Former President John Mahama will be vetted for the National Democratic Congress (NDC)’s flagbearership contest today. The vetting is expected to commence at 10 am and the party’s headquarters in Accra. This is according to publicity material issued by the Mahama communications team. Ahead of the exercise, the Chairman of the elections committee of the party,...
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Investments, entrepreneurship, digital inclusion to feature Kamala Harris’ visit to Ghana
Vice President of the United States Kamala Harris says that her trip to Ghana and other African countries will focus “on increasing investments here on the continent and facilitating economic growth and opportunity 1.2s specifically in the areas of economic empowerment of women and girls. 1.5s Empowerment of youth”. “Entrepreneurship, digital inclusion, and supporting the...
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Afro Arab Group CEO dedicates 40Underforty Africa Award to Youth in Nima and Maamobi
The CEO and Founder of the Afro Arab Group of Companies, Ambassador Alhaji Salamu Amadu, has dedicated his recent award to the youth from the Nima and Maamobi communities in Accra, Ghana. Alhaji Amadu was recognized as the top performer in the banking and finance category at the 40underforty Africa Awards ceremony held at the...
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Minority MPs oppose approval of 2 Supreme Court Justice nominees
Parliament is debating the nomination of four nominees by President Akufo-Addo to the Supreme Court. Two of them, Barbara Ackah-Yensu and Samuel Adibu Asiedu, have already been approved by the House. In the President’s letter to Parliament in July last year, he indicated that the appointments have gone through the Judicial Council and also the...
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Nigerian Senator and wife found guilty in organ harvesting plot
A senior Nigerian politician, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, his wife, and doctor, Dr. Obinna Obeta have been found guilty in a plot to harvest the kidney of a young Nigerian man in London. On Thursday, March 23, a Jury in London determined that the trio were guilty of conspiring to exploit the trader from Lagos for one of his organs...
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Semenyo insists he doesn’t need to start games to be useful
Bournemouth forward Antoine Semenyo has expressed his readiness to give his best for the Black Stars, irrespective of whether he is included in the starting line-up or not. The 23-year-old player was instrumental in the Black Stars’ victory against Angola in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers held in Kumasi. Semenyo scored the winning goal...
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Gyan calls for patience following Black Stars’ uninspiring start under Hughton
Former Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan has called for patience from Ghanaians following the team’s uninspiring performance in their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifier against Angola on Thursday. It was the first game under new coach Chris Hughton, and the Black Stars struggled to assert themselves despite having the lion’s share of possession, according to...
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Transformers to be metered by year ending to check power theft – ECG MD
Managing Director of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG), Samuel Dubik Mahama has disclosed that his outfit plans to have every power distribution transformer metered by end of 2023 to help prevent power theft. The MD disclosed that the contract has already been awarded to facilitate the metering and completion on time. Speaking in an...
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BBC advises staff to delete TikTok from work phones
The BBC has advised staff to delete TikTok from corporate phones because of privacy and security fears. The BBC seems to be the first UK media organisation to issue the guidance – and only the second in the world after Denmark’s public service broadcaster. The BBC said it would continue to use the platform for editorial...
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Nigeria’s Tinubu travels to Paris, London, to ‘rest’
Nigeria’s President-elect Bola Tinubu has travelled to France and the United Kingdom to “rest” and plan the transition programme ahead of his inauguration on 29 May. Tunde Rahman, the spokesperson for Mr Tinubu, in a statement on Wednesday, said the president-elect had left the country on Tuesday. According to Mr Rahman, the president-elect will later...