February 2020
Ruling Party’s Vice Chairman Arrested Over Missing Excavators
The police have arrested the Central Regional Vice Chairman of the New Patriotic Party, Horace Ekow Ewusi over some missing excavators. It is thought that, these missing excavators have be used for illegal mining activities […]
Political parties to receive final voters’ register in mid-October – Electoral Commission
The Electoral Commission (EC) has assured political parties that an electronic version of the final new electoral register will be delivered to them in the middle of October 2020. Per the provisional time of the […]
Two million children in Nigeria could die in the next decade unless more is done to fight pneumonia
Pneumonia is caused by bacteria, viruses or fungi, and leaves children fighting for breath as their lungs fill with pus and fluid Malnutrition, air pollution and lack of access to vaccines and antibiotics among the […]
Cyber Attack: Grammy bites: 9,000 users attacked by malware disguised as Billie Eilish in Nigeria
Cybercriminals are actively abusing the names of artists and songs nominated for a Grammy 2020 award, in order to spread malware. Kaspersky protection technologies (www.Kaspersky.co.za) detected a 39% rise in attacks (attempts to download or […]
Zimbabwean entrepreneur invents open-sourced technology to improve access to education in Africa
‘Trees of Knowledge’ will convert trees and rural landmarks into educational wifi hubs in Africa Zimbabwean AI expert William Sachiti, CEO of UK-based start-up Academy of Robotics (www.AcademyofRobotics.co.uk) has today published an open-source technology known as ‘Trees […]
The youth are abandoning the fisheries sector – Report
The fisheries sector is said to be losing its youthful workforce as most young people continue to shun fishing for other more lucrative ventures, a situation that put the future of the sector in jeopardy. […]
Court acquits, discharges Lebanese accused of raping househelp
Haddad Rabih, the Lebanese businessman accused of raping his 19-year-old house help, has been acquitted and discharged by the Criminal Division of the Accra High Court. Rabih, 39, was acquitted after a seven-member jury returned […]
One in four civil servants is abusing drugs
One in every four civil servants is abusing drugs or other addictive substances, a government study shows. A baseline survey conducted by the government indicates that 19.4 per cent of those affected are stressed, 14.9 per […]
Central Region: Five dead, 14 in critical condition in gory accident near Apam
Five members of the Tanokrom Methodist Church on their way to a funeral, died on the spot on Saturday when their vehicle collided head-on with an articulated truck at Gomoa Odumase near Apam in the […]