Ghanaian entrepreneur and former Miss Malaika winner, Hamamat Montia, has opened up about the decade-long struggles she endured in building her shea butter business before a viral livestream by IShowSpeed propelled her brand onto the global stage. In a video shared on Instagram,
Poultry farmers are asking the government to engage them in programmes and interventions geared towards promoting Ghana’s poultry industry, before implementation. This, according to the farmers, will ensure the accountability and sustainability of poultry initiatives introduced by the government to boost the poultry industry to
A Cape Coast Circuit Court has remanded into Police custody Patrick Nii Torto, a man accused of using the Office of the Vice President to swindle people with the ploy of securing them Canadian visas and work permits. Torto allegedly scammed his victims out of GHS5,325 and GHS8,200 posing
The Ghana Police Service in the Tema Region has intercepted a truck carrying more than 3,000 slabs of substances suspected to be narcotics and arrested two individuals for attempting to bribe officers. In a press release, the Tema Regional Police Command said the
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has confirmed that the death toll from the February 14 jihadist attack in Titao, northern Burkina Faso, has risen to eight following the passing of one of the injured victims. In an official statement, the Ministry said the
Fearless Fund has announced a pitch competition for women entrepreneurs operating in the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector, as part of official launch activities for the Fearless Microfinance Fund in Ghana. This, it said, would offer one standout founder the opportunity to secure
President John Dramani Mahama has announced reforms for Ghana to buy cocoa in Cedis and stop exporting raw mineral ores by 2030, marking a shift toward economic sovereignty. A statement issued by Ghana’s Presidency said the President made the announcement at the closing
The Ghana Police Service has conducted a three intelligence-led operations in the Oti Region intercepting 1,696 compressed parcels substances, suspected to be narcotics and arresting seven individuals. A Police statement signed by Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Mr John Nchor, the Public Affairs Officer of the Oti Regional Command and copied to the Ghana News Agency (GNA, indicated
President John Dramani Mahama has convened an urgent high-level meeting with security chiefs and foreign affairs officials following the killing of seven Ghanaian traders in a terrorist attack at Titao in Burkina Faso. Mr Muntaka Mohammed-Mubarak, Minister for the Interior, who made the
Ghana’s growing urban mobility crisis, where commuters spend-long hours during peak hours, is costing the economy an estimated GH¢4.5 billion per annum, a study conducted by Glima Research a consulting firm. The study showed that traffic congestion, particularly along major ‘gridlock hotspots’ in Accra, has become a drawback to worker productivity,