One of the ID card The vigilance of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) at the registration centres in the Ahanta West constituency of the Western Region, has led to the arrest of some Togolese, who managed to register in the on-going limited registration exercise by the Electoral Commission (EC) in the constituency. The five Togolese […]

The exhumed remains of the boy The Mile 7 police in Accra have exhumed the body of an eight-year-old boy who was allegedly murdered by his parents at Dome, a suburb of the capital, two months ago. The boy, Robert Abunbero, was allegedly killed over accusations that he tried to have sex with his mother, […]

Residents in the Bolgatanga Municipality of the Upper East Region are living in a state of fear and panic as many wonder who could be the next victim, following news of two murder cases recorded by the Regional Police Command within a period of four days. In both cases, some parts of the lifeless bodies […]

Justice Apau The Commission of Enquiry that is investigating the payment of Judgement Debts could not proceed yesterday because the witnesses failed to appear before the Sole Commissioner. As a result, Dometi Kofi Sorkpor, counsel for the commission, had to apologise profusely to journalists who were covering the proceedings saying, “we profusely regret the inconvenience.” […]

The Barmiankor school project The completion of one of the 200 government day senior high schools at Barmiankor in the Nzema East Municipality of the Western Region, might delay due to lack of funds. The aim of the government’s 200 SHS project is to increase access to secondary education in underprivileged districts as well as […]

The Ministry of Education have postponed the start of the 2014/2015 academic year for tertiary institutions in the country to allow for proper measures to be put in place to prevent an Ebola outbreak. The decision by the Ministry of Education follows the advice of the inter-ministerial team to postpone the reopening of the institutions […]

Johnson Kombian Johnson Kombian, the convicted jail breaker and suspected armed robber on trial for allegedly killing two policemen, yesterday opened his defence in an Accra Fast Track High Court and accused the police at Nakpanduri, Northern Region, of being responsible for the death of his mother. He told the court, presided over by Justice […]

Collins Owusu Amankwah (in smock) THE MEMBER of Parliament (MP) for Manhyia North Constituency, Collins Owusu Amankwah, has said that the Electoral Commission (EC) is just few days away from compiling another incredible voter register, ahead of the district level elections and referendum. According to the MP, multiple registration and registration by unqualified people, the […]

A visually impaired man making a contribution at the forum The Centre For Democratic Development-Ghana (CDD-Ghana), in collaboration with Coalition of Domestic Election Observers (CODEO) and Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA), last Sunday held a forum on “Promoting Citizens Participation and MPs Accountability and Responsiveness” at the Adentan Community Basic School Park, Accra. […]

Pastor Kwabena Donkor  The Deputy Director of Biblical Research Institute of the Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church worldwide, Pastor Kwabena Donkor, has advised Christians to stop chasing signs and wonders but allow signs and wonders follow them to bring harmony into the country. According to him, “Currently, there are a lot of revival and prophesies […]

Some of the assembly members at the press conference “Again I saw that under the sun the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, nor bread to the wise, nor riches to the intelligent, nor favour to those with knowledge, but time and chance happen to them all. ”For man […]

Beatrice Nyarko explaining a point to management and staff of Innova DDB Innova DDB Ghana, an advertising agency and its allied companies, have presented some food items and a cheque for an undisclosed amount of money to the Accra Psychiatric Hospital. The agency, led by its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Joel Nettey, who is also […]

Alhaji Adamu Iddrisu and Dr K.K. Sarpong cutting the tape to launch The Royal Bank in 2012 In its quest to give back to society and improve the lives of the underprivileged, The Royal Bank (TRB) has outdoored a foundation with the primary objective of providing 50 boreholes in 50 deprived communities across Ghana. Alhaji […]

It’s payback time and the NDC is at the receiving end.  Ghanaians do not have pity for the NDC because they (the NDC) were the first to adopt that style of politicking.  When in opposition, the NDC formed the Committee for Joint Action, led Kwasi Pratt, and engaged in demonstrations in all the capital cities of Ghana, except […]

The coming Internet of things (IoT) revolution may not run on batteries, but on power plucked from the air, according to researchers at the University of Washington. More specifically, a university computer science and engineering team will present a paper this month on a technology called Wi-Fi backscatter, a new communication system that uses radio […]

A new “biochip” under development to accurately identify disease strains may reduce costs for medical testing and also reduce wait time for results. The Hydra-1K—which is a silicon chip—can be used at doctor’s offices or points of care, where a disease can be instantly analyzed to determine treatment, said Arjang Hassibi, founder and CEO of […]

Mahama Ayariga’s decision to meet some Black Stars players without captain Asamoah Gyan is threatening to spark deep divisions in the team as the striker has publicly criticised the move by Ghana’s Sports Minister. The move of consulting some ‘rebels’ in the Black Stars following Ghana’s unimpressive showing at the World Cup, risks sparking a […]

Sydney Casely-Hayford Financial Analyst, Sydney Casely-Hayford is suggesting that all state-owned enterprises be subsumed into a Ministry as most of them have become redundant over the years. According to him, some of the state-owned enterprises such as the State Housing Company have outlived their usefulness. Highlighting on the real estate industry in Ghana, Casely-Hayford observed […]

Robin Williams — who first made America laugh and eventually touched “every element of the human spirit” in a remarkable range of performances — died at his Northern California home Monday. Williams apparently took his own life, law enforcement officials said. He was 63. “He has been battling severe depression of late,” his media representative […]