Ecobank has announced the finalists in the ‘Ecobank Fintech Challenge,’ a competition for African technology start-ups. The list includes 20 innovators from across the continent. The startups will be honoured on June 21, 2017 at the global Headquarters of the Company in Lome, Togo at an Innovation Fair & Awards ceremony. The awards ceremony also marks the ...
Actor Sir Roger Moore, best known for playing James Bond, has died aged 89, his family has announced. He played the famous spy in seven Bond films including Live and Let Die and the Spy Who Loved Me. Sir Roger’s family confirmed the news on Twitter, saying he had died after “a short but brave ...
Black Starlets head coach, Paa Kwesi Fabin, has debunked media reports stating that members of the team had been hit with illness. On Monday, several reports made the rounds that a number of the Starlets’ playing body had been hit with illness suspected to be malaria or cholera. The reports stated that the team was ...
South Korea’s former President Park Geun-hye has pleaded not guilty at her trial for corruption, the latest stage in her dramatic fall from grace. The ousted president faces charges including bribery, abusing state power and leaking state secrets. In her first appearance in public since her arrest in March, she arrived at court handcuffed in ...
Apple and Nokia have settled a dispute over the use of patented technology in smartphones and agreed to “co-operate”. In December, Nokia sued Apple claiming the company had breached 32 technology patents covering displays, user interfaces and video encoding. The two companies have now signed a deal allowing Apple to use the technology, and Nokia ...
There are some creative artists who are versatile in a couple of arts disciplines. One of such people is gospel artiste Cwesi Oteng. The musician has played the role of a marriage counsellor role in ‘Seasons in a Vow,’ a movie premiering on June 9, 2017 at the Silverbirds Cinema, Accra Mall and West Hills ...
The foreigners who were arrested for engaging in illegal mining activities on Monday applied for protection under the former Minister of Defence, Ben Kumbour. The Member of Parliament for Manso Adubia, Yaw Frimpong who made this revelation on the Citi Breakfast Show said: “I have made enquiries from the former Minister of Defence , Benjamin Kumbour and ...
Two persons accused of circulating fake nude pictures of an actress, Destina Tata on social media have appeared before an Accra Circuit Court. Chantel Nunekpeku a beautician and Kayode Kolade a Music Producer have been charged with conspiracy to commit crime. Chantel who has been charged additionally with offences relating to obscenity claimed she did ...
The Chinese woman believed to be deeply engaged in illegal mining reacted angrily to the court’s adjournment of the ruling for her application for bail today [Tuesday]. Aisha Huang, whose lawyer moved for the bail application, citing her worsening health, was seen slamming her fists on the seat which she sat on before breaking down ...
The University of Cape Coast (UCC) has justified its decision for suspending 22 students over the clashes between Atlantic (ATL) and Oguaa Halls during a hall week celebration. UCC in a statement signed by its acting Director, Maj. Kofi Baah-Bentwum (Rtd) said management of the school took the decision because the affected students were negligent ...
Ford Motor Co (F.N) abruptly named James Hackett as chief executive on Monday, responding to investors’ growing unease about the U.S. automaker’s slumping stock price and its ability to counter threats from longtime rivals and Silicon Valley. Ford Chairman Bill Ford Jr., whose family effectively controls the U.S. No. 2 automaker, said he wanted Hackett ...
President Nana Akufo-Addo has condemned as despicable and cowardly the acts of persons behind the bombing in Manchester, UK, in the early hours of Monday. “Shocked and saddened by yesterday’s terror attack in Manchester, resulting in the deaths of 22 people and injuries to 59. I condemn these despicable and cowardly acts, and extend my ...
World’s third penis transplant has been successfully performed on a 40-year-old man in South Africa by doctors from Stellenbosch University (SU) and the Tygerberg Academic Hospital in Cape Town. This is the second successful penis transplant performed in South Africa after the first operation in December 2014 by the same team. The 40-year-old recipient is ...
The two Russians and their two counterparts from Ukraine who were detained at the Kumasi Central Police station on Monday for mining beyond the allotted limits are to be sent to Accra later on Tuesday for further investigations. The four, who are managers of Geo professional Services were said to have mined about 500 acres ...
The Coalition of unposted Allied Health Professionals kept vigil at the premises of the Health Ministry last night (Monday) as part of their continued struggle for immediate clearance and posting. The group vowed not to leave the Ministry premises until they are cleared on Friday as promised by the Deputy Minister of Health, Tina Mensah. ...
The two Russians and Two Ukrainians who were arrested on Monday in Ghana for engaging in illegal mining spent the night at the Kumasi Central Police Station in the Central Region. They are expected to be brought to Accra later today, Tuesday for further investigations. The Minister for Lands and Natural Resources John Peter Amewu ...
Private sector businesses should from next year begin paying less in corporate taxes. It comes on the back of the proposed 5 percent drop in corporate tax from the current 25 percent. The slash in corporate taxes was among the numerous tax incentives promised by the NPP government ahead of the 2016 elections. The move ...
Wa All Stars goalkeeper Richard Ofori has reiterated his desire to clinch this year’s SWAG Premier League Player of the Year award after making the final three shortlists. The 23-year-old shot-stopper was adjudged the best goalkeeper of the Ghana Premier League last season after keeping 15 clean sheets out of 27 league games to help ...
The National Health Insurance Authority has confirmed to Citi News that it is currently disbursing some sixty million Ghana cedis to service providers owed since June 2016. The Pharmacy Council Ghana; and the Christian Health Association of Ghana (CHAG) have variously threatened to withdraw services to the scheme. They are collectively owed over 1.2billion cedis. ...
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