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Police officer, seven others granted GHc4m bail over $523K gold scam
A Police Officer – Staff Sergeant (S/Sgt) Isaac Akwasi Aning and seven others have been arraigned and charged over some $523k gold scam transactions. The transaction involved six Ghanaians and two Turkish nationals (victims). S/Sgt. Akwasi Aning (6th Accused) together with Samuel Adu Kumi, (1st Accused) Benjamin Kakpo Addoquaye aka Ketuketu, (2nd Accused), Isaac Offei […]
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2024 Play with Stephen Golf Tournament launched
Let’s Swing for Autism- Play With Stephen officially announces the dates for the 5th Edition of its Annual Golf Tournament to support Autism in Africa as they celebrate World Autism Month. In commemoration of Autism Awareness Month, a marketing communication expert, Stephen Oluwatoyin Onaivi, has stressed the need to foster acceptance of autism spectrum disorder […]
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Business
Kejetia traders exposed to poisonous emissions – Federation Of Traders
Chairman of the Federation of Kumasi Traders, Nana Prempeh, has raised serious concerns, traders at the Kejetia Market particularly those at the ground floor are exposed to poisonous vehicular fumes. He made the disturbing observation in an interview with Kojo Marfo on AbusuaNkommo at ABUSUA965FM. According to Nana Prempeh, the extractors installed to absorb these […]
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Kan Dapaah’s defamation case: Court slaps Barker-Vormawor with GHC10K cost
A request filed by political activist, Oliver Barker-Vormawor to the High Court for the GHc10 million defamation suit filed against him by the National Security Minister to be struck out has been dismissed. The High Court presided over by Justice Rev Joseph Owusu-Adu Agyemang held that the application lacks merit. The court also awarded a […]
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Agribusiness
K-Ricebelt project boosts domestic food security
The nation’s march toward improved food security has received a boost with the arrival of 330 tonnes of high-yielding rice seeds, courtesy of the K-Ricebelt project, a South Korean initiative spearheaded by the Korea Partnership for Innovation of Agriculture (KOPIA). This project signifies a new sphere in agricultural development, providing an additional window amid escalating […]
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News
Ashanti Region: REGSEC strengthens security ahead of election campaigns
The Ashanti Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has announced the strengthening of security measures as political parties begin active campaigning ahead of the general elections. The council has cautioned political party members to refrain from causing trouble, as it will deal with troublemakers without fear or favour. Although the Electoral Commission, the Ghana Police Service, and […]
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Curfew imposed on Karaga after residents clashed with military
The Karaga District Security Committee, has imposed a dusk to dawn curfew on the community following a clash between residents of Karaga and the military. The confrontation resulted in the death of one person and left three others with injuries. The confrontation is reported to have erupted when a rival regent was enskinned following the […]
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News
‘’Expedite action on dev’t of Legislative Instrument for Cybersecurity Act 2020’’
Participants in a resolution, following the JoyNews-Youth Bridge Foundation National dialogue on cybersecurity, have charged the Cyber Security Authority (CSA) to expedite action on the development of the needed Legislative Instrument that would provide the operational backing for the implementation and enforcement of the provisions of the Cybersecurity Act, 2020 (1038). The Resolution further acknowledged that the […]
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National Security denies arresting social media commentator Bongo Ideas
The Ministry of National Security has strongly denied arresting controversial social media commentator Albert Nat Hyde, popularly known as Bongo Ideas. Reports purportedly suggested that Bongo Ideas was arrested on Thursday, March 14, 2024, in his house in Accra by the police and operatives of the National Security. But the Ministry of National Security in […]
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News
Ministry of National Security says it hasn’t arrested Bongo Ideas
The Ministry of National Security has dimissed claims on social media that its personnel have allegedly arrested Albert Nat Hyde (Alias Bongo Ideas). Bongo Idea, a critic of the government was reported to have been picked up from his residence on Wednesday by security officers. For instance, private legal prcatitioner Oliver Barker-Vormawor wrote on Facebook […]
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Education
New Juaben South: Education Director calls for security visibility in schools
The New Juaben South Municipal Education Director, Mustapha Haruna, has made a passionate appeal to the Inspector General of Police, Dr. George Akufo Dampare, and the Police Management Board to enhance visibility in schools at night and on weekends. According to the education directorate, incessant break-ins into classrooms by hoodlums, recent electricity cable theft in […]
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Recent power cuts will linger if financial constraints are not resolved – IES
Nana Amoasi IV, the Executive Director of the Institute for Energy Security (IES), has warned that the ongoing power cuts in parts of Ghana may persist unless immediate and deliberate actions are taken to address underlying challenges related to installed capacity and fuel supply. He emphasized that these issues significantly impact the country’s power sector. […]
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Columnist
The drums of US-China cyber war
By Stephen S. Roach FBI Director Christopher Wray recently upped the ante in America’s anti-China campaign. In congressional testimony on January 31, he sounded the alarm over intensified Chinese hacking activity and warned that US infrastructure – telecommunications, energy, transportation, and water – is acutely vulnerable to the Chinese state-sponsored hacker group Volt Typhoon. Front-page […]
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Business
1.96m Ghanaians Face Food, Nutrition Insecurity – World Bank
Women at the food market The latest Food Security Update by the World Bank has revealed that about 1.96 million Ghanaians are facing acute food and nutrition insecurity. This
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Features
Strengthening Africa’s health security and vaccine production through CARE
By Olutayo IRANTIOLA and Akeem AKINNIYI Since the unexpected emergence of COVID-19 which shook Africa’s health systems to its roots, governments, individuals, non-profit organizations as well corporate entities have continued to form partnerships to strengthen the continent’s health systems. These partnerships, regardless of size, are gradually bringing back the hope of stable African health systems […]
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