Use of mobile money, Covid relief items and community donations dominated innovative ways politicians bought votes during the 2020 elections, anti-corruption body, the Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII), has said. Executive director Linda Ofori Kwafo speaking at a high post-election stakeholders review workshop on the 2020 elections of Ghana currently underway in Ada organised by the […]
Chelsea produced a composed performance to secure a fully deserved draw and a crucial away goal to put themselves in a promising position after their Champions League semi-final first leg against Real Madrid. Thomas Tuchel’s side were superior on the night and might even regard themselves as unfortunate not to take an advantage into the […]
The Ghana Police Service says it has retained some weapons and spent shells used to perpetrate electoral violence during the hugely contentious 2020 general elections. More than four months since the polls, which saw at least six people killed and some others injured, the service has remained silent on the matters that have been described […]
Essikadu Omanhen Nana Kobina Nketsiah V has flayed Ghanaians who accuse Chinese nationals of being responsible for the upsurge in illegal small-scale mining, which has led to the wanton destruction of arable lands and water bodies, as not being honest. He maintained that it is not a secret anymore that the main architects and financiers […]
Infamous Fetish Priestess, The great Nana Agradaa says she is now a born-again Christian after her recent brush with the law. She now calls herself Evangelist Patricia Oduro Koranteng. Patricia Oduro Koranteng, popularly known as Nana Agradaa, shared how she met and gave her life to Christ. According to the Fetish Priestess, she began her […]
Politics mainly is the engine that runs the development agenda of countries in Africa. How well the environment works for the benefit of the citizenry is another story to talk about on another day. The continent of Africa ranks in as the richest continent in the world with abundant natural resources in gold, oil, bauxite […]
Chairperson and leader of the Convention People’s Party (CPP) Nana Akosua Frimpomaa-Sarpong is proposing the establishment of an independent media coalition centre to provide results from polling centers on election day to clear out the confusion with figures as witnessed during the 2020 elections. She told TV3 on the sidelines of a three-day high level […]
Planning for a retirement is always an uncertain enterprise without the proper guidance and advice from experts within the pensions ecosystem. With the right information, however, one can have an effective plan towards retirement. In the subsequent paragraphs, I will share some critical things one must consider in planning for a good retirement. Retirement planning […]
Co-Chair of the Citizens Movement Against Corruption, Mr Edem Senanu has indicated that Ghana’s democracy has been turned upside down. He told Alfred Ocansey on the Sunrise show on 3FM Monday April 26 that elected leaders who are supposed to be public servants have rather turned masters being served by the citizens. This, according to […]
A Senior Lecturer at the University of Cape Coast, Jonathan Asante Otchere, has cast doubt on the ability of Special Prosecutor-nominee Kissi Agyebeng to be able to deal decisively with corrupt cases especially ones involving members of the ruling government without fear or favor. Mr Asante Otchere fears that the current arrangement where the appointment […]
Vice Chancellor of the University of Mines and Technology (UMaT) Professor Richard Kwasi Amankwa has disclosed that the University has the technology that can reduce the turbidity levels of the Pra River within a month. The Vice Chancellor gave this refreshing piece of information to the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Samuel Abu Jinapor, […]
Ghana’s Electoral Commission (EC) must be lauded for being able to reduce the cost involved in the conduct of 2020 elections , the Campaign Director of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in last year’s elections, Mr Peter Mac Manu, has said. Mr Mac Manu told Dzifah Bampoh on the ‘First Take’ on 3FM Tuesday April […]
Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has criticized some Parliamentary Service workers for earning salaries without working. Mr Bagbin revealed that quite a number of parliamentary workers receive monthly salaries for doing nothing and further charged the Parliamentary Service Board to deal with this situation. He blamed this situation on the lack of supervision. “This board […]
Private legal practitioner Mr Kissi Agyebeng who has been nominated to be the next Special Prosecutor pending his vetting and approval by Parliament, is more than qualified for the position, a senior lecturer at the University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA) and a private legal practitioner, Mr Godwin Adagewine, has said. Mr Adagewine has therefore, […]
The mode of communication by the Electoral Commission (EC) during the 2020 elections has been thrown into question by some media watchers at a post-election review on Tuesday April 27. The Commission’s messaging and communication to the public has been described as poor. Executive Secretary of the National Media Commission (NMC) George Sarpong addressing the […]
The Ministry of Youth and Sports have given the Ghana Athletics Association $10,000 ahead of the World Relays scheduled to take place in Poland on Saturday, May 1. The Ministry presented cheque worth $10,000 to the Association for the competition, while the National Sports Authority has agreed to pay their air tickets. Management of the […]
Water shortages plaguing the country has hit hard at Tema Residents forcing them to fetch rainwater collected in gutters for their homes. A picture of indigenes of Tema Newtown carrying gallons and fetching water from an open gutter has sparked outrage on social media. According to reports, some areas of Tema have not had their […]
Dr Kwabena Dufuor and Prince Kofi Amoabeng have been told to provide further and better particulars to the Committee formed by Parliament to look into the closure of their banks, Unibank and UT. Speaking to Citi News on the fringes of the inauguration of the new Parliamentary Service Board, Chairman of the bi-partisan Committee, Joe […]
The Greater Accra regional Minister Mr Henry Quartey has ordered the demolishing of structures on waterways in Lashibi, Accra. Accordingly, the Tema West Municipal Assembly has started flattening the structures. The Municipal Engineer of the Tema West Municipal Assembly, Vincent Blah Quarshie, stated that this demolishing will help in resolving the flood issues in the […]
The Greater Accra regional Minister Mr Henry Quartey has ordered to demolishing of structures on waterways in Lashibi, Accra. Accordingly, the Tema West Municipal Assembly has started flattening the structures. The Municipal Engineer of the Tema West Municipal Assembly, Vincent Blah Quarshie, stated that this demolishing will help in resolving the flood issues in the […]
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