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NCA to deactivate and remove active unregistered SIM cards today
All active and unregistered SIM cards are to be deactivated and removed today [May 31] due to a directive from the National Communications Authority (NCA).
The Minister of Communications, Ursula Owusu-Ekuful announced the commencement of the re-registration of all mobile SIM cards on October 1, 2021, and the exercise was expected to have lasted for a period of six months but was extended several times for tangible challenges faced by SIM card users.
Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia had earlier explained that the re-registration exercise was to rid the country’s cyberspace of fraud, monitor and track down persons who use their phones for criminal activities.
The Vice President’s comments were corroborated by the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Dr. George A...
48 illegal miners trapped in AngloGold mine shaft arrested
The police have arrested 48 illegal miners following their emergence from a mine shaft belonging to AngloGold Ashanti on Tuesday afternoon.
These individuals were part of a group of 300 illegal miners who had entered the mine shaft in search of gold deposits but became trapped in one of the shafts.
The police and military were deployed at the main exit of the shaft and instructed the miners to come out voluntarily. Subsequently, they were arrested and taken to a nearby police station.
In response to the arrests, a gathering of youth and relatives of the miners assembled at the Obuasi East District Assembly, demanding the release of the detainees.
The tense situation led to some individuals expressing their frustration by damaging the windows of a vehicle used to transport the a...
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UG ranked Ghana’s number one again, 2nd in West Africa
The University of Ghana has been ranked as the best university in Ghana and second-best in West Africa in the 2023 edition of the Global 2000 list by the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR).
The University was also considered part of the top 6.1% of world-class universities by the Centre.
This outstanding recognition solidifies the University’s position as the leading institution in Ghana and the second-best in West Africa.
The CWUR’s rigorous assessment process evaluated 20,531 universities worldwide, with only the top 2000 making it to the Global 2000 list.
The rankings were based on seven objective indicators across four areas, which are, education quality, alumni employment, faculty quality, and research performance.
Scoring an impressive 69.1, the University of ...
Ghana Police Service decentralises criminal clearance
The Ghana Police Service has decentralised its criminal clearance service in all 25 Police regions to make it more accessible and convenient for individuals across the country.
A news brief from the Police said effective today, Monday, May 22, 2023, persons seeking criminal clearance could do so in any of the Police regions across the country.
The brief said the Police Regional Commands where the service could be accessed were the Ahafo Regional Police Command, Goaso; Bono Regional Police Command, Sunyani; Bono East Regional Police Command, Techiman; Ashanti Regional Police Command, Kumasi; Ashanti South Regional Police Command, Bekwai, Ashanti North Regional Police Command, Mampong; Tema Regional Police Command, Tema.
Others are the Central Regional Police Comma...
Expect more more rains, thunderstorms – Ghana Meteo warns
The Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMA) is cautioning Ghanaians to brace themselves for more torrential rains with ravaging lightning storm in the coming months.
There were sparks of thunderstorms on Thursday and over the weekend in parts of the capital, Accra, causing some fear and panic amongst a section of Ghanaians.
“Yeah, there are more thunderstorm rains to come, we have not reached June yet. When we checked the lightning data, June is the peak of lightning. When we get to July or August we will not be getting lightning. Along the coast, and the middle belt, yes, we will still be getting lots of lightning and thundering activities. It’s not yet over at all,” the Director of Forecasting for GMA, Joseph Portuphy, told host of Citi Breakfast Show, Bernard Avle.
Giving some p...
