Ghana to host largest international petroleum conference

Ghana to host largest international petroleum conference

West Africa industry leaders, experts, and decision makers in the petroleum downstream industry are gearing up for what is anticipated to be the largest Ghana International Petroleum Conference (GhipCon) yet as organizers reveal another milestone for the West Africa’s most influential oil and gas event. The conference which is been organized by the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) in collaboration with the African Refiners and Distributors Association (ARDA) and under the auspices of the Ministry of Energy and the Ghana Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors (CBOD), will take place at the Kempinski Hotel Gold Coast City, Accra from the 28th -30th...

Body of missing Chinese found in dam at Esaase

Body of missing Chinese found in dam at Esaase

The body of a Chinese man who went missing has been retrieved from a dam at Esaase in the Kwahu West Municipality of the Eastern Region. The Chinese who worked with a mining company as a supervisor for the construction of some roads in the district went missing after his car sunk into a dam in the community. His car is reported to have skidded off the road into the dam while on duty. A search party deployed to find him yielded no result. He was, however, found by the rescue team after traditional authorities poured libation. The body of...

Akufo-Addo shoots down calls for reshuffle

Akufo-Addo shoots down calls for reshuffle

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has shot down calls for him to reshuffle his ministers. In the President’s view, many of his ministers have performed good. Speaking in an interview on North Star radio in Tamale on Monday, 8 August 2022, he said many of his ministers “for me have done outstanding work. Their output has been considerable, and that is what I look at.” “If the output measures expectations, then I don’t have any strong reasons to heed the call,” Nana Akufo-Addo added. He said people have their own ulterior motives for calling for reshuffle. Among them, he noted...

Ghanian passengers lodge official compliant against delta airlines

Ghanian passengers lodge official compliant against delta airlines

Some seven Ghanaian passengers have lodged an official complaints with US government office of Aviation consumer protection under the Department of Transportation against management of Delta Airlines Inc for ” unprofessional ” ” unethical” and ” irresponsible” handling of a flight from JFK International Airport to Accra last month. The original scheduled flight was on Sunday , July 24, but was rescheduled to Monday July 25. On the schedules date, the flight had to return to make an emergency landing after two hours in flight due to fuel shortage. This forced another re scheduling to Tuesday, July 26 while those...

Accept 5 peswas  coin, it’s a legal tender – BoG.

Accept 5 peswas coin, it’s a legal tender – BoG.

The Bank of Ghana(BoG) has urged all Ghanaians to accept the one peswa and five peswas coins and trade with it. Head of currency Management Department at the BoG, Domnic Owusu told TV3’s Manu Afful that, the coins is still a legal tender hence as good citizens, Ghanaians must use it. Some traders said ” it is useless because you cannot even get pure water at 20 peswas and so the one peswa, what will you use it to buy”?. But Mr. Owusu urged both traders and customers to mqke it a priority to use the coins. He added that,...

Quran Memorization school commissioned by the national chief Imam at Ablekuma

Quran Memorization school commissioned by the national chief Imam at Ablekuma

The National Chief Imam of Ghana His eminence sheikh Dr. Osman Nuhu Sharubutu Commissioned his mosque and Quran Memorization school at Ablekuma Joma. According to the National Chief Imam, the mosque and school which were commissioned on Friday 5th August 2022 are one of his school and mosque projects in the country The event which was chaired by Dr. Ahmed Vandapour was also witnessed by some prominent personalities in an outside Ghana such as His excellency the Vice President Dr. Alhaj Mahmud Bawmia, Sheikh Mohammed Mahey Nyass the leader of Tijanniyah worldwide, His royal Highness Sarki Sanusi Lamido the 14th...

OSP recovers over GH¢1M from Labianca Company; cites owner for corruption-related offenses

OSP recovers over GH¢1M from Labianca Company; cites owner for corruption-related offenses

The Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) has recovered an amount of GH¢1.074 million from Labianca Company Limited. The money was recovered as a shortfall of revenue arising from the issuance of the unlawful customs advance meant to be duties paid to the state following the importation of the frozen foods owned by Eunice Jacqueline Buah Asomah-Hinneh, a Council of State member who is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority (GPHA). In November 2021, the OSP was petitioned by one Frank Asare, to launch an investigation into the Customs Division of...

My ministers have been outstanding – Akufo-Addo shoots down calls for reshuffle

My ministers have been outstanding – Akufo-Addo shoots down calls for reshuffle

President Nana Akufo-Addo has said he has no intention to reshuffle his ministers any time soon. Speaking on North Star radio in Tamale, the President said his appointees were meeting his expectations. While President Akufo-Addo said he evaluates the work of his ministers consistently, he feels “many of them for me have done outstanding work. Their output has been considerable, and that is what I look at.” “If the output measures expectations, then I don’t have any strong reasons to heed the call,” President Akufo-Addo added. The President also believes calls for a reshuffle sometimes have ulterior motives. “The calls...

Police investigate alleged attack on Kofi Adoma Nwanwani

Police investigate alleged attack on Kofi Adoma Nwanwani

The Ghana Police Service has started investigations into the alleged attacks by some unknown Men on Stephen Kofi Adomah, a staff of Angel Broadcasting network. The attack on the journalist which occurred on 6th August at ashogman village in Accra has raised a debate on the security of journalists in Ghana. However, the police in a statement indicated that ” investigation into the alleged incident commenced immediately the matter came to the attention of the police”. “The unknown assailants, attacked him with a sharp object and also try to to set him ablaze, while the journalist was returning from Kuntunse...

We’ve agreed with political parties that only Ghana card’ll be used to register new voters – EC

We’ve agreed with political parties that only Ghana card’ll be used to register new voters – EC

The Electoral Commission has said after a series of meetings with the political parties and civil society organisations, it has been agreed among the parties that the Ghana card be used as the sole document for voter registration. Dr Bossman Asare, Deputy Chairman of the EC in charge of Corporate Services, said that what this means is that as soon as you acquire your Ghana card, with the continuous registration, you just go to our district office then you go and register then your name will be put on the roll of voters. His comments come a few days after...