President John Mahama The Presidency has announced the dismissal of four District Chief Executives (DCEs) with immediate effect. The dismissed DCEs are Reginald Emmanuel Aboagye, Kwaebibirem; Adam Banabelsera Yussif, West Mamprusi; Joseph Adansi Bondah, Bibiani-Anhwiaso-Bekwai and Martin Luther Obeng, Agona East. The decision, according to a release signed by Local Government and Rural Development Minister, […]

The police officer showing the money to Kwame Adanu Luck eluded the driver of a commercial bus (trotro) yesterday when he purportedly attempted to bribe the driver of COP Rose Bio Atinga, Director-General of the Ghana Police Administration, in the full glare of curious bystanders. The suspect, Kwame Adanu, driver of a Kasoa bound trotro […]

Baffuor Gyan BAFFUOR GYAN, elder brother of Ghana international soccer star and captain of the Black Stars, Asamoah Gyan, yesterday looked remorseful when he was dragged to a Circuit Court at KMA in Kumasi, for allegedly leading stoutly-built ‘macho-men’ to beat Daniel Kenu, Ashanti Regional Bureau Chief of Daily Graphic. Also in court was Samuel […]

The Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG) has charged political parties to formulate realistic and development-oriented manifestoes that would address development challenges and better the lot of Ghanaians. Executive Director of IDEG, Dr. Emmanuel Akwetey, said this during a national interest dialogue on Multi-Party Governance and Constitutional Reforms held in Takoradi in the Western Region. The […]

If you are a leader, remember that a leader takes decisions. Here are some amazing examples: 1. When God realised that man was lonely, he took a decision to create a woman. “And the Lord God said, it is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for […]

The latest claim of knowledge of the true identity of Bitcoin’s creator is being viewed with suspicion. The virtual currency system, which has seen growing adoption by merchants, was developed by someone using the pseudonym “Satoshi Nakamoto.” The developer, who left few digital trails, is still believed to be unknown. Newsweekclaimed in a March 6 cover story that […]

Amazon today slashed the price of its three-month-old Fire Phone to 99 cents, an obvious attempt to boost slow sales. The Fire Phone, which originally sold for $649 minus a contract commitment and for $199 with a two-year deal with AT&T, was marked down to $449 without a contract and 99 cents with one. Amazon […]

Malicious advertisements have popped up on websites such as YouTube, Amazon and Yahoo, part of a sophisticated campaign to spread malware, Cisco said Monday. When encountered, the malicious advertisements cause a person to be redirected to a different website, which triggers a download based on whether the computer is running Windows or Apple’s OS X, […]

Apple will not be allowed a new trial on damages for infringement of its patents by Samsung Electronics, a U.S. court decided Monday. Apple had asked Judge Lucy Koh in the San Jose division of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California for a retrial over some patents. It made the request […]

Bola and the stars It is rare to find the Chief Executive of a radio station hosting a programme but that was exactly what happened in Accra yesterday when Bola Ray, Chief Executive of the newly established urban radio, Starr 103.5 Fm, hosted the station’s drive time show dubbed the ‘Starr Drive.’ Bola’s voice on air erased doubts that he would be restricting […]

 Jessica Kawra, Miss Tourism 2013 Airtel Ghana, GTA CSR Company of the Year as part of its environmental sustainability initiative has presented a cash donation to Miss Tourism Ghana 2013, Jessica Kawra, in support of her environmental preservation project. Miss Jessica Kawra, who launched her foundation yesterday in Accra, under the umbrella of Miss Tourism […]

Togbe Afede XIV The annual yam festival of the chiefs and people of Asogli, Ho, in the Volta Region will be climaxed on September 13, 2014 with a beauty pageant show dubbed ‘Face of Asogli’ at the auditorium of the Ho Polytechnic. Prince Darkey, a member of the organisers of McDon Multimedia, in a release […]

The Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG) has charged political parties to formulate realistic and development-oriented manifestoes that would address development challenges and better the lot of Ghanaians. Executive Director of IDEG, Dr. Emmanuel Akwetey, said this during a national interest dialogue on Multi- Party Governance and Constitutional Reforms held in Takoradi in the Western Region. The event was organised by IDEG, in collaboration with Civic Forum Initiative, National

The mangled vehicle Three people who were crossing the road at the Nkawkaw Soldier Junction traffic light met their untimely death Monday evening when a KIA truck driver lost control of his vehicle and ran into a saloon car that had stopped because of the red light that was showing. DAILY GUIDE gathered that the KIA, with registration number GW […]

Dr Dzifa Gomashie presenting a citation to Dr Abdallah. The three-week Values For Life (VFL) Youth entrepreneurial camp, sponsored by uniBank, ended at the Community Youth Cultural Centre (CYCC) at Kawukudi, Accra over the weekend. The organizers also hosted an exhibition to display the work of the participants at the main hall of CYCC. The […]

Paarock VanPercy The National Communications Authority (NCA), in collaboration with Mobile Network Operators, has come out with a common short code for all mobile phone users irrespective of their network. The exercise, which began on September 8, forms part of NCA’s plans to harmonize all short codes for general customer services across all networks. Paarock […]

Charles Darku flanked by some Tullow staff and the 48 scholars. Tullow Ghana Limited (TGL) on Friday held an event to send off beneficiaries of the Tullow Group Scholarship Scheme (TGSS). The beneficiaries of the 2014/2015 academic year would study at the post-graduate level in the United Kingdom, Ireland and France. The courses of study […]

Alan Kyerematen’s supporters on the streets of Kumasi Scores of New Patriotic Party (NPP) polling station executives, clad in Alan Kyerematen t-shirts, stormed the streets of Kumasi Monday morning, demanding that Nana Akufo-Addo stepped down for Alan to lead the NPP as flagbearer in 2016. The group which goes by the name ‘Committee For The Advancement Of Democracy,’ made up of NPP polling station executives in the Ashanti Region, said […]

Sammy Darkwa Binfoh, NUGS President  An Accra Fast Track High Court presided over by Justice Mustapha Habib Logoh, yesterday declared that the decision to embark on a nationwide demonstration by the National Association of Ghana Students (NUGS) was not properly taken at their central committee meeting (CCM). He said the decision was not put on the agenda of NUGS in the course of the CCM and so there was no record or quorum before […]