The footballer has a passion for fast cars and also reportedly owns a McLaren and a £350,000 Lamborghini. Manchester United star Marcus Rashford has been given a six-month driving ban for speeding in his Rolls-Royce. The 26-year-old was reportedly caught going at 104mph on the M60 in Manchester in December last year. A court official…
The Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (BADEA), which celebrates its golden jubilee anniversary this year, will over the next 50 years focus on enhancing its own efforts and mobilising additional funding support from other financial institutions in the Arab region for the development of Africa. This was disclosed by Dr. Sidi Ould Tah,…
An International Research and data firm, Fitch Solutions, has predicted a win for John Mahama and the NDC in the 2024 general elections in December. The London-based firm which has been consistent with its forecast since last year argues that 54% of respondents surveyed tipped the former president as the winner in the upcoming presidential…
The Minority in Parliament has disclosed that the government is indebted to the tune of over GH6 billion to companies, individuals and organisations in relation to the Free Senior High School policy. The caucus reveals that the government has failed to reimburse over GH¢300 million funds used in the procurement of the GH¢1.3 million tablets…
President Akufo-Addo has appointed Commissioner of Police, Christian Tetteh Yohuno as the new Deputy Inspector-General of Police in charge of Operations. This appointment follows the advice of the Police Council during its meeting today, where COP Yohuno’s exceptional credentials and dedication to duty were acknowledged. The statement by the Jubilee House Director of Communications described…
Donald Trump was giving a speech in Pennsylvania when he appeared to fall to the ground – at which point he was surrounded by armed security staff Two people have reportedly died after gunshots were fired at a Donald Trump rally in Pennsylvania – with the injured former president rushed off stage by armed security….
Twenty-two children have died and more than 130 have been injured after a school building collapsed in Nigeria’s central Plateau state, local officials say. Saint Academy in the state capital Jos caved in while students were in class on Friday morning. Children were left trapped under the debris. Volunteers used excavators, hammers and their bare…
North Tongu MP Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has hinted at a nationwide demonstration over the sale of SSNIT’s stake in four hotels to the Minister for Food and Agriculture and Member of Parliament for Abetifi Constituency, Bryan Acheampong’s Rock City Hotel. His comment follows an announcement by the Minister for Employment, Labour Relations, and Pensions, Ignatius…
As part of the annual stakeholder engagements for the Volta River Authority’s emergency preparedness plan, officials of VRA led by the Deputy Chief Executive in charge of services, Ing. Ken Arthur, met with the Minister of Interior, Henry Quartey and representatives of various security agencies. This meeting comes as the Volta River Authority began its sensitisation…
The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has urged heads of senior high schools to refrain from denying students permission to seek external medical attention. This comes after Achimota School was found liable for negligence in the death of a student about eight years ago. Achimota School has been ordered to pay GH¢600,000 in damages…
John Dramani Mahama, the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has called on Ghanaians to vote for him and his running mate, Prof. Naana Jane Opoku-Agyemang and reject the “corrupt, greedy and arrogant” NPP government. The former President also urged Ghanaians to vote for change in the 2024 general elections, promising to restore the…
Nine individuals have been arrested over examination malpractices in the ongoing Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). The arrests, which include seven teachers occurred in various locations, including Bekwai in the Ashanti Region and Tema in the Greater Accra Region. The examination, which began on Monday, July 8, proceeded peacefully despite prior concerns about the rising…
George Boateng Fixit Fast, a Ghanaian social media user, is demanding justice for his younger sister, Lois Abena Koranteng, a 24-year-old petroleum engineering graduate from KNUST. According to George, Lois checked into Chrislord Palace Hotel in Anaji, Takoradi on June 7, 2024, accompanied by her boss and the company driver. Tragically, she was murdered and…
The National Democratic Congress (NDC) Member of Parliament for Ningo Prampram in the Greater Accra Region, Sam George, has claimed that workers at the Jubilee House, the seat of Government in Ghana, have not been paid their salaries for five months now. One Foster Domey, who claims to have worked at the jubilee house for…
Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, popularly called NAPO is set to be officially unveiled as the running mate of Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the flagbearer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), on Tuesday, July 9, in a highly anticipated event. The unveiling of NAPO as Dr. Bawumia’s running mate will take place in Kumasi, the capital of…
Amos Adusei, a 37-year-old taxi driver, was fatally shot by alleged armed robbers on the Kwaman-Boaman road in the Afigya Kwabre North district of the Ashanti region. The tragic incident occurred on Saturday night, leaving the local community in a state of shock. Residents reported that while the area has experienced several robbery incidents in…
