Samples of Nokia 130 handsets Microsoft Devices Group has unveiled the Nokia 130, a mobile phone designed to introduce millions of people to new digital experiences. At just 19 Euros, the Nokia 130 combines the everyday essentials that first-time mobile phone buyers expect with the beautiful design, reliability and mobile entertainment they want. Featuring a […]

The fourth annual Chale Wote Street Art Festival takes place in James Town on August 23-24, 2014 in Accra. The event is being organised by ACCRA.ALT in collaboration with the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), Redd Kat Picutures, Institut Français, The Foundation for Contemporary Art Ghana, Dr Monk, No Limits Charity and The Attukwei Art Foundation. […]

The use of Trade licence plates – the DP and DV – has become a fashion in recent times. It is possible to count at least three unregistered motor vehicles among every 10 on our streets today. As some have conspicuously affixed the trade licence plate, either at the front or rear of their vehicles, […]

POTHOLES HAVE become cancers on our roads. All Ghanaians have to live with them, whether we like it or not. Since the inception of the Fourth Republic, friends and cronies who are unqualified local road contractors have had the opportunity to be awarded road contracts through lobbying of the powers-that-be. The result is that soon […]

Yvonne Nelson Nigerian movie fans await popular Ghanaian actress, Yvonne Nelson, as she premieres her latest movie, Single, Married & Complicated, in Nigeria this weekend. The new movie, which is a sequel to the 2012 hit movie, Single & Married, attracted a lot of buzz across the continent when the actress released posters, snapshots and […]

Yahaya Mohammed Ex-Kotoko midfielder Yahaya Mohammed has arrived in Egypt to sign for top-flight side Al Ittihad. The 26-year-old is expected to hold talks with the club by the close of the week before he put pen-to-paper on a long term deal. Mohammed signed pre-contract agreement with Libyan side Al Ittihad which triggered his troubles […]

Marietta Brew Appiah-Opong, Attorney General The Attorney General’s Department says it still cannot trace documents indicating payment of a whooping ¢34 billion (GH¢3.4 million) to one Nana Emmanuel Duke Woode for the confiscation of his companies by the government in the heat of the 1982 ‘revolution.’ Documents available to the Commission on Judgement Debts showed that Nana Woode received the money somewhere 2006 for the […]

Dr. John. K. Kwakye Banks’ lending to the agriculture sector is very low as compared to the services sector, according to a survey conducted by Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA). According to the survey, banks are reluctant to lend to the agric sector because of the high risk in the sector and the low market potential […]

Dr Philomena Nyarko The year-on-year inflation as measured by the consumer price index (CPI) was 15.3 percent in July 2014 slightly up from the 15.0 percent recorded in June 2014. The rate for July 2014 entails the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) over the 12-month period from July 2013 to July 2014. […]

Kwesi Livingstone, CEO of McOttley Holdings Mcottley Holdings Limited, a multi-sectoral financial and managerial services provider, recently celebrated its one year of operations in Ghana at a plush ceremony at Dzorwulu, Accra. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of McOttley Holdings, Kwesi Livingstone, in a welcome address, said his outfit had achieved Chartered Institute of Management Accountants […]

TIGO GHANA has indicated that its mobile broadband currently covers over 160 districts across the country, which will improve network quality and boost customer experience among Tigo subscribers. “The expansion work will not only increase our coverage footprints but also enhance network quality which is core to Tigo’s operations and essential to customer satisfaction. The decision to invest heavily in […]

Dr. Afari Gyan The Electoral Commission (EC) has come under intense pressure to implement key reforms suggested by political parties in Ghana to make elections more credible in future. This became apparent during a forum organized by the Institute for Economic Affairs (IEA) on Tuesday when representatives of all the political parties in the country met […]

The Kumasi Gender-based court, presided over by Mrs. Rita Agyeman-Budu, has sentenced a 66-year-old security man to 15 years’ imprisonment in hard labour for defiling a 12-year-old girl at Asonomaso, near Kumasi in the Ashanti Region. Antwi Gyeabour pleaded guilty to the charge of defilement contrary to section 101 0f Act 29/60 as amended by […]

Bernard Amankwah Bernard Amankwah, one of Ghana’s most sensational gospel music icons, is gearing up for an upcoming event dubbed: ‘The Celebration of His Grace’ at the National Theatre in Accra on September 14, 2014. The ‘Celebration of His Grace’ concert has been designed to serve as a gospel musical platform for local gospel artistes […]

Some children playing at a refuse dump One person has been confirmed dead and three others hospitalised as cholera breaks out at Kokotenten in the Adansi South District of the Ashanti Region. The latest incident happened less than a month after 15 people were reportedly killed and 855 affected in a similar outbreak in Greater Accra […]

Dr Joseph Teye Nuertey Despite high levels of fear and panic among residents in the Volta Region due to their proximity to Ghana’s eastern borders, the Volta Regional Director of Health Services, Dr Joseph Teye Nuetey, has assured that the region is in safe hands as far as the dreaded Ebola is concerned. According to […]

Nana Oye Lithur, Minister of Gender, Children and Social Protection The President of the Concerned Citizens Association of Tamale (CCAT), Basharu Alhassan dabali has called on the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection to, as matter of urgency, come to the aid of girls captured in the videos of infamous Tamale scandal. The intervention of the ministry, he observed, was critical given the ordeal the said […]

Black Stars Ghana will play Guinea at a neutral venue after CAF told them to relocate their home Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers because of the Ebola virus outbreaks in their country. According to a report on the BBC, three countries including Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia have been asked to play their home matches […]

Princeton Owusu-Ansah Former Black Stars player Princeton Owusu-Ansah is the latest ex-Ghana international to join the league of immediate-past soccer generation pursuing coaching as a career. Currently domiciled in Tottenham, London, the ex-Goldfields/Ashgold player already has certificates and licences in Levels 1 and 2, and has shifted the gear higher to taking up the UEFA Licence B course. […]

Opoku nti KUMASI ASANTE Kotoko target Jackson Owusu has swerved the Porcupine Warriors at the eleventh hour. The intelligent player had been Kotoko’s target for some time now, but as they closed in on signing him, word spread like wild fire that the player had traveled outside the country. Unconfirmed reports making the rounds indicate […]