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The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has suspended a proposed fee on mobile money-to-bank transfers from MTN Ghana’s fintech unit, halting the charge before it could take effect on June 1. In a statement on Tuesday, BoG said it has directed Mobile Money Fintech Limited (MMFL), MTN Ghana’s newly carved-out mobile money subsidiary, to suspend the proposed 0.75% fee on wallet-to-bank transfers pending further consultations with industry stakeholders. The decision blocks MMFL from introducing the new charge on one of Ghana’s most widely used digital payment channels, where mobile wallets have become deeply embedded in everyday commerce. The intervention comes nearly…

Many houses and farmlands located in flood-prone communities of Ogidi in the Idemili North Local Government Area and Ifite-Awka in Awka South LGA of Anambra State have been submerged by flood following persistent rainfall in the communities. Our correspondent, who visited the affected communities on Tuesday, reports that the rainfall which occurred on Sunday and Monday had left many families stranded, seeking refuge in the upland areas, where they are calling for the state government’s intervention. The affected residents said the perennial flooding has continued to disrupt daily life, damage property, and stall economic activities in the area. Their plight…

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Popular Oyo State-based broadcaster and philanthropist, Oriyomi Hamzat, has expressed appreciation to supporters across Oyo State following his emergence as the Accord Consensus Candidate for the 2027 governorship election, declaring that the “journey to a greater Oyo has begun.” Hamzat had declared his intention earlier in January. In a Tuesday statement released after his emergence, Hamzat described the wave of support from party stakeholders, followers, and residents across the state as both humbling and inspiring. “I am deeply humbled by the overwhelming support shown to me following my emergence as the Accord Consensus Candidate for the 2027 Governorship Election in…

The Governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, has congratulated the Muslim Ummah in Bauchi State, Nigeria, and across the world on the occasion of the 2026 Eid-el-Kabir celebration. The governor in his Sallah message, the Bauchi governor urged Muslims to uphold the virtues of sacrifice, obedience, love, tolerance, and total submission to the will of Almighty Allah, as exemplified by Prophet Ibrahim (AS). The governor noted that Eid-el-Kabir presents another opportunity for reflection, prayer, and renewed commitment to peaceful coexistence, unity, and mutual understanding among Nigerians irrespective of religious, ethnic, or political differences. Governor Mohammed called on the citizens of…

News » Premier League news » Chelsea newsMay 26, 2026 21:08 GMT (UK), by Sri Aswin View Chelsea summer 2026 transfer targets Garnacho to Serie A? Chelsea winger Alejandro Garnacho could leave the club after a solitary season.  The Argentine signed for the Blues from Manchester United last summer, but had a poor debut season in the Premier League.Garnacho barely made goal contributions for the west London giants and he has been pretty unpopular among the fanbase too.It is now being reported that the United graduate is contemplating his future and could be open to joining a new club very soon.Juventus and Napoli are…

Nollywood actor Yul Edochie has said that many men date and marry women who do not truly love them. He also said that men who forgive cheating partners are weak. The actor made the remarks during an appearance on The Honest Bunch podcast, where he spoke extensively about relationships, loyalty and infidelity. According to the 44-year-old in a video of the interview posted on Monday, infidelity affects men and women differently, arguing that women who cheat in relationships are often no longer emotionally attached to their partners. “If you meet a woman who loves you, she will be willing to…

Dire conditions in Gaza marked by continuing violence, rodent infestations and the spread of infectious disease, are being made worse by blockages preventing essential medical supplies from entering the enclave.‘I feel like I’m in prison’ Umm Ahmad lives with her family in a camp in western Gaza City, where she arrived after a journey of displacement that forced the family to move four times – after being displaced from Jabalia in the north.“This tent broke our backs; we can’t even stand up in it. I feel like I’m in prison,” she says, entering her flimsy makeshift home.Pointing to a bag of…

I welcome you back to the class with the above question. For clarity’s sake, we restructure it thus:     The couple got wed on Saturday.     The couple got wedded on Saturday. Now, which is correct — or wrong? Although the latter (wedded) seems to be more popularly used, both are correct as the past and participle forms of ‘wed’. This indicates that the verb is an irregular one, the type that exhibits an unpredictable trait when it changes from the present tense to the past and participle. The topic came from a question sent to me by a reader…

The dirty secret of the modern TV industry is that picture quality has never been better and audio quality has arguably never been worse. As displays have gotten impossibly thin and engineering resources have poured into panel technology and processing, the speakers have gotten smaller, weaker and increasingly pointed away from the person trying to watch. The result is breathtaking visuals paired with audio that can make dialogue hard to follow and action sequences sound like they’re happening in another room. The good news is that a few settings adjustments can help, and every one of them is free.There’s no…