Author: Nana Yaw Cobbina

Deepak Ahuja will Join Zipline as its Chief Business and Financial Officer Former CFO of Tesla and Verily will be part of Zipline’s Leadership Team as the Company Continues Global Expansion of Instant Delivery and Logistics Service San Francisco, CA — September 9, 2022 — Zipline, the global leader in instant delivery, today announced that a world-class leader will join the company’s leadership team to usher in its next stage of growth. Zipline designs, manufactures and operates the world’s largest instant logistics and delivery system for businesses, governments and consumers. Zipline is transforming the way goods move, from…

By Joseph Nana Yaw Cobbina As part of Global citizen festival to marked the 65th independence anniversary commemoration, a clean up exercise was organised in collaboration with the plastic punch and other local CSOs and volunteer organizations in Ghana. Speaking at the sideline of the exercise, the Executive Director of Plastic Punch, Mr Richmond Kennedy Quarcoo, said the collabo with Global Citizen is to organizing a beach clean up exercise to raise awareness about importance of protecting the environment including climate justice for loss and damage, plastic pollution and its effects on marine life and ocean conservation…

Highly-talented Ghanaian rapper, Gambo, appears the favorite to win the Ghana Music Awards  United Kingdom ( GMA UK) 2022 Uncovered Artiste Of The Year award. The ‘Boys Aye Wild’ and ‘Settle’ hitmaker was nominated for the ‘Uncovered Artiste Of The Year’ alongside a number of other artistes. Gambo is the reigning Vodafone Ghana Music Awards Unsung Act of the Year. And he appears the favorite to win the GMA UK 2022 Uncovered Artiste Of The Year award. The awards ceremony is scheduled to take place before the close of the year and it is…

…To Inspire the Business of Film in Africa The 7th edition of the Black Star International Film Festival (BSIFF) is geared towards building the capacity of young creatives within the global film and creative space, with focus on Ghanaian & African filmmakers. The skill acquisition and capacity-building workshops, film clinics and masterclasses, are set to happen from September 21st – September 24th. There will be a professional film editing workshop and an intellectual discourse on topics not limited to: The Art of Documentary Filmmaking, Marketing and Branding for Independent Film & Music Artistes, Characterization in…

The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana National Gas Company (GNGC), Dr. Ben K.D Asante says the entity is ready to support journalists to upgrade their knowledge on oil and gas reporting. According to Dr. Asante, GNGC has an offer to help journalists acquire more knowledge in the energy sector through a formal and a semi-formal approach. He explained that  the formal will cater for two journalists nominated by the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) on a scholarship package to obtain a degree in the oil and gas sector at an accredited institution. The second option he…

The government of Ghana has name some lands believing to be reserved purposely for Ramsar site but been encroached by some scrupulous individuals claiming to be custodial owners of the said land which was acquired and reserved purposely wetlands and not for human settlement. An intelligent information reaching the portal is that the Greater Accra regional minister and some politicians are planning to rather demolished some parts of Klagon for their personal gains. According to the investigation it was established that the said land in Klagon is a rich land and eyes it…

By Joseph Nana Yaw Cobbina The government has done little for kpobiman because the roads network are very bad and the has been change of government and also need schools in the community. According to him, he and his elders are ready to give government land for school and police station that will help security situation in the community faster. Speaking in an interview with the media, the Kpobiman Mantse, Nii Tetteh Mensah Kootse I, after sprinkling of Kpokpoi to the principal streets of Kpobiman, call for Coexistence among the traditional authorities in the Ga…

The Black Star International Film Festival, today announced the launch of the 7th edition of the Black Star International Film Festival (BSIFF) dedicated to the development of the business of film, independent filmmaking and film artists in Ghana, Africa and the world.  The Black Star International Film Festival is scheduled to take place from September 20th – 25th 2022 in Accra, Ghana. The theme for this year’s BSIFF is, “Inspiring the Business of Film in Africa,” set to push the generation of young filmmakers and artists, whose passion and interest for the creative arts increases by…

World’s leading clean, eco-friendly, automated, on-demand and instant logistics service will serve Jumia’s consumers upon launch Jumia (NYSE: JMIA), the leading e-commerce platform in Africa, and Zipline, the world’s largest instant delivery service, announced today a collaboration to deploy automated, on-demand delivery for e-commerce in Africa. Pilot program and testing were launched a few months ago in Ghana. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mer1za-j9k The collaboration will integrate Zipline’s automated, on-demand delivery system with Jumia’s existing distribution network to enable customers to receive instant, on-demand delivery of exactly the products they want, exactly when they want them and from the comfort of their homes. “Using…

The Ministry of Communications and Digitalization (MoCD) and the Postal and Courier Services Regulatory Commission (PCSRC), as part of government’s commitment to accelerate the country’s digital agenda, have launched the “African Continental Free Trade Agreement, (AfCFTA) Hub” which seeks to promote, enhance and advance digital trading, electronic commerce, marketplace and general services. Launching the initiative on Monday, 29th August 2022 in Accra, the Sector Minister, Hon. Ursula Owusu-Ekuful (MP) stated that, the rollout of the AfCFTA Hub was to ensure that Ghanaian businesses have a trusted profile beyond Ghana, to strengthen the hands of industry and regulators to fight fraudsters…

August 29, 2022, Accra, Ghana- Unilever Ghana has today unveiled a new look for its Pepsodent Cavity Fighter toothpaste. The new look reflects the brand promise of unleashing the power of healthy smiles and assurance of Pepsodent to give 10x stronger teeth. The formulation of the Pepsodent Cavity Fighter remains the same, but now comes in an exciting new look which embodies Pepsodent’s belief that every smile matters. Commenting on the new pack, Joel Boateng, Oral Care Category Manager, Unilever Ghana, said, “Pepsodent’s mission is always to use its products, expert advice and innovations to improve…

Lawyers for Kwabre Constituency Member of Parliament and President Nana Akufo-Addo’s nominee for the role of Deputy Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection,  Francisca Oteng-Mensah, have stated that there is absolutely no basis for allegations of conflict of interest leveled against her. It would be recalled that a resident of Nima, a suburb of Accra, Ismail Mohammed, on January 21, 2021, petitioned the anti-graft institution to look into the conduct of the MP, insisting the NYA’s ¢3 million expenses on a Covid-19 campaign in 2020 had elements of impropriety. The NYA board’s approval of the expenditure…