2018

Rogue trader, gambler, fraudster are expressions that often headline stories about Kweku Adoboli, the Ghanaian-born former trader of Swiss banking giant, UBS, who got caught up in the middle of what is described as the largest unauthorised…
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The leadership of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has announced the filing fee for all Presidential Hopefuls at a whopping amount of GHC400,000. At a press conference held Thursday at the party’s headquarters, the…
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Exactly 109,259 Ghanaian investors have been scammed by Global Coin Community Help (GCCH), a cryptocurrency investment syndicate. The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has grilled the two directors of GCCH for allegedly…
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A polio vaccine that can be stored as a dried powder at room temperature is a new opportunity to help eradicate the disease, researchers at the University of Southern California say. The vaccines usually require a cool and stable…
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel has stressed there is "no military solution", after Ukraine's leader urged Nato to send ships to the Sea of Azov. Petro Poroshenko's request came following a naval confrontation with Russia in waters off…
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There has been outrage in India after the management of a shopping centre in the eastern city of Kolkata told a mum wanting to breastfeed her baby not to do such "home chores" in the centre. The comments were made on Facebook after the…
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Kenyan police have fired warning shots at anti-corruption officers to help two colleagues accused of bribery to escape from detention, Kenya's Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) said. The detained officers were being investigated…
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The Ministry of Education has warned the closure of Colleges of Education across the country is imminent. According to the ministry, if the striking teachers of the colleges do not return to the negotiation table there is little could do…
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People of African descent are facing "widespread and entrenched prejudice and exclusion" across the European Union, a study suggests. Race-related violence, discriminatory police profiling, and discrimination in the search for jobs and…
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The one week memorial of the passing of the late Emmanuel Kyeremateng Agyarko on Wednesday witnessed mourners from all walks of life. The Grace Congregation of the Presbyterian Church, at West Legon, was filled to capacity as mourners…
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