Kofi Asamoah, TUC Boss Organised Labour has called on the Government of Ghana to abandon what it described as the IMF-sponsored neoliberal economic framework, which it said had undermined the development of the nation. Organised Labour made this known in a speech delivered on its behalf by the General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress […]

President John Dramani Mahama has assured Ghanaians he will not hasten to append the country’s signature to the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) with the European Union (EU), at least not before a thorough review of the whole pact is done. President Mahama stated: “…government is taking all views and concerns of all stake holders including […]

Life-changing injuries: After the attack Mr Roberts, left, needed to have parts of his skull removed, and must now be fed through a tube. He is pictured right before his injuries A violent thug who left a man confined to a wheelchair with a section of his skull missing after knocking him to the ground […]

Today is not about workers marching under the scorching sun and listening to worn-out propaganda-coated speeches and promises from politicians enjoying to the fullest the pecks of their offices. It is a day unlike previous May 1 celebrations of workers in our part of the world because of the unusual times the Ghanaian worker is […]

Alfred Agbesi Woyome Embattled National Democratic Congress (NDC) bankroller, Alfred Agbesi Woyome, who is facing trial at an Accra Fast Track High Court for allegedly defrauding the State to the tune of GH¢51.2million in the name of judgement debt, has pledged to spill the beans when he mounts the witness box next week. Mr Woyome’s […]

Nana Koandu greets Otumfuo Former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman Rawlings, has expressed concern over the upsurge of corruption and lies in the country, attributing the trend to the fast-sinking traditions and culture of the country. According to her, Ghanaians had relegated the country’s rich culture and tradition, which taught a person to lead an […]

Ato Sarpong  President John Dramani Mahama has nominated Ato Sarpong as the Deputy Minister for Communications, succeeding Victoria Hamah who was fired over the VikiLeaks scandal.   Mr. Sarpong, an accountant by profession, has worked in the Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) sector for close to two decades, serving as Managing Director of AfricaOnline, an […]

Johnson Kombian and Corporal Osei Bonsu The surviving police officer of an alleged attack by Johnson Kombian – the notorious armed robber and his accomplice – of police officers around the Napkanduri Scarp in the Northern Region leading to the death of two of them, yesterday testified before an Accra Fast Track High Court that the […]

Kofi Mensah  THE TEMA Police has identified the man who body was charred in the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) fire tragedy in Tema on Tuesday. The deceased, Kofi Mensah, a 32-year-old auto-electrician and resident of New York near Ashaiman in the Greater Accra Region, was alleged to have gone to the scene of the incident […]

Joyce Blessing  Celebrated gospel musician, Joyce Blessing, who won the Gospel Album of the Year at Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) held last Saturday at the Alisa Hotel, has been tipped by stakeholders and gospel music fans to grab the ultimate award for the gospel music category slated for Saturday, May 3. The gospel artiste, […]

Kaakie Soundcity, a lifestyle channel in collaboration with GHone TV, will host a celebrity bash dubbed ‘VGMA Warm Up Party’ at Club 45, former Exel Nite Club, come tomorrow, Friday, May 2. The party, which is the first of its kind in the history of the Vodafone Ghana Music Awards, is designed to give music […]

Prince Hardi Adams presenting the award to Nana Akufo-Addo The Northern Youth for Peace and Development (NYUPED), on Tuesday, presented the “2013 NYUPED National Achievement Award” to the 2012 presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Presenting the award, the Executive Director of NYUPED, Prince Hardi Adams, explained that the […]

WORKERS OF Price 107.3 FM, at Pankrono in Kumasi, including reporters, DJs and the news editor, have been rendered jobless.  This unpleasant news followed the decision by the station to part ways with its entire staff; a harsh order which took effect last Monday. Four out of the about 35 workers of the station, who […]

The girl showing the severe burns An Accra Circuit Court yesterday fined one Chinyere Oburoh a sum of GH¢3,600, in default of which she will serve a year’s jail term, for causing harm to her 10-year-old niece. The court presided over by Sedinam Agbameva, after a full trial, found the accused guilty of the offence […]

A 35-year-old pastor of the Supreme Life Chapel International was on Tuesday put before an Accra Circuit Court and charged with bigamy. Isaac Quaye Fynn pleaded guilty and the court convicted him to a fine of GH¢420 or in default, spend six months in prison. Patience Frimpomaa, also known as Afua Martha, who was in […]

Professor Kwame Karikari  Journalism and Communications expert, Professor Kwame Karikari says President John Dramani Mahama does not have to sit down and allow the Savanna Accelerated Development Authority (SADA) that has been designed to bridge the development gap between the North and South, to fail. “President Mahama who certainly must consider himself a proud son […]

Kwabena Agyepong The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) seems to share the concerns and frustrations of Ghanaians especially workers in these times of economic difficulties. In a message of solidarity issued ahead of today’s workers’ day (May day) celebration, the new General Secretary of the party, Kwabena Agyepong noted that “the NPP acknowledges that the […]

The live snake hanging around the neck of the fetish priest  Inhabitants of Akyem Kukurantumi in the Eastern Region were spell-bound at a fetish priest’s shrine when a top pastor (name withheld) vomited a live snake. The said pastor, who is said to have been performing miracles, has established a number of churches with thousands […]

MANAGEMENT OF the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) has disclosed that the fire outbreak that raged through some pipelines of the factory at the Heavy Industrial Area behind Cocoa Processing Company in Tema, has made the company lose 300 metric tonnes of naphtha estimated at $280,000. According to TOR, each metric tonne of naphtha – a […]