The National Democratic Congress ]NDC] Member of Parliament for Tamale Central, Inusah Fuseini, has urged Ghanaians to disregard claims by the Ministry of Agriculture that over 700,000 jobs have been created under the government’s  planting for food and jobs programme. According to him, extending services to already existing farmers cannot be considered as creating new ... The post No

Vice President of policy think tank, IMANI Africa, Kofi Bentil, has called on the General Legal Council to rework the controversial Legal Profession Regulations, and re-submit same to parliament. His comment comes on the back of a call by the Attorney General, Gloria Afua Akuffo, for the Legal Profession Regulations to be withdrawn from Parliament and ... The post Amend Law school

The US reality TV star Kylie Jenner confirmed on Sunday that she has given birth to a baby girl. The 20-year-old was rumoured to be expecting a child, but had remained quiet about her pregnancy. Jenner announced on Instagram on Sunday that she had given birth on 1 February. She apologised for keeping her followers ... The post US reality TV star Kylie Jenner gives birth to

Samsung heir Lee Jae-yong has been freed from jail after a South Korean court suspended his five year jail term for bribing the country’s ex-president. An appeals court upheld parts of the conviction, but used its discretion to release the executive. South Korea’s supreme court is expected to appeal against the decision. The case gripped ... The post Samsung heir freed from S Korea jail

The Central Regional Health Directorate has identified eclampsia as the leading cause of maternal deaths in the region. Eclampsia is a condition in which one or more convulsions occur in a pregnant woman suffering from high blood pressure, often followed by coma and posing a threat to the health of mother and baby. Mr. Richard ... The post Eclampsia leading cause of

South African President Jacob Zuma is under growing pressure to step down following talks with senior members of his ANC party on Sunday. Details of the talks were not revealed but party leaders are to hold an emergency meeting on Monday. Mr Zuma, who faces corruption allegations, was replaced as ANC leader by Cyril Ramaphosa ... The post Pressure grows on Zuma to stand down appeared first on

North Korea’s head of state will go to Pyeongchang this week for the Winter Olympics, the most senior official to ever visit South Korea. North Korea confirmed Kim Yong-nam’s attendance at the opening ceremony, set for Friday. Both Koreas will march under one flag at the opening ceremony. Although this signals a thaw in relations ... The post North Korea to send

The Deputy Ranking Member on Employment, Richard Quarshigah, has joined calls to the Ministry of Food and Agriculture to provide evidence of the 745,000 jobs created in the first phase of the Planting for Food and Jobs programme. “If you have created [745,000] jobs, you must have some tangibilities to that effect. You are not giving us ... The post Provide details of 745,000

The Kwabre East District Security Council has said it will maintain security presence at Ahwiaa in the Ashanti Region until calm is returned to the area, following the Saturday morning clashes between two youth groups. The Council further says it will continue to monitor developments in the area to avert an escalation of the clashes ... The post Ahwiaa: DISEC to maintain

Former Project Officer and Press Attache of the Ghana Olympic Committee (GOC), Erasmus Kwao, has sued Ghana Olympics Committee for what he has described as “wrongful termination” of his appointment with the entity. The suit was issued by an Accra High Court and it was dated January 15 after Kwao made his case through his ... The post Erasmus Kwao sues GOC for wrongful dismissal

It costs aspiring Ghanaian Members of Parliament about GHC390,000 on average to carry out successful campaigns at the party and constituency level. This is according to a research conducted by the Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) and the Center for Democratic Development (CDD). The report found that multiparty democracy and its highly competitive elections had ... The post MPs

In 2016, the NDC government sealed a formal agreement with the US to host two ex-Guantanamo Bay detainees in the country. This deal attracted widespread criticism not only from individuals but groups whose interest largely bordered on security. Some officials of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) at the time posited that the move posed a ... The post Gitmo 2 saga;

Importers and freight forwarders have dismissed claims of engaging in malpractices at the ports leading to the gradual collapse of local manufacturing industries. They maintain that such allegations could not be possible as they go through strict scrutiny in the clearing process. The comments come on the back of concerns raised by the Association of ... The post Importers reject tax evasion