The Customs Excise and Preventive Service (CEPS) division, of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), has said it should be blamed for the alleged imported unwholesome chicken that has found its way into the country. Speaking on the Citi Breakfast Show on Monday, a member of CEPS communication team, Paa Kow Ekumah said they also do ...

Police in the Ashanti Region have arrested leader of the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP), Akua Donkor for allegedly defrauding a trader to the tune of GHc10,500. The complainant, Ama Yeboah indicated that she bought a parcel of land from Madam Donkor in 2009 and has since been pressured from her (Akua Donkor’s) relatives to stay ...

The Foods and Drugs Board (FDA) has said it cannot be held responsible for a consignment of rotten chicken allegedly discovered on the Ghanaian market. The Herald newspaper reported on Monday that thousands of Ghanaians may be in danger as credible information they have from the Tema Ports suggests that, some unwholesome frozen food products, ...

The Nana Akufo-Addo government has been accused of neglecting cocoa farmers in Ghana. This, they say, is evident in the cancellation of some road projects, challenges with cocoa mass spraying and replacement of free fertilizers with subsidized ones. “Our dear farmers, it is sad to note that no provision was made for cocoa roads in ...

Everton have sacked manager Ronald Koeman after Sunday’s 5-2 home defeat by Arsenal left them in the Premier League relegation zone. A statement said the club “would like to express their gratitude to Ronald for the service he has given to the club over the past 16 months”. The Toffees are 18th in the Premier ...

It has emerged that  Ghana is making multi-million contributions to the cultivation of onion in neighbouring West African countries. Research by the Ghana Agricultural Producers and Traders Organization (GAPTO), the umbrella body of agricultural traders, at two markets in Accra and Kumasi in the Ashanti Region says that Ghana imported one hundred and twenty million ...

Agents at the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have been unable to extract data from nearly 7,000 mobile devices they have tried to access, the agency’s director has said. Christopher Wray said encryption on devices was “a huge, huge problem” for FBI investigations. The agency had failed to access more than half of the ...

Bukom Banku has called for a rematch against sworn rival Bastie Samir after his defeat in Saturday’s much publicized ‘Make or Break’ bout. The defeat was Banku’s first in his career after 27 straight wins. Banku was floored in the 7th round after a series of quick combination punches from Bastie which also resulted in a ...

Newly Inducted executives of the Ghana Baptist Convention National Youth Ministry, have bemoaned the increasing rate of social vices amongst the youth in Ghana. Executives cited alcohol abuse, sexual immorality and the zeal to make quick money at all cost, as notable vices that have eaten deep into the fiber of the Ghanaian youth. Current ...

Egyptians Al Ahly will play Moroccans Wydad Casablanca in this year’s African Champions League final after thrashing Etoile du Sahel 6-2 to win through 7-4 on aggregate. In an extraordinary semi-final in Alexandria, Al Ahly constantly ripped the Tunisians’ defence apart as they booked their place in the final for a record eleventh time. After ...

Achimota Retail Centre (ARC), the pride of shoppers in the Accra West Municipality, is warming up to a high-pitched celebration of its second anniversary in less than 10 days. Located at Dome, near the St. John’s Grammar School on the Accra-Nsawam highway, Achimota Mall, as patrons prefer to call it, opened for business on October ...

The Central Regional Commander of the Ghana Police Service, COP Rev Ampah-Benin, has admonished wives of police officers to continue to offer the needed emotional and psychological support to their husbands as a way of boosting their morale to maintain law and order. He has told members of the Police Wives Association (POLWA), that how ...

The Customs Excise and Preventive Service (CEPS) division, of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), has said it is investigating a case of alleged imported rotten chicken into the country. The Herald newspaper reported on Monday that thousands of Ghanaians may be in danger as credible information they have from the Tema Ports suggests that, some ...

Few hours after Ghanaian boxer Braima Kamoko a.k.a. Bukom Banku had been trounced by Bastie Samir in a cruiserweight non-title bout, Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie took to twitter to commiserate with Bukom. Sarkodie on Sunday morning described how saddened he was by the defeat of his favourite Ghanaian boxer Bukom Banku. According to him, he believed ...

More patients should be told to go home and rest rather than be given antibiotics, according to health officials. Public Health England (PHE) says up to a fifth of antibiotic prescriptions are unnecessary as many illnesses get better on their own. Overusing the drugs is making infections harder to treat by creating drug-resistant superbugs. PHE ...

Citi Sports editor Nathan Quao returns with his column and this week, he talks about the epic boxing showdown Bukom Banku and Bastie Samir, the horror shows put out by Manchester United and Liverpool in the Premier League and the end of the road for Great Olympics and Tema Youth in the Ghana Premier League. ...

An Accra-bound train from Nsawam has left some passengers injured after it derailed at Tesano on Monday morning. It is unclear yet what caused the train to derail. Details are scanty on the accident, but the injured according to reports, have been sent to an unnamed hospital. The injured persons according to an account by an ...

The Chancellor of the University of Cape Coast, Sir Dr. Sam E. Jonah, has said post-graduate degree holders hold the key to unlocking the solution to most of the nation’s challenges impeding development. He has thus challenged graduate students to apply the knowledge they acquire in solving demanding socio-economic situations in the society, saying that ...

The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) is urging the Minority in Parliament to revise its current posture towards attempts to review Ghana’s power agreement with AMERI. ACEP is of the view that the contract was overpriced, must be investigated without partisan considerations. The National Democratic Congress (NDC) minority in parliament, last week went ahead with a planned ...