Few could ever forget back in 2015 when security researchers Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek remotely killed a Jeep’s engine on a highway with a Wired reporter at the wheel. Since then, the car hacking world has bustled with security researchers looking to find new bugs â and ways to Read more…
One of the ravaging effects of the global pandemic christened Covid-19 is the shutdown of schools affecting over 60 per cent of total enrolled learners worldwide. There are also 143 countrywide school closures including; Ghana according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics data. The closure of schools On 12th March, 2020, Read more…
Lawyer of NDC’s Communication Officer, Sammy Gyamfi says her team is taking all the necessary precautionary measures to ensure that her client is safe after he was threatened by Kennedy Agyapong. According to Beatrice Annang, upon her clientâs investigations evidence reveal that the MP had indeed taken steps to follow Read more…
Today after the bell, American ride-hailing giant Uber released its second-quarter results. The company’s revenue fell compared to both the year-ago quarter (Q2 2019), and the sequentially preceding period (Q1 2020). Investors had anticipated Uber’s declines due to COVID-19, and the company had spent time earlier this year assuring the Read more…
The National Board for Small Scale Industries (NBSSI) says 102,361 applicants have benefited from the ¢1 billion stimulus package. According to the Executive Director of the NBSSI Kosi Yankey-Ayeh, more applicants are yet to also benefit from the package. The government in April this year announced it would roll out Read more…
SpaceX is getting ready for a third try at launching its tenth Starlink mission, after two prior attempts were scrubbed, first in June and then again in July. Meanwhile, SpaceX has accomplished a lot — including another launch of a GPS satellite, and returning astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley Read more…
The Deputy Campaign Manager of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has cut ties with all vigilante groups associated with it Alex Segbefia indicated that the party does not support them as a group nor their activities. “I have got it on authority that as far as the part is concerned, Read more…
Buganda Road Chief Magistrate’s Court has remanded to Kitalya prison a Ghanaian national over illegal stay in Uganda. The accused Emmanuel Paul Darko,21, alias Opio Paul is facing three counts including; illegal stay in the country, giving false information to obtain a national identity card and making a false declaration Read more…
Actor and comedian Funny Face says he cannot accept an endorsement or ambassadorial deal from condom, alcohol and betting companies. According to him, his brand as a childrenâs president cannot be seen supporting things that are unhealthy or inappropriate for kids. Speaking in an interview on Accra FM Funny Face Read more…
Parliament has approved the Finance Ministerâs request for a suspension of the Fiscal Responsibility Act after the Minority withdrew its opposition. Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta had called for the act to be censored and removed if the countryâs budget deficit hits more than 5% of GDP, unless under extraordinary circumstances. Read more…
Freda Rhymz and Sista Afia seem to have buried the hatchet and moved on from the beef they had been entangled in May. The two were engaged in a feud with self-acclaimed rap goddess Eno Barony for the crown of the greatest female rapper in the country. Their diss led Read more…
Retired Major General Henry Kwami Anyidoho says political vigilantes and party supporters must not be armed under the guise of âself-defenceâ. Speaking on Joy FMâs Super Morning Show, he stressed that Ghanaâs peace should be paramount in all dealings of stakeholders ahead of the 2020 general elections. According to him, Read more…
The Institute of Fiscal Studies (IFS) has criticised governmentâs social intervention programs amidst the coronavirus pandemic saying they were poorly executive and lack fiscal prudence. With Ghanaâs debt servicing taking 72 per cent of government revenue, the Institute warns of Ghanaâs fiscal position getting worse. It wants austere measures like Read more…
The world is changing quickly. It seems to be growing more complicated by the minute. Throughout the centuries, humans have used storytelling to make sense of the world around them. That is perhaps more true today than it ever was, as we have access to more stories (via the internet) Read more…
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The app will use QR barcode scans as well as Bluetooth handshakes to determine if users are at risk. Source: BBC
The Deputy Campaign Manager of the National Democratic Congress has challenged the media to call out all politicians that employ violence in their bid to capture power. Alex Segbefia stated that political actors must ensure peaceful politics in the country not cause and be at the centre of violence. Speaking Read more…
Managing Editor of the New Crusading Guide newspaper is scandalised about revelations in Professor Kwamena Ahwoiâs book: âWorking with Rawlings.â Abdul Malik Kweku Baako said most of the revelations made, especially about late President John Evans Atta Mills are âunfair.â “The lasting effect is that all the promises he made Read more…
The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO) has activated Operation Thunderbolt 2020 ahead of the spillage of the Bagre and Kompienga Dams in Burkina Faso. The spillage is expected to flood several areas in the Northern part of Ghana. This follows a report from SONABEL, the agency responsible for the management Read more…
The move will see Uber made available in about 170 towns and cities. Source: BBC