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Former President John Dramani Mahama has encouraged Ghanaians to get vaccinated against the coronavirus because the vaccines save lives. Mr Mahama said he has personally lost friends to the pandemic because they did not believe in vaccination. Using himself as an example, the 2020 flagbearer of the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) said the vaccines are safe and have ...

The African swine fever has killed some 3,000 pigs in Ejisu in the Ashanti region. The disease was first recorded three weeks ago and believed to have been brought through another pig from outside. Secretary for the Pig Farmers Association in the area, George Adjei told Class FM’s Ashanti Regional Correspondent Elisha Adarkwah on Wednesday, 10 November that, not less ...

The Minority in Parliament has slammed the Roads and Highways Minister Kwasi Amoako-Atta over his comments slighting Ghanaians who demonstrate in demand for better roads. The Minister called the bluff of such protesters arguing demonstrations do not fix or build roads. According to the minister, he is appalled by educated people who embark on such exercises. “It is unreasonable for ...

The Executive Director of the Third World Network Africa, Dr Yao Graham, has said the anti-gay bill that is currently before Parliament should be thrown into the bin. In his view, the bill poses a danger to, not only homosexuals, but all persons. “We are arguing that, measured against those values, this bill falls down. Our constitution and the fact ...

The General Overseer of the Glorious Word Power Ministry Rev. Isaac Owusu Bempah and six others have been slapped with 11 new charges after they were earlier discharged and rearrested. The other six are Mensah Ofori, Bright Berchie, Kwabena Nyarko aka Matata, Nana Acheampong, Nana Brown and Kwame Amoh. They have all pleaded not guilty to charges ranging from Conspiracy ...

Former President John Mahama has accused the Akufo-Addo government of running the Ghanaian economy into a ditch. “So, the economy has been run into a ditch and I know that in a few days’ time, they will read the budget and it’s the intention of this government to increase taxes and increase tariffs on electricity and water and all that. ...

The Volta Development Forum, a business society in the Volta region is demanding answers from the government and the Aviation Ministry as to why the Ho airport has since not been operationalized several months after domestic flight operators, African World Airlines undertook a test flight to the facility and declared it fit for purpose. At a press briefing earlier today ...

Microsoft has announced the stepping down of Nat Friedman – the CEO of its subsidiary company GitHub. The announcement came on Wednesday and a replacement has already been mentioned. Microsoft announced that Thomas Dohmke, GitHub’s Product Chief will be replacing Nat Friedman as CEO of the subsidiary company. The announcement fits into the trend of top executives of tech companies ...

Over 50 drivers have been arrested on the Gomoa Akotsi, Akraman and the Kasoa-Cape Coast Highway in the Central Region for fake insurance stickers on their vehicles. The joint operation was conducted by the Ghana Police Service, the National Road Safety Commission, and National Insurance Commission team. Some of the drivers who were arrested with fake Insurance Stickers were angry ...

Everyone familiar with the ‘Delete for Everyone’ option from WhatsApp can say one way or the other how that feature has saved from the embarrassment of accidentally sending a wrong message. According to a recent report by WaBetaInfo, the ‘Delete for Everyone’ feature is expected to receive some changes. The changes expected change would be for the extension of the ...