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The Minister of Communication, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful, has warned all government agencies and MMDAs to immediately migrate onto the official government email domain before the end of the year. She was speaking at a National Information and Technology Agency (NITA) breakfast meeting in Accra. The minister cautioned that government will not accept emails from agencies and MMDAs that will not comply with the directive. She explained that Ghana is on a fast lane to becoming a fully smart country and so it is not safe for government communication to be carried through platforms that are not secured because of the high…

The Ghana Police Service has warned perpetrators and criminals to stop senseless attacks on its personnel in the country. Addressing the passing–out of some police recruits, the Director General in- Charge of Police Administration, COP James Oppong Buenu, said all criminally minded people who have made police officers their target must revise their notes. In all 556 police recruits were passed out after their six month training programme at the Police Training School at Patasi in Kumasi. They were trained in criminal investigations, musketry and other police duties . Special awards were given to the deserving recruits with Gagara David…

Kenyan police say they have shot dead an attacker who forced his way into the rural home of Kenya’s Deputy President William Ruto, ending a siege that lasted several hours. Mr Ruto and his family were not at the compound near the western city of Eldoret at the time. The man had entered the residence after injuring a police guard with a machete and stealing his gun, police said. The incident comes days before Kenya holds presidential elections. Police chief Joseph Boinnet told local media the situation was now “under control”. “There is no threat now because he was the…

Counter-terrorism police in Australia have stopped a suspected plot to bring down an aeroplane, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has said. He was speaking after four people were arrested in raids across Sydney. Investigators said they had seized materials in the raids that could have been used to make an improvised explosive device. Mr Turnbull said the raids had been a “major joint counter-terrorism operation”. He said extra security was in place at domestic and international airports. The raids took place in the Sydney suburbs of Surry Hills, Lakemba, Wiley Park and Punchbowl, Australian broadcaster ABC reported. Australia’s national terror threat…

The Universal Merchant Bank (UMB) says it is re-strategizing to become a tier one bank by 2020. This was disclosed by the chief executive of UMB at a gala at the Movenpick Ambassador Hotel in Accra to express gratitude to customers and partners of the bank, as part of activities to mark the banks 45th anniversary. A bank’s tier is the core measure of its financial strength from a regulator’s point of view. It is composed of the bank’s primary capital stock and disclosed reserves. Currently, a few banks in Ghana have reached the tier one status, especially in the…

President Nana Akufo-Addo has charged the university governing Council of the University of Education, Winneba to as a matter of urgency come up with measures that will ensure that all disputes at the University and matters pending at the high court are dealt with. The President made the call when he addressed the University authorities and congregants at the 21st congregation of the University at the Jophus Anamuah-Mensah conference centre in Winneba. “I am aware of recent happenings at UEW, disturbing as it were, it is noteworthy that is appears finality is being brought to beware on the matter. The…

The Minister of Agriculture, Dr. Owusu Afriyie Akoto has been accused of spending 20 million dollars on wrong pesticides that lacked the efficacy to deal with the troubling fall armyworms. The Member of Parliament for Bongo, Mr. Edward Bawa who made the claim suggested that failure to procure the right chemicals could explain the widespread of the armyworms. At least 14,000 farmlands with an estimated size of 182,000 hectares have been affected by the epidemic representing two percent of the nation’s total farmlands. Claims by the sector minister that the fight against the armyworms has been won have been contested…

The President of Malta, Mrs Marie Louise Coleiro Preca, left Accra Friday evening after a three-day state visit. The visit was to strengthen bilateral ties as well as economic relations between the two countries. President Preca, among other things, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with President Nana Addo Dankwah Akufo-Addo. In a pre-departure interview at the Kotoka International Airport, President Coleiro told journalists that she was highly appreciative of the “Ghanaian hospitality,” she had experienced. She expressed the belief that the friendly relations fostered between the two countries would develop into tangible cooperation to their benefit. President Preca and her…

Students including 76 fresh graduates who are supposed to return to serve the country after studying on  government scholarship are abandoned in Russia due to delays by government to pay their allowances including air tickets. The allowances also include outstanding debt of $2700 and shipping allowance of $1500 per student according to president of NUGS – Russia, Daniel Kwabena Yeboah. “76 graduated this June. Lots of them have nothing on them. Besides, that also means that as part of their completion package they are to get free ticket, shipment allowance and outstanding allowances.  All those are likely to be forfeited,”…

North Korea has hailed as a success its latest test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), describing it as a “stern warning” for the US. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un said the test proved that the entire US was within striking range, state media reported. The launch came three weeks after North Korea’s first ICBM test. US President Donald Trump called it “only the latest reckless and dangerous action by the North Korean regime”. China also condemned the missile test but urged “all parties concerned” to exercise restraint “and avoid intensifying tensions”. Confirming the launch, the North said the ICBM…