were enrolled onto the National Identity Register on Tuesday, 9th July 2019 and subsequently issued with the Ghana Card. Other members of the former President’s household and office staff were also captured on the National Identification Authority’s database and were issued with the Ghana […] The post Mahama

US Labour Secretary Alex Acosta is resigning amid criticism of his brokering of a plea deal for financier Jeffrey Epstein in a child sex case. Mr Acosta, a former Florida prosecutor, made the announcement from the White House lawn on Friday with President Donald Trump stood by his side. Democrats had called for him to […] The post US Labour Secretary Alex Acosta resigns

The Chief of Executive Officer of Menzgold, Nana Appiah Mensah is being accused of defrauding his customers of about GHc1.68 billion. According to the charge sheet sighted by citinewsroom.com, the money was from 16,001 persons who invested a total of GHc1,680,920,000 in Menzgold. NAM1 is on trial for two counts of abetment to defraud by […] The post NAM1 accused of bagging GHc1.68bn

The Public Procurement Authority (PPA) has received a Quality Choice Prize Award in Berlin, Germany, from the European Society for Quality Research (ESQR). Present at the ceremony were the CEO of PPA, AB Adjei, the vice board chairman, Samuel Richard Nee Baidoo, Ernestina Jemima Eshun and Emmanuel Yaw Boakye, who are both board members. They […] The post PPA wins 2019 ESQR

The Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Mike Oquaye, has directed the leadership of the House to make available sufficient copies of a new Constitutional Instrument for the creation of new electoral areas to members. The directive follows complains from the Minority Chief Whip; Muntaka Mubarak about the lack of copies of the C.I seven days after […] The post ‘Provide

The Government of Ghana has paid over GHC 283 million in judgment debt since January 2017. This is according to an answer cited in the order paper of Parliament from the Finance Minister in response to a question filed by MP for Mion, Abdul Aziz Mohammed. Briefing the House on the development, Finance Minister, Ken […] The post We’ve paid over GHC 200m in judgement

The Tamale high court on Thursday sentenced three accused persons to 19 years imprisonment for possessing narcotic drugs without lawful excuse. The suspects, Fatawu Tiniya 29, Masahudu Iddrisu 20 and Zakar Mahama, 23 years, all pleaded guilty to the charge. The court presided over by Richard Kogyapawah convicted the accused on their own pleas and […] The post Three jailed

The Director of Crops at the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Dr. Seth Osei Akoto, is appealing to the media, security agencies and other stakeholders to support the government fight against the smuggling of fertilizer. He said the development threatens the government’s efforts to boost agriculture in the country and crop yields. The director made the […] The post Help

The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has confirmed receipt of GHc 200 million from the Power Distribution Service (PDS) Limited. This amount is to be used to defray part of the debt ECG owes independent power producers in the country. The payment comes after the Chamber of Independent Power Producers, Distributors and Bulk Consumers (CIPDIB) […] The post ECG receives GHc

There was a time when our phones had a 2G network and then 3G before it was upgraded to 4G network. Nowadays we hear countries are racing to take steps to deploy 5G networks. But what is it really all about 5G and what does it mean to us consumers? 5G will not only make […] The post 5G: Learning about the benefits and transformations it brings to our

  The Minister for Trade and Industry, Alan Kyerematen has said government has positioned the local industry to take advantage of the Africa Continental Free Trade Area. The Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU)  selected Ghana as the host country for the Secretariat. Mr. Kyerematen was in Parliament to […] The post Local

Gamblers in Kenya have until Friday night to withdraw money deposited in sports betting companies’ wallets or lose them. The directive was issued on Thursday, when the Kenya’s Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government wrote to mobile telecommunication companies, giving them 48 hours to implement the directive before the text message short codes […] The post Kenyan

A four-warehouse project, rehabilitated at the cost of a little over GH?3 million at Duase in the Manhyia North district of the Ashanti Region and just handed over to the state, has been classified as having several defects less than five months after completion. The project, which was awarded to Messrs Seliwas Company Limited, in […] The post Over GHc3 million

Ghana has joined other commonwealth nations to pledge their commitment to the protection of Journalists at the just ended Global Conference for Media Freedom in London. The two-day conference was also used to discuss ways to ensure responsible media and support for the safety and protection of Journalists. The Minister for Information Kojo Oppong Nkrumah […] The post Ghana