George Oppong Weah Liberia Legend George Oppong Weah says the lack of adequate preparation prevented africa’s representatives from excelling at the just ended 2014 FIFA World cup finals in Brazil. The 1995 FIFA World Footballer of Year was not impressed with the performances of Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Ghana and Algeria. Only two (Algeria and Nigeria) […]

COMMONWEALTH GAMES host Scotland (Glasgow) will tomorrow hand over the games baton to next edition’s host gold Coast (Australia) in a Flag handover event as part of the closing ceremony at the Hamden Park.   Like the opening ceremony which was widely praised for its energy and humor, the closing is expected to fantastic, with […]

Chief Justice Georgina Wood TWENTY-Four Remand prisoners of the Nsawam medium Security Prison have been discharged under the ‘Justice For All’ programme. Out of the 87 cases reviewed by nine Justices of the Appeal Court and the High Court, 48 applicants were granted bail with one condition. Three cases were however adjourned, nine dismissed with […]

TWO POLICEMEN – Lance Corporals Christian Aboagye and ramous Appiah Kyeremeh – have been arraigned before an Accra circuit court for robbery. The two security operatives and their civilian accomplices – Oduro Danso and Ato Dadzie, aka Cantona – are facing two counts of conspiracy to rob and robbery. They are said to have robbed […]

Cindy Ayivor THE STORY is told of a promising young woman who grew up in the Volta Region of Ghana. She was described by family and friends as an extremely intelligent person. A family member disclosed that before her birth, her parents had a problem with childbearing. As a result of that they contacted a […]

Gifty Klenam THE MEMBER of Parliament (MP) for Lower West Akim, Gifty Klenam has called for disciplinary action to be taken against the former chairman of the Central Tongu constituency of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), David Hoezame. Mr. Hoezame recently sued the party, challenging the composition of the NPP’s National Council, the highest decision-making body […]

The Judgement delivered by the Supreme Court on 29 July 2014, 51m to the state, is one of the most perspicacious ever to be rendered in Ghana. True – in line with our antiquated court facilities – we haven’t yet seen the full text of the judgement. (By the way: GH¢51m could transform that court […]

Now some activities are being noticed towards containing possible Ebola entry into the country. while we salute the authorities who until now were almost in a slumber, we think there is still more to be done, the limited resources notwithstanding. We have heard with relish the isolating of wards for the quarantining of suspected victims […]

RUNNING MATE to Nana Akufo- Addo in the 2012 elections, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia says Ghana’s economy is in crisis and collapsing under the weight of an incompetent economic management team. Speaking to delegates at the Radach memorial Hall in tamale, Dr. Bawumia explained that the crisis the economy finds itself in is evident in the […]

KILLED! Nana Obinim Asare Four Teenagers and two of their accomplices have been caged by the police in the eastern Region for allegedly murdering a herbalist, Nana Obinim Asare, aged 46 and his secretary, Owusu Asare, 22 – said to be natives of Benin Republic – at Kwahu-Besease. They are Abdul Malik, 17; Kwame Fosu, […]

TWO-TIME FLAGBEARER of the opposition new Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has reaffirmed his commitment in bridging the developmental gap between the north and the south, should he become the country’s next President. His desire to achieve this long-time dream according to him, is to ameliorate the suffering of residents through transformational programmes […]

VICTIM! Laadi Safura The Family of 32-year-old Laadi Takora, the female victim who survived the alleged hit-and-run accident involving Deputy Upper East Regional Minister, wants an out-of-court settlement. Laadi and 37-year-old Robert Aboley were riding on a motorbike last week thursday at about 8:00 pm when a vehicle being driven by the Deputy minister, Daniel Syme, […]

An Alleged voice recording of Bishop Daniel Obinim, founder of Godsway International Ministry, smashing the glass door to enter the studios of Hot FM – an Accra-based radio station – has been tendered in evidence in an Accra High Court where the bishop and his two associate pastors – Kingsley Baah and Kofi Akwetey – […]

Oscar Pistorius, pictured in 2012, outside the house in Pretoria, where he shot dead girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp The luxury home where Oscar Pistorius shot dead girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp has been sold for £250,000 – £100,000 less than the asking price.  The villa in a gated community in Pretoria had been on the market since March […]

New Patriotic Party flagbearer hopeful Nana Akufo-Addo has announced his intention to suspend his campaign from August 4, to August 13, 2014. This is to enable polling station and constituency party executives remain focused ahead of the limited registration exercise of new and eligible voters as announced by the Electoral Commission. “Despite the legitimate concerns raised by […]

The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is spreading faster than efforts to control it, World Health Organization (WHO) head Margaret Chan has said. She told a summit of regional leaders that failure to contain Ebola could be “catastrophic” in terms of lives lost. But she said the virus, which has claimed 729 lives in four […]

Nana Owusu Ofori The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) has accused government of experimenting with Ghana’s economy. According to the party, government has shown over the months it has no pragmatic solutions in dealing with the difficulties the economy is facing. The party blamed the Mahama-led administration for rather engaging in needless talk shops. This comes on […]

Okyeame Kwame The new appointed GHAMRO board mandated by court to organize election for substantive executives have released their first official press statement. The board have appointed various officers to lead and occupy respective positions including Chairman, PRO and secretary. Read the statement unedited: Following the Order of an Accra High Court in the matter […]

Two security guards have reportedly been sacked for taking a selfie with Usain Bolt during the Commonwealth Games (incident not pictured) Three members of security at the Commonwealth Games have been sacked after taking a photograph with Usain Bolt. The incident occurred when the Jamaican sprinter was training beside Hampden Park ahead of his country’s […]

Richard Dido  The swift intervention of the Odorkor District police Command at dawn yesterday prevented residents of Kwashieman Official Town – a suburb of Accra – from lynching a 31-year-old suspected armed robber who allegedly stabbed two occupants of a house after his attempt to rob the household had failed. One of the victims, Bernard Adjei, 37, had his intestines gushing […]