Defence Counsel for Bishop Daniel Obinim, the Founder of God’s Way International Church and two of his pastors on Friday noted that the complainant in the assault case against them wanted to gain popularity in the legal profession. The two other accused pastors are Kingsley Baah and Solomon Abraham. Answering questions under cross-examination, Madam Irene ...
Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, the Vice President of Ghana believes that Mauritius and Rwanda present shining examples of strong economies worth emulating by Ghana. The vice president, who has been vociferous on the need to strengthen the country’s economy and grow it to be independent of foreign aid said the two countries were on the right ...
Importers of building materials want government to review charges on their imports. They argue that the continuous imposition of the levies is causing a strain on their businesses. Finance Minister Ken Ofori Atta during the budget presentation had announced that eight taxes including the one percent special import levy will be abolished. But, in an ...
A 30-year-old driver, James Ayiem, at Half-Assini in Western Region has allegedly committed suicide. He was found hanging on a mango tree with a twine near the Presbyterian Church at Peace Town, Half-Assini around 0600 hours on Saturday. The Jomoro District Crime Officer, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Charles Mensah, told the GNA on Saturday. ...
Teenage full-back Ryan Sessegnon scored twice as play-off chasing Fulham stunned Championship leaders Newcastle with victory at St James’ Park. The 16-year-old slotted in Sone Aluko’s backheel after the break and then fired home just before the hour mark. Tom Cairney had put Fulham ahead with a 25-yard strike into the top corner. After Daryl ...
A man has been arrested after breaching the White House grounds carrying a backpack, the Secret Service said. The breach happened around midnight on Friday while President Donald Trump was in the building, the agency said. The intruder was arrested without incident and no hazardous materials were found in the backpack. Mr Trump and Homeland ...
The Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA) has become a subject of public ridicule because less than 30 people attended the 2017 Ghana Music Festival which it organised. The event, which was part of the celebrations to mark Ghana’s 60th independence anniversary celebration recorded what many have described as terrible turnout as only a handful of ...
The Minister for Environment, Science, and Technology, Professor Frimpong-Boateng is advocating for stricter measures to address indiscriminate sand mining activities in Ghana. According to him, the unlawful activities of sand miners is having a negative impact on the environment and believes that a robust plan is needed to stop the menace. He told Citi News ...
The former Board Chairman of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT), Professor Joshua Alabi has denied claims that the immediate past Board of SSNIT approved the sale of six prime properties in the last days of the previous administration. Professor Alabi has been accused in some media publications for his alleged role in ...
Authorities of the University of Ghana (UG) are collaborating with the Ghana Police Service to gather evidence that will help explain circumstances that led to the death of a final year student of the school last Wednesday [March 8, 2017]. The student fell to death from the 4th floor of her Akuafo Hall residence. Citi ...
The late editor for the General Telegraph newspaper, Bismark Bebli, who died in a freak accident on the Kasoa highway earlier this year has been laid to rest. Mr. Bebli died when a vehicle run over him and a police officer who had stopped him to interrogate him on the highway. The police had been ...
Goals from David Silva and Sergio Aguero gave Manchester City a deserved win over Middlesbrough and earned Pep Guardiola’s side a place in the FA Cup semi-finals. Silva scored just three minutes in from six yards out after Pablo Zabaleta had time and space to cross low from the right. Middlesbrough goalkeeper Brad Guzan produced ...
A US judge has declined to issue an emergency order banning President Donald Trump’s revised travel ban. The ruling came from Seattle district judge James Robart, the same judge who had issued the order that in effect halted implementation of the first ban. Judge Robart said lawyers needed to file more extensive documentation. The new ...
A Special Aide to former president John Mahama, Joyce Bawa Mogtari has denied saying the National Democratic Congress (NDC) was not ready for the 2020 general elections. The former deputy minister for transport has come under heavy criticism for allegedly suggesting in a recent media interview that the NDC would be in opposition for the ...
A great woman… 1. “She is intelligent” She opens her lips and oozes wisdom. He can have a hard and serious talk with her. 2. “She is emotionally stable” Yes, she may be hurt, feeling low, going through her monthly periods but she’s a master of her feelings. 3. “She multiplies” She’ll turn one thousand ...
Five students including two females in the Jomoro District who distinguished themselves in the 2016 BECE and WASSCE, have been honoured. They are Sekina Ahmed, Emmanuel Gyeni Blay, Ebenezer Anane, Philip Danyomah and Lucy Onso-Nyameye Ama Ngofuoh. Ahmed and Blay were honoured at the Junior High School (JHS) category while Anane, Danyomah and Ngofuoh were ...
The President of the Ghana Volleyball Association (GVA), Mr. Paul Atchoe, has called for the removal of the incumbent President of the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC), Prof. Francis Dodoo’s name from the list of candidates and delegates contesting for positions at the upcoming GOC elections. According to Mr. Atchoe, the disqualification of the President of ...
The Strategic Media Monitoring and Advocacy Institute (SMMAI), an independent media tracking agency, has said President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo received high print media exposure in the month of February, 2017. According to the Institute, through its scientific news content analysis, 35 newspapers, comprising state and privately owned, published 364 news stories between February 1 ...
“Everyone has a level of influence that can be harnessed for greater good” – Bernard Kelvin Clive A brand ambassador is a person who is engaged by a company/brand to promote the brand – giving it more visibility, value, and reach to increase the Return-On-Investment (ROI). To begin with, a brand ambassador should have some ...
An outspoken member of the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC), Dr. Steve Manteaw has cautioned Ghana’s crude oil managers against hedging the product at the international markets. He explained that the risks associated with such practice could shortchange the nation’s petroleum revenue. He thus called for a price stabilization mechanism in tandem with transparency ...
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