Month: August 2022

Beginning September 2022, fuel prices are set to see a sharp jump between 5% and 10% at the various pumps.According to the Institute for Energy Security, this will add close to 70 pesewas to the current prices.Presently a liter of petrol is going for about ¢11 on the average and ¢13.70 on the average for… Continue reading Fuel prices to go up between 5% and 10% – IES

Work on the National Cathedral project has been suspended, this is according to the Executive Director of the project.Dr. Paul Opoku-Mensah said the Secretariat has run out of capital to finance the construction.He made this revelation on Tuesday when the Redeem Christian Church of God made a donation to the secretariat.“We have the contractors and… Continue reading Work on the National Cathedral Suspended due to lack of funds

Council has granted permission to the Management of Oyerepa FM to resume operation.This is the outcome of deliberations held on Monday, three days after the radio station was shut down.The station closed at the request of the Council as a show of remorse for allowing Akwasi Addai ‘Odike’ to use their platform to verbally attack… Continue reading Kumasi Traditional Council grants Oyerepa FM permission to resume operation

A middle-aged man, believed to be in his thirties, has been killed by a lion at the Accra Zoo.According to the Forestry Commission, the intruder was spotted around the premises on Sunday at about 12 noon, after he managed to scale the zoo’s security fence.In what is suspected to be an attempt to steal a… Continue reading Man killed by lion at Accra Zoo in an alleged attempt to steal cub

The Chair and Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Kristalina Ivanova Georgieva-Kinova, says her outfit is willing to assist Ghana to put the country’s economy on a better footing.The Bulgarian economist made this known in a tweet on Friday, August 26, 2022.According to her, the IMF’s decision to support Ghana stems from a… Continue reading ‘We’re ready to help stabilise Ghana’s economy’ – IMF boss says after meeting with Ken Ofori-Atta

Chairman of the Medina-Adenta-Abokobi Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) district, Christian Yaw Adinkra has attributed the current clashes amongst tertiary students in Ghana to the breakdown of discipline at the senior high schools.He expressed worry over how alumni get themselves involved in such violence on campuses instead of guiding them to pursue discipline and… Continue reading Riot On University Campuses Blamed On Indicepline From Senior High Schools

The findings indicate the ability to walk upright occurred in our ancestors more than 7 million years ago. 3D models of the postcranial material of Sahelanthropus tchadensis. From left to right: the femur, in posterior and medial view; the right and left ulnae, in anterior and lateral view.Franck Guy/ PALEVOPRIM/ CNRS / University of Poitiers… Continue reading Ancient bones confirm earliest-known human ancestor walked upright

Bantamahene, Baffour Amankwatia VI, the acting president of the Kumasi Traditional Council, has banned Oyerepa Radio from operating in the Ashanti Region, effective August 25, 2022. According to asaaseradio.com, Amankwatia VI ordered the Kumasi-based private radio station to close down because of comments made by a pundit on one of its shows that implicated chiefs… Continue reading Oyerepa Radio Banned From Asanteman Over Odike’s Comments

The Ghana Union of Traders (GUTA) says the decision to declare on August 29, 2022, is not meant to punish the Ghanaian public or deceive them of goods and services. President of GUTA, Dr. Joseph Obeng, says the move is to help them make a statement over the challenges confronting Ghanaian businesses following the depreciation… Continue reading Our decision to close down stores by August 29th is not intended to punish customers or the Government —GUTA

Like many Ghanaian celebrities who have expressed their thoughts about the nation’s current economic situation, reggae/dancehall artiste Stonebwoy, has acknowledged that the nation is indeed going through challenging times. According to the 2015 Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) Artiste of the Year winner, he only consumes one meal in a day. He added that some… Continue reading I eat once a day—Stonebwoy