The General Overseer of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), Pastor Dr Mensa Otabil has urged Ghanaians to be serious with national issues, so as to bring about socio-economic development. He said: “You have to stop allowing yourselves to make serious things appear funny. Because it looks like one of the ways to satisfy us ...

The Jomoro District Police command is investigating how two persons, a woman and man were found dead in a bizarre situation at Ekpu and Tikobo No. one last week. The District Police Commander, Superintendent John Ferguson Dzineku, made this known in a media interview at Half Assini in the Western Region. According to him, the ...

Civil society organization called Peace Seekers International has called for a Presidential inquiry into the five missing babies at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Kumasi. The organization said government should go beyond the Ministry of Health’s 14-days ultimatum given management of KATH to produce the babies by setting up a Presidential committee to ...

Parliament has approved an agreement between the government and the International Development Association (IDA) for a $30 million loan and a $10 million grant to finance the Ghana Statistics Development Project (GSDP). The loan has a grace period of 10 years, repayment period of 30 years and maturity period of 40 years. Service charge is ...

Having a healthy lifestyle is a prerequisite for enjoying the highest attainable standard of health and a good quality of life; we all know that. Yet what we know and what we do are sometimes two different things because we don’t adequately prepare for the obstacles that may get in our way. We all know ...

I recently read an article on YourTango.com about renewing passion after you have ‘fallen out of love.’ The article described the reasons behind a failed relationship and went on to explain the process of restoring love. Falling out of love is a myth Although the article brought up some good points, I disagree with this ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin appeared Saturday to dismiss warnings from world leaders to avoid military intervention in Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula, even amid growing evidence that pro-Russian forces were already in control of the region. The rhetoric escalated Saturday night, with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry condemning what he called “the Russian Federation’s invasion and ...

Self acclaimed ‘Dancehall King’, Shatta Wale tops this year’s nominees list for the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards with 6 nominations. He is followed closely by one time BET award winner Sarkodie, Guru and gospel diva Joyce Blessing all with 5 nominations. The most coveted award which is ‘Artiste of the Year’ has Samini and Shatta ...

Two explosions targeting a busy market in the town of Maiduguri in northeast Nigeria have left several people dead. Eyewitnesses told the Reuters news agency that that 10 people had been killed and that more were feared trapped under rubble. Maiduguri is the headquarters of a military force fighting against the Boko Haram Islamist group, ...

Franklin Cudjoe of IMANI Ghana says President John Mahama’s announcement of a free Senior High School (SHS) policy is “whimsical.” “The whimsical nature with which this policy was announced…this was whimsical, it was capricious, it was not thought through, it was just mentioned,” he said. He also opined that the President’s state of the nation ...

The world’s longest aircraft has just been unveiled in Britain’s biggest aircraft hangar. At first, you might mistake it for a giant airship – gas-filled balloon on top, pod slung underneath. But the unique, aerodynamic shape of the balloon – it looks as if a series of cigars have been sewn together – means it ...

Liverpool strengthened their title challenge as a clinical victory over Southampton lifted them into second in the Premier League table. Striker Luis Suarez scored his first goal for six games with a low finish from just inside the penalty area. Southampton’s Adam Lallana was denied an equaliser by a post before Reds substitute Raheem Sterling ...

Chelsea pulled four points clear at the top of the Premier League after Andre Schurrle hit a hat-trick against bottom of the table Fulham. After a goalless first half, it took the German only 16 minutes between his first and third strikes, twice combining with Eden Hazard before being played in by Fernando Torres. Johnny ...

First Bank of Nigeria Limited, Nigeria’s best banking brand and one of West Africa’s largest lenders, has confirmed its pledge to transform its Ghanaian subsidiary, the International Commercial Bank (ICB Bank), into the bank of choice for Ghanaians with the inauguration of a seven-member Board of Directors. Chaired by the Honourable Joseph Yieleh Chireh, a ...

Editor in chief of the new Crusading Guide newspaper, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako Junior has taken a swipe at government over its promise to make secondary education free. President John Mahama in his State of the nation address last week said plans were afoot to progressively implement the free Senior High School concept. This has ...

The Deputy Minister for Youth and Sports, Joseph Yammin has promised Ghanaians a truck load of medals at this years Commonwealth games. Whether his comments are based on fact or its an issue of him being disposed to taking a favourable  view remains to be seen. “We have said and will continue to say that ...

Sena Agbeko lost his unbeaten record when Raymond Gatica stopped him in the fourth round in Hammond, Indiana, on Friday night. The Ghanaian also failed to get through to the semifinals of the middleweight tournament in which they were competing. Agbeko was in trouble in the third round and the fight was stopped 66 seconds ...