The Council of Sci­entific and Industrial Research (CSIR) yes­terday received support from First Bank for its ambitious Endowment Fund. Aiming to raise $20 million dollars over the next five years to enhance scientific development in the country, the council received 50,000 to fund scientific research. The Endowment Fund established by the CSIR serves as a … The post First Bank donates

There has been a con­trolled explosion following the discovery of a suspected World War Two bomb, in New­townards, County Down. The 500kg (1,100lb) munition was found at a building site at the Rivenwood housing development last Thursday. Four hundred nearby homes were evacuated on Saturday with residents told they could be out of their homes … The post Controlled explosion at Newtownards WW2

The bodies of six hostages being held by Hamas have been re­trieved from an “underground tun­nel route” inside the Gaza Strip, Israel’s military has said. A statement from the Israel De­fense Forces (IDF) said the bodies of Yagev Buchshtab, Alexander Dancyg, Avraham Munder, Yoram Metzger, Chaim Peri and Brit­ish-Israeli Nadav Popplewell were recovered from the … The post Six

 Eight police officers in Kenya have been sus­pended on suspi­cion of helping a suspected serial killer escape from custody, police have said. In July police said Collins Jumaisi Khalusha had confessed to the murders of 42 women, including his wife, since 2022. Mr Khalusha’s lawyer denied the claim, saying his client had been tortured to … The post Kenyan police accused

Gabon’s interim president who seized power in a coup a year ago has barred mem­bers of his transitional government from holidaying abroad. Gen Oligui Nguema has also limited government officials to a maximum of one week of holiday leave. These new restrictions were announced on state television, after he toured the country to listen to … The post No foreign holidaying for Gabon government

Thierry Henry has re­signed from his position as France Under-21s manag­er after leading his country to a silver medal at the 2024 Olympics. The 47-year-old signed a two-year deal to manage the side in 2023. Henry led the under-23 side on home turf at the Paris Games, where France lost the final 5-3 to Spain … The post Henry steps down as France U-21 boss appeared first on Ghanaian

 World number one, Jannik Sinner, has been cleared of any wrongdo­ing after twice testing positive for a banned substance in March. The Italian tested positive for low levels of a metabolite of clos­tebol, a steroid that can be used to build muscle mass, during Indian Wells. A further sample taken eight days later also tested … The post Sinner cleared after testing positive for banned

Armand Du­plantis and Letsile Tebogo headline a raft of Olympic champions who will descend on Lausanne for the first Diamond League meeting since the end of the Paris Games. Some 18 current Olympic or world champions will be present in the Swiss city for Thursday’s meet, coming just 12 days after the last of the … The post Duplantis, Tebogo headline Lausanne Diamond League meet appeared

 Alhaji Moham­med Haroon, a principal educa­tion consultant based in Tamale in the Northern Region, has been named among the list of 10 outstanding educationists on the continent, for the 2024 Afri­ca Education Medal, in recognition of their work in transforming education on the continent. Alhaji Haroon, popularly known as ‘Cambodia’, is a retired edu­cationist with … The post Ghanaian

ARYNA Sabalenka won her first title since Janu­ary’s Australian Open by powering past Jessica Pegula in the final of the Cincinnati Open. The Belarusian needed 76 min­utes to wrap up a 6-3 7-5 victory for the 15th title of her career and her sixth at WTA 1,000 level. The result ended a nine-match winning streak … The post  Sabalenka wins first title since Australian Open appeared

 Ghana’s population is projected to increase by 20 million from now to 2050, bringing the number of persons in the country to about 53 million in the next 26 years. Currently, the country’s population stands at 33, 007, 618 million, which is 1.07 times of that of the 2021 population figure estimated at 30.8 million. … The post Ghana’s population to hit 53m by 2050 …population

 Grace Minta of the Ghana Police Service (GPS) has clinched gold in the Women’s 80kgevent of the ongoing 2024 World Armwrestling Champion­ship in Moldova. Her historic feat plunged the packed arena into cheers as the ‘Africa for Africa’ teammember Minta defeated her compatriots from Sweden, Ukraine, Germany, Turkey and others in a nail-biting match that … The post Grace Mintah

 The National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) in the Northern Region has recorded a rise in road fatalities from January to June of this year. It said 30 people lost their lives in road crashes during this period as compared to 27 in the same period last year, representing an increase of 30.43 per cent. Despite … The post 30 perish in N/R road crashes Jan-June appeared first on Ghanaian

The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) has asked farmers in some parts of the country experiencing inadequate rains to suspend on a number of agricultural prac­tices, as a mitigation strategy against the situation. Until sufficient rainfall occurs, the Ministry says the affected farmers should sus­pend activities such as “spraying of weedicides, application of fertiliser, … The post  MoFA

 The Head Coach of Nsoa­treman FC, Yaw Preko, has blamed his team’s failure to record a cricket scores against TP Elect-Sports in their CAF Confederation Cup match to overelaboration and inexperience. FC Nsoatreman, competing in the CAF Confederation Cup (CAFCC) competition on Sunday, defeatedthe team from Chad – TP Elect-Sport 3-0 in the first leg … The post Be

Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, Vice President and the flag­bearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), says his government will establish a Sports Develop­ment Fund to develop young talents when elected to office on December 7. Dr Bawumia said this during the Manifesto Launch of the NPP at the Ghana Secondary Technical School, Takoradi, on Sunday. He … The post NPP to establish Sports Development Fund appeared

 The semi-finals of the Ecobank Fintech Chal­lenge 2024 was held in Nigeria on Wednesday in which the top finalists for the pro­gramme were unveiled. The 12 finalist selected are to compete for the coveted $50,000 award prize in the grand finale scheduled for September 27, 2024 in Togo. The 12 finalists were chosen from a … The post 12 finalists selected for Ecobank Fintech Challenge

 Fred Tamakloe, a physics teacher at St. John Bosco College of Education in Navrongo, has won GH¢30,000 as weekly prize in the ongoing Telecel‘More Money’ promo. Commenting on winning the prize, he said, he thought it was a scam when he received the call from the Telecel agent announc­ing his lucky win. “There were several … The post Teacher wins GH¢30,000 in Telecel ‘More

The  government needs to allocate a greater share of new loans to­wards productive and self-sustain­ing capital expenditures in order to enhance revenue generation for the timely repayment of the nation’s debt, Deloitte Ghana has stated. .According to the firm, “That is the most feasible option for achieving the optimal debt to Gross Domestic Product ratio.” … The post Allocate

The Accra Circuit Court Nine has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of a mechanical engineer, who al­legedly took GH¢99,810.00 from a farmer under the pretext of securing her two tractors. Justice Kwame Amenya, ac­cused, failed to turn up when the case was presented in court. The court presided over by Mr Samuel Bright … The post Engineer in trouble for allegedly swindling