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A gunman has taken at least one person hostage in a supermarket in Trèbes, in the south of France. Elite police have rushed to the Super U shop, and there are reports that at least one person has been killed. Earlier, a policeman was shot while jogging with colleagues in Carcassonne, a 15-minute drive away, but was not critically injured. ...

The Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko has rubbished allegations that the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company (BOST) has illegally sold some 1.8million barrels of crude oil. The crude oil was sold to BB Energy Company at a discounted price leading to the loss of GH¢23million in revenue to the state, the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers (COPEC) alleged. It has therefore ...

Joy News’ Seth Kwame Boateng has highlighted the importance of data in holding public officials accountable and saving lives of citizens. The multiple award-winning journalist with the Multimedia Group, says data has aided his work greatly and it is disheartening how some public officials shield it from those they serve. “It is sad that in this era, it is still ...

The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) has allocated $20 million for the construction of a new head office in Accra. The petroleum corporation also plans to spend another 13.4 million cedis to renovate its existing office. The Minority Spokesperson on Finance, Cassiel Ato Forson in an interview with Starr FM’s Ibrahim Alhassan Thursday after Parliament approved the budgetary allocation for ...

President Nana Akufo-Addo is back in Togo to continue the mediation process between President Faure Gnassingbé and opposition political parties. Today’s meeting comes weeks after the leaders of the political parties met the President in Accra to report on progress made so far. The 14 opposition parties suspended all forms of protests and demonstrations as agreed in their last meeting. ...

Some leading members of the National Democratic Congress including Chairperson, Kofi Portuphy, Vice Chairperson, Anita Desoso, General Secretary, Johnson Asiedu Nketia and his deputy Koku Anyidoho have stormed Parliament today as the house is expected to begin debating the controversial military pact between Ghana and the United States. Founder and Leader of the All People’s Congress (APC) party, Hassan Ayariga ...

The U.S. Ambassador to Ghana has honoured Dr Rose Mensah-Kutin and Yaw Ofori Debra with the 2018 Martin Luther King, Jr. Award for Peace and Social Justice. At the ceremony at his residence Thursday, Robert P. Jackson praised the award winners for courageously taking a stand for justice. “Dr King taught us that the greatness of a nation is not ...

The Nana Akufo-Addo administration has been fighting off criticisms since details of a military agreement with the United States of America was leaked. Many believe the agreement favours the U.S. and may undermine Ghana’s sovereignty. Under the agreement, the government will allow the US military unfettered access to some facilities close to the Kotoka International Airport. The facilities will be a storehouse ...

It has emerged that the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) while in power in 2016 doled out US$12 million to the Charlotte Osei-led Electoral Commission (EC) as a ‘thank you’ money. An audio purportedly confirming the allegation also said, Kufuor’s government did same, before the 2004 elections, although our sources failed to mention the exact amount the ruling New Patriotic ...

The family of former COCOBOD Chief Executive, Dr. Stephen Opuni, has said the contracts signed between the Ghana Cocoa Board (COCOBOD), and Agricult Ghana Limited for the supply of fertilizer, were not carried out under his watch. Dr. Opuni together with and one Seidu Agongo, CEO of Zeera Group of Companies and Agricult Ghana Limited, beneficiaries of a supposed fraudulent ...