Autonomous vehicle startup AutoX announced the public launch of of its self-driving taxi service in Shanghai today. Called simply RoboTaxi, AutoX’s offering already faces competition from Didi, China’s largest ride-hailing platform, which launched its own robo-taxi pilot program in Shanghai at the end of June. AutoX’s RoboTaxis will first be Read more…
President Nana Akufo-Addo says it is not for nothing that his administration is implementing certain relief initiatives to alleviate the harsh impact of Covid-19 on the citizenry. Delivering the 15th address to the nation Sunday, the President admitted that the current global crisis has adversely affected many livelihoods particularly the Read more…
President Akufo-Addo has stated that the new voters’ register compiled by the Jean Mensa-led Electoral Commission is the most credible in Ghana’s history. According to him, in spite of the concerns surrounding the possible exponential spread of Covid-19 as a result of the exercise, the election management body was able Read more…
President Nana Akufo-Addo says all final year Junior High School (JHS) students are to be given one hot meal per day from Monday, August 24. This comes after it was reported that some final year students had been “going hungry in complying with the Covid-19 protocols”. Therefore, in his 15th Read more…
President Akufo-Addo says there are discussions ongoing with stakeholders to reopen the Kotoka International Airport by September 1. Stakeholders including the Ministry of Aviation, the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority and the Ghana Airports Co. Ltd are in talks to ascertain how ready the country is to open the border by Read more…
President Akufo-Addo has announced the return to school of continuing students in some tertiary institutions across the country from August 24, 2020. This is to ensure their completion of the year’s academic work as the country continues to ease restrictive protocols in the fight against the novel coronavirus. Whilst most Read more…
President Akufo-Addo says there are no backlogs of tests at any of the country’s testing centres. He said tests results that used to take weeks are now available within 48 hours. According to him, the country “has so far conducted 427,121 tests.” In his 15th update to the nation Sunday Read more…
Manchester United threw away a one-goal lead to crash out of the Europa League as substitute Luuk de Jong scored a late winner to send Sevilla through 2-1 to Friday’s final. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side made the breakthrough from the penalty spot in the ninth minute after Marcus Rashford was Read more…
President Akufo-Addo has disclosed that a survey conducted by the Ghana Health Service (GHS) in parts of the capital found that about 82% of respondents use face masks. He, however, added that the survey also revealed only 44.3% of persons who have the masks use them correctly. “I have been Read more…
Fellow Ghanaians, good evening. Today is the fifteenth (15th) time, since the virus came to our country some five (5) months ago, that I have come to provide you with the status of our coordinated efforts to defeat COVID-19. I must thank you, again, for welcoming me into your homes, Read more…
President Akufo-Addo has expressed appreciation to the Electoral Commission (EC) for what he described as the successful conduct of the just-ended voters’ registration exercise. According to him, the transparent manner in which the process was facilitated is an indication of the commitment of the Commissions to ensuring a credible register Read more…
Saeed Ali Yacub, Luv News editor who is also one of Multimedia Group’s longest-serving editors has passed on. The sad event occurred in the early hours of Sunday at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) following a short illness. The father of two buried his mother a week ago. More Read more…
A South African man has narrated how he unknowingly had a baby with a “female ghost” he dated for four years. The twitter user with the username, @Pluto_GP_ stated that he got to know about his partner’s death after he visited her family to pay her bride price. “I dated Read more…
The maiden anniversary of Progressive Witches and Wizards Association held their annual meeting on Friday at Araba castle in Osogbo, Osun state. Renowned Ifa priest, Chief Ifayemi Elebuibon, who hosted the meeting charged members to be of good behaviour as she charged the group to seek insight about themselves and use their Read more…
It’s been some week in European football with Joy Sports, as the two top competitions have served back to back drama from last Monday. With the Europa League quarterfinals, showing on pay-TV giant StarTimes, ultimately seeing Manchester United, Inter Milan, Shakhtar Donetsk and X go through, the rest of the Read more…
President Nana Akufo-Addo will Sunday evening address the nation on the measures taken against the spread of coronavirus in the country. His 15th televised address comes at a time when the country’s active Covid-19 cases has dropped significantly as reported by the Ghana Health Service (GHS). Ghana continues to make Read more…
After releasing his first five albums on Def Jam, DMX left the label and signed to Columbia Records in January 2006. According to Ruff Ryders co-founder Darin “Dee” Dean, then-Def Jam president JAY-Z cleared DMX’s sizable $12 million debt to the label so the New York rapper could make the move—despite their tenuous relationship. During an appearance on The Read more…
Robert Trump, 71, the younger brother of President Donald Trump, died Saturday at a New York hospital, Donald Trump announced in a statement. “It is with a heavy heart I share that my wonderful brother, Robert, peacefully passed away tonight. He was not just my brother, he was my best friend. Read more…
Managing Director (MD) of Consolidated Bank Ghana, Daniel Wilson Addo has given a rare insight into how banks have supported to revive Ghana’s economy amidst the mitigating impact of the coronavirus pandemic. Speaking at Ghana’s Most Respected CEOs breakfast series under the theme: Bringing the economy back to life: the Read more…
R Kelly’s manager has been charged with threatening to open fire on a New York cinema – forcing an evacuation and police to cancel the screening of a documentary alleging the singer sexually abused women and girls. Donnell Russell was arrested before being charged with conspiracy and threatening physical harm by interstate Read more…