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Kofi Amoaben endorses Mahama as right leader for Ghana in 2025
Businessman Prince Kofi Amoaben has expressed his confidence in former President John Dramani Mahama as the ideal leader to steer Ghana toward economic development and prosperity. Amoaben, the co-founder of the defunct UT Bank, averred the potential benefits of Mahama’s experience as a returning leader during his remarks at a fundraising dinner hosted by the […]
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Barker-Vormawor Hit With GH¢10k Cost In Kan-Dapaah Suit
A High Court in Accra yesterday dismissed another application filed by the convener of the #FixTheCountry Movement, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, which sought to quash the GH¢10 million defamation suit filed
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Driver who caused accident on Tema-Mpakadan rail lines jailed for six months
Abel Dzidotor, a 41-year-old truck driver who abandoned his vehicle on the Tema-Mpakadan rail lines, has been sentenced to six months in jail by the Juapong Circuit Court. This was after he pleaded guilty to three out of four charges namely – careless and inconsiderate driving, unauthorized stopping, and causing harm. He was convicted on […]
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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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Arrest drivers charging unapproved fares – Transport Ministry to Police
The Ministry of Transport has directed the Ghana Police Service and other security agencies to arrest any commercial driver who has resorted to charging new transport fares outside the existing one, thereby, putting undue burden on commuters. In a statement signed by its Public Relations Unit and released in Accra on Sunday, April 14, 2024, […]
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Columnist
Dede Drives the Discourse: Episode 11: Quietly Finding Our Unique Value
The car hummed softly as we navigated the familiar streets of Accra, the engine’s rhythmic purr serving as a backdrop to the heavy silence that hung between us. My passenger, a young boy, and one of my favourite nephews, slouched in the back seat, stared out the window with a distant look in his eyes, […]
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Business
Personal Branding with Bernard Kelvin Clive: The designer and Uber driver experience
…The power of exceptional customer experience “Often times consumers, clients, and customers are not just buying a product or service, they are buying an experience, a feeling, a perception, a person (YOU)” – Bernard Kelvin Clive Agyemang responded in Pidgin English, “Now the system spoil o, every small business owner thinks say dem be bossu, […]
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GPRTU: Drivers at Sparna Junction call for dedicated transport station
Drivers at the Sparna Junction, Tema Motorway Branch of the Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) are urging the Ledzokuku Municipal Assembly to permit them to establish a dedicated transport station for passengers along the route in a bid to improve road safety and combat congestion. The proposed station aims to prevent drivers from parking […]
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International
Nigerian solo driver completes trip from London to Lagos
A UK-based Nigerian travel content creator and solo driver has finally reached Lagos after a 68-day journey driving from London to Nigeria. Pelumi Nubi, who announced her ambitious road trip in January, was welcomed by Nigerian officials upon her arrival at the Nigeria border with Benin on Sunday. The 28-year-old solo traveller’s arrival was broadcast […]
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Economy
Transport fares hike: GPRTU to meet on April 10
The Ghana Private Road Transport Union (GPRTU) is set to meet on Wednesday, April 10, to deliberate on the possible increase in transport fares. However, the Western regional branch of the union has announced a 30-percent increment in transport fares for its members, effective Monday, April 8. The driver’s union has complained over the increasing […]
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I’ll ensure a successful completion of Marine Drive project – Egyapa Mercer
Andrew Egyapa Mercer, Minister-designate for the Ministry of Tourism, has assured that he will liaise with the necessary stakeholders to ensure the successful completion of the Marine Drive project. During his vetting in Parliament, Mr Egyapa Mercer indicated that the project was moved to the Office of the President in 2020 and that he will […]
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Transport fares to go up by 30% effective March 7
The Transport Operators Union and the Concerned Drivers Association of Ghana have announced a 30 percent increase in transport fares effective March 7, 2024. A joint press release by the two bodies explained that the decision to increase fares stems from the government’s failure to address their concerns. “As drivers’ associations, we expressed disappointment in […]
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Education
UCC Alumni lead industrialisation drive
Some UCC graduates are changing the narrative of University of Cape Coast being a University of Constant Confusion to a Constant Creativity by leading the entrepreneurship /industrialisation drive of the country. Ranking first in Ghana, West Africa and 4th in Africa in 2022, it comes with no shock at all that the school has foot […]
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Banking & Finance
Governor meets UBA Group Managing Director
The Group Managing Director (GMD) of UBA Group, Mr. Oliver Alawuba, recently paid a working visit to the Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Mr. Ernest Addison, in a meeting that underscored UBA’s commitment to regulatory compliance and strategic expansion in Ghana and beyond. Mr. Alawuba assured Governor Addison that UBA would continue to adhere […]
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Barker-Vormawor To Respond To Kan-Dapaah Suit
Oliver Barker-Vormawor A High Court in Accra has given the convener of the #FixTheCountry Movement, Oliver Barker-Vormawor, another opportunity to file a defence to a suit filed against him
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