Author Archives: larryehu

Kabul blast: Deadly explosions at protest victim’s funeral

Suicide bombers have killed at least seven people at the funeral in Kabul of a man who died during a protest on Friday, Afghan officials say. More than 100 were wounded in the attack, which hit the funeral of one of five people killed when police fired on a march against deteriorating security. The chief executive of Afghanistan, Abdullah Abdullah, ...

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Bank buildings will be non-existent in 15 years – Andani

Innovation and technology are gradually taking ground in the Ghanaian banking sector, with many banks utilizing technology to make banking faster and easier for their customers. Speaking on JOYNEWS’ business leadership program the Executive Lounge, CEO of Stanbic Bank Ghana Alhassan Andani, said looking at the trends of technology in the financial sector, in the next ten to 15 years, ...

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Competence vital in prosecuting galamseyers – Lecturer

The bail granted to Chinese ‘galamsey queen’ Asia Huang raises issues with the competence of the prosecution, Dr Ahmed Jinapor, a senior lecturer at the University of Education, Winneba, has said. According to him, fallouts from the court hearings show clearly that Ms Huang and the four other accused persons have been slapped with the wrong charges rather than those ...

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Biography of Charles Kofi Babatunde Bucknor

The entertainment industry was on Tuesday, May 23, 2017 hit with the sad news of the death of one of the industry players, Charles Kofi Babatunde Bucknor. News of the death of the veteran actor, known for his roles in movies like ‘Silver Rain,’ ‘Elmina,’ ‘Double,’ et al shocked the entire country. And not only did it shock the country, ...

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7 arrested in Ashanti Region over Captain Mahama’s death

The Ashanti Regional Police Command on Saturday dawn arrested seven persons in connection with the murder of Captain Maxwell Adam Mahama. Captain Mahama was lynched by some residents of Denkyira-Obuasi in the Central Region after being mistaken to be an armed robber. The police have so far arrested about 17 suspects and have vowed to arrest all perpetrators involved in ...

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Ghacem to train block-makers

Ghana’s premier cement manufacturer, Ghacem will from next week start training block-makers across the country to equip them with skills on the best grade of cement for blockmaking. The innovation, which is under the Ghacem Cement Academy, is a flagship program of the manufacturing company aimed at reducing unemployment as well as improving the manufacturing of cement blocks in the ...

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Agya Koo backs Sammi Awuku and Nana B

Actor Kofi Adu, affectionately called Agya Koo, has declared his unflinching support for Sammi Awuku and Henry Nana Boakye, aka Nana B, in the upcoming New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) congress to elect national leaders. Sammi Awuku, the current NPP national youth organiser, is gunning for the national organiser position of the ruling political party. On his part, Henry Nana Boakye, ...

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Courtois hopes Lukaku joins him at Chelsea

Thibaut Courtois is hopeful Belgium team-mate Romelu Lukaku will join him at Chelsea, but concedes it is up to the Everton man to decide. Lukaku has turned down a contract extension at Goodison Park, with agent Mino Raiola claiming this week that Everton have promised their star man he can leave for “certain clubs”. Hazard planning Chelsea stay His former ...

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