Ecuadoran President Lenin Moreno on Monday urged WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange not to intervene in Ecuadorian politics. Assange has been sheltered by the Ecuadorian embassy in London since he sought asylum there in 2012. “He must respect the condition in which he is, not to intervene in Ecuadorian politics and not intervene in the politics […]

The Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) said on Monday that mobile phone usage in the Gulf Arab state increased to 228.3 devices per 100 people as of March 2016, state news agency WAM reported. The TRA in Abu Dhabi did not release comparative figures from previous years. However, it was […]

Wolfsburg wrapped up their top-flight survival after beating second division side Braunschweig 1-0 (2-0 on aggregate) following the second leg of the Bundesliga play offs on Monday. The “Wolves” maintain their Bundesliga status as Vieirinha’s sole goal of the match smoothed the way for another year in Germany’s first division as Braunschweig failed to score […]

The Greater Accra Regional Hospital has lauded the Rajasthan Association Ghana (RAG) for stocking its blood bank with 57 units of blood. Mr Mohammed Mustapha Seini, the Laboratory Manager, Greater Accra Regional Hospital, said the 57 units of blood donated by RAG was the highest ever recorded on it premises. Speaking to the Ghana News […]

The management of Unilever Ghana Ltd says it is confident of good performance in 2017 which would return the company to healthy growth in both revenue and profit. This, the company said, would be achieved through expansion of outlets and other alternative channels to get closer to consumers. “We are happy to report that we […]

A man, reported to have duped many people under the pretext of getting them government contracts, appointment and visas has been arrested and detained by the police in Kumasi. George Kobiah, alias Nana Yaw, convinced his victims that he was a Presidential Staffer and could use his powerful political connections to get them fixed as […]

Esoko, a Ghanaian private company, says it is not thwarting government’s Planting for Food and Jobs project under a contract to register farmers. It explained: “The Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA) contracted Esoko to take on the data collection activities of the Planting for Food and Jobs programme in March, 2017. “We can confirm […]

Gospel singer Joyce Blessing is arguably the best in her assemblage when stage artistry and performance are made the topic of confabulation. The multiple award winning musician went beyond the extraordinary yesterday, 28th May at the National Theatre at the SP Kofi Sarpong Live in Concert with her captivating costume and implausible stage performance. The […]

The deputy minister for roads and Highways Hon. Kwabena Owusu Aduomi has advised the youth and the general public not to look down on vocational and technical skills, since it has the potential to turn their lives round. He said it was unfortunate that most of the youths have turned against vocational and technical skills […]

The Dangote Group shone at the just concluded 2017 Gateway Trade fair which was held in Abeokuta, emerging as the second most patronised exhibitor, just as the Group disclosed that it was investing N10 billion dollars in rice cultivation in five states to boost food self-sufficiency. To mark its Day at the Fair, a subsidiary […]

Ghana and Mali have pledged to work towards strengthening the ties of co-operation that exist between them, after the Presidents of the two countries expressed satisfaction with the current state of the relations.   In a joint communiqué issued at the end of a day’s working visit to Mali by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo […]

 Frank Elliot Nuttal, head coach of Accra Hearts of Oak has heaped praise on sensational attacking midfielder, Winful Cobbinah despite his side’s 1-1 draw with City rivals Liberty Professionals at the Accra Sports Stadium. In a post-match press conference, the Scottish tactician said Winful Cobbinah does special things with the ball at his feet which […]

The Municipal Chief Executive for Agona West, Mrs Justina Marigold Assan, has said that an aggressive agenda is being pursued to create job opportunities to help reduce unemployment facing the youth. She said she would work extra hard to support the President Nana Akufo-Addo-led government to implement policies such as planting for food and jobs […]

Delegates at the World Health Organisation (WHO) Assembly have requested for the development of a five-year global strategic blue-print for public health preparedness and response against epidemic outbreaks. The document is expected to be submitted to the WHO Assembly in 2018, according to a release copied to the Ghana News Agency. The strategic plan is […]

Information gathered by this reporter indicates that the contract between West Blue consulting, technical partners of the National Single Window and the Government of Ghana could be abrogated in the coming weeks after investigations by the Flag Staff House have concluded. Sources at the Flagstaff House hinted that   the process leading to the award of […]

Mr Jacob Yaw Twene, the Director of Hand in Hand, a Sunyani-based waste management firm on Monday, urged authorities at the Sunyani Municipal Assembly to strictly enforce sanitation bye-laws to keep the city clean. He said Sanitary Inspectors ought to be more visible in the local communities for the enforcement of the bye-laws to its […]

Dr Seidu Barikisu, Northern Regional Focal Person for Malaria has disclosed that malaria cases have reduced from 41.2 per cent to 25.4 per cent in the first quarter of this year. He said malaria case fatality had also declined from 0.68 to 0.31 in the first quarter of this year. Dr Barikisu disclosed this during […]

South Africa’s ruling party, African National Congress (ANC), on Monday called for a Judicial Commission of Inquiry to investigate the influence of business to government. While briefing the media in Johannesburg about the the National Executive Committee (NEC) resolutions, Gwede Mantashe, ANC general secretary said, “the NEC called for the establishment of the Judiciary Commission […]

Member of Parliament for Bulisa South in the Upper East region, Dr Clement Abas Apaak, is accusing Civil Society Organizations and supposed Neutrals in the country of turning a blind eye to the numerous human rights violations and inhuman dismissal of workers from the public service by President Akufo-Addo’s administration because they were allegedly employed […]

It will be a total waste of money, time, energy and resources to contest Bernard Antwi Boasiko(Chairman Wontumi) for the Chairmanship Position of the Ashanti Region. Considering the electoral records of NPP in the Ashanti Region since 1992, Chairman Wontumi has done so well under his tenure as the Ashanti Regional Chairperson of NPP. Results […]