President Yoweri Museveni led a march in efforts to stamp out corruption in public offices on Thursday. The Ugandan leader was accompanied by politicians, members of civil society organisations and religious leaders. Several people were forced to walk to work as they were caught unawares by the traffic restrictions. President Museveni pointed out that obesity […]
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President Akufo-Addo approves GHS15.6bn to pay depositors of collapsed financial companies
President Nana Akufo-Addo has granted executive approval for the expenditure of GHS15.6 billion to save the funds of depositors of the various financial institutions that have collapsed as well as shore up the liquidity of the financial sector. A letter addressed to the Minister of Finance, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta, by the President’s Executive Secretary Nana […]
Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke, founder of Christ for all Nations dead
According to his family, he was surrounded by loved ones and passed away peacefully on Saturday. “It is with sorrow that the Bonnke Family would like to announce the passing of our beloved husband, father, and grandfather, Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke. He passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on December 7, 2019.” Bonnke preached to […]
‘’We have exceeded our target for 2019’’ – NHIA
The National Health Insurance Authority says it has exceeded the target for indigent registration for the year 2019. Clarifying an earlier publication, the Authority said the 2019 target of Indigent Registration includes pregnant women which was excluded from the figures projected by Deputy Director of Membership and Regional Operations at NHIA, Raymond Avinu. Mr. Avinu who was […]
Off-taker agreements with waste managers: Parliament summons Ministers
The Speaker of Parliament, Mike Oquaye, on Tuesday summoned the ministers for Sanitation and Water Resources (MSWR) and Local Government and Rural Development (MLGRD) to answer questions regarding their delay in signing off-taker agreements with a number of waste management companies. These waste management companies are said to have invested over $1.5 billion in constructing […]
Mankessim: Hundreds troop to herbal centre as Man claims cure for blindness
Mankessim, a commercial town in the Central Region, is noted for foodstuff, fish and meat. But for some time now, people from all walks of life have been trooping to the town not to shop for these items but to seek healing for various eye challenges, including blindness. This follows the discovery of a medicine […]
Finance Minister fails to secure Committee’s approval for GHC15 billion for banking sector clean up
Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has failed to secure approval from the finance committee of parliament for an amount of 15.6 billion cedis for the banking sector clean-up. The additional amount, according to a memorandum to parliament from Mr Ofori-Atta on November 28, 2019, is to be used to “protect depositors of failed financial institutions and […]
American rapper Cardi B rejects food in Nigerian Hotel, says she wants real Nija jollof
Award-winning American female rapper Cardi B has rejected food she was served in her hotel in Nigeria some few minutes after she touched down today. The “I like it” hitmaker according to a video available is heard saying that she didn’t come to Nigeria to eat hotel food but rather wants to have a taste […]
‘’My mindset is all about money and business, not awards’’-Shatta Wale
Award-winning dancehall musician Shatta Wale has opened up on ways that help him to make money from show business. According to the CEO of Shatta Movement Empire, he prefers to focus on making money than receiving awards. In an interview with Kisa Gbekle on the Business Of Entertainment Show, Shatta Wale expressed interest in making […]
Farmers Day Celebrations: Shatta Wale presents electrical gadgets worth GH¢ 150,000 to farmers
Dancehall artiste Shatta Wale has shown the world why he is the richest artist in Ghana as he presented GH¢ 150,000 worth of electrical gadgets to the Amansie West District farmers when he joined them to celebrate ‘Farmers Day’. The self-proclaimed dancehall King in an encouraging speech praised farmers for their good work at Amansie […]
“Planting for Food and Jobs achieving considerable successes” – President Akufo-Addo
The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says Government’s programme for the revival of Ghanaian agriculture, “Planting for Food and Jobs”, is achieving considerable successes within the three years of its implementation. Describing the programme as “a household catch phrase”, President Akufo-Addo stated that it has brought in its wake a bumper harvest […]
President Akufo-Addo joins ‘Eat Ghana Rice’ Campaign-says that’s what he eats at home
“We must eat what we grow to motivate our farmers, and support the development of the local food industry. Indeed, Rebecca, my beautiful wife, our First Lady, insists that we eat local rice at home, and has made sure of it. I call on all Ghanaians to follow my example, and eat local rice.” These […]