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The Office of the Registrar of Companies (ORC) has commenced the process of deregistering approximately 8,531 companies from its records. The registrar cited the prolonged failure of these companies to submit their annual returns, along with requisite fees and financial statements, for more than two years as the primary reason …

Abdullah Mohammed, a 20-year-old individual implicated in the robbery and killing of a 74-year-old stroke sufferer, Alice Kakari, has been sentenced to five decades of imprisonment for the theft. The verdict was delivered by His Honor Oheneba Kuffour at the Kasoa Ofaakor Circuit Court. Yet, legal proceedings concerning the murder …

Access Bank, a prominent financial institution in Nigeria, has designated Bolaji Agbede to temporarily fill the position of CEO after the untimely passing of Herbert Wigwe, who tragically lost his life alongside five others in a helicopter accident last Friday. Bolaji Agbede, the most senior founding executive director at Access …

The National Service Scheme (NSS) has unveiled the inaugural batch of access codes for 13,353 qualified Ghanaian-trained educators. These codes are intended to facilitate their enrollment for the mandatory one-year national service during the 2024 service cycle. According to a press release issued by the NSS secretariat on Monday, February …

The management of Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) has announced plans to temporarily shut down one of its plants in Kpong serving the Krobo-Somanya area from February 14 to 15, 2024. This decision comes as part of an essential upgrade to install a new interconnection pipeline and foot valves at …

Reports indicate that a citizen of China, who was serving a one-year prison term for theft at Nsawam Jail, has managed to flee while being transported to a medical facility for treatment. Allegedly, the individual pretended to be unwell, leading prison authorities to organize his transfer to a hospital. It …

The Ghana Police Service has detained two additional individuals regarding the homicide of the Chief Executive Officer of Cossy Hill Hotel (Jirapa Dubai) situated in Jirapa, Upper West Region. Eric Johnson, the CEO, was found brutally murdered, lying in a pool of blood within one of the hotel’s chambers on …

Mensah Thompson, the Executive Director of the Alliance for Social Equity and Public Accountability (ASEPA), has strongly rebuked Yaw Boadu Ayeboafo, Chairman of the National Media Commission (NMC), for his opposition to the Ghana Journalists Association’s (GJA) directive to blacklist Members of Parliament accused of assaulting journalists. The directive, aimed …

Kenya’s Kelvin Kiptum, the reigning men’s marathon world record holder, tragically lost his life in a fatal road accident in his homeland. The 24-year-old athlete, renowned for his remarkable talent and recent triumphs, perished alongside his coach, Gervais Hakizimana of Rwanda, when their vehicle veered off the road and rolled …

  Reports have surfaced indicating the tragic death of Eric Johnson, the proprietor of the Royal Cosy Hills Hotel, popularly known as Jirapa Dubai, situated in the Jirapa District of the Upper West Region. Sources reveal that his lifeless body was discovered this morning, presumably shot by unidentified assailants. Renowned …