Nana Kwadwo Nyarkoh II SEVEN PERSONS were stabbed at Abease following a chieftain fracas, which took place during the weekend. Two of the victims, who sustained severe injuries, have been referred to the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Kumasi. Seven suspects have been arrested by the police while four others are on the run. One […]

FLASHBACK: Players of Kotoko celebrating their league victory. Will they be lucky tomorrow too? ASANTE KOTOKO appear favourites in the MTN FA Cup final clash against Inter Allies scheduled for the Accra Sports Stadium tomorrow. But whether or not they can lift the ultimate and add it to the First Capital Plus silverware remains the […]

WINNERS’ CHAPEL last Sunday marked its 10th anniversary with thanksgiving service at all branches across the country. The event also coincided with the introduction of the church’s anniversary cloth. At the Madina City branch, the Senior Pastor, Isaac Gyeke Darko, asked members to forgive one another and live together in peace. “God who has made […]

Joseph yammin THE BLACK Stars will top its group comprising of Germany, Portugal and USA at the Brazil World Cup, says Joseph yammin, Deputy youth and Sports Minister. The Deputy Sports Minister is convinced that the Black Stars have a better team as compared to their group opponents. Hon Yammin noted that “there is no […]

Rev.Dr.Opuni and representatives of member churches THE GENERAL Secretary of the Christian Council of Ghana (CCG), Rev. Dr. Kwabena Opuni Frimpong, has disclosed that the Council had taken over the responsibility of hosting the annual National Week of Prayers and Thanksgiving. The General Secretary made this disclosure to media practitioners in a Pastoral Letter he […]

Passengers trying to restrain the drivers from fighting DRAMA UNFOLDED at Linda Door, a rest stop at Bunso Nkwanta, on the main Accra/Kumasi highway Friday morning, as two angry drivers turned the place into a boxing arena. They freely traded hefty blows to the astonishment of onlookers. The drivers, believed to be in their mid […]

ACCRA WAS almost completely submerged under water after about 12 hours of downpour Thursday. Beginning in the morning and lasting until the end of day, the rains filled gutters and drains in the capital, and flooded streets, lorry stations and the homes of some residents. Roads were left impassable, causing heavy traffic as vehicles moved […]

Richard Nyamah. AN ACCRA Fast Track High Court yesterday set June 25 for ruling on a suit brought against the State by a youth activist of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Nyamah. The fixing of the date was necessitated by the inability of Justice L.L. Mensah to read the ruling on the matter […]

The convicts Six Persons who defied a hohoe high Court order to hand over a black stool and other stool regalia to the Paramount Chief of Pai- Katanga, nana diawuo bediako – in the Krachi east district of the Volta Region – have been sentenced to 30 days imprisonment in hard labour for contempt. In […]

Paul Afoko AN ATTEMPT by the National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Paul Afoko and his General Secretary, Kwabena Agyei Agyepong, to have the party’s National Council – the highest decision-making body after delegates’ congress – reconstituted was yesterday met with stiff opposition. Since he assumed office as the National Chairman of the […]

President John Mahama A SIX-YEAR-old pupil of Christ the King R/C Primary School at Ahensan, a suburb of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region, left his teachers laughing their heads off when he told them he wanted to become the president of the Republic, like John Mahama. The boy was answering a question posed to him […]

Charles Nii Kwadey Offei Palm We do hereby express gratitude to the Senior Staff Association of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital for a wonderful performance. For persevering and displaying maximum patriotism by exposing the Ag. Chief executive officer and the board members for their expensive lifestyle as the many needs of the premier teaching hospital […]

In May 1964, my novelist friend, Julian Mayfield, told me that Malcolm X had come to Ghana! He, Maya Angelou and a few other African Americans, including a soft-spoken but very serious and hard-working lady called alice Windome, had formed an organising committee for the visit and were taking him round to meet important Ghanaians […]

Afari Gyan, EC Boss THE CHAIRMAN of the Electoral Commission, Dr. Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, has postponed the registration exercise meant to capture those who have just turned 18 years as well as those who could not register during the last registration. According to him, the registration, which was initially scheduled for June 20 to 29, 2014, […]

Bernard Antwi Boasiako aka Wuntumi The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has categorically denied speculations that it is producing national Democratic Congress (NDC) branded T-shirts for its ‘Ya Ye Den’ demonstration slated for Tuesday, 10 June in Kumasi. Justin Kodua, the NPP Ashanti Regional Youth Organizer, stated emphatically that organizers of the demonstration intend to express […]

A scene of the Accra floods on Thursday THREE PERSONS have been confirmed dead at Sakumono, Agbogbloshie and Dome in Accra following last Thursday’s torrential rainfall which lasted for more than 10 hours. Bodies of the deceased – a male and two females – were discovered by the police yesterday after the rain had stopped. […]

Abega Pele and Assibit A Witness in the ongoing national youth employment Programme (NYEP) trial has admitted that its former national Coordinator, Abuga Pele, did not sign for money used to conduct feasibility studies. The Accra Financial Court, presided over by Justice Afia Asare- Botwe, heard on Thursday how a whopping GH¢59,000 was spent on feasibility […]