Energy Commercial Bank Limited has extended its Initial Public Offer (IPO) that was expected to end on Friday 2nd November, 2018 to 16th November, 2018. This follows approval for extention by the Securities and Exchange Commission. A circular by the ...
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2020 Olympic marathon will be ‘deadly’-Japanese doctors
A group of Japanese doctors on Wednesday urged Olympic organisers to start the Tokyo 2020 marathon as early as 5:30am, saying failure to do so could “lead to deaths” from heatstroke. The warning is the latest in a chorus of ...
Read More »KNUST Riot: GHS 1.6m needed to fix damages
About 1.6 million Ghana Cedis is estimated as cost of damage during students riots at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi, officials say. This according to authorities excludes stolen and looted items by the students ...
Read More »Pakistan acquits Christian woman on death row
A Pakistani court has overturned the death sentence of a Christian woman convicted of blasphemy, a case that has polarised the nation. Asia Bibi was convicted in 2010 after being accused of insulting the Prophet Muhammad in a row with ...
Read More »UEW: Supreme Court reinstates Prof. Avoke
The Supreme Court on Wednesday, 31st October, 2018 by a unanimous decision, quashed the Judgment of the Winneba High Court, which purportedly removed from office the Vice Chancellor of the University of Education, Winneba (UEW), Prof. Mawutor Avoke. This is ...
Read More »Nyantakyi’s ban: NDC’s call on Akufo Addo “absolute nonsense” – Baako
Editor-in-Chief of the New Crusading Guide Newspaper, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako has described as ”absolute nonsense” the call by the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) on President Akufo Addo to open himself up for an independent investigation into his involvement ...
Read More »Nyantakyi ban: Akufo Addo must clear his name – NDC
The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has called on President Akufo Addo to open himself up for transparent and credible investigations by an independent body to clear his name in the bribery scandal involving the former President of the Ghana Football Association ...
Read More »Akon plans solar projects to support Sierra Leone’s smart president
Senegal’s international music star Akon is planning a solar investment programme for Sierra Leone as part of plans to support the government of president Julius Maada Bio. Akon, real name Aliaume Damala Badara, met with the president in the United ...
Read More »US ends diplomatic visas for UN gay partners
The US has announced it will deny diplomatic visas to same-sex partners of foreign diplomats and United Nations employees. The change went into effect on Monday, giving partners currently in the US until 31 December to leave, get married or ...
Read More »Cameroon President Paul Biya assures Caf over Afcon preparations
ameroon President Paul Biya has insisted his country will be ready to host next year’s Africa Cup of Nations. Biya made the assurances to the president of the Confederation of African Football (Caf) Ahmad during a meeting in Yaounde on ...
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