The Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) has initiated investigations into a missing Gh¢35million said to have been disbursed as loans by the Ghana Venture Capital Trust Fund. The BNI suspect fraud since the beneficiaries of the loans cannot be traced. Consequently, the current Chief Executive, Mr Osman Sulemana and his predecessor Daniel Kofi Duku are to provide answers on the missing money.

The international transport company Uber says it plans to launch a fleet of flying cars by 2020, the BBC has reported. It said initial networks would be set up in the US city of Dallas and Dubai in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has explained that businessman, Mr Ibrahim Mahama issued 24 cheques and not 44 as had been reported. The cheques were to pay for duties on equipment and vehicles he imported through the Tema Port in 2015.

A former President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Benjamin Mkapa, has congratulated President Akufo-Addo, on his election to the highest office of the land, and has urged him and the country to continue on the path of democracy, and continue being the ‘star of Africa’. Benjamin Mkapa made this known on Tuesday, April 25, 2017, when he paid a courtesy call on President Akufo-Addo at the Presidency, on his way to deliver a lecture at the University of Development Studies,

Government functionaries on Tuesday afternoon went to the Aplaku residence near Weija of former Youth and Sports Minister Nii Lantey Vanderpuije in search of some of the missing state vehicles Led by Kwame Baffoe, aka Abronye DC, who is the NPP's Brong Ahafo Regional Youth Organiser, they were accompanied by security officials from the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) and National Security, Nii Vanderpuije said.

President Akufo-Addo threw a humorous jab at the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) when an umbrella covering him collapsed momentarily at a public event last Sunday. Speaking at a dubar at Mantse Agboona in Accra, the president was interrupted when the large traditional umbrella folded up on him. "This is what happens when you have the umbrella. It'is never steady", he teased referring to the NDC whose political emblem is the umbrella.

A team of Police Officers, led by the Director-General/Operations, COP/Mr. Christian Tetteh Yohuno on Monday 24th April, 2017 visited the scenes of murder at Nkonya Ahenkro and Nkonya Tayi on fact finding mission. The team, delegated by the Inspector-General of Police, Mr. David Asante-Apeatu, was accompanied by the Crime Scene Management Team from the CID Headquarters, Accra, which processed the crime scenes for further investigation.

The "Ghana: 60 Years On" Planning Committee has announced a GH?50,000 cash prize for the winner of a two-leg match involving rivals Accra Hearts of Oak and Kumasi Asante Kotoko. Initially, the two teams were expected to receive only GH?50,000 each as appearance fees for the games slated for May 1 and May 28 at the Accra Sports Stadium and Kumasi Sports Stadium respectively.

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has insisted that businessman, Mr Ibrahim Mahama closed his accounts after issuing cheques to pay for import duty on equipment and vehicles he imported through the Tema Port in 2015. Contrary to comments by spokespersons and associates of Mr Mahama as well as leading members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) that the accounts were only dormant, Mr Robert Mensah, an Assistant Commissioner at the GRA in charge of Communications has insisted

A new smartphone, Fero L100 has been introduced in Ghana by MTN in partnership with Dubai-based mobile company Fero. The Fero L100 has a 5-inch HD IPS display with a dragontrail glass protection and a long battery lifespan.

Proceedings at the Ashaiman circuit court was Monday halted for two hours after a-19-year old accused person who was to appear before it eased and smeared himself with the faeces in the holding cell. Rashid Agbo, who is being held on robbery charges, was believed to have done that to present himself as a deranged person.

Top-seed Thomas Sethodji yesterday made an impressive start to the 2017 McDan Open Championship, outclassing his Ghanaian counterpart Kwabena Ofosu Bamfo 6-1, 6-1 to progress to the last 16 stage of the tournament.

As a therapist and life transition coach, I’ve worked with many couples struggling with relationship issues. Most often, the issues revolve around ineffective communication, mistrust, the need for power and control, and the quest to be right. In order to have a loving and thriving relationship, a couple needs to have a good energy flow and synergy. But it can be hard for people to know where to start when creating this type of relationship. But the 5 C's can help when used as a

In the day to day of our relationships, a lot of stuff can get swept under the rug. Combine that with the fact that a lot of partners don’t really get to know each other on a deep level at the beginning of their relationships (or at any point) and you could be highly prone to emotionally stepping on your partner’s toes without knowing it. I recommend asking some of the following questions once every few months, and others on a weekly basis.

The Founder and Head Pastor of the Resurrection Power New Generation Church Reverend Anthony Kwadwo Boakye has urged Ghanaians to remain confident that the country would rise above the odds currently confronting it to become a beacon of hope and prosperity for succeeding generations. He said as a nation, there was the need to remain upbeat about chances of success but it appeared the confidence that should characterise the way Ghanaians ought to think and act was lacking. 

Investor interest in the government's district industrialisation programme (DIP), christened 'One District, One Factory' (ODOF), is gathering momentum, with financial commitments from the private sector into the initiative totaling US$3 million so far. Also, some 40 companies have submitted proposals on how to help implement the programme to the ODOF Secretary at the Presidency for consideration and approval.

Chocolate addicts, it’s probably a good time to start stocking up. The treats may not be this cheap much longer. Cocoa’s 42 per cent slump over the last 12 months makes it the worst performer among 34 commodities tracked by Bloomberg. Prices tumbled as output increased in Cote d’Ivoire, the world’s top grower, and the decline has pushed down retail prices for chocolates. But buyers are finally snapping up inexpensive supplies, and seven

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has directed banks with minimum capital below industry levels to, as a matter of urgency, submit to the central bank comprehensive recapitalisation plans.

The Coalition of Stakeholders on the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) Concession Arrangement (COSECA) has called on the government to amend the Millennium Challenge Compact (MCC) II to prevent the outright take-over of the company. Instead, the coalition proposes that the MCC should be amended to a joint venture arrangement that will allow ECG to exist and be part of the power distribution system in the country.

As Ghana joins the international community to commemorate World Malaria Day, it has been established that malaria prevalence and related morbidity has continued to decrease appreciably since 2013 in the country. Statistics from the National Malaria Control Programme (NMCP) indicate that in 2013, nine million confirmed malaria cases were recorded but the numbers reduced to less than seven million  in 2014 and further decreased to six million in