The Caretaker Minister of Trade and Industry, Samuel Abu Jinapor, has commissioned a Volkswagen (VW) vehicle assembly plant in Tema. With the opening of the €8million facility, the parent company, VW, will take over the vehicle assemblying responsibility from its licensed importer in Ghana, Universal Motors Limited (UML). With an installed capacity of 5,000 units […]
Thousands of fans are paying their respects to Christian Atsu Twasam as part of his final funeral rites today in Accra. The body of the 2015 African Cup of Nations best player is at the forecourt of the statement where Ghanaians from all walks of life are paying their final respects. President Nana Addo Dankwa […]
It was a time of mourning and solemn observation at the pre-burial service for the late Ghanaian footballer as a sea of Ghanaians clad in traditional red-and-black mourning clothing thronged the State House forecourt to pay their last respects to the fallen hero – Christian Atsu Twasam, 1992 – 2023, The solemn funeral service included […]
An Accra High Court presided over by Justice Eric Baah, has described investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas as a blackmailer and extortionist. “From the above,” he said when he was about concluding a ruling he read for nearly two hours and thirty minutes, “I hold that the plaintiff is a blackmailer who uses blackmail to […]
You will now be able to order medication or food and Zipline can deliver to your home or office, at your doorstep if only you have the space in your yard for the drone to drop off. It follows the introduction of a new home delivery experience by Zipline, a logistics firm. The new autonomous […]
Members of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Defense and Interior on Thursday, March 16, 2023 paid a working visit to Ashaiman. The visit follows the death of. soldier, Sherif Imoro, 21, who was allegedly killed on Saturday March 4, 2023 by a gang. In what appeared to be a retaliation, some military men on Tuesday, March […]
The Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) has announced that it will shut down all its offices nationwide, starting from Monday, March 20, 2023. The utility provider in a public notice said the temporary closure was aimed at conducting a revenue mobilization exercise that will span a month and end on Thursday, April 20, 2023. During […]
According to a recent report by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), the global production of cocaine has surged to unprecedented levels, largely due to increased demand following the Covid-19 pandemic lockdowns. The report indicates that coca cultivation increased by 35% between 2021 and 2022 to reach record levels, with new trafficking […]
The police say Trooper Imoro Sherrif was attacked and killed by his assailants after visiting a female friend in Ashaiman Newtown. In a detailed statement on Sunday, the police said their investigations “revealed that on March 3, the deceased had visited a female friend at Ashaiman Newtown at about 10:30 pm and left the place […]
Popular Nollywood actress Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde is entreating the western movie industry to stop casting Black Americans as Africans in their movies. In a news report by Joy Entertainment’s Doreen Avio, it mentioned that the Last Flight to Abuja actress was not happy about how western filmmakers portrayed Africans as different people and encouraged Africans to […]
South African rapper Costa Titch died suddenly this weekend, his family said on Instagram, hours after performing at a music festival. The musician, whose real name is Constantinos Tsobanoglou, was 28. Footage circulating on social media appeared to show Tsobanoglou fall over on stage before being lifted up by someone beside him. Tsobanoglou then gets […]
The Ghana Health Service (GHS) has said routine childhood immunisation for the three conditions that has been interrupted due to shortage of vaccines has been restored. This follows the arrival of a consignment of the vaccines in the country over the weekend and their subsequent distribution across the country. Although the immunisation resumes today, on […]
