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The Ministry of Communication and Digitalisation will host the Girls-In-ICT project in Damongo, the capital of the Savanna Region on May 8th and 9th, 2023. The project aims to encourage young girls to take up career courses in Information Communication Technology (ICT). Speaking to Class 93.1 FM in Damongo, Mrs Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, Minister of Communication
May 5, 2023
Adidas has reported a 1% fall in total revenue in Q1 of this year after ending its collaboration with Kanye West. The loss of the Yeezy business cut sales by €400m (£350m), but Adidas said that sales were up 9% when the impact of the Yeezy business was excluded. The sportswear giant said it was
May 5, 2023
Radio personality Johnnie Hughes has questioned why President Akufo-Addo has not responded to Al Jazeera’s investigative report on Ghana’s gold mafia. The report which has caused a stir in Ghanaian political and public discourse was the subject of a segment on 3FM’s Sunrise show, “Johnnie’s Bite.” ‘Johnnie’s Bite’ has taken a keen interest in the
May 5, 2023
The National Cathedral Secretariat has denied allegations made by Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa that there was something untoward happening with the National Cathedral Project. The Secretariat insisted that the project has been implemented with integrity and with no criminality. Dr. Paul Opoku-Mensah, Executive Director of the National Cathedral of Ghana, added that the allegations were false
May 4, 2023
The High Court in Accra has deferred the sentencing of En Huang also known as Aisha Huang until trial for all charges leveled against her is completed even though the accused has pleaded guilty to the charge of entering Ghana unlawfully. The galamsey queen was convicted after she changed her plea in the immigration offence
May 4, 2023
Aisha Huang, also known as En Huang, has been accused of engaging in illegal mining without a license and engaging in the sale and purchase of minerals without a valid license. She was re-arrested in Ghana in 2022 for her involvement in illegal mining activities and has been slapped with two charges which are mining
May 3, 2023
A three-storey building collapsed in Adentan, Accra on Monday, killing one person and injuring three others. The supervisor of the building, Ganiyu Abdul, has been arrested by the police. The building was under construction at the time of the collapse. It is located near the Kpogas furniture store and the Adentan footbridge, around the SDA
May 3, 2023
Ghana's President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has inaugurated a new assembly plant for KIA vehicles in the country. The plant, which is operated by Rana Motors, will produce cars for the domestic and regional markets. The plant has a production capacity of 30,000 vehicles per year and employs 250 people directly. It also creates 300
May 3, 2023
The government of Ghana is facing a strong opposition from the Civil and Local Government Staff Association (CLOGSAG) over its plan to use the pension funds of its members for debt restructuring. The country is seeking a $3 billion dollar loan from the International Monetary Fund to revive its struggling economy. As part of the
May 1, 2023