A BUSINESS MAN and two others have been arrested for attempting to smuggle a large quantity of agro-chemicals to Cote d’ivoire. Kouakou Mana, the businessman; Faisal Ali, a driver and Abubakari Sadiq, a driver’s mate, were on Tuesday put before the Bibiani Circuit Court, but they rebutted the offence. They were each granted a GH¢50,000.00 […]

Chairman Wontumi addressing the crowd during the NPP recent demo in Kumasi THE LARGEST opposition political grouping in the country, the New Patriotic Party (NPP), will commence the distribution of free school uniforms to students next week. The nationwide social intervention programme would see the party distributing three million school uniforms to needy students. The distribution […]

Samia Nkrumah The Convention People’s Party (CPP) on Thursday said the holding of the National Economic Forum and the adoption of the Senchi Consensus (SC) constitute an implicit admission of the failure of the development policy of the government. The party questioned the basis of the SC, saying it would not be able to address […]

Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts THE MINISTRY of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts is set to host this year’s edition of the Accra Street Carnival on June 28-29, 2014. The event, dubbed ‘My Culture Rocks’ is aimed at diversifying the country’s tourism, cultural and creative arts products and use the event […]

Banku, Koo Fori, Powers flanked by Manfred Takyi and Harrison in a pose JOY INDUSTRY Limited is girding up it loins to promote the next bout between Bukom Banku and Ayittey Powers. This was disclosed to newsmen over the weekend during a tour of some selected towns in the Eastern Region by the two ace […]

A Headteacher has quit his job to travel to the World Cup in Brazil because he would not miss the trip off a lifetime. England and West Ham fan Mark Williams told governors at High Lawn Primary School in Bolton he wanted to resign so he could go to the tournament in South America. Controversially, they […]

David Luiz  David Luiz has joined French side Paris Saint-Germain in a five-year deal reported to be worth around 50 million pounds from Chelsea. A statement on the French club’s website read, “Paris Saint-Germain are pleased to announce that for a period of five years Brazilian international David Luiz has moved from Chelsea FC. He […]

Da Prince ON SUNDAY, June 15, one of Ghana’s finest gospel artistes, Pastor Solomon Leonard Baidoo, known in the gospel scene as Da Prince, will stage live performances to thrill gospel music fans who will attend the launch of his latest 12-track album titled ‘East To West’ at the Peace Chapel International in Accra. The […]

Two Fulani herdsmen, who together with a tailor and three others (at large), stopped vehicles at Assin Kwata on the Takoradi-Kumasi road, robbed passengers and shot dead a 26-year- old trader, have been arraigned before an Accra Circuit Court. They have been charged with four counts of robbery and the murder of Abubakari Apuri. The […]

COP/ Dr. Peter A. Wiredu The Director of Ghana immigration Service (GIS), CoP/ Dr. Peter A. Wiredu has appealed to government to provide the Service with weapons to enable it fight border crimes effectively. According to him, the lack of adequate budgetary allocation to the Service on an annual basis was negatively affecting its operations. […]

Oribe Peralta scored in the second half to help Mexico to a 1-0 victory over Cameroon in torrential rain Friday, earning el tri their first World Cup win over an african team and giving them a crucial three points in Group A. Peralta’s left-foot shot in the 61st minute justified coach Miguel Herrera’s decision to […]

Chief Imam, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu In yesterday’s edition of this paper, the national Chief Imam, Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, warned unruly Zongo youth to count him out when they are arrested for one of their many unacceptable conducts. His reaction followed the arrest of three persons for allegedly assaulting a policeman on traffic duties […]

ANY SHARED the joy when ‘Abrofra Due’ made his entry into this world. With great excitement and expectation they wished him well at his outdooring saying he would liberate his family from the poverty they could not overcome. Little did the well-wishers know that circumstances and the shocks of life would turn the dreams they […]

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) will hold their national delegates’ congress from October 24 – 26, 2014, Johnson Asiedu nketia, General Secretary of the party, has announced. He said regional, constituency and youth executive elections would also be conducted before the end of August. Mr. Asiedu-Nketia announced this during the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting […]

I am not a betting man. I was cured of that vice when one morning, instead of buying myself a delicious breakfast before I went to school (hmm– it was some “breakfast” – kokonte plus cowtail- and-cow-entrails-soup!) I went and betted on torchlight bulbs powered by batteries. The bulbs lit up and extinguished themselves in […]

THE OPPOSITIONNew Patriotic Party (NPP) seems to be making a huge fortune out of its flagbearership contest. The NPP is almost pocketing GH¢4.3 billion just a week after opening nominations, as five aspiring presidential candidates have picked their nomination forms after paying GH¢10,000 (or ¢100 million). Additionally, they would pay GH¢75,000, upon the return of […]

Stephen Asamoah-Boateng and wife Zuleika AN ACCRA Fast Track High Court yesterday acquitted and discharged Stephen Asamoah-Boateng aka Asabee – former Minister of Information and National Orientation and his wife, Zuleika Jennifer Lorwia – of the charges of conspiracy and contravention of the provision of the Public Procurement Act 663 of 2003. The couple, who were standing trial along with Kwabena […]

KILLED! Constable Jacob Gagre and Constable Jacob Gagre George Nico FOUR PERSONS, including two police officers, were on Thursday gunned down by unknown assailants at Gbintri, a farming community in the East Mamprusi District of the Northern Region. Constables George Nico and Jacob Gagre were escorting a bullion van of the East Mamprusi Community Bank from […]

Omar Mas Awudu, Adam Wudu and Abubarkar Wudu THREE PERSONS who allegedly attacked a police officer attached to the Nima Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) – who was discharging his duties at the Nima market intersection – have been remanded into police custody by an Accra Circuit Court. They were remanded on June 10, […]