Honesty is a necessary ingredient for a lasting relationship. However, there are certain things about us and our past that are hard to admit and better left unsaid. Past behavior can be a predictor of future behavior but that is not always the case. You want someone to love you the way you are right ...

The National Chairman of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Bernard Mornah says the party’s Flagbearer in the 2016 election should have rejected the ambassadorial appointment offered him by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Dr. Edward Mahama, who has been five times flagbearer of the PNC, was named Ambassador-at-Large by the President and sworn in on Monday, July 10, ...

The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has named some mining firms that will from henceforth have military protection. This comes weeks after the sector Minister, Peter John Amewu, criticized the Ghana Armed Forces for deploying some of its men to protect illegal mining sites in the country. According to the Minister, Peter John Amewu, ...

Former Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Inusah Fuseini has disclosed that the audio visual device intercepted found in the current Lands Minister’s office is not functional. Inusah Fuseini who said he fixed the device in 2013 when he served in the same capacity said the installation was not completed because he didn’t have time. “It ...

The Mfantseman Municipal Assembly has rolled out a comprehensive sponsorship scheme aimed at training youths in the area in order to raise a human resource in accountancy and administration. The scheme, according to the Assembly, is part of its responsibilities stipulated in Section 12 of the Local Government Act, particularly relating to academic sponsorship, and ...

The Minister of State for Agriculture, Dr Nurah Gyeile has admitted that government’s flagship agricultural policy, ‘Planting for Food and Jobs’ has no implementation plan yet. According to him, the idea for the implementation of the program has however been captured on a concept note in the interim while consultants work on the final implementation ...

The vice President, Dr. Alhaji Bawumia is billed to address the 2017 transport and logistics conference beginning Wednesday August 16 at the M.T Addico Conference Hall, Ghana Shippers House, Ridge, Accra. The upcoming three days event is christened, “Ghana’s new momentum: Promoting Sustainable Transport and Logistics Value Chains through Public-Private Partnership.” Other speakers will include ...

The newly constructed building for the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) cost GHc65 million, the Chief Executive Officer of the Authority, Hassan Tampuli has revealed. The five-storey structure located at Dzorwulu on the George Bush Highway (next to the office of the Petroleum Commission) will house all NPA’s operational units. Inaugurated in January 2017, the facility ...

Former Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Inusah Fuseini has claimed ownership for the audiovisual recording device found in the office of the current Land minister’s office. An audio visual device believed to have been secretly planted in the office was discovered on Monday which triggered further investigations by the National Security. But even before ...

President Akufo-Addo on Monday called on the Qatari authorities to take steps to address the issue of the maltreatment of Ghanaians working in that country. He said the government was worried on the unceasing allegations of the abuses meted out to Ghanaians by Qatari employers, adding that, the situation ought to stop for beneficial relations ...

Some powerful state actors are involved in the recent $5 million litres contaminated fuel are working vigorously to cover the rot at the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company (BOST). That is the conviction of the Executive Director of the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers of Ghana (COPEC), Duncan Amoah. According to him, the development is being ...

It’s a community closely knit together on a refuse site in a prime area close enough to the main entrance of the University of Ghana, and just behind the Ghana Revenue Authority at Okponglo in Accra. From the Okponglo bus stop, one can see the illegal refuse site grow bigger than it used to be. ...

Ghana is likely to face shortage of some food stuff in the near future should the heavy rains continue. According to crop analysts, the phenomenon is likely to create excess supply of some food crops such as vegetables and fruits. This they say may go waste due to the lack of adequate storage facilities. Meanwhile, ...

Ghanaian musician Kweku Sarpong Plahar best known in showbiz as Zigi, is out with a new song after missing from the music scene for a long while, Citi Showbiz has learnt. Zigi became one of the most sought-after featured artiste in the Ghanaian industry who won Afro Pop Song of the Year with ‘U Say Weytin’, at ...

Kenyan MPs, who are some of the best paid lawmakers in the world, are to get a pay cut intended to reduce the public wage bill. The MPs’ $7,200 (£5,500) monthly pay will be cut by 15% and they will lose some generous allowances. The Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC) said that the salary review ...

Music streaming service Spotify has denied that some of its playlists contain music tracks by “fake artists”. A music industry publication listed 50 artists it claimed were not real. They have racked up millions of streams by appearing on mood-based playlists such as Sleep and Ambient Chill, but many have no other visible profile. However, ...

THE Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST) with effect from January 1, 2016 pays $3.6 million annually to TSL Logistics Ghana Limited, a subsidiary of a Nigerian Company as operations, maintenance and management fees, in a deal that was rocked with controversy when it was signed. This translates into a monthly payment of ...

The University of Leicester has reached an agreement with its partner agency in Ghana, the International Distance Education Centre, (IDEC) to introduced PhD or MPhil programmes as part of its distance learning courses in Ghana. The distance learning PhD programme is ideal for those who live away from Leicester or who want to combine working for ...

Romelu Lukaku says “best friend” Paul Pogba played a “big role” in his decision to sign for Manchester United. The 24-year-old has joined United from Everton on a five-year contract for an initial £75m, with the deal believed to include £15m in add-ons. Striker Lukaku said he and Pogba, who moved to Old Trafford from Juventus last ...

Colombia’s President Juan Manuel Santos has signed a decree granting amnesty to another 3,600 members of the Farc rebel group, which last year reached a peace deal with the government. It is the third and final amnesty decree signed by Mr Santos. More than 7,000 rebels in total have been granted amnesty or released from ...