This follows the completion of a new transaction deal worth more than US$200 million.

The move is part of decision by Lango to enter more African markets with its retail business strategy.

The company’s portfolio now comprises high-quality commercial real estate assets across Ghana, Zambia, Nigeria and Angola.

The new chain of properties add to its already existing business spaces in Ghana including the Achimota Retail Centre, Accra Financial Centre, Stanbic and Standard Chartered head offices in Ghana.

In addition, the company has properties in other parts of the continent including Manda Hill Shopping Centre in Zambia, and The Wings office complex in Victoria Island, Lagos.

According to Lango, Ghana’s acquisition is expected to position the group as one of the focal Estate development firms in Africa as it adds the Kumasi City Mall and Ikeja City Mall in Lagos Nigeria.

“This transaction is a significant milestone for Lango and not only fits squarely into our growth strategy, but is also highly accretive. The scale achieved by Lango undoubtedly positions it as a leading Sub-Saharan African firm in the industry. Lango will now have US$875 million of assets under management across four countries, with arguably some of the best-performing landmark commercial properties across both the retail and office sectors in select growth cities. These assets are well-positioned to allow Lango to extract synergies and further enhance growth with a high degree of resilience to differing market cycles.” noted Thomas Reilly, CEO of Lango.

Lango is a real estate company focused on generating compelling and sustainable investor returns through the acquisition of prime commercial real estate assets in key gateway cities across the African continent.

Lango commenced operations in March 2018 and the business has since demonstrated significant growth and is emerging as a leader in the asset class in Africa, with assets on its balance sheet in excess of US$600million.

Source: Joy Business

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Raquia Mohammed Rashida, charged with abetment of crime namely stealing, has pleaded not guilty before an Adentan Circuit Court.

Miss Rashida’s accomplices whose names were given as Bashir Mahmoud Ramzy aka Waleed Mahamoud and Yasmin Sadiq Ebrahim are at large

The Court presided over by Sedinam Awo Balokah has admitted her to bail in the sum of GHS50,000 with one surety.

The Court ordered her to deposit her passport at the court’s registry.

Narrating the facts of the case, Chief Inspector Maxwell Lanyo said the complainant, Bernard Sante Appiah, was a cashier at a Forex bureau (name withheld) at the Accra Mall Shopping Centre.

The prosecution said Rashida is a Niger national and a housewife residing at Spintex, Accra

On February 27,2023, at about 1347 hours Rashida, gave her unregistered Kia Opt ma blue-black colour with DV plate number 7734-23 to two foreign nationals, namely Bashir Mahmoud Ramzy or Waleed Mohamoud Ramzy and Yasmin Sadiq Ebrahim now at large.

The prosecution said two foreign nationals were driven to the Accra Mall for shopping.

it said the foreign nationals went to the Forex Bureau at the Mallto change money and requested for 2017-hundred-dollar Bill.

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The Prosecution said the complainant, who was ready to serve his customers, sampled a bundle of dollars and asked the male foreign national who is also a suspect in the case, to sort the notes out while he attended to another customer.

It said the male suspect, however, hid some of the dollar notes into his pocket and thereafter he and another female suspect left the shop.

The Prosecution said soon as they left, the complainant detected the bundle of notes, he gave out to be sorted was short of $1,600.

It said the complainant ran after the suspects, but they hurriedly joined a waiting Kia Optima at the parking lot

The prosecution said the complainant held the rear of the passenger door in an attempt to stop them, but the driver sped off bumping into other cars at the parking lot and ramming to the exit gate.

According to the prosecution, the whole incident was captured on CCTV.

On March 15, this year, she was arrested following police intelligence at Spintex, and the vehicle was retrieved.

The prosecution said the vehicle was found to have been resprayed in a blue-black colour and the DV plate was hidden in the car

It said she was then asked to produce the sprayer, but she refused and refunded the $1,600 to the Police and the same has been kept as an exhibit

It said the two foreign nationals are still at large.

A middle-aged man has been busted after stealing seven sachets of cerelac when he thought no one was watching.

The incident reportedly occurred at the Accra Mall on Friday, October 8, 2021.

A viral video captured how the man, whose identity was not immediately known, was accosted by some witnesses who were convinced he committed the crime.

He was handed over to two policemen who conducted a thorough search on him for the products.

They removed his belt as part of the search only to discover the cerelac in his trousers.

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A man, who appeared angry, was heard in the background saying people embark on the act often but are never caught.

Another narrated he suspected a foul play looking at his demeanour upon arrival at the shop, and not long afterwards, cerelac was found on him.

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The suspect, said to be an internet fraudster based at the Accra Mall, was arrested on Monday, May 10, 2021.

Police sources indicate Mr Tawiah was arrested by the National Police Operations Department after one of his victims was used as a bait.

The suspect’s modus, according to the police, is to advertise the iPhones on Instagram and other social media platforms for prices ranging from GHS1,100.00 to GHS5,000.00, less than the market prices.

“When contacted by interested persons, he would ask them to send mobile money to the mobile phone account number 0551978205 registered in the name of Rhydale Addae,” the police said in a statement.

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The police noted other victims have since come forward to identify him as having defrauded them.

“The police are, therefore, asking persons who have also been defrauded by the suspect whose picture is attached to this story, to report to the National Operations Department at the Police Headquarters, Ring Road Accra or call 0238894764,” the statement added.

Panic gripped shoppers and workers at the shopping mall when parts of the ceiling at the Electronic Hub caved in and injured at least three persons.

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The injured persons are currently receiving treatment at a clinic run by the shopping mall.

The police, NADMO and other security agencies who arrived at the scene shortly after the incident that occurred around 12 pm cordoned off the area and managed to restore calm.

But Deputy Communication director of NADMO, George Ayisi told Adom News that full-scale investigations have been done and arrived at the conclusion that the venue is safe for the entire mall to be opened to the general public.

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“NADMO has launched a probe into the collapse but since it’s now safe for us, we, therefore, declare the place safe for use.

He said NADMO’s own initial assessment revealed that the damage was not likely to cause other structural breaches.

At least three people “sustained minor” injuries with the police and fire service personnel arriving at the scene to avert chaos.

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President Akufo-Addo said he was “disturbed” about the incident.

In a statement, the management of the mall said all other sections of the shopping centre, such as the Food Court and all the shops on the Shoprite wing of the mall are now operational.

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The mall authorities disclosed that an investigation has been ordered into the cause of the incident and that the public will be duly informed of the findings at the end of the investigation.

“The incident occurred at about 11:53 am and all necessary contingency measures were taken to ensure customer and public safety, as a full technical team comprising Engineers, Architects, NADMO Operatives and officers of the Ghana Police Service have been working assiduously on site to clear up the affected section for public use as soon as possible.”

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Mall Management says it is hopeful that the entire mall will be operational by Saturday 13 October 2018 but reiterated that the facility’s benchmark for customer and public safety remains paramount and it would adopt every necessary step to safeguard these standards.

In a tweeted reaction to the accident, the president called for improved maintenance culture in the country.

The collapse of the ceiling at the Mall has left at least three people injured.

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“I am disturbed to hear of the incident at the Accra Mall. Let us all work together to improve our maintenance culture. Speedy recovery to the injured,” he tweeted.

I am disturbed to hear of the incident at the Accra Mall. Let us all work together to improve our maintenance culture. Speedy recovery to the injured.

— Nana Akufo-Addo (@NAkufoAddo) October 11, 2018

Parts of the ceiling at Electronic Hub of the mall tumbled, injuring patrons.

The incident occurred around the Apple Shop area of the mall towards the food court at exactly 11:59 an eyewitness said.

The identity of the injured persons are yet to be ascertained.

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Three people are reportedly injured after the ceiling of Ghana’s biggest shopping mall at the Tetteh Quarshie Roundabout caved-in.

A source who spoke to Adom News Thursday said they heard a loud noise within the Mall only to realise that the roof of the building was caving-in.

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The distraught lady said the roof of the popular GAME shop caved-in across the Nallam Clothing and other shops in the building.

She added that all shoppers and workers have been evacuated to prevent any casualty while the two people who sustained minor injuries were given first aid.

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Meanwhile, police and personnel for the Ghana National Fire Service have secured the premises to prevent further injuries.

News went viral on social media Sunday that French speaking terrorists have besieged the Accra Mall after Ghana won a case against Cote d’Ivoire in the maritime boundary dispute at the International Tribunal of the Law of the Sea (ITLOS).

However, the security agency has rubbished the report, having conducted a search at the Mall.

“The police on receiving the information conducted security checks on the mall and found the information to be false,” ACP David S. Eklu, the Director-General in charge of Public Affairs said in a statement.

“The police strongly caution those behind this false information to desist since it has serious security implications for the whole country,” the statement added.

The police has since launched investigations to “identify those behind this false information for necessary action to be taken.”

Below is the statement