Fifa has ended Nigeria’s suspension following Thursday’s court ruling to allow the reinstatement of the country’s Football Federation board. The ban, which had threatened the participation of Nigeria’s Women’s Under-20 in next month’s World Cup in Canada, had been in place since 9 July. Fifa punished Nigeria for government interference when a sole administrator replaced the NFF […]

Organised Labour has declared a one-day national protest and is asking all workers under the umbrella to boycott work on Thursday, 24th July, 2014. ”…To back these demands and as a demonstration of our serious concern over the existing state of affairs, Organised Labour declares a one day national protestation on Thursday July 24, 2014,” said the General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress […]

Chris Attoh with fiancee Damilola Adegbite. Chris Attoh’s rep have revealed to BellaNaija that the actor and his fiancee, Damilola Adegbite are not married contrary to rumours that went viral after Chris updated the marital status on his facebook page to ‘Married’. Without giving details on whether the facebook update was real or fake, the […]

Christopher Opoku Ace sports journalist, Christopher Opoku, has described as unfortunate, the decision by the Ghana Football Association to extend the stay of current Black Stars coach Kwesi Appiah by two years. The competence of Kwesi Appiah has been the subject of intense debate after he failed to guide the national beyond the group stages […]

Despite a directive by Ashanti Regional Minister, Samuel Sarpong, against rebuilding stalls razed down by an inferno at the Kumasi Central Market, the traders are said to be scrambling for space to do just that. According to Luv FM’s Erastus Asare-Donkor, a few hours after the blaze has been put out by fire personnel, the […]

President John Dramani Mahama I hear voices, voices of lamentations. Yes, the pitch and tone of these voices are in weary stanzas. Men, women, the youngsters, children, and even the fading bones are all lamenting at the emptiness of their lives. A whole nation has now drown itself in tears about its vain wealth. A […]

Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, 2012 Flagbearer, Dr Kofi Konadu Apraku, Stephen Asamoah-Boateng, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen and Joe Ghartey The opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) has finally settled on Sunday August 31, 2014 for its Special Congress to prune down the number of aspirants contesting for the flagbearership position of the party from seven to five. It would be followed […]

Seth Terpker The Finance Minister, Seth Terpker, was yesterday hauled before Parliament to explain the delay in the payment of statutory funds like the Common Fund, National Health Insurance Fund, the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund), Road Fund, among others. In response, he told the MPs it was as a result of revenue shortfalls, payment […]

Rt. Rev. Stephen Richard Bosomtwe-Ayensu President John Dramani Mahama’s Wednesday presentation of 13 new vehicles to the members of the National House of Chiefs has attracted various interpretations, with an accusation that the gesture was an attempt to bribe the chiefs. According to Dr. Richard Amoako Baah, Head of Political Science Studies Department of the […]

Betty Mould-Iddrisu, Ex Minister of Justice and Attorney General The Ghana Highway Authority (GHA) yesterday tendered in evidence payment certificates issued to Messrs Construction Pioneers (CP) at the ongoing Commission of Enquiry investigating the payment of judgement debts. The company received €85.2million in addition to £7million during the tenure of Betty Mould-Iddrisu when she was […]

Mr Samuel Nii Odoi Mensah Nicknamed by some movie industry stakeholders as the ‘Mugabe of the Actor’s Guild’ for his seemingly long stay in office, President of Ghana Actors Guild (GAG), Mr Samuel Nii Odoi Mensah, has finally disclosed that he’s had enough and will step down during the next elections. Speaking to Razz Newspaper, […]

Seth Terkper The country’s gross international reserves stood at US$4,471 million at the end of June 2014 as a result of the seasonality in foreign exchange flows, the Finance Ministry has noted. The gross international reserves can provide 2.5 months of imports cover compared to the stock position of US$5,632.15 million at the end of […]

The victims being taken out of the car A tipper truck driver who attempted to overtake a bus while negotiating a curve on the Teshie Bush Road in Accra yesterday lost control of the vehicle and drove straight into a fully-loaded taxi, killing four persons on the spot. The dead comprised a three-year-old schoolgirl and […]

Dr Kofi Wampah Government intends to use the cocoa syndicated loan and the Eurobond issuance, which are estimated at almost US$3 billion, to help stabilize the cedi in the second half of this year, Dr Kofi Wampah, the Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has stated. Managers of the country’s economy have also pinned […]

Seth Terkper, Finance and Economic Planning Minister Mr. Seth Terkper, Finance and Economic Planning Minister, is emitting ambivalent signals about the economy. Having avoided the propaganda which has fueled our journey to the dire destination we are today to the admiration of some Ghanaians, he has changed the hymn he sang then. He must be […]

Samuel Sunday being removed from the block making machine A 20-year-old cleaner at a block factory at Amanfrom, near Weija, lost his leg after attempting to clean an industrial molding block machine during power outage. The victim, Samuel Forson, who works with Huatong International Company, a Chinese company, according to eyewitnesses, got trapped in the […]

Dolapo Ogundimu (3rd from left) cutting the tape to unveil the new customer contact centre Access Bank Ghana has formally launched its world-class and multi-channel contact centre to provide all round support for customers and other stakeholders. The contact centre, which provides a fully interactive platform, has been designed to address customer enquiries and requests […]

IGP Mohammed Alhassan receiving the cheque National Investment Bank (NIB) has recently donated an amount of GH¢50,000.00 to the Police Service. The donation, geared towards the rehabilitation of a 12-unit accommodation block at the Ghana Police Command and Staff Colleg at Winneba, was made during the graduation ceremony of the Police Command and Staff College. […]

Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu The National Chief Imam Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu has descended on one of his officers, Alhaji Ahmed Nii Nortey aka Caesar for acting without authority. The action is a fallout from the recent visit to the Israeli Embassy in Accra for a donation of rice and sugar for the Islamic community […]