… As Gov’t Losses $1bn Annually To Corruption – Methodist Church  From Richard Owusu-Akyaw, Kumasi The Kumasi Diocese of the Methodist Church-Ghana has urged President Akufo-Addo to prosecute those who have looted state funds, to deter others from also doing so. Right Rev Christopher Nyarko Andam, Kumasi Methodist Diocesan Bishop, who made the call, noted: “We […] The post PROSECUTE STATE LOOTERS

From Ernest Best Anane, Kumasi MTN GHANA has launched an exciting innovation -Kumawood Application, after many successful initiatives in the Ashanti region. Mr. Noel Gamson, General Manager, Consumer Marketing, MTN, explained that, MTN introduced the concep of Open Coffee that brought together industry players from the entertainment industry. According to him, the second edition of […] The post MTN Launches

“Flip or Flop” star Tarek El Moussa’s Instagram joke about the fight that led to the breakup of his marriage landed like a thud, with his estranged wife Christina El Moussa posting a response Saturday that made it clear she wasn’t very happy with him. The drama began Thursday when Tarek posted a photo on […] The post Couple’s Instagram Posts About Joke That Went Wrong

All good things must come to an end, and that includes emotional fireworks shows. After 14 years, Disney World has bid adieu to their nighttime spectacular, Wishes. Don’t worry! In literally hours, a brand new show is going to debut at Magic Kingdom theme park – Happily Ever After, and yes, we’re already crying. But first, we […] The post Disney World Fireworks Is Finally Over appeared

Images posted online of an enormous carcass that washed up on the shore of an Indonesian island are captivating people across the world. The Jakarta Globe calls the massive, rotting body a giant squid, and reports that a resident of Seram Island discovered the 49-foot dead creature on Tuesday. But three marine experts told HuffPost that […] The post Mystery Creature Washed

Commonly used painkillers such as Motrin, Advil and Aleve might increase your risk for heart attack, even in the first week of use, a new study suggests. Overall, these drugs and others known as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) increase the risk of a heart attack by 20 to 50 percent, compared with not using them, […] The post Common Painkillers That Put Your Heart At Risk

The Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Finance, Dr. Mark Assibey Yeboah, says his committee would work on key proposals from stakeholders that will help the current administration address revenue leakages, in order to meet the 2017 target. He reiterated the Committee’s commitment to work with GCNet on key proposals made to government to […] The post Parliament Vows To Plug

From William Nlanjerbor Jalulah, Bolgatanga Two persons are now known to have lost their lives over the weekend’s renewed chieftaincy clashes in Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region. One of the victims (name withheld) was in his forties. He was stoned to death, while the second victim died from multiple stab wounds on his stomach. […] The post 2 Dead In Renewed Chieftaincy Clash At Bolga

By Bernice Bessey Though it is quite a daunting task to make the nation’s capital the cleanest city in Africa, the Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) says it will enforce the existing bylaws, with stringent measures to ensure this becomes a reality. Already, the AMA spends either more or a little less than what other sister […] The post AMA To Tackle Filth appeared first on The

By Bernice Bessey The Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) arm of the Melcom Group of Companies, Melcom Care Foundation, has donated to the female and male inmates of Nsawam and Sekondi prisons, basic items and clothes. The donation was a result of complaints received from the Prisons Service, individuals and ex-convicts about the need to support […] The post Melcom Supports Prisons Inmates appeared

The Police Administration has issued a primary report about its investigation into the claim made by a taxi driver that he was stripped naked in public by a police officer. The following is the full report which was signed by the Director of Public Affairs, Supt. Cephas Arthur. The Police Administration wishes to apprise the […] The post Taxi Driver Stripped Naked: Police Issue Interim Report appeared first on

From Richard Owusu-Akyaw, Kumasi The Ashanti Regional police command has arrested four suspected criminals in the Kumasi metropolis, as part of efforts to reduce crime to the barest minimum, the deputy Ashanti regional police commander ASP Ampofo Duku has disclosed. He explained that the suspects, Patrick Ndeago, Hamza Isaah, Arhmed Dauda, alias ‘Okrate’, and Emmanuel […] The post Police Arrest Four Suspected Criminals

…. As He Uncovers More Rot At Assembly From Sebastian R. Freiku, Kumasi SADDLED WITH Judgment debts to the tune of GHc6, 427,287.75 and other stock pile of debts amounting to GHc119, 213,333.22 as at 31st December2016, the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) has decided to set up a Special Audit Team to investigate the genesis […] The post KMA Boss Orders Forensic Audit Of Accounts

From Sebastian R. Freiku The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) is to consider the construction of an ultra-modern office complex to house the assembly, its sub-committees and departments. The Mayor of Kumasi, Osei Assibey Antwi, delivering his first Sessional Address as the Metropolitan Chief Executive (MCE) of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, at the Second Ordinary Meeting […] The post Kumasi City Hall Project In The

The Juaso District Hospital in the Asante Akim South District, can now boast of a standardised Emergency Complex, the Medical Superintendent of the hospital, Dr. Benedictus Kedzin Akpi, has disclosed. He said the complex will enhance effective accident and emergency medical services delivery at the facility. He pointed out that the hospital receives hundreds of […] The post Juaso

From Edmond Gyebi, Tamale Two District Chief Executive (DCE) nominees for Gushegu and Bunkpurugu-Yunyoo in the Northern Region have been knocked out by members of the assemblies. In the Gushegu District, Abdulai Yakubu, a teacher by profession, polled nine votes out of the total of 32 votes cast, making him absolutely unfit for a second […] The post Two DCE Nominees Fail Approval Test appeared

From Samuel Agbewode, Mafi-Kumase President Akufo-Addo has directed the Minister for Education to, as a matter of importance, identify the critical needs of all senior high technical schools (SHTSs) and technical and vocational institutes to get them well-equipped. That way, the schools can promote skills training in the students to address the developmental challenges facing […] The post Prez Directs Minister To Identify

The Chamber of Commerce and Industry France Ghana (CCIFG) has held a Business Breakfast with KPMG, to give an update on the 2017 Budget and its implication on businesses across sectors. The Business Breakfast, which takes place week Friday and was facilitated by KPMG – leading providers of Audit, Tax and Advisory Services – gave […] The post KPMG, 70 Business Executives

Last week, Ghanaians woke up to the news that one of the beloved daughters of our Governess- General, H.E Sun Baohong, claims that she has video coverage of what some of our high and mighty do behind closed doors, and beneath the sheets with some of the members of the fair sex from the nation […] The post Selling ‘Marijuana’ in exchange for ‘Counterfeit’ appeared first on The

The Water Resources Commission (WRC), last Friday, dropped hint that about 60 per cent of Ghana’s water bodies are polluted, with many in critical condition. According to the Commission, majority of the polluted water bodies could be found in the south-western parts of the country, where illegal mining activities, known in the local parlance as […] The post Ghana Must Protect Her Water Bodies appeared first on