Two persons are currently in the grip of Police in Wulensi in the Northern Region over a cattle robbery case. The two who are currently assisting the Police to investigate the issue allegedly stole five cattle belonging to some nomads at Nakpayili, a town in the Nanumba South District. The alleged robbery took place on ...

Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Tuesday, appended his signature to eight Treaties, Protocols and Charters of the African Union (AU), on the side-lines of the 29th AU Summit currently on-going in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Treaties are: the Constitution for the African Civil Aviation Commission; Protocol on the establishment of the African Monetary Fund; the ...

One person is reported dead and more than 20 others in critical condition after a bus they were traveling on somersaulted into a valley around Lake Bosomtwe on Monday. The victims, students of Afia Serwaa Kobi Nursing School, were said to be on an excursion to the Lake when the accident occurred. Reports say the ...

In the past I have written about what men want from women and what they don’t want … but what exactly turns women off? … What makes a woman think twice about a relationship, and what behaviour can have her partner sleeping on the couch for the rest of the week? In my practice, I ...

The Director-General of the Ghana Health Service, Dr. Anthony Nsiah Asare, has backed calls for bonding of trainee nurses by government to be scrapped. Nurses trained in public health institutions are required to work for the government for a specified amount of time, after they graduate, before they are allowed to seek employment with any other ...

The Vice President, Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia, has hit back at critics who say the government is unfairly using the country’s natural resources to contract a $15 billion loan facility from the Chinese government. According to him, the Memorandum of Understanding signed between the Government of Ghana and the Chinese government, is a joint venture and ...

Jay-Z’s upstart Tidal streaming service has enjoyed a surge of interest after the rap mogul released his latest album exclusively on the platform. Tidal — which Jay-Z acquired in 2015 but trails far behind streaming leader Spotify as well as Apple Music — has seen a jump in downloads coinciding with the release of Jay-Z’s ...

As part of efforts to encourage customers to utilize its latest mobile banking service, *901#, Access Bank Ghana is rewarding customers who transact and refer others to join the platform. The *901# service, which was launched a few weeks ago, enables customers to conduct basic transactions such as opening a new account, buying airtime, paying ...

The Minister for Energy, Boakye Agyarko, has refuted claims by the minority group in parliament that the BNI and National Security are covering up rot at the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST). The Minority Leader, Haruna Iddrisu, at a press conference accused the BNI of covering up malfeasance in the sale of ...

A suspected armed robber was killed while a police officer was left injured in a gunfight at Aboabo in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region. The yet to be identified deceased is believed to be a member of a gang linked to the recent murder of a policeman in Tema, and series of robbery attacks in ...

Shipping and Logistics giant, McDan Group of Companies has added yet a memento to its trophy collections. The established shipping and logistics firm picked three Awards in the prestigious Ghana Shippers Awards recently held in Accra. The works of the Group chairman, Dr. Daniel McKorley in the year under review (2017) attracted organizers of the ...

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Prestea-Huni Valley in the Western Region, Mozart Kwaku Owu has revealed that the presence of illegal miners in the area came as a surprise to him. Speaking in the aftermath of the deaths of about 14 persons who died in an illegal mining pit on Monday, Mr. Owu stated that ...

Acting National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Freddie Blay, has disclosed his intentions to contest for the party’s National Chairman position. Members of the NPP will go to Congress in 2017 to elect National Officers, and Freddie Blay wants to be the substantive Chairman of the party. Freddie Blay, who has been serving ...

Russia and China have urged North Korea to “freeze” its missile and nuclear programmes after it claimed to have successfully tested its first intercontinental ballistic missile. Both countries also called for a simultaneous suspension of US-South Korea large-scale military exercises. North Korea said its missile could hit anywhere in the world. But while Pyongyang appears ...

The founder of Silicon Valley-based venture capitalist firm 500 Startups has resigned following sexual harassment claims by several women. Dave McClure announced his resignation in a blog entitled: “I’m a creep. I’m sorry.” Entrepreneur Sarah Kunst had claimed in the New York Times that Mr McClure sent inappropriate messages after discussing a potential job offer with her. ...

As part of its commitment to constantly engage the community in which it operates, Karpowership Ghana Company has held a stakeholder engagement forum with various fishing groups in the Tema Manhean community. The groups include the Tema Manhean Fishmongers and Smokers Association, Tema Manhean Fishermen Association and Canoe Owners Association. Also present at the forum ...

The Minority has accused the Bureau of National Investigation (BNI) of an intent to cover up the alleged rot at the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST) in the sale of some 5 million litres of contaminated fuel. Reports are emerging that the BNI has taken over the probe of the matter from the committee set ...

The National Variety Release and Registration Committee of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, has approved and recommended three new WACCI hybrid maize varieties to be released onto the market for cultivation and consumption. The varieties, which are now waiting to be gazetted by the National Seed Council, were developed by the West Africa Centre ...

The Konkomba Students Union (Gbintiri chapter) in the Bunkprugu/Yunyoo district of the Northern Region, has called for immediate confirmation of the District Chief Executive (DCE) nominee, John Kweku Alhassan. According to the union’s President, Emmanuel Gulari, the absence of a DCE there is hampering the district’s development agenda. Emmanuel Gulari at a news conference in ...

The Takoradi Port in the Western Region has begun recording increase in revenue from traffic to the sea port after the expansion works on the port were completed. This was made known by the Public Relations and Marketing Manager of the Takoradi Port Peter Amoo Bediako at a public lecture held on the revitalization of ...