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British actor Idrissa Akuna Elba visited his Ghanaian roots with a courtesy call and a promise to President Akufo-Addo to improve the film industry in the country, starting with his film, which he intends to bring to Ghana. Under the Year of Return and Beyond the Return scheme, many diasporans, …

Liverpool’s torrid season continued as they slumped to defeat at Wolverhampton Wanderers, who boosted their Premier League survival hopes with a big victory. The Reds were aiming to avoid losing a third successive Premier League away match for the first time since 2012, but fell behind after just five minutes …

Founding President of Imani Africa Franklin Cudjoe has expressed concerns regarding the Gold-for-Oil programme introduced by the government. This was after it has been revealed that the government paid cash for the oil under the proigramme In a tweet, Mr Cudjoe said “The first Gold4Oil deal ended up with govt …

Energy expert at the Institute of Energy Security, Adam Yakubu, has alluded that the Gold for Oil policy earlier launched by the Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is not a feasible solution to resolving the current economic crisis. According to him, the policy comes across as suspicious and the lack …

Vice President of IMANI-Africa, Bright Simons has criticised Ghana’s new offer to creditors saying aspects of the summary of amendments to the Amended and Restated Memorandum requires clarification. In a tweet on Friday after the release of the new offer, Bright Simons lashed out at the Finance Ministry insisting the …

Ghana has begun assem­bling Cash-in-Transit (CIT) armoured vehicles to make the transportation of bulk money by banks in the country robust and secure against rob­bery attacks. Currently, the first four vehicles fitted by DIHOC-KE­NAKI Manufacturing Compa­ny Limited (DIKMAC) at its armoured vehicle assembling plant at Burma Camp in Accra, are …

A motorbike accident at Yaw Bronya in the Bosome Freho District of the Ashanti Region has claimed the lives of three individuals. Per reports, the motorbike, which moved at top speed, lost balance after hitting a pothole on the road and ran into a female pedestrian who was crossing the …

A 35-year-old man was arrested on Friday on charges of murdering his wife, burying the body in the fields of Modinagar and then sowing millets over it, the police said, adding that the motive for the crime was that he allegedly suspected her of having an affair with another man. …

One more body has been retrieved after he drowned in a river at Anwiafutu in the Atwima Mponua district of the Ashanti Region. The body of 14-year-old Atta Kakra, was found in the galamsey pit following a search conducted by the police and other members of the community. This was …

A 40-year-old taxi driver has been found dead in a cocoa farm at Agona in the Sekyere South District of the Ashanti Region. The deceased identified as Clement Asiedu was reportedly found in the farm with his legs and hands tied with a rope. Speaking to OTEC News Jacob Agyenim …