Fears are growing over missing Washington Post writer Jamal Khashoggi, after Turkish officials said they believed he had been murdered. Mr Khashoggi, a Saudi national, went missing after visiting the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday. A Turkish official told the BBC that initial investigations indicated he was murdered there. Saudi Arabia has denied the accusations, saying it is “working [...] The post Saudi
Indonesian officials have said the search for victims of last month’s earthquake and tsunami is to end on Thursday – despite the fact hundreds of people are still unaccounted for. The disaster struck part of Sulawesi two weeks ago, leaving at least 1,754 dead and another 2,549 injured. Officially, 683 people remain missing, though some put that figure far higher. [...] The post Indonesia
Following the suspension of the Sierra Leone Football Association and its national teams from international competitions by FIFA, the proposed Africa Cup of Nations qualifier between the Black Stars of Ghana and the Leone Stars of Sierra Leone slated for Thursday, October 11, 2018 at the Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi has been thrown into limbo. Although the GFA Normalization Committee [...] The post Ghana,
The Technical Committee Chairman of the Ghana University Sports Association (GUSA) games, Shaibu Ibrahim Tanko has indicated that all was set for this year’s GUSA Cross Country race to be hosted by the University of Professional Studies (UPSA). He told the media at the 3rd UPSA Cross – Country race on Saturday that adequate preparations have been made towards [...] The post GUSA
Ghana midfielder Mubarak Wakaso survived a serious car accident in Spain on Sunday on his journey to play for his country in next week’s 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. The midfielder was heading to the town of Loiu, 12 kilometers from Bilbao, to take a flight to his country to join the Black Stars for the match against Sierra [...] The post Wakaso survives car accident in Spain
The Management of Accra Hearts of Oak says their prized asset Patrick Razak is not available for transfer to arch rivals Kumasi Asante Kotoko. According to a statement signed by Mr. Kwame Opare Addo, the Public Relations Officer of the club, the transfer of the 28 year-old speedster would not happen under the current management. “The Management of Accra Hearts [...] The post Razak not for sale to
Domestic airline operations at the Kotoka International Airport ( KIA) has been moved from Terminal 1 of the facility to Terminal 2, previously used for international operations, effective Monday, October 8, 2018. This follows the successful migration of all international operations from Terminal 2 to the newly- constructed Terminal 3 of the KIA. By these changes, passengers traveling [...] The post Domestic
Kuapa Kokoo Co-Operative Cocoa and Marketing Union Limited (KKFU) has seen its total income increased from GHS 27, 603,213.85 in 2017 to GHS 28, 455,951.44 as of July 31 this year. Its net cash flow from investing activities also increased from GHS 2, 545,811.32 in 2017 to GHS 4, 031,185.02 within same period in 2018. Mr Charles Kwaku Boateng, Deputy [...] The post KKFU makes giant strides appeared first
The workers of the Precious Mineral Marketing Company Limited (PMMC), who last week Thursday, picketed at the premises of the company are to return to work as steps are being taken to address grievances. A joint statement signed by Mr Prince William Ankrah, the General Secretary of the Ghana Mineworkers Union (GMU) and Dr Kwadjo Opare-Hammond, the Managing Director of [...] The post PMMC
HMD Global, the home of Nokia phones, has announced the roll out of Android 9 Pie on EISA’s Consumer Smartphone of the Year, the Nokia 7 Plus. This upgrade builds upon the strong features of Android 8.0 Oreo™, and focuses on a more tailored experience with emphasis on AI, machine learning and digital wellbeing Packed with Google’s intuitive software, [...] The post Nokia
DHL Express Ghana says it is poised to grow its e-commerce business from the current five to more than fifteen per cent in the next five years, The Managing Director, Kader Coulibaly, has said. The growth, he said, would help grow more local business enterprises to export their products abroad. Mr Coulibaly who was speaking in Accra last Thursday at [...] The post DHL sets ambitious
The Koforidua Technical University (KTU) is promoting gender equity and equality in science and technology education. The University has been encouraging more female faculty members and students to enrol in science and technology based subjects. This was disclosed by the Vice Chancellor of the KTU, Prof. (Mrs) Smile Gavua Dzisi at the 14th Congregation of the University at Koforidua. In [...] The post Mainstream
A flagbearer hopeful of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Kojo Bonsu has blamed the defeat of the party in the 2016 general election on weak party structures. According to the former Chief Executive of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, the party was let down by some individuals who didn’t play the roles they were assigned to, making it impossible for the [...] The post ‘Weak
The Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central Constituency, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong has expressed his disappointment in the government for failing to disclose the number of jobs it has created across the country. “The NPP government in less than two years has made big strides, particularly in creation of jobs but many Ghanaians are not aware of the achievements due [...] The post Slow
A political science lecturer at the University of Ghana, Dr Kwame Asah-Asante, has backed a former government appointee on the need for a legal regime change on political party sponsorships by private persons and institutions. He explained that existing state-led efforts to fight corruption would yield no tangible results unless there was a legislation to check and regulate activities [...] The post Don:
Former President John Mahama has stated that he will not be cowed by the government’s constant, consistent and deliberate attempt to malign him. He indicated that he is focused on delivering the country from economic hardship, committed to working hard to provide jobs when elected in the 2020 elections and would not be deterred by constant, consistent and deliberate attempts [...] The post Mahama:
A flag bearer aspirant of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Augustus Goosie Tanoh has called for consensus building in the management of affairs of the country. According to him, “while the country’s constitution guaranteed pluralism, we cannot continue to be divided on every issue including those that are paramount for national development. “I think we have come to a point [...] The post Consensus
Dr Gyieli Nurah, the Minister of State at the Presidency in-Charge of Food and Agriculture, has stated that the government is willing to obtain feedbacks from stakeholders and the citizenry to help in successful implementation of its flagship programmes. He explained that the feedbacks would help give new ideas to the government on how to improve on the efficiency and [...] The post Citizenry
Cameroon is voting in presidential polls amid fears of more violence in the nation’s English-speaking regions. The BBC’s Ngala Killian Chimtom, in Yaounde, reports on the run-up to the polls, as the octogenarian leader, Paul Biya, seeks a seventh term in office. A large poster of Paul Biya hangs like a street sign in Cameroon’s western city of Bafoussam. “The [...] The post Cameroon’s
Atiku Abubakar won on Sunday almost half the votes cast in a primary race to become the main opposition challenger to Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari in next year’s elections, party officials said. Abubakar, 71 and a former vice president, will stand as the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate. He scored 1,532 votes to defeat other candidates in the race, including [...] The post Nigeria’s
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