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April 17, 2024April 17, 2024

PURC Fine Against ECG Board Members Too High – Kwabena Donkor

A former Power Minister, Dr Kwabena Donkor, has expressed satisfaction with the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission’s (PURC) directive to board members of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) to pay a regulatory charge for overseeing the recent power outages without notification

April 17, 2024April 17, 2024

Four Persons Arrested For Allegedly Stealing EC Laptops Remanded

Four persons arrested for the theft of Biometric Voter Registration kits of the Electoral Commission have been charged with four counts of stealing and dishonestly receiving. They have been remanded into Police custody. Three of the accused persons are officials of

April 17, 2024April 17, 2024

You Cannot Oppress People Doing Their Work – PUWU Tells Ashanti Regional Minister

The Public Utilities Workers Union (PUWU) has condemned the charges brought against the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) Ashanti East General Manager, Ing. Michael Wiafe for allegedly causing public unrest after a disconnection of power supply to the Kumasi Technical University.

April 17, 2024April 17, 2024

GHc 5.8m Fine On ECG Board Members Was Sanctioned By Our Legal Dept – PURC

A Commissioner of the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), Ishmael Edjekumhene, has disclosed that the decision to impose a fine of Five Million, Eight Hundred and Sixty-Eight Thousand Ghana Cedis (GHS 5,868,000.00) on members of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG)

April 16, 2024April 16, 2024

Sedina Attionu: Former MASLOC Boss Jailed 10 Years For Causing Financial Loss

An Accra High Court has sentenced the former chief executive officer of the Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Sedina Tamakloe Attionu to 10 years in jail with hard labour. Daniel Axim, a former chief operating officer of MASLOC has also been sentenced

April 16, 2024April 16, 2024

Ghanaian Man Sets Guinness World Record For Most Trees Hugged In One Hour

Abubakar now holds the World Record for the Most Trees Hugged in One Hour by an individual Abubakar Tahiru, a Ghanaian forestry student, has etched his name in the annals of Guinness World Records by achieving the title for the Most

April 16, 2024April 16, 2024

Court Orders Arrest Of CID Boss And Another

The High Court in Accra has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of the Director General (DG) of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana Police and the DG of the Legal and Prosecution Unit of the Ghana Police

April 16, 2024April 16, 2024

Tanzania Floods Kill Nearly 60 In Two Weeks

Nearly 60 people have died since the start of April in heavy rains and flooding that has hit several parts of Tanzania, the government said. The coastal region of the East African country is one of the worst affected, with floods

April 15, 2024April 15, 2024

Bishop Stabbed During Sermon In Sydney – Reports

A bishop and several other people have been stabbed during a sermon in Sydney that was being streamed online, local media report. The incident reportedly happened on Monday night in the suburb of Wakeley. Police responded to reports that a number

April 15, 2024April 15, 2024

MoH Clears Part of Shipment of Essential Medicines Held at Tema Port

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has received 14 out of 182 containers at the Tema Port holding essential medicines for antiretroviral, Tuberculosis (TB), and malaria treatments donated by the Global Fund (GF).The essential medical commodities, including antiretroviral drugs for HIV patients,