The MP for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, has declared that the information he put out in the public alleging that the military has murdered seven of his constituents is based on eyewitness accounts. According to him, the statement issued by the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) that projects the narrative that Read more…
The MP for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga is requesting compensation, in the right proportion, for families of persons killed by military personnel in Bawku recently. According to Mr. Ayariga, the compensation would enable family members cater for the dependants of the deceased. “If you look at the people, somebody has Read more…
The US Food and Drug Administration has warned against using an India-made eye drop that has been linked to the outbreak of a drug-resistant bacteria leading to adverse events in at least 55 patients including infections, blindness and one death. The agency said on Thursday that Artificial Tears eye drop Read more…
The Tesla boss is cleared of fraud charges over a tweet about taking the carmaker private. Source: BBC
The global police agency has built its own virtual reality (VR) space, for users to do training. Source: BBC
Tesla founder Elon Musk has been cleared of wrongdoing for a tweet in which he said he had “funding secured” to take the electric carmaker private. Mr Musk faced a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of Tesla shareholders who argued he misled them with the tweet in August 2018. If Read more…
A man in Ohio has been fatally shot by police while, his family said, he was cleaning out his dead grandmother’s apartment. Joe Frasure was shot on Monday in the town of Wyoming and died in hospital on Tuesday. Police have said officers believed the 28-year-old was a burglary suspect Read more…
The number of sacked Twitter staff launching legal action against the company “goes up daily”, according to a lawyer representing some of them. Lisa Bloom has told the BBC she has already taken on the cases of about 100 former employees but the number is rising. One of her clients, Read more…
President of Breast Care International, Dr. Beatrice Wiafe-Addai, has expressed concern about nursing and midwifery institutes prioritising theory over practical skills, especially in breast cancer cases. According to Dr. Wiafe-Addai, students should master both theory and practical skills during their time in school to make their work easier once they Read more…
Ghanaian gospel artiste, Andy Nii Aklashie, popularly known as OJ Blaq, has opened up on how he got into smoking at a tender age. Speaking to Joy Entertainment’s Kwame Dadzie, the former Lynx Entertainment artiste said he started smoking cigarette when he was only eleven (11) years old. “I was Read more…
The Minister for Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs, Ebenezer Kojo Kum has resigned from President Akufo-Addo’s government. His resignation is with immediate effect. A press release from the Presidency issued on Friday, February 3, and signed by the Communications Director, Eugene Arhin has said. According to the said release, President Akufo-Addo Read more…
President Akufo-Addo has accepted the resignation from office, with immediate effect, of Ebenezer Kojo Kum, as Minister for Chieftaincy and Religious Affairs. This is contained in a statement issued by the Director of Communication at the presidency, Eugene Arhin on Friday. According to the release, “This was after Hon. Ebenezer Read more…
Former Finance Minister, Emmanuel Seth Terkper will be hosted on tonight’s edition of PM Express Personality profile. Mr Terkper is expected to take viewers through his life, the ups and downs he encountered and how he was able to get over the challenges life presented him with. He will share Read more…
The first thing that comes to the mind of every tertiary student in the final year is where they will undertake their national service assignment. In accordance with the National Service Act, 1980 (Act 426), the National Service programme is a compulsory one-year service required of all citizens of Ghana who Read more…
In addition to other brand ambassadorial privileges, Flora Tissues has announced its plans to erect honourary billboards in honor of legendary Ghanaian actor Fred Amugi. The announcement was made during a meeting with the renowned actor and his representative on February 1, 2023, at the company’s ultra-modern manufacturing complex in Read more…
One former senior manager tells the BBC the treatment of workers by Elon Musk was “unjustifiable”. Source: BBC
Nigerian singer and songwriter Oxlade has been fined ₦5million after a long battle in court over his leaked sex tape case. An Ikeja High Court in Lagos State awarded the money, equivalent to $10,856.82, to the plaintiff only identified as Blessing – the woman who was captured in the video Read more…
Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has commended Newmont Africa for its compliance with tax and other financial payments to government. The Minister made this comment when Newmont Golden Ridge Limited (Akyem Mine) presented a cheque of ¢184.6 million to the government as dividends for the year 2022. The amount represents the Read more…
Secretary-General of the National Tenants Union of Ghana, Mr Frederick Opoku, has urged government to enhance its engagement and collaboration with tenants in the rollout of the National Rental Assistance Scheme (NRAS). He said it must also engage the Tenants’ Union to fine-tune any challenges or deficiencies with the Scheme. Read more…
The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) says its January 2023 performance reflected investor sentiments in the general macro-economic environment and the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme. On the equities market, the GSE Composite and Financial Stock Indices recorded negative returns of 3.68%and 0.81% respectively. According to its summary of January 2023 Market Read more…