Former President Jerry Rawlings of Ghana has died of coronavirus-related complications at the age of 73, according to multiple reports from Ghanaian media.
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Lagos To Accra By Road
Traveling from Lagos to Accra, Ghana by air is approximately 75 minutes all things being equal. But traveling to Accra by road could be fun. So I decided to plan the journey by road to see the cities and towns along the route. Purpose of the journey was to attend the Litt Africa 2019 workshop […]
Never Too Early To Choose Career, Media Experts Tell Ghanaian Students
…as Ghanaian journalist unveils Press Club for students A media consultant and trainer at the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) in Nigeria, Mr. Lekan Otufodunrin has called on senior high school students in Ghana to embrace learning and focus on their career paths. Otufodunrin gave the advice at the Community Baptist School, Accra […]
Ghanaian Undercover Reporter Shot Dead In His Car
Journalists in Ghana are mourning the death of their colleague, Ahmed Hussein-Suale, who was shot dead on Wednesday night. Ahmed is an undercover reporter with Tiger Eye, an investigative media platform owned by Anas Aremeyaw Anas in Ghana. The journalist was instrumental to the story which exposed the corruption in the Ghanian sports sector. On […]
U.S.First Lady Shuns Nigeria On Visit To Africa
Tayo Olanipekun U.S.First Lady, Melania Trump, has announced the stops she will make during her upcoming visit to Africa. Mrs. Trump said she will travel the first week of October to Ghana, Malawi, Kenya, and Egypt,leaving out the most populous African country,Nigeria. She made the announcement in her remarks delivered Wednesday during a reception she […]
Ghana Introduces Tax On Luxury Vehicles
Ghana has imposed introduced a tax on luxury vehicles and the collection of the taxes would commence on Wednesday, (today), August 1. According to a statement issued by the Ghana Revenue Authority, the taxes will only affect cars with engine capacity above 2950 or 3.0 and above, reports Citinewsroom. The new tax initiative states that vehicles with […]
Nigeria exports 72tons of yam to UK, US
Nigeria last Thursday began yam exports to the United Kingdom with 72 tons of yams in three containers. Minister of Agriculture Audu Ogbe said the matter was tabled at the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting on Wednesday as a major milestone in the export market and diversification process. According to the minister, the country would […]
Ghana’s President-elect, Nana Akufo-Addo Visits Buhari, Pledges Improved ties
Ghana’s President-elect, Nana Akufo-Addo, yesterday visited President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja and pledged to improve ties between his country and Nigeria. Akufo-Addo also extended birthday greetings to Buhari, who turned 74 on Saturday and shares same birth date with the president-elect’s mother. In a brief chat with State House correspondents after his […]
Okonjo-Iweala’s father bags Ghana’s highest honour
The Obi of Ogwashiukwu and Trustee of the Nigerian Labour Congress, Professor Chukwuka Okonjo, has received the Ghanaian Civil National Award. The honuour conferred on the Obi on Saturday 29th October by the Government of Ghana, is the highest civil national award in the West African nation. The scholar was decorated with the award by […]
Nigerian gas cheaper than Ghana gas
Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) from the Jubilee field is set to continue its dominance in the local gas market despite the indigenous product being more expensive than imported ones. Commercial gas production from the Jubilee field, which is processed at the Ghana National Gas Company’s Gas Processing Plant at Atuabo raised the prospects of a […]