The delay in naming a strategic investor to help revamp the ailing Komenda Sugar Factory has deepened the woes of the establishment. Currently, the $60-million factory located at Komenda in the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abrem (KEEA) municipality in the Central Region is wasting away, as it is overgrown with weeds resulting from three years of lying idle. The […] The post Komenda Sugar Factory

For many women, it means to be listened to, respected, and cared for. It sounds simple enough, so why are so many women finding it impossible to achieve these goals? While some turn to professional help, most of these problems can be helped if you tackle them at their source. This isn’t just a “you” problem, […] The post 6 Things that prevent women from

The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) and its CEO, Dr. Kofi Koduah Sarpong has been sued for handing over a 10% stake the country had in the Deepwater Tano Cape Three Points (DWT/CTP) oil block to a Norwegian Oil Company, Aker Energy. The plaintiffs, Humphrey Nana Yaw Essaiw and Edufa Kingsley Deladem are seeking a […] The post GNPC sued over Aker Energy oil deal appeared first

  The Presiding Judge of the High Court in Sekondi, Justice Hanna Taylor has asked for a legal representation for the two suspects in the kidnapping of three Takoradi girls before the next sitting on July 24, 2019. The suspects, John Oji and Sam Udoetuk Wills, both Nigerians, on Tuesday, appeared before the Court on […] The post Get lawyers for suspects in Takoradi

The Minister for Works and Housing, Samuel Atta Akyea has assured members of the Ghana Institute of Architects that government is committed to constituting their board for the Architectural Registration Council (ARC). According to him, processes are already underway to constitute the board. The Ghana Institute of Architects on Monday said there has not been […] The post We’ll

Seven workers of the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) have been dismissed for extortion and conflict of interest within the last two years. According to the Executive Director of EOCO, COP Frank Adu Poku, the move is part of an ongoing ‘house cleaning’ exercise to weed out dubious personnel from the system as well […] The post Seven EOCO employees

Seven workers of the Economic and Organized Crime Office (EOCO) have been dismissed for extortion and conflict of interest within the last two years. According to the Executive Director of EOCO, COP Frank Adu Poku, the move is part of an ongoing ‘house cleaning’ exercise to weed out dubious personnel from the system as well […] The post Seven employees of

Ghana’s Parliament has formally decided not to proceed with the proposed $200 million New Chamber construction. This happened after the revelation of the plan to construct a new chamber was met with wide public opposition. The hashtag #Dropthatchamber trended in Ghana within days after Ghanaians learnt of the plan by the Parliamentary Service Bard. The […] The post Has the

Dozens of worn plastic train seats and dilapidated wooden lockers that were destined for the dump in Ghana have ended up in a Manchester art gallery, in a work by one of Africa’s most exciting young artists. When hundreds of hard, scratched second-class train seats were abandoned after their clapped-out carriages were scrapped several years […] The post Ibrahim

Citi FM‘s War Against Indiscipline (WAI) campaign on Wednesday returned to the Legon-GIMPA Link road where dozens of motorists were arrested for disobeying road traffic laws. Those arrested including a driver of Forestry Commission Nissan Patrol car GN-707-Y with police officer and two military officers aboard for driving in the middle of the road. Although […] The post #WAI:

Citi TV‘s War Against Indiscipline (WAI) campaign team on Wednesday returned to the Legon-GIMPA Link road where dozens of motorists were arrested for disobeying road traffic laws. Those arrested included a driver of the Forestry Commission who was driving a Nissan Patrol car with registration number GN-707-Y with a police officer and two military officers […] The post #WAI:

The Judicial Staff Association of Ghana (JUSAG) has given the judicial service a two-week ultimatum to implement a report recommending the promotion of its members. The Association in a statement expressed dissatisfaction with what it called management’s “lax position” regarding the implementation of the 2018 promotion and upgrading report. It said several meetings aimed at […] The post Promote

Dziffa Akua Ametam hosts Edward Tuttor, the convenor of the Dynamic Youth Movement of Ghana, and Akwasi Boateng-Boamah, a private legal practitioner on this edition of the News Review segment on the Breakfast Daily. She and her guests on the show discuss a variety of topics in Ghana’s current affairs and politics, including: New Parliamentary […] The post Breakfast

Ras Caleb Appiah-Levi, a presidential aspirant of the national executive elections of the Musicians Union of Ghana (MUSIGA), has through the High Court, sought to place an injunction on the elections. In a press statement released by Ras Caleb, he stated that he is not happy about how election issues are handled by the Election […] The post MUSIGA Elections:

There have been violent clashes outside Nigeria’s National Assembly between police and Shia protesters. Protesters say officers shot two people dead, but the police said they had used “minimum force” and that eight security personnel were injured. The members of the pro-Iran Shia Muslim sect, the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), were protesting against the […] The post Nigerian

An alleged rapist was tied up and beaten with sticks by several women after he was accused of sexually assaulting a child. In a video believed to be filmed in India, three women surround a man, tie his hands behind his back and drag him across the ground with a long rope while using sticks […] The post Child rapists tied and beaten up in India appeared first on

An alleged rapist was tied up and beaten with sticks by several women after he was accused of sexually assaulting a child. In a video believed to be filmed in India, three women surround a man, tie his hands behind his back and drag him across the ground with a long rope while using sticks […] The post Child rapist tied and beaten up in India appeared first on

The Ministry of Health (MoH) has said that the government will do due diligence in the posting of nurses to work abroad if an agreement with partner countries is officially cemented. “We would ensure that only the best and most experienced of Ghanaian nurses are sent outside as expatriates for healthcare services,” Mr. Kwaku Agyemang-Manu, […] The post Only best

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, says his government has, over the last two and a half years, acted to correct the fundamentals of the Ghanaian economy, which, prior to his assumption of office, were in considerable disarray. According to President Akufo-Addo, “The fiscal deficit, which stood at 9.3% in 2016, has been brought down to […] The post We’ve corrected Mahama’s mess

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