A man was arrested after mistaking a female police officer for a stripper, mirroring a scene from comedy Only Fools and Horses. Paul Harbord, 27, was in a pub in Old Shotton, County Durham, with friends after an all-day drinking session when the officer walked in to investigate their ‘rowdy’ behaviour. After one of his friends had […]

Kofi Humado, Dr. Tony Aidoo and Abuga Pele Former Head of Policy Monitoring and Evaluation at the Presidency, Dr. Tony Aidoo, is angry over what he sees as ‘crony capitalism’ within President John Dramani Mahama-led National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration. The ambassador-designate said he felt embarrassed by the scandal engulfing the National Youth Employment Programme […]

Rev. Dr. Kwabena Opuni Frimpong The General Secretary of the Christian Council of Ghana, Rev. Dr. Kwabena Opuni Frimpong says the state must first tax political parties and old student associations before considering taxing tithes and collections at churches. He accused politicians of corruption and suggested that government needs to close up loopholes within the […]

Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie aka Sir John  New Patriotic Party General Secretary, Kwadwo Owusu Afriyie has downplayed the prospects of all challengers seeking to unseat him as party scribe, saying he remains the darling of a mass of supporters who will vote to retain him. He has also rubbished accusations that he, together with the present […]

Minister for Food and Agriculture says he cannot be held responsible for the rot that has gone on in the Ghana Youth Employment and Entrepreneurial Agency (GYEEDA) and has dared his critics to produce evidence of his culpability. Clement Kofi Humado said he is “ready to debate anyone on any matter on GYEEDA provided it […]

The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal case brought before it by some 4,000 former employees of the Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority(GPHA).The workers were protesting the wrongful termination of their employment by the GPHA. They filed a case at the High Court in 2008 and obtained a ruling in their favor. In 2010, the GPHA filed […]

Sixteen are Egyptians accused of belonging to a “terrorist organisation” and four are foreigners accused of assisting it, or spreading false news. The defendants include two Britons, a Dutch national and an Australian – believed to be the al-Jazeera correspondent Peter Greste. Earlier, international news networks, including the BBC, called for the release of five […]

Prof. Jane Naana Opoku Agyeman, Minister of Education Students on the Government of Ghana scholarship scheme in the United Kingdom (UK) say they are going through hell due to the supposed failure of the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) to pay their bursaries. Some claimed they were on the verge of being sacked from the […]

Sheikh Umar Ibrahim Imam The National Imam of Ahlussunnah Wal-Jama’a, Sheikh Umar Ibrahim Imam, has condemned the alleged sexual abuse of children by their teacher as reported by DAILY GUIDE a couple of days ago. He described as worrying the rising spate of immorality among so-called men and women of God. His reaction was contained […]

One of the contents of this edition concerns the arrest of two cops who superimposed fake number plates over genuine ones to aid them in their criminal activities of extorting money from helpless persons. The rewarding of a whistleblower by the Police Administration, whose vigilance and action led to the arrest of the uniformed miscreants […]

The children of Major General Edward Kwaku Utuka, an army officer who was executed during Jerry John Rawlings’ 1979 military putsch, have taken a swipe at the former President over his recent justification of the killings that took place under his leadership in the heat of the insurrection. General Utuka and seven other top ranking […]

Dr Kwabena Adjei and Kofi Portuphy The National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr Kwabena Adjei has accused his main opponent in the party’s chairmanship race, Kofi Portuphy of inducing delegates with rice, cooking oil, mattresses, among others. “My competitors can distribute rice and cooking oil, but it is not my pedigree to be […]

Inusah Fuseini  Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Inusah Fuseini has thrown his weight behind the demolition exercise by the Tema Development Corporation (TDC) at Adjei Kojo near Tema which has left many families out in the cold weather. The minister was convinced the victims encroached on a piece of land they had no title […]

The 4×4 police vehicle used for the nefarious act by the police officers Two out of three police officers who were arrested last week for using police vehicles to rob victims returning from the banks are being processed for court. The suspected police officers whose names have been withheld by the police administration were nabbed […]

Sammy Awuku An Aspiring National Youth Organizer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Samuel Awuku has stated that the party will not seek redress at the law courts after the 2016 general elections. “We have witnessed so many types of leadership; in 2016 there will be no court. Everything will have to be done through […]

About 150,000 students sitting this year’s West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASCE) may not be able to enter the university next year. This is because some of the public universities have decided not to offer admissions to applicants who will write the WASSCE this year, reports the Daily Graphic’s Severious Kale-Dery. The University of […]

Seven hundred and seventy (770) women were reported to have beaten up their male partners nationwide last year. This figure represents an increase of 45 cases as against 725 cases reported in 2012. Speaking to The Finder in Accra, ASP Irene Oppong, Public Relations Officer of the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU), explained […]

A massive turnout is expected for Thursday’s anti-Merchant Bank sale demonstration in Kumasi. An earlier one in Accra attracted hundreds of protesters from all walks of life. The demonstration is being organized by the Public Action Against Corruption and Abuse (PAACA), which held discussions with the Ashanti Regional Police Command. The leadership of the PAACA […]

From left: ACP Angwubutoge Awuni, COP John Kudalor, Lydia Larbi Bawa, Mohammed Alhassan, COP Rose Bio Atinga and COP James Oppong Boanuh The Commissioner of Insurance, Lydia Lariba Bawa, paid a courtesy call on the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mohammed Alhassan to familiarize herself with the operations of the Ghana Police Service. As the […]