Hassan Ayariga The 2012 Flagbearer of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Mr Hassan Ayariga,  has revealed that he run the campaign for 2012 Presidential elections without  support from the National Executives of the Party. The Flagbearer who  was addressing the Regional Executives and delegates of the party at Bolgatanga,  stated that unlike the National Democratic Congress(NDC) and […]

Miracles: Conjoined twins Hope and Faith passed away on Tuesday after surviving a miracle birth on May 8 The conjoined twin girls who stole Australia’s heart earlier this month have died. Hope and Faith passed away on Tuesday, Channel 9′s A Current Affair revealed on its Twitter account. The girls shared a body but had […]

President John Mahama President John Mahama has tasked the Ghana Armed Forces to immediately strategise and work towards countering any possible terrorist attack on the country. The president said activities of Boko haram and other terrorists groups in the sub-region are rife and threaten global peace. He was addressing the rank and file of the […]

The Volta River Authority (VRA) has told Citi Business News Ghanaians may have to endure the current power crisis for a while longer. Ghanaians living in various parts of the country say they have been experiencing unannounced power outages. This has ignited public outrage over the refusal of the power companies to provide a schedule for what […]

Nurses at the Accra Psychiatric Hospital have threatened to embark on strike by the end of this week over what they described as shortage of medicines at the hospital. The nurses held a protest march Tuesday at the hospital, saying that they were exposed to the dangers associated with treating very aggressive mentally deranged patients […]

The George Walker Bush Highway, otherwise known as NI Highway, continues to draw blood. So many people have perished on the highway that sometimes we wonder why a facility which should gladden our hearts, has become a source of incessant anguish. This might be the umpteenth time we are commenting on the carnage on the […]

Joe Ghartey, Addae Nimoh and Dr Kofi Konadu Apraku The hordes of New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearer aspirants have been stopped from pitching camp in the Northern Region as a move to instil discipline among contenders as well as party members. The Northern Regional Chairman of the party, Daniel Bugri Naabu, who issued the diktat, […]

Mashud Mumuni CHIEF MASHUD Mumuni, the Dagomba Community Chief in Ashaiman, has lashed out at the Mahama Administration, asking Ghanaians to blame the economic hardship in the country on Ministers of State he described as ‘Junior High School (JHS)’ ministers. “I don’t understand why the President would appoint some JHS boys and girls and first-year […]

Prof Agyemang Badu Akosah Professor Agyeman Badu Akosa, leading member of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), has said that the John Dramani Mahama-led National Democratic Congress (NDC) government is involved in the attempted takeover of HFC Bank. The renowned pathologist insists the hands of the government as well as the leadership of the party cannot […]

The impounded vehicle with the stolen roofing sheet coils, parked in front of the Ejisu Police station FIVE PEOPLE have been apprehended by the Ejisu Police for allegedly stealing quantities of roofing sheet coils at Britak Steel Complex. Among the arrested people was Ernest Brefo, said to be a brother of the late managing director […]

Lawrence Bekoe A 36-year-old driver of a gold-buying agent in Dunkwa-on- Offin in the Central Region, Lawrence Bekoe, is wanted by the police for allegedly bolting with an amount of GH¢600,000 belonging to the company. Bekoe, popularly known as Piipii, was on his daily errand with his boss enroute to Bogoso in the Western Region […]

The senior national team the Black Stars last Sunday commenced training for their international friendly against the Oranje national team  of the Netherlands.                   Credit: Ghanafa.org

Ben Brako (left) with Kofi Amoakohene, CEO of Scratch Studios The highly publicised and much-anticipated musical event dubbed ‘African Union Day Concert’ slated for the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC) in Accra has been postponed from the earlier advertised date of May 25 to later part of June according to the organisers, RAM Media Concepts. […]

Mrs Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, Tourism Minister Madam Florence Agrah, Head of Fashion Department, Ho Polytechnic, at the weekend urged Africans to appreciate local fashion designs. According to her, “Such designs are precious heritages which define the African personality and cannot be wished away for foreign ones.” Madam Agrah said this at a fashion show organised by […]

Dr. Kofi Wampah, Governor BoG Dr Ben Amoah, Head of Financial Stability at the Bank of Ghana (BoG), has attributed the depreciation of the cedi to making and receiving payments in foreign currencies in Ghana. He said such practice must cease in order to help curb the unnecessary and excessive demand for foreign currencies. Speaking at the […]

Gilbert Hie Gilbert Hie, Managing Director of Societe Generale Ghana, says the high interest rates on Government’s financial instruments has succeeded in enticing investors, denying banks in the country the much-needed resources to expand. According to Mr Hie, who was speaking recently on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) to explain the 2013 performance of Societe […]

Kirk Koffi, VRA Boss The Volta River Authority (VRA) has stated that government’s policy to increase power generation capacity from 2,800 megawatts to 5,000 megawatts by 2016 is not attainable. Bernard Kofi Ellis, Director, Planning and Business Development, VRA, who made this known at Public Utilities Regulatory Commission’s (PURC) consultative workshop on domestic natural gas […]

Proud staff of Olam Ghana show off the CSR Award Olam Ghana, a leading agro-commodity company, has been awarded by the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) and the Ghana Chamber of Commerce (GCC) for its commitment to corporate social responsibility in Ghana. The institutions presented Olam with an award at the recent Chamber of Commerce […]

Haruna Iddrisu, Trade Minister Trade Minister Haruna Iddrisu has said that Ghana will not rush to sign the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) unless issues, which are in the overall interest of Ghana, are addressed. “Ghana would like to have a healthy relationship with the European Union (EU) but Ghana will not sign any agreement that […]