William Sabi The Minority Caucus in Parliament has appealed to the government to take urgent steps to prevent the imminent collapse of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), insisting that funds should be released immediately to salvage the fund. They said many Ghanaians were dying because that facility, lauded as one of the best Government […]

Ebo Barton Odro The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) has implored Parliament to investigate the conduct of First Deputy Speaker of the Parliament, Ebo Barton-Odro in the payment of GH¢51.2million judgment debt to businessman Alfred Woyome. The PPP also wants the former Deputy Attorney General to resign immediately as the Member of Parliament for Cape Coast […]

Alan Kyerematen As the NPP prepare towards its Presidential primaries, a leading contender in the race, Mr. Alan Kyerematen has called on all party faithful’s to be circumspect in their utterances and dealings with one another, and forge ahead in unity. He noted that, “the NPP thrives on diversity. It has rich democratic values that […]

Ebo Barton-Odro First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Ebo Barton-Odro, has further thrown spanner in the efforts at retrieving the GH¢51.2 million paid to National Democratic Congress (NDC) financier, Afred Agbesi Woyome, insisting that the government does not have a good case against the embattled businessman. Mr. Barton-Odro, who took part in the alleged fraudulent payment […]

DCOP Kofi Boakye standing in front of the suspected robbers THE POLICE in Kumasi have arrested one Akwasi Yeboah, popularly known as ‘Inusah,’ in connection with the gruesome murder of one Akwasi Abebe, 23. The deceased was allegedly shot in the head at close range on May 28, 2014, and he eventually died at the […]

Constance Owusu, who was challenged over her age, showing her birth certificate to some of the EC officials  THE TIMELY intervention of a group of armed policemen on Monday prevented what could have been bloody clashes between the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) at the AME Zion JHS at […]

Only Ministers and Deputy Ministers under an NDC regime can afford the level of profligacy exhibited recently by a female government appointee in commemoration of her birthday. While some government appointees are too scared to undertake such eye-catching social activities given the testy times the country is in, others such as our guest today can […]

Ebo Barton-Odro First Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Ebo Barton-Odro, has further thrown spanner in the efforts at retrieving the GH¢51.2 million paid to National Democratic Congress (NDC) financier, Afred Agbesi Woyome, insisting that the government does not have a good case against the embattled businessman. Mr. Barton-Odro, who took part in the alleged fraudulent payment […]

Engineers and Planners excavator loading tipper trucks at the project site. Ibrahim Mahama, brother of President John Dramani Mahama and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Engineers and Planners Construction Limited, has been awarded the contract to complete the rehabilitation of some roads in the Ashaiman Municipality. The Ashaiman Municipal Assembly (ASHMA) recently abrogated the contract […]

All seven aspirants contesting for the flagbearer position of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) yesterday balloted for their positions on the ballot sheet for the upcoming Special Delegates Congress slated for Sunday August 31, 2014. Two of the seven contenders, namely two-time standard bearer, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and former Member of Parliament (MP) […]

Joseph Bediako wearing a ‘Konadu for 2016′ T-shirt Former First Lady and Founder of the National Democratic Party (NDP), Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, in reaction to speculations that she intends  going back to join the ruling the National Democratic Congress (NDC), has claimed that she has no intention of going back to the party. Close aide […]

EC official registering a voter There was low turnout at most registration centres in Cape Coast, the Central Regional capital on Monday during the limited registration of new and eligible voters by the Electoral Commission (EC). Most of the electoral areas in the metropolis, which includes Presbyterian Basic and Junior High School, had not registered […]

Julius Debrah (first right), the Vice President (second right) and Dr Kwaku Agyemang-Mensah (second left) monitoring the clean-up exercise The recent killer cholera outbreak within the Accra metropolis which was attributed to poor sanitation has awaken government and city authorities from their shell to embark on a massive clean-up exercise within the metropolis. The Vice […]

Justice Yaw Apau The Commission of Enquiry investigating the payment of judgement debts yesterday heard how a certain Daniel Kofi Adobor attempted to get back once vibrant Subin Timers Limited, which was confiscated by the government in the heat of the ‘revolution’ in 1982. His bid to get back the company, even though it did […]

Dr Prosper Ayisa, Sunyani Area Manager A Goaso Circuit Court, presided over by Osei Kwame Gyamfi, has issued bench warrant for the arrest of directors of four companies at Goaso who have defaulted in the payment of social security contributions of their employees to the tune of GH¢21,505.73. The four companies were dragged to the […]

Asare Adjei, President of AGI The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) says the current crisis confronting the country calls for immediate action by government to avert further deterioration of the country’s economy. AGI made the call at a meeting held recently in Accra subsequent to the review of the 2nd quarter report of the AGI […]

“Do not stand at my grave and weep. I am not there. I do not sleep. I am the diamond gaunt on snow.  I am the sunlight on ripened grain. I am the gentle autumn rain. I am the dew of dawn, soaking the early dawn traveller. Do not weep for me.  My soul is […]

Panji Anoff Pidgen Music, CEO Panji Anoff last week made a shocking revelation on his Facebook that he is a gay. “I wish to announce today that I am gay, so that all the people who don’t want a gay friend on facebook, can unfriend me now. I will miss you all, but I think […]

Ghana’s Black Princesses dampened the mood in Canada after they defeated the host nation by a lone goal to set off their FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup campaign to a flying start. The scene of the ‘David’ and ‘Goliath’ match was at Toronto’s National Soccer Stadium last Tuesday night as a lone strike from the […]