A Senior Lecturer at the University of Cape Coast, Professor John Gatsi, has stated that the President’s directive to the two major political parties to resolve political vigilantism in the country is a narrow approach to solving the problem. He explained that the country’s security challenge should be tackled holistically by all stakeholders because it was …

Omotola Jalade Ekeinde has hinted that she’s next to win an Oscar award hours after the 91st Academy awards aka Oscar held at the Dolby Theatre. Omotola, a voting member of the Academy, announced her aspiration after realising many of the nominees she voted for won in their categories. The ‘Alter Ego’ actress had voted …

Reports have it Jordyn Woods claims to have been drunk during her now famous hook up with Tristan Thompson. Errrr…guys, the latest gist on the Khloe Kardashian break up with Tristan Thompson is that Jordyn Woods was reportedly drunk during make out section with the basket baller. According to TMZ, Jordyn Woods who have been …

Ghanaian actress and entrepreneur Tracey Boakye has revealed she left the United Kingdom for Ghana because she wanted to be famous. The actress who has over the past years made a name for herself as a producer, actress and entrepreneur in an exclusive interview with NY DJ on Y102.5FM revealed she always wanted to be …

The Ghana Standards Authority (GSA), on Friday closed down a factory that was allegedly manufacturing Gas cylinders in a swoop at Oyarifa in the La Nkwantanang-Madina Municipality in the Greater Accra Region. The operation which was conducted in collaboration with the Police following a tip off was conducted by a team that arrived at the …

The Ministry of Information has unveiled a series of activity to be undertaken as part of the celebration of this year’s Independence anniversary which would be held in the Northern Regional Capital, Tamale. The event which would be held outside the national capital, Accra for the first time since its inception would commence with the …

Two friends, who defiled a 13-year-old girl at Nungua, have been remanded into police custody by an Accra Circuit Court. Aaron Acheampong, a student and Agbenyo Cyril Eli, a sales person, have jointly been charged with conspiracy to commit crime and defilement and Eli is facing additional charge of abduction. They both pleaded not guilty …

Cash Receipt Fraud occurs in many forms in the organisations. Notably, Skimming and Money Larceny. While Skimming occurs before money appears on books of the organisations, Money Larceny scheme is the theft of money that has already appeared in the organisation’s books. Background: Study by Dr Steve Albrecht and two of his colleagues, Keith R. …

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) on Saturday elected its presidential candidate for the 2020 general election in a peaceful atmosphere after a series of postponements. It was organised in all the 275 constituencies with a total of 270,000 delegates casting their votes. Seven candidates including former President John Dramani Mahama vied to lead the party …

PA five-day training programme aimed at building the capacity of detectives in intelligence information gathering and crime prevention in the country ended on Friday in Accra. The programme sponsored by Strengthening Action Against Corruption (STAAC) in collaboration with United Kingdom Crime National Agency attracted nine participants from the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Ghana …

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) has elected former President John Dramani Mahama, as its flag bearer for the 2020 general elections. Following a keenly contested primaries on Saturday, he polled 213,487 votes representing 95.23 per cent of the total valid votes cast to emerge victorious. A former Vice-Chancellor of University of Professional Studies, Accra (UPSA), …

The maiden edition of the Health Leadership and Innovation Symposium was held in Accra on Wednesday in honour of Dr Moses Erasmus Komla Adibo, who retired as the Vice-President of the Division of Medicine at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, for his contributions to the growth of the health sector. The event was held …

A section of participants at the event The youth must take advantage of the numerous job opportunities in the construction sector to build their skills and create their own businesses to address the growing unemployment situation in the country, the Project Director of the Youth Inclusive Entrepreneurial Development Initiative for Employment (YIEDIE), Mrs Vera Kafui …

Indiscriminate crossing of roads by cattle is posing danger to drivers and other road users in the Tema metropolis. The cattle constantly cross the road at any time of day including rush hours, hence endangering the lives of drivers and pedestrians. While some of the herdsmen try to control the flock, others look on unconcerned and …

GHACEM in a bid to centralise its operations for efficient service delivery, has linked its Kumasi Depot to the ‘Data One Server’ to facilitate prompt processing of the sales and requests for cement products. Launching the system at the company’s depot in Kumasi, Head of Distributor Sales, Mr Edmond Edusei who represented the Commercial Director, …

The Asante-Akim South Municipal Assembly in the Ashanti Region is supporting Akwatia, a farming community in the District to construct a classroom block. This community hitherto had no school and many children were left stranded or trek a round trip of eight kilometres daily to the nearest school at Kumeso. To address the problem, the …

A Ghanaian teacher has been short-listed, for the second successive time, amongst the top 50 finalists for this year’s Global Teacher Prize scheduled for Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, next month. Mr Robert Gbari Gariba, a Special Education Teacher at the Richard Akwei Memorial School and the 2018 Best Primary School Teacher, would contend …

Players and officials of the youth team of Bechem United appear to be on the ‘warpath’ as they pledge to take the world by storm during the forthcoming Dr Pepper Dallas Cup tournament in the USA. The Bechem side were invited in January for the prestigious tournament – the first Ghanaian outfit to get the …

The Director General (D-G) of the National Sports Authority (NSA), Professor Peter Twumasi, has urged the respective sport federations to submit annual financial and general reports to the NSA as captured in the Sports Act. That, he explained, will improve their good corporate practices and promote transparency in their dealings with the authority as well …

Africa needs to develop and implement a strategy on technology, which will positively impact development of the continent, Managing Director of Fidelity Bank, Mr Julian Opuni, has said. “Africa must implement a continental strategy with regards to technology which will help drive collaboration, transfer of technology and ideas to impact on the continent as a …