Business

Currency outside banks grow consecutively in first 4 months of 2022 despite rising inflation

June 6, 2022

Currency outside banks grew consecutively in the first four months of this year, despite the policy rate increment in March 2022 to control inflation. According to data from the Bank of Ghana, money in circulation grew by 16.3% in April 2022, from 14.3% in March 2022, a period where money supply should have reduced to […]Continue Reading

NEWS

‘He took belt, laptop charger and flogged me’ – Survivor of an abusive relationship

June 6, 2022

Founder of Young Minister’s Ministries and Don’t give up foundation, Rev. Dr. Jennifer Donkor, has recounted chilling accounts of how she was brutalized by her partner. Nonetheless, she decided to stay in the abusive relationship for six years with hopes that he would change someday. Rev. Dr. Jennifer Donkor disclosed this in a chat with […]Continue Reading

Foreign

Nigeria church attack: ‘Entire country in shock’ – Journalist

June 6, 2022

A Nigerian journalist has described the country as a nation in total shock following last Sunday’s church attack in Ondo state. Layo Olarinde, a correspondent for Channels TV who was speaking on JoySMS on Monday, June 6, said the attack was not expected. This, she explains, is a result of the peaceful nature of the […]Continue Reading

NEWS

ECOWAS must collaborate to combat terrorism in the subregion – Sulemana Ibrahim

June 6, 2022

The Executive Director of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA), Sulemana Braimah, has called on the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), to take a more serious view on terrorism in the subregion and deal decisively with the menace. According to him, the incidents of terrorism in the subregion are ‘troubling’; hence the […]Continue Reading

Opinion

Terrorist attacks in Nigeria could affect Ghana’s economy – International Relations Expert

June 6, 2022

An International Relations Expert has warned that the surge in terrorist attacks in Nigeria could increase migration to Ghana and leave negative economic and political implications. Michael Kwadwo Nketiah says the possible collapse of Africa’s biggest economy has dire implications for the West Africa sub-region. “Currently, it appears Nigeria has lost the fight against Continue Reading

Business

Go to IMF ‘to stabilise the ship; you’re dealing with a major crisis’ – Yamson to Akufo-Addo gov’t

June 6, 2022

Ghana must go to the International Monetary Fund to help boost investor confidence and rake in money quickly in the short term as the country makes efforts to recover from the economic challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic and the Russia-Ukraine war, economist Ishmael Yamson has suggested. “So, you then have to ask yourself; […]Continue Reading

NEWS

AWA and Sunon Asogli Power donate GHS200,000 to Appiatse support fund

June 6, 2022

The Appiatse Support Fund has received donations from the Africa World Airlines (AWA) and Sunon Asogli Power Limited as their contributions towards the rebuilding of the model Appiatse community. The cheque donation of 200,000 Ghana Cedis was presented by the Executive Co- Chair of AWA , Togbe Afede XIV, who is also the Awomefia of […]Continue Reading

Opinion

Raise funds to make Korle-Bu, Free SHS better not cathedral – Gyampo to Clergy

June 6, 2022

A senior political science lecturer at the University of Ghana (UG), Prof Ranford Gyampo has called on clergy at the forefront of raising funds for the construction of the National Cathedral to channel their efforts into raising funds for the betterment of the operations of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital in the Greater Accra Region (GAR). […]Continue Reading

NEWS

Terrorism: Cancel Ambassadorial role; it’s dangerous, needless – Kutin

June 6, 2022

Executive Director of the African Center for Security and Counter-Terrorism, Emmanuel Kutin, has expressed worry and described the appointment of Ambassadors for the “See Something Say Something” terrorism awareness campaign as needless and dangerous. The National Security Ministry launched a citizen awareness campaign dubbed ‘See Something, Say Something’ campaign to Continue Reading

Crime

Ablekuma: Four injured in clash over land dispute

June 6, 2022

Four persons sustained gunshot wounds when a youth group at Zabarama line in Ablekuma in Accra, clashed with some men in military uniforms. The incident occurred on Saturday, 4 June 2022. The youth who claimed to be relatives of the owner of a structure being put up on a disputed land, clashed with the men […]Continue Reading