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Minister-designate for Communications and Digitalization, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, says government is in the process of taking over AirtelTigo, Telecommunication giant soon. Speaking to the Appointments Committee of Parliament, the minister-designate said the decision by the government comes after shareholders of the network indicated that they want to exit the Ghanaian market. She noted …

The Ghana Education Services has suspended the 64th Independence Anniversary parade following a spike in COVID-19 cases. This came following a press release signed by the Deputy Director-General -MS, Mr Anthony Boateng. The statement read that the suspension followed a directive from the Office of the Chief of Staff to …

  Residents of Sefwi Adiembra near Chirano, in the Bibiani Anhwianso Bekwai Municipality of the Western North Region, were thrown in shock on Sunday, February 14, 2021, when a man called Kofi Twene a.k.a Ebeyeyie, 55years, allegedly killed his ex-wife Rose Oppong popularly called Afua Kye at age 38 in …

The Communication Minister-designate, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has revealed that the Covid-19 App launched by the Communications Ministry in 2020 to augment government’s fight against the pandemic did not cost the government any money. According to her, the Covid-App, which helped in tracing people who have come into contact with Covid-19-positive individuals …

The National Investigative Bureau (NIB) has arrested the CEO of the Bluegrass Group Ltd, Kwadwo Darko-Mensah, also known as Onasis.   According to reports, the suspect is to assist in an ongoing investigation in regards to the procurement of some 853,000 pieces of mathematical sets. Mr Darko-Mensah is said to …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has left Ghana to attend the 7th Session of the Ordinary Summit of the Heads of State of G5 Sahel, in his capacity as Chairperson of the Authority of Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).   He left Accra on Monday February 15. He …

  Ghana’s finance minister-designate Ken Ofori-Atta is alive contrary to widespread rumours that he was dead, his top aide confirms to Daily Mail GH. Michael Bediako, a personal assistant to the minister, on Monday confirmed that his boss arrived safely in the US where the top government official is under …

The Appointments Committee of Parliament will later today, February 15, 2021, resume hearings for the nominees of the President for various ministerial roles. The Minister of Communications and Digitalization nominee, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful and the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Dan Botwe are expected to be vetted today. The …

Source: MyGhanaMedia.com

Fifteen more deaths have been recorded from COVID-19 infections in one day. After 518 deaths from figures on February 9, the death toll has risen to 533 as of February 10.   This means 39 persons have died in 48 hours, according to the Ghana Health Service’s updates.   In …