After 17 years of being called Facebook, the social networking parent company behind Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp and Oculus has a new name. Facebook’s corporate entity is now Meta. Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg announced the change at the company’s AR/VR-focused Connect event, sharing that the new title captured more of the company’s core ambition: to build […] The post Facebook
Facebook has changed its name to “Meta” in a shift away from social media and towards developing “the metaverse,” a digital world that could be the next generation of the internet. Here’s what they have planned. Social media giant Facebook is changing its name to “Meta” as part of a rebrand meant to highlight the company’s new […] The post Facebook
Parliament on Thursday, October 28, 2021, paid glowing tribute to the memory of the late Member of Parliament (MP) for Navrongo Central, Joseph Kofi Adda, and described him as a selfless politician and democrat, gem, gentleman, statesman, and a true patriot. The MPs bowed their heads in a minute’s silence to remember their former colleague […] The post Parliament
The National Democratic Congress (NDC), says it supports calls from the Electoral Commission for the police to investigate the alleged claims of over-voting and excess printing of one million ballot papers during the 2020 polls. According to the opposition party, they are ready to assist the police to investigate the conduct of the Electoral Commission […] The post We’re
One more person has been apprehended by the police in Accra for his involvement in trading with counterfeit currencies. The suspect, Haruna Abudu, a 35-year-old Nigerian, is the third suspect after two suspects were earlier arrested by the police last Tuesday. Police investigations showed that the suspect operated from his textile shop at Chantal 6 […] The post Accra:
Traditional rulers at Assin Nsuaem in the Assin South District of the Central Region, have performed rites to purify and reverse a curse on the Central Regional Minister, Justina Marigold Assan, and other government officials, who were cursed by some sixteen Assembly members of the Assin South District. The Assembly members who were disenfranchised during […] The post Assin
Professor Stephen Panford, a philanthropist and retired Professor of the City University of New York, has donated some books to the Balme Library at the University of Ghana. Prof. Panford who is an alumnus of the University of Ghana said the gesture was to appreciate the university for the knowledge he received at the school. […] The post Philanthropist
The Country’s largest non-life insurer, SIC Insurance Plc, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Union of Ghana Students (NUGS) for an insurance package for tertiary students in the country dubbed ‘SIC Campus Secure’. The new insurance package will ensure students who are registered members of NUGS and give them financial solutions when […] The post SIC
The Receiver for the collapsed 347 Microfinance Companies (“MFIs”) and the 23 Savings & Companies, Eric Nana Nipah, is in the process of selling another set of landed properties belonging to some of the defunct firms. Mr. Nipah had earlier in March 2021 announced the sale of some of the properties of the affected firms. […] The post Receiver
The Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG), has suspended its intended industrial action, which was to take off on Wednesday. The association planned to go on strike over the government’s failure to review members’ salaries and allowances. They had earlier given the government a two-week ultimatum to address their issues before their decision to […] The post JUSAG
Police in the Akatsi District of the Volta Region have rescued a month-old baby in a bush at Agbaflome, a suburb of Akatsi. According to the Volta Regional Police Command, the baby was rescued around 2:00 pm on Wednesday, October 27, 2021, from a cassava farm after a distress call. They say the baby, who […] The post Volta Region: Police rescue one-month
A founding member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr. Nyaho Nyaho Tamakloe, has accused President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo of superintending over what he calls an “undemocratic” election of Metropolitan Municipal, District Chief Executives (MMDCEs). He cited the use of NPP’s vigilante groups and the prevention of some assembly members from voting as the […] The post Parliament,
The Ghana Football Association has announced a “No vaccination, No entry” policy for fans ahead of the 2021/2022 Ghana Premier League season. The President of Ghana’s footballing governing body, Kurt Okraku, made that declaration in his address at the 27th normal session of congress at the Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Excellence at Prampram on Thursday, […] The post ‘No
The Ghana Football Association has announced a “No vaccination, No entry” policy for fans ahead of the 2021/2022 Ghana Premier League season. The President of Ghana’s footballing governing body, Kurt Okraku, made that declaration in his address at the 27th normal session of congress at the Ghanaman Soccer Centre of Excellence at Prampram on Thursday, […] The post ‘No
The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, who doubles as the Chancellor of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), has warned encroachers on the university’s lands to immediately desist from such acts or face his wrath. According to him, in recent times, he has received a number of reports of persons who have […] The post Stop encroaching
An Accra High Court has refused Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Dr. Benjamin Kwasi Agordzo’s motion of notice application for an order to travel. The application was to secure permission from the three-member panel of Justices to enable him to travel to Nairobi, Kenya, as a resource person for the Security Centre Reformed Training. Moving […] The post Treason
The Minority Volta Caucus in Parliament is demanding a retraction and apology from the president in relation to comments made about the Paramount Chief of Aflao regarding an uncompleted e-block project in Aflao. According to them, the chief only spoke up against the practice where inherited government projects are neglected by successive governments. The Chief […] The post ‘Your
An educational think tank, Coalition Against Privatization and Commercialization of Education (CAPCOE), has bemoaned what it calls the over-privatization of education at the basic level in the country. The situation according to the group is aggravating both financial and geographical access to education for children of school-going age, particularly those in rural communities. This is […] The post Group
The National Petroleum Authority (NPA), has justified the collection of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST) margin, Fuel Marking Margin, and the Unified Petroleum Pricing Fund (UPPF) levies. The NPA said the collection of these levies is derived from the NPA’s Regulations 2012, Legislative Instrument (LI) 2186, passed by Parliament. A Ranking […] The post Collection
The Mfantsipim Old Boys Association (MOBA), has held its 6th annual engagement series at the Accra City Hall. The purpose was to raise and discuss topics of national importance in education to inform national policies for quality education to be achieved. This year’s meeting took a hybrid form as it was both physical and virtual […] The post MOBA holds sixth annual engagement series
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