Kwame Peprah and Dr Kwabena Duffuor Issues have started popping up about the absence of two former Ministers of Finance and Economic Planning under the National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration, Kwame Peprah and Dr Kwabena Duffuor, from the just-ended National Economic Forum. The forum ended yesterday with 22-point communiqué, among which is the review of budget […]

Boxer Michael Ayittey Okine aka Ayittey Powers, has blamed his defeat to Braimah Kamoko (Bukom Banku) in Thursday night’s non-title catch-weight bout to weight difference. Banku convincingly beat Powers winning by a unanimous decision, 117-109, 119-100, 120-108 after months of massive promotion and bragging by both boxers. Prior to the bout, Banku weighed 205 pounds, […]

Sydney Casely-Hayford A Financial analyst, Sydney Casely-Hayford, has indicated that the allusions of former President Jerry John Rawlings imputing the nation’s economic woes to the erstwhile J.A. Kufuor administration is not accurate and should not be given any prominence as Mr. Rawlins lacks what it takes to analyse the economic and financial matters of the […]

Turkish soldiers stood guard outside the entrance of the mine in Soma on Friday Turkish police have fired tear gas and water cannon at thousands of protesters in the eastern town of Soma, where some 300 miners died on Tuesday. The demonstrators in the town shouted anti-government slogans. The protest occurred after the mine operators […]

Hospital sources said at least 70 people were injured in the blast Two explosions have struck the Gikomba market area of the Kenyan capital Nairobi, killing at least 10 people and injuring scores, officials say. It is not clear what caused the blasts but Kenya has been hit by a spate of attacks in recent […]

Lawrence Nana Asiamah Hanson aka Bull Dog, Manager os Shatta Wale. INSET: The late Fennec The Police yesterday arrested a man they suspect to be behind the murder of Emmanuel Fennec Okyere, manager of one of the leading hip-life artistes in the country, Kwaw Kese aka Abodam. Fennec was killed at his Manet residence off […]

Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings  Former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings has yet another spirited campaign against the political order in the country. Nana Konadu who is the leader of the 31st December Women’s Movement (DWM) which used to be a virtual women’s wing of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) said “the rhetoric of our governments […]

Jess Appiah  THE POLICE in Kumasi are holding in their custody an 18-year-old boy suspected of robbery and rape. Jeff Appiah was said to be part of a two-man gang that allegedly stormed a pastor’s house and took away phones and money at gunpoint. Appiah and his accomplish (still at large), allegedly raped the pastor’s […]

Prof Jane  Naana Opoku-Agyemang, Minister of Education DAILY GUIDE has gathered that the second semester examinations of Higher National Diploma (HND) and Bachelor of Technology students of Takoradi Polytechnic have been put on hold. Also affected are students offering various degree programmes at the Polytechnic. This was due to the indefinite nationwide strike action by the […]

Aburi Botanical Garden The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Aburi, Mr. Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, made negative headlines yesterday after exhibiting gross appreciation for what the Aburi Botanical Garden stands for. Here is to report him to the President of the Republic, his employer, for committing a blunder whose repercussion on the environment is beyond the ken […]

Seth Terpker, Minister of Finance The Ministry of Finance has debunked reports that government will only pay three months’ salary arrears to workers. “The Ministry wishes to assure all affected public service employees that this is not true,” the Ministry said in a statement. It said, “As part of Government’s measures to improve and control […]

Daddy Lumba Following the adoption and use of ace musician Daddy Lumba’s latest song ‘Yentie Obiaa’ by President Mahama during his recent visit to the Ashanti Region, some residents in the opposition stronghold of Kumasi have decided to boycott the song. Some of the residents have told Adom News that any time they heard the […]

Okyeame Kwame Okyeame Kwame, one of the Ghanaian hiplife artistes who has carved a niche for himself as one of the reigning artistes in Ghana today, has declared his detemination to work extra hard to enable him to reach the top and compete with those on the international music scene. The accomplished songwriter and producer, […]

Airtel officials at the newly refurbished customer center at Ring Road. Airtel Ghana has re-opened its refurbished Ring Road customer care service center with the incorporation of two new services. The center can boast of an Airtel Money shop in a conducive atmosphere where customers can pay and receive money in their Airtel money account, […]

Hannah Tetteh, Minister of Foreign Affairs The Ministry of Foreign Affairs yesterday confirmed that three separate suits have been filed against them over contractual disputes. Macarius Akanbong, a Deputy Director – Legal and Consular Bureau at the Ministry, flanked by Khalilah Hackman told the Commission of Enquiry investigating the payment of judgment debts that all […]

Ayisi Boateng PRESIDENT JOHN Dramani Mahama has been told to sacrifice his huge monthly salary to prove to Ghanaians that indeed, he is a patriotic citizen. Mr. Ayisi Boateng, founding member of the New Patriotic Party   (NPP), said in the face of the current economic mess, the least the president could do for Ghana was […]

Alhaji Alhassan Imoro (in hat) and his entourage inspecting the farm at Ejura The Executive Director of the Ghana National Service Scheme, Alhaji Alhassan Imoro, has inspected the cultivation of maize for the major season on the Scheme’s agricultural project site at Ejura in the Ashanti Region. This year’s project covers 450 acres out of […]

Dignitaries taking a tour of the new DNA laboratory, INSET: Dr Darius Kofi Osei and Ernest Thompson at the DNA laboratory The Trust Hospital Company Limited has unveiled its new Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA) paternal testing equipment at the Trust Specialist Hospital at Osu. The new equipment, which is the first to be established in a […]

Some of the alumni exchanging pleasantries  The alumni of the School of Allied Health Sciences (SAHS) of the University of Ghana have expressed disappointment over the deplorable state of the school’s hostel which has not seen any renovation since the inception of the school. This came to light last Friday at an alumni fund-raising and […]