The Eastern Regional Minister, Eric Kwakye Darfour, has warned MMDCES in the Eastern Region against being late to programmes. The minister angrily made this statement at the conference hall of the regional coordinating council after waiting for several hours to address the MMDCES who had been invited to partake in a Local Government Sensitization training ...

The Supreme Court has ordered government to put before Parliament, an agreement that will legalize the hosting of the two Guantanamo Bay detainees from the United States, else they will be sent back to that country. The Court, which gave the order today [Thursday], wants this done within the next three months. The Court in its verdict declared ...

Ghana National College sailed into the National Science & Maths Quiz semi-finals after overcoming Archbishop Porter Girls SHS and Aburi Girls’ SHS. Ghana National College recorded 50 points to Archbishop Porter Girls SHS’ 34 with Aburi Girls’ SHS trailing with 28 points. Ghana National’s victory came in the first of the Quarter Final rounds, where eight other contests are ...

The Supreme Court has declared as unconstitutional an agreement between the then Mahama government and the United States, which saw two Guantanamo Bay detainees brought into the country. The two detainees, Mahmud Umar Muhammad Bin Atef, and Khalid Muhammad Salih Al-Dhuby, who were in detention for 14 years after being linked with terrorist group Al-Qaeda, ...

The Foreign Affairs Committee of Parliament has invited the United States Embassy in Ghana over recent reports of deportation of some Ghanaians from the US. The two are expected to hold the meeting later today [Thursday, June 22, 2017]. It is reported that, about 75 Ghanaians deportees arrived in Ghana last week from the US, ...

The Narcotics Control Board (NACOB) has donated some items seized from Nayele Ametefe, the Ghanaian/Austrian drug baron to three institutions – an orphanage and two rehabilitation centres in Ghana. The items including furniture were seized from Night Angels, a shop which belonged to Nayele. The items were on Wednesday morning presented to the three centres at Korle Bu, Ashaiman ...

Former Black Stars captain, Stephen Appiah, wants the state to do more in terms of developing young football talents. Appiah was speaking in Elmina at the start of the national finals of the Milo U13 Champions League tournament. The former Juventus midfielder believes that the government needs to recognize the value of Ghanaian footballers and ...

The Supreme Court has asked the National Investment Bank (NIB) not to pay the $60million judgment debt the High Court in Accra asked it to pay Dominion Corporate Trustees Limited in 2013. The Commercial Division of the High Court, presided over by Mr Justice Amadu Tanko, on February 21, 2013, gave judgement against NIB in ...

The Ministry of Education has unveiled young Ghanaian actor, Abraham Attah, as an ambassador for government’s flagship programme, Free Senior High School. The sector Minister, Matthew Opoku Prempeh, unveiled the teen actor at a short ceremony at the Ministry on Thursday, June 22, 2017. The Free SHS policy is one of the New Patriotic Party ...

Microsoft has admitted that it does temporarily disable anti-virus software on Windows PCs, following a competition complaint to the European Commission by a security company. In early June, Kaspersky Lab filed the complaint against Microsoft. The security company claims the software giant is abusing its market dominance by steering users to its own anti-virus software. ...

All Kenyan schoolgirls are to get free sanitary pads, the government has said. It is hoped the move will improve access to education in a country where many cannot afford sanitary products like pads and tampons. The high cost has led to an estimated one million girls missing six weeks of school every year, according ...

A spiritualist who extorted money to the tune of GH?33, 000.00 from a man under the pretext of securing him an ancient schnapps bottle has been remanded into prison custody. The accused, Francis Yeboah, pleaded not guilty to the charge of defrauding by false pretense before a Tarkwa Circuit Court. He would re-appear before the ...

President of Bursaspor has confirmed he will not be chasing Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan after failing to agree personal terms with the player. According to President Ali Ay who has never hidden his admiration for the hard working Ghanaian forward- the club has decided to move on to other targets after weeks of back and ...

The AKWAABA Forum, which is part of the Citi Business Festival has started at the Alisa Hotel in Accra. The forum is aimed at addressing challenges in the tourism and hospitality industry in a panel discussion. The panel is made up of the CEO of the Ghana Tourism Authority(GTA) Mr. Akwesi Agyemang, Managing Director, Jumia ...

Multi-talented entertainer, Kwadwo Nkansah alias Lilwin has denied rumours of a split with his wife over cheating allegations. According to rumours making the rounds on entertainment blogs, Lilwin has evicted his wife Patricia Afriyie and his mother has moved into their matrimonial home to take care of his children. According to the Kumawood actor, the ...

A controversial dog meat festival has begun in the Chinese city of Yulin, despite earlier reports it had been cancelled or toned down this year. The Lychee and Dog Meat festival takes place annually in Guangxi province. Earlier this year, US campaigners claimed that vendors had been told by authorities not to sell dog meat. ...

Cameroon will seek to impose themselves early on in Thursday’s match against Australia at the Confederations Cup,” said coach Hugo Broos. The Indomitable Lions will be keen to avoid a repeat of the tepid start to their opening game of the tournament which they lost to Chile. “I hope we start the game better than ...

WhatsApp is becoming one of the prevailing ways people discover and discuss news, according to a study. But use of the messaging app appears to vary widely between countries. In Malaysia, more than 50% of those surveyed said they used WhatsApp for news at least once a week. But in the US, the figure was ...

US President Donald Trump has told supporters that his proposed wall along the border with Mexico could have solar panels fixed to it. Addressing a rally in Iowa, he said the panels would provide cheap energy and help to pay for the controversial wall. He suggested the plan was his own, saying: “Pretty good imagination, ...