Police personnel from the Motor Transport and Traffic Directorate (MTTD) of the Ghana Police Service assigned to traffic control at a ceremony in Dansoman had to battle with rampaging stray cows this afternoon. The incident happened at Zodiac, a suburb of Dansoman in Accra. It is reported that the officers had barricaded Read more…
Ghanaian giants Asante Kotoko held Mauritanian side Nouadhibou to a 1-1 away draw in their 2020-21 Caf Champions League opener on Sunday. Osman Ibrahim opened the scoring for the Porcupine Warriors in the first half but Hemeya Tanjy hit back for the hosts in the preliminary round first leg fixture at Stade Cheikha Ould Read more…
Nigeriaâs former President Olusegun Obasanjo has called on Ghanaâs presidential candidates to ensure peace and unity ahead of the December 7 polls. In a letter addressed to the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. Obasanjo urged the two leaders to be mindful of Read more…
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications, and the overall app economy. The app industry is as hot as ever, with a record 204 billion downloads and $120 billion in consumer spending in 2019. People now spend three hours and 40 Read more…
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Monday in a case that could lead to sweeping changes to America’s controversial computer hacking laws â and affecting how millions use their computers and access online services. The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act was signed into federal law in 1986 and predates Read more…
It has taken me a fortnight pondering on the death and final exit of a towering figure like the late Flt. Lt. J. J. Rawlings, the first President of Ghanaâs Fourth Republic. I have been watching the best and the worse moments of the late president on television and on Read more…
Do you know that when I write a post on this blog it sometimes feels like I’m preaching? I don’t see how that is possible. Me? A preacher?? How?? I wonder if all bloggers feel that way. I guess there must be some bloggers who make a conscious decision to Read more…
With about a week to the 2020 general elections, many Ghanaians are worried about the disputes that may mar the polls. Supreme Court Judge, Justice Yonny Kulendi on PM Express had said that in 2008, former Chief Justice Georgina Wood made efforts to get the Judicial Service to put together a booklet Read more…
A total of 109,577 voters from 12 institutions are expected to cast their ballots on Tuesday, December 1, ahead of the December 7 general election. These are people with special election day assignments. The Ghana News Agency gathered that the special voting exercise would take place at 311 Electoral Commission Read more…
Rotary Club (Ghana) has embarked on its annual ‘Walk for a Child’ project. The walk, which has been one of the main fundraisers of the Club, is aimed at raising funds to impact and support children in deprived communities. This year’s event was held at the Yiri Lodge on the Read more…
Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana National Youth Authority, Akosua Manu says opposition flagbearer, John Mahamaâs claims to have initiated the Free SHS programme is in a bid to feed his ego. According to her, if the former President “had a trustworthy team of advisors, they’d have told him Read more…
Deputy Ranking Member on Parliamentâs Trade and Industry Committee Yusif Sulemana says the one-district, one-factory (1D1F) initiative under the NPP government has been a failure over the last four years. He says majority of companies under the initiative were first supported by the previous NDC government, therefore, the NPP should Read more…
The governmentâs Spokesperson on Governance and Legal Affairs, Herbert Krapa has stressed that President Nana Akufo-Addo who is the flagbearer of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) will perform better than the victory predicted for him in the University of Ghana survey. The survey done by the Political Science Department Read more…
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), says the processes for governmentâs partial bailout has begun for the remaining affected Fund Management Companies in line with its earlier notice on November 18, 2020. It said the partial cash bailout which involved a payment of up to GHS50,000 would cover all clients Read more…
Utah officials and images on social media suggest the shiny desert structure has been taken down. Source: BBC
Wayne Ting, chief executive of e-scooter firm Lime, says there’s room for improvement. Source: BBC
This past January, photographer Alec Soth received a letter in the mail at his studio in St. Paul, sent from the Minnesota Correctional Facility just north of him in Rush City. It was from an inmate and self-taught artist, Christopher Fausto Cabrera, asking to start a dialogue. “Please forgive the Read more…
This is The TechCrunch Exchange, a newsletter that goes out on Saturdays, based on the column of the same name. You can sign up for the email here. Welcome to a special Thanksgiving edition of The Exchange. Today we will be brief. But not silent, as there is much to talk about. Read more…
Liberty Professionals are without a win in the ongoing Ghana Premier League season following a 1-1 stalemate against Eleven Wonders at the Carl Reindorf Park in Dansoman. Eleven Wonders coach Ignatius Osei-Fosu, who began his professional coaching career at Liberty, saw his side take the lead through George Osei Amponsah Read more…
Borussia Dortmund lost ground on Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich as they fell to defeat against Cologne. Ellyes Skhiri scored twice for the visitors, who earned a first win of the season and put an end to an 18-game winless run in the competition. Tunisia midfielder Skhiri’s goals came as he Read more…