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Researchers have discovered nearly 1.5 million pictures from specialist dating apps – many of which are explicit – being stored online without password protection, leaving them vulnerable to hackers and extortionists. Anyone with the link was able to view the private photos from five platforms developed by M.A.D Mobile: kink sites BDSM People and Chica, and LGBT apps Pink, Brish and Translove. These services are used by an estimated 800,000 to 900,000 people. M.A.D Mobile was first warned about the security flaw on 20 January but didn’t take action until the BBC emailed on Friday. They have since fixed it…

Head to the grocery store in the US and the shelves are stocked with jars of St Dalfour strawberry spread and Bonne Maman raspberry preserves – some of the more than $200m (£154m) in jams that Europe sends to America each year. But try looking for American-made jelly in Europe, and you’re likely to come up short. The US exports less than $300,000 in jam each year to the bloc. It’s an imbalance that US company JM Smucker, one of the biggest sellers of such products in America, blames on a 24%-plus import taxits fruit spreads face in the EU.…

Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Johnson Asiama has said that the sale of shares in Société Générale is ongoing with prospective buyers touching base with the BoG. Dr Asiama said that the BoG is ensuring the prospective buyers meet the fit and proper requirements. Asked about the current state of affairs regarding the sale of the shares, Dr Asiama said during the 123rd Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) press conference in Accra on Friday, March 28, that “The sale of shares in Societe Generale is ongoing, a number of prospective buyers have touched base with us. But as…

The Domestic Debt Exchange Programme (GGEP) introduced by the previous administration played a major role in the Banks’ non-performing loan (NPL) problems, the Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) Dr Johnson Asiama, has said. Dr Asiama, however, said the NPLs problem is something that the central bank is wrong on aggressively. Answering questions during the 123rd Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) press conference in Accra on Friday, March 28, he said, “The issues about NPLs across banks is a problem. But remember, the domestic debt exchange also impacted or contributed to the NPL problem. “However, aside that, if you look…

The Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU) has called on the Bank of Ghana to reduce the 25 percent corporate tax imposed on rural and community banks across the country. According to ICU, this has affected the operational cost of those banks resulting in poor service delivery. General Secretary of ICU, Morgan Ayawine made the call when he addressed members of ICU at Tamale in the Northern Region ahead of its National Quadrennial Delegates Conference slated for August this year. “Some of the fiscal policies seem to create and work against the growth and sustainability of the rural and community…

The Bank of Ghana’s real sector indicators point to a sustained improvement in economic activity amid significantly improved business and consumer sentiments. According to the Central Bank, the updated Composite Index of Economic Activity (CIEA) rose by 5.7% year-on-year in January 2025, relative to 3.5% in the same period of 2024. This was driven by increased consumption, international trade activities and private sector credit growth. Also, the confidence surveys conducted in February 2025 showed significant improvement in both consumer and business sentiments, buoyed by expectations for an improved macroeconomic environment. Meanwhile, the Bank of Ghana has stated that private sector…

Several footballers were injured in a serious road accident at Tuba Junction on the Accra-Kasoa Highway when their vehicle collided with a fuel tanker. The crash involved a Sprinter bus with the registration number GW-7110-22 and a fuel tanker truck with the registration number GN-9568-12. Reports indicate that the Sprinter bus, carrying the footballers, was traveling from Accra, while the tanker was coming from Kasoa toward Accra. Eyewitnesses narrated that the accident happened when the Sprinter driver attempted a U-turn at Tuba Junction, resulting in a collision with the oncoming fuel tanker and a violent impact that injured several passengers.…

The National Labour Commission (NLC) has ruled in favour of former Executive Secretary of the National Identification Authority (NIA), Professor Ken Attafuah, affirming that his dismissal of Martin Akowuah in 2023 was justified. Mr Akowuah was sacked for unlawfully and unilaterally altering working hours at the NIA’s Madina district office. Following his dismissal, Mr Akowuah lodged a complaint with the NLC, seeking redress. However, after a thorough investigation, the Commission concluded on 14 March that Professor Attafuah had acted within the legal framework governing public service employment. “It is the decision of the Commission that the decision of the Respondent…

The Acting Managing Director of the Precious Minerals Marketing Company (PMMC), Sammy Gyamfi, has dismissed concerns that GoldBod’s dual role in trading and regulatory oversight could lead to conflicts of interest. In a post on X, Gyamfi clarified that GoldBod is neither a regulator nor a competitor in the gold trade but a monopoly responsible for the trading and export of gold. “The GoldBod is simply a monopoly in the trading and export of gold… The regulatory function of the GoldBod relates only to its own licensed agents and not to competitors,” he stated. He further emphasized that GoldBod’s regulatory…

Foreign Affairs Minister, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, has announced the cancellation of two controversial transactions initiated by the previous Akufo-Addo/Bawumia administration to sell Ghanaian diplomatic properties in Nigeria and Zambia. In a post on his X account on Saturday, March 29, Mr. Ablakwa emphasised that the decision had the full backing of President John Dramani Mahama. Yesterday, I informed Parliament that with the full backing of President Mahama, we have cancelled two transactions initiated by the previous Akufo-Addo/Bawumia government to sell Ghanaian diplomatic properties in Nigeria and Zambia,” he noted. The minister revealed that determined efforts are in progress to retrieve…