Alhaji Limuna Mohammed Muniru, Northern Regional Minister One person has been confirmed dead in another land dispute between Beriba and Yiyamba – two separate Konkomba farming communities in the Gushiegu District of the Northern Region. District Chief Executive (DCE) and Chairman of the District Security Committee (DISEC), Alhaji Alhassan Fusheini, who confirmed the skirmishes in the […]

Prof. Naana Jane Opoku Agyeman, Minister of Education Some Ghanaian students studying in the United Kingdom, Russia, Turkey, China and other parts of the world are said to be stranded in their host countries as government is alleged to have refused to extend to them agreed stipends, tuition fees and other benefits. The situation has left […]

Akwasi Oppong Fosu, Minister, Local Government and Rural Development A group calling itself Concerned Youth of Abura Dunkwa in the Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese (AAK) District of the Central Region has appealed to President John Dramani Mahama to, as a matter of urgency, sack the District Chief Executive (DCE) of the area, Atta Mends. According to the group, the DCE […]

Inflation and other economic variables continue to affect the price of food items on the market and the poor suffer most. The Inflation rate for April 2014 recorded 14.7 percent, up from 14.5 percent in March. Even though it represents a 0.2 percent increase, it is the highest inflation rate since April 2010. It would […]

Dr. Kofi Wampah, BoG Boss President John Dramani Mahama has given assurance that the new measures introduced by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to curb the free fall of the cedi will be reviewed. He said the review will address the unintended implementation flaws and also allay the fear of members of the general public […]

Osabarima Ayeh displaying the trophy Alhaji picked at the Awards ceremony, flanked by Alhaji Chocho(L) and Nana Sakyibea The Paramount Chief of Suhum Traditional Area, Osabarimah Ayeh Kofi and his queenmother, Nana Yaa Sakyibea last Sunday called on the Chief Executive of Chocho Industries, Alhaji Mustapha Oti Boateng to commend him for emerging as the […]

A section of entrepreneurs at the forum The Treasurer of Barclays Bank Ghana has advised local entrepreneurs to explore other sources of raising capital to improve their businesses. According to George Asante, Small and Medium-scale Enterprises (SMES) should consider partnership, equity and guarantee investment to expand their capital base and become profitable. He also stressed […]

Korsi Dzokoto Waxson Financial Services (WFS), an indigenous financial institution, has launched an innovative high-yielding investment product called the WFS Treasury Plus Investment (TPI). The TPI, which is a Government of Ghana (Go) Treasury bill market-link instrument, is designed to provide higher returns on investments than the traditional fixed income investment. Korsi Dzokoto, Chief Executive […]

Matilda Amissah- Arthur inspecting some of the products India’s High Commissioner to Ghana, K.Jeeva Sagar has described poverty as the worst enemy of humans. The High Commissioner said this at a ceremony to mark the end of several workshops held for 25 traditional basket weavers selected from the three Northern regions at the Aid To […]

Mr. Rene Kwamikorkor Senyo(middle) with his executives at the press conference The Ghana Police Service has asked members of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) to postpone their demonstration, which was scheduled to take place today in Accra and Kumasi. The police said they were overwhelmed by  other security challenges. A statement signed by […]

Section of the people who attended the event, INSET:A doctor addressing the gathering WEIGHT LIFTERS in the country have to protect themselves adequately when they go to the gym, in order to avert developing hernia, a renowned medical doctor has admonished. Dr Kwame Antwi of County Clinic in Kumasi added, “People who lift heavy metals […]

Kojo Bonsu (middle) addressing the journalists THE KUMASI Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) is expending a staggering GH¢40,000 in an ambitious project which will see one million trees being planted to restore Kumasi to its glorious ‘Garden City’ status. Speaking at a media launch of the Kumasi Urban Forestry Project, also dubbed ‘Me and My Tree Competition,’ […]

Ms. Felicia Agyepong addressing the media A group of parents calling themselves Concerned Non-Staff Parents of the University of Ghana Basic Schools (UGBS), has petitioned the government, the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) and advocates of children’s rights to restrain the authorities of the University of Ghana (UG) from preventing non-staff parents […]

Joseph Yammin sandwiched by Alhaji Chocho(L) and Osabarima Kofi Ayeh at the Media launch yesterday.INSET: Yammin inspecting the car at stakeas Alhaji looks on. Chocho Industries has launched the second annual Chocho National Inter-faith Games and Exhibition show at the Media Centre of the Accra Stadium. The games, scheduled for July 1 at the Mensah […]

Kwesi Pratt Jnr Managing Editor of the Insight newspaper, Kwesi Pratt Jnr, has indicated that the National Economic Forum (NEF) currently ongoing at Akosombo will likely be the last one to be organized by any government in power. According to him, since the New Patriotic Party (NPP) refused to honour the invitation of the ruling […]

The Polytechnic Teachers Association of Ghana (POTAG) will begin an indefinite nationwide strike today. POTAG is protesting the unwillingness on the part of government to pay their Book and Research Allowance for the 2013/2014 academic year. In a statement to its branches across the country, the association instructed its members to lay down their tools […]

A Ghanaian pharmacist in the United States was shot in the face four times on Monday for allegedly refusing to sell prescription drugs to a customer who had no prescription note. 35-year-old Michael Nana Baffuor Addo was shot and killed by a male customer believed to be an Iraqi war veteran, who later shot killed […]

Bukom Banku Tomorrow’s highly anticipated “Judgement Night’ between Bukom Banku (Braimah Kamoko) and Ayittey Powers has suffered another set-back after Banku failed to meet the weight class for the Cruiserweight bout. Banku weighed 218 pounds, exceeding the upper limit of 200 pounds for the cruiserweight division. Ayittey Powers, on the other hand, weighed 200 pounds, Liquidsportsghana.com […]

Albinos in Tanzania have become targets for body-snatchers seeking to sell them to witch doctors Two witch doctors in Tanzania have been arrested after a woman with albinism was hacked to death, police say. One of her legs and several fingers were removed in the attack on Tuesday. Albinos have suffered widespread persecution in Tanzania, […]

Sarkodie BET has announced the nominations for the “BET Awards” 2014 and Ghanaian Rapper Sarkodie has been nominated again for the “Best International Act: Africa”. It will be recalled that Sarkodie was nominated in 2012 in the same category and he won with Nigerian singer Wizkid. Nominations were announced in 20 categories, selected by BET’s […]