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According to information acquired by Oli Best Road Safety Organization, a nongovernmental organization (NGO) in Kumasi, about 75% of the city’s traffic signs have been vandalized by some merchants and companies, which has led to a high number of accidents in Kumasi. Driving in the Metropolis is made harder by …

The “galamsey kingpin,” Aisha Huang, who was deported in 2018, has returned to Ghana and has been detained once more for indulging in illegal mining. Three counts had been brought against her: engaging in small-scale mining operations in violation of Section 99 (1) of the Minerals and Mining Act, 2006 …

Justin Frimpong Koduah (JFK), the General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), has urged any party members or supporters who have concerns about President Nana Addo’s remarks at the Awutu Senya West constituency regarding the parliamentary ambitions of his director of communications, Eugene Arhin, to raise them in the …

According to Kristalina Georgieva, the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, an agreement between Ghana and the IMF should be negotiated and signed before the year is through. On Monday, September 5, 2022, the IMF chief met in private with President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo in Rotterdam, Netherlands, as …

Once more, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo defended the work of his ministers, stating he would only change when he was certain they were “underperforming.” Many people have urged the President to replace his appointees, particularly Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta, but he has claimed that there is no need for …

MTN Group today announces the early settlement of US$300 million of eurobonds with a 2024 maturity date, significantly deleveraging the balance sheet following strong first-half 2022 performance. On a pro forma basis for H1 2022, this reduces MTN’s dollar-denominated debt to 35% of the holding company’s (Holdco) total debt. MTN …

Francis Okesu, the Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) for the Oti Region’s Krachi East municipality, has passed away. According to current allegations based on police preliminary investigations, the deceased’s naked body was examined by medical personnel, who found spermatozoa on his thighs. In Kumasi, Ghana’s Ashanti area, Mr. Okesu’s body was …

Mobile network operators (MNOs) will begin placing some service limits on unregistered SIM cards as of, Monday, September 5, 2022. This was stated in a press release issued by the National Communications Authority and signed by Joe Anokye, the NCA’s acting director-general. Excerpts from the order state that every day, …

As part of his two-day working visit to the Central Region, President of the Republic Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo visited the Elmina Fishing Harbour construction site on Saturday, September 3, 2022. President Akufo-Addo cut the sod on August 1, 2020, marking the start of the 30-month project. Following the completion …

On Friday, September 2, 2022, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, the president of the republic, officially opened two factories that are part of the government’s One-District-One-Factory project, saying that “it is a day I will not forget.” The APPED Cylinder Factory, which currently employs about 250 people and will eventually employ …