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Telecom giant MTN Ghana says it has started an expansion drive in the Western Region with the building of 39 new 4G and 4G+ sites to improve internet connectivity and widen its coverage in the area. Additional 24 new 2G and 3G sites are also being built across the region, Chief Executive of MTN Ghana, Selorm Adadevoh, announced at a soiree for customers of the telecom company last Saturday. He explained the 4G+ technology is to ensure high data capacity and speed to meet the ever increasing bandwidth needs of their customers. The CEO said the 4G+ and the introduction…

Telecom giant MTN Ghana says it has started an expansion drive in the Western Region with the building of 39 new 4G and 4G+ sites to improve internet connectivity and widen its coverage in the area. Additional 24 new 2G and 3G sites are also being built across the region, Chief Executive of MTN Ghana, Selorm Adadevoh, announced at a soiree for customers of the telecom company last Saturday. He explained the 4G+ technology is to ensure high data capacity and speed to meet the ever increasing bandwidth needs of their customers. The CEO said the 4G+ and the introduction…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has assented to the landmark Right to Information (RTI) Act that is expected to be the game-changer in the country’s governance, particularly with respect to information flow. While the passage of the Act was hailed by many, particularly civil society groups and media professionals, government announced a deferment of its implementation until January next year due to financial constraints. The Act was passed by parliament on March 26 after almost two decades of back and forth that saw it move in and out of parliament to enable several policy changes and amendments to be done.…

A group calling itself Free Media Vanguard has given the National Communication Authority (NCA) a week ultimatum to restore radio stations which were taken off-air by the regulator over alleged authorization infractions. The group Tuesday morning hit the streets of Accra in protest of what they described as a suppression of media freedom  in Ghana by the Akufo-Addo-led New Patriotic Party government. Dubbed “March for free expression” demo, the group presented a petition to the NCA demanding that the closed stations be restored in one week. The group is resisting, in particular, the closure of Radio XYZ, Radio Gold and…

The Ghana Gas Company Limited has initiated a test run of the pipeline system installed to transport dense gas from the western region to the Tema enclave to fuel electricity plants in the area. Engineers have since May 16 been testing the safety and efficiency of the system with a flow of 37 million standard cubic feet (mmscf) of gas daily. Station Manager for the Takoradi Regulating and Metering Station for Ghana Gas, Emmanuel Ackon, told journalists Monday that the testing and commissioning of the gas pipelines are being done to check for leakages and durability of the pipelines that…

The Ghana Gas Company Limited has initiated a test run of the pipeline system installed to transport dense gas from the western region to the Tema enclave to fuel electricity plants in the area. Engineers have since May 16 been testing the safety and efficiency of the system with a flow of 37 million standard cubic feet (mmscf) of gas daily. Station Manager for the Takoradi Regulating and Metering Station for Ghana Gas, Emmanuel Ackon, told journalists Monday that the testing and commissioning of the gas pipelines are being done to check for leakages and durability of the pipelines that…

Under-fire Black Stars coach, James Kwasi Appiah, has been summoned to an emergency meeting at the Jubilee House over the sudden resignation of the captain of the senior national team, Asamoah Gyan, on Monday afternoon. Gyan stirred controversy by announcing his unceremonious retirement from the Black Stars via Twitter on Monday at a time Ghanaians were eagerly waiting the announcement of a provisional squad for a training camp in Abu Dhabi on June 1. According to Graphic Sports Online investigations, Gyan decided to retire from the Black Stars entirely when Coach Appiah communicated his decision to him to make him…

The Chief Executive of Charterhouse Productions, Theresa Ayoade has conceded that Sunday’s scuffle that marred the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards could have been averted if they had insisted and ensured that Shatta Wale respected all protocols for the event. She told TV3’s News360 Monday that the dancehall artiste at least broke three protocol arrangements on the night. The music awards that has been running for 19 years received it worst humiliation at the 20th event due to the “unruly behavior” of two rival dancehall artistes. The two – Shatta Wale and Stonebwoy – have had nasty encounters in the past but industry…

A prosecution witness in the murder case of Major Maxwell Mahama has told the Accra High Court that the deceased body was discovered totally “naked with the head damaged and body partly burnt”. Chief Inspector Daniel Yeboah, who is the 10th prosecution Witness in the trial case, said he asked his men to photograph the body, which was later sent to the mortuary at Dunkwa-on-offin Mr Yamoah who has been a police officer for the past 34 years, was giving his evidence in chief on Monday. He was led in evidence by Chief State Attorney Mr Joshua Sackey. Narrating, what happened…

Polls have opened in Malawi after a closely fought election campaign as President Peter Mutharika battles to hold off two serious rivals in a race that focused on corruption allegations and economic development. Polling stations opened at 6am (04:00 GMT) and will close at 6pm (16:00 GMT) with around 6.8 million registered voters eligible to elect a new parliament and local government councillors at more than 5,000 polling stations across the landlocked country. The election is the first since a new law forced parties to declare large donations and banned the once-common practice by candidates of giving cash handouts. Mutharika, who has been in…