An Accra High Court has appointed the Registrar of Companies as the official liquidator of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), as government takes steps to dissolve the governing body of local football, following what has been termed the “Anas Expose” recently. The court on Thursday also granted an extension of an injunction against officials, members and … The post Registrar

The Ghana Audit Service in collaboration with the Office of the Special Prosecutor, would from July 17, conduct a nationwide special audit, as part efforts to eliminate ghost names from the government’s payroll.    The maiden payroll enumeration exercise by the Ghana Audit Service, which would begin from the Central Region on July 17, is … The post Auditor-General

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Minister Shirley Ayokor Botchwey has told Parliament that the government is yet to establish the actual number of Ghanaians stranded in Libya. They were, however, doing everything through Ghana’s Missions in Valletta, Malta, Tripoli and Niamey – marshalling all available resources, to assist those stranded. “The Ministry is aware … The post Number

Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, Majority Leader and Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, has expressed upset with the increasing monetization of the political parties. He warned that if care was not taken “very soon many institutions” of government, especially parliament, would be taken over by “people with fat wallets”. Mr Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu was speaking at a roundtable discussion organised … The post Majority

A Ghana Immigration Service official has narrated to the court how the service conducted investigations to ascertain who Aisha Huang, popularly known as galamsey queen entered into the country.    Divine Ahumah Ocansey, Deputy Superintendent of Immigration (DSI) narrated that they was no bio-data at all the country’s entry check points on Aisha’s  supposed husband … The post Aisha

The United Kingdom in March this year has made available £500 million as credit cover for businesses, Selasi Adzo Nukpe, Deputy Head, Department of International Trade, Ghana has said. Speaking at the opening of this year’s Oil and Shipping Africa conference in Accra, Ms Nukpe said the credit cover of the UK Export Finance which … The post UK provides

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Mr David Asante-Apeatu, has called for a strong collaboration between the police and the media to help combat crime in society. He said policing was a shared responsibility, although the Ghana Police Service was the organisation constitutionally mandated to protect lives and property, prevent and detect crime. Mr Asante-Apeatu … The post IGP

The Human Rights Division of the Accra High Court has quashed the three -year suspension of Mr Francis Xavier Sosu, a Legal Practitioner by the General Legal Counsel (GLC), the body that regulates the legal profession. Mr Sosu was suspended by the GLC on June 1, 2017 after he was found guilty for overcharging a … The post Francis Sosu’s suspension quashed appeared first

The situation of youth unemployment in Africa has been described in many terms as the continent’s waiting time bomb, the greatest threat and the next explosion. The growing youth population has also been described as an opportunity. In the coming week, the sensitive issue will take centre-stage at this year’s Board of Governors Meeting of … The post The

The Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko, on Tuesday laid before Parliament a paper on a concession agreement to allow a consortium of investors to privately invest in the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). The agreement has already been approved by Cabinet and it is expected to be ratified bythe House before it rises at the end … The post Minister seeks parliamentary

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reiterated that there is no masked political agenda in the proposed creation of six more regions. “I am not doing it for votes – there are plenty of regions in this country where they don’t vote for me. Why would it be any different if these regions are created?” … The post No political agenda in creation

The Ghana Grid Company (GRIDCo) is losing GH¢280 million due to the recent reduction in electricity tariff by the Public Utility Regulatory Commission. Mr Jonathan Amoako-Baah, Chief Executive Officer of GRIDCo, who revealed this, said the revenue loss could affect the effective operations of the Company. Mr Amoako-Baah, said this on Wednesday during a media … The post GRIDCo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has vowed to complete the construction of the stalled eastern corridor road project. The President spoke of his bad experience on the road and said “we will fix it”. He was addressing a grand durbar of chiefs from the middle belt of the Volta Region in Hohoe as part of … The post We will fix Eastern corridor road – President

Government has set up a cattle ranch in the Afram Plains in the Eastern Region to help deal with the Fulani herdsmen and cattle menace, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has announced. He said other sites had been identified across the country to establish more ranches to bring cattle into safe, secure environment, to rein … The post Government moves

Professor John Owusu Gyapong, Vice Chancellor of the Ho University of Health and Allied Sciences (UHAS) has appealed to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to help address the myriads of challenges facing the University. He noted that the plight of old universities paled in comparison with the challenges new ones had to manage, and appealed … The post UHAS needs special attention

The Chief Justice, Ms. Sophia Akuffo has issued a strong warning to judges, magistrates and staff of the judiciary to “flee” from corruption because it undermined the rationale for the existence of the judiciary and erodes public trust and confidence. She had consequently assured Ghanaians that the Service would continually explore more effective responses and … The post Flee

Six countries within the West African sub-region, which share one water course through the Volta basin, have collectively drafted a Charter to guide the use and management of the Basin. The Volta, the trans-boundary water course is shared by Ghana, Togo, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire and Mali. The Water Charter, which is at the … The post Charter to control

Mr Ambrose Dery, Minister of the Interior, has commissioned a smoke chamber for the Fire Academy and Training School (FATS) to enable trainees gain exposure to fire fighting before being confronted with real life situations. The smoke chamber, named after the late GOI Hannah Yawson, a fire officer who died in line of duty eight … The post Interior Minister

NORSAAC has called for a probe into the acquisition of the first 100 buses out of a total 275 by the Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to help generate income for the party. NORSAAC, in a statement issued on Wednesday signed by its Executive Director, Mr Alhassan Mohammed Awal and copied to GNA … The post Group demands probe into Blay buses appeared first on

Kenichi Yastuhashi, former coach of Inter Allies FC, has joined 2016/17 Ghana Premier League Champions Aduana Stars, as the new head coach. He was introduced to the team on Wednesday afternoon and subsequently held his first training session with them. Aduana Stars are expected to unveil the Japanese-American coach in the coming days. The Japanese … The post Kenichi