ENTERTAINMENT Nicki Minaj and husband Kenneth Petty sued by sex assault victim 15th August 2021 Kumasi Online Rapper Nicki Minaj and her husband, Kenneth Petty, are being sued by a woman he was convicted of attempting to rape in 1994. The woman, now 43, has filed a…
TOP STORIES GHS intensifies border surveillance over outbreak of Ebola, Marburg virus in neighbouring countries 15th August 2021 Kumasi Online The Ghana Health Service (GHS) says it has intensified surveillance at the country’s borders following the outbreak of Ebola and Marburg Virus in neighbouring Ivory Coast and Guinea respectively. Ghana’s…
TOP STORIES Government sets aside $100M for commencement of Agenda 111 hospitals 15th August 2021 Kumasi Online Government says it has set aside an amount of US$100 million as commencement funding for its ambitious Agenda 111 project, which is aimed at scaling up healthcare infrastructure in the…
GENERAL NEWS Employment Minister responding to treatment after near-fatal road crash 15th August 2021 Kumasi Online The Employment and Labour Relations Minister, Ignatius Baffour-Awuah, is responding to treatment at the Bono Regional Hospital after he was involved in an accident on Saturday. Mr. Baffour-Awuah, who is…
GENERAL NEWS Fire destroys parts of Makola shopping mall 15th August 2021 Kumasi Online There has been another fire outbreak at the Makola market in Accra, a month after a similar incident was recorded in the central business district. The latest inferno gutted some…
WORLD NEWS South Africa: 24-year-old ‘Facebook rapist’ jailed 223 years 13th August 2021 Kumasi Online A convicted Gauteng serial rapist has been handed eight life sentences and a further 223 years for raping 10 women. The Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg sentenced Thokozani Jiyane, nicknamed…
TOP STORIES Reject any increment in electricity tariffs proposed by ECG – ACEP to PURC 13th August 2021 Kumasi Online The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), is urging the Public Utilities Regulatory Commission (PURC), to shoot down any increment in electricity tariff that will be requested by the Electricity…
TOP STORIES PPP arrangement best module for ECG’s efficiency – ACEP 13th August 2021 Kumasi Online The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP), says the inefficiencies at the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) require a Private-Public Partnership (PPP) management module for the power company. An Audit…
TOP STORIES Stop selling Accra lands indiscriminately – Henry Quartey urges Ga chiefs 13th August 2021 Kumasi Online Henry Quartey, the Greater Accra Regional Minister, has advised chiefs in the region to put an end to the indiscriminate sale of lands. The Minister says the rate at which…
TOP STORIES Health Minister dealt with middlemen due to vaccine inequality – Ofori-Atta 13th August 2021 Kumasi Online Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, believes the COVID-19 vaccine inequality has left countries like Ghana at the risk of middlemen and deals like the controversial procurement of Sputnik V vaccine doses…
