Luis Suarez scored a dramatic late winner as Atletico Madrid fought back to beat Osasuna and put themselves on the verge of a first La Liga title for seven years. Diego Simeone’s side now travel to Real Valladolid in their final game knowing that a win will clinch the title. Read more…
The video-sharing site will pay for ads on buses, billboards and its own site to promote vaccination. Source: BBC
NewNew aims to connect artists with their fans who can vote on aspects of their work and daily life. Source: BBC
Six armed men believed to be members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) on Sunday allegedly attacked a senior communicator of the party near his residence in Langbinsi in the North East Region. Bawa Abdul Samed was allegedly attacked by the heavily built men who were said to be armed Read more…
President Akufo-Addo has applauded Ghanaians for believing in and adhering to Covid-19 protocols. According to him, this has has contributed to a remarkable lowering of the daily rate of infection. In his 25th national address on measures his government has taken to fight the spread of the virus, the President Read more…
The Energy Minister, Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh, has described all 40 Power Purchasing Agreements (PPAs) signed under former President John Mahama’s administration amid the power crisis between 2013 and 2016, as desperate and costly. According to him, these “costly” PPAs subsequently shot up power tariffs by over 200%. In dealing Read more…
President Akufo-Addo has advised Ghanaians who intend to travel to high-risk Covid-19 countries to postpone or cancel their trips. Addressing the nation on measures taken against Covid-19, the President said these countries are recording more infections and increased death toll. “I want to reiterate as captured in the travel directive Read more…
I am embarking on a nine-day official working visit to France, Belgium and South Africa, as part of efforts being made to ensure our nation’s rapid and sustained post-Covid economic recovery, and have pre-recorded this update, prior to leaving the country. I must, at the outset, express the gratitude of Read more…
Hello friends, and welcome back to Week in Review! Last week, I wrote about Facebook’s never-ending Trump problem. This week, I’m looking at Elon Musk’s wild week of whipping crypto markets. If you’re reading this on the TechCrunch site, you can get this in your inbox from the newsletter page, Read more…
This week’s episode of Found features Courtne Smith, founder of NewNew, a social app where people pay to vote on your decisions. The platform takes the concept of social polling to the next level, essentially allowing everyone to monetize their choices by turning them into a kind of social stock Read more…
Voice social network Clubhouse said on Sunday it will expand its Android app worldwide in a week, days after launching a beta version of its service on Google-owned mobile operating system for users in the U.S. The startup — backed by A16z, Tiger Global and DST Global and valued at about Read more…
Monica Long Contributor Share on Twitter Monica Long is the GM of RippleX. As the price of bitcoin hits record highs and cryptocurrencies become increasingly mainstream, the industry’s expanding carbon footprint becomes harder to ignore. Just last week, Elon Musk announced that Tesla is suspending vehicle purchases using bitcoin due Read more…
The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources has praised members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Parliament for leading the fight against illegal mining activities in the country. According to Samuel Abdulai Jinapor, the support and initiatives suggested by the Legislators to eradicate the Read more…
While fans may still be two weeks away from DMX’s first posthumous album Exodus, Swizz Beatz and X’s team held a Zoom listening party Thursday night, giving industry peers and DJs a sneak peek into the long-awaited record. According to those in attendance, including DJ Mr. Peter Parker, the record features guest verses from Usher, Jay-Z, Read more…
President Nana Akufo-Addo will tonight address the nation for the 25th time on measures his administration has put in place to fight Covid-19. The last time he addressed the country was on the 28th of February when he announced the arrival of the AstraZeneca vaccines from the COVAX facility into Read more…
The Ministry of Information is holding a press briefing to inform Ghanaians on the initiatives government has put in place to address the recent power outages experienced in the country. According to GRIDCo and ECG, some parts of the country for approximately 8 days will experience an interruption of power Read more…
Democracy thrives on divergent opinions and tolerance for opposing views. In cases where people disagree, they do so whilst respecting the rights of people to hold opposing views. The cardinal organ of society that vents out these opposing views for the purposes of holding government accountable is the media and Read more…
The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) and the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) have organised a day’s training workshop on the 2021 Planting for Food and Jobs (PFJ) implementation guidelines for farmers. The workshop, with support from the International Budget Partnership also engaged selected heads of Regional and Read more…
The former Hohoe MP, Bernice Heloo, and a philanthropic organisation, Pencils of Promise, have joined forces to construct a six-unit classroom block for the Hohoe Gborxome Municipal Assmebly Basic School. This comes as a great relief for students and teachers of the deprived school which is suffering inadequate infrastructure and Read more…
Amanfrom, a farming community in the Asutifi South District of the Ahafo Region was thrown into a state of mourning after seven people were electrocuted during a downpour on Friday evening. Five others who sustained serious burns are currently responding to treatment at the Hwidiem St Elizabeth Hospital. A heavy Read more…