The Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has opened up on reasons why the Right to Information Bill (RTI) has not been passed by the house. According to the longest serving Member of Parliament, the lack of clarity on what Ghanaians really want is the reason the bill has suffered such delays and not […] The post Lack of clarity causing RTI delay -Alban Bagbin

Vodafone’s flagship health initiative, Healthline TV, has been adjudged TV Programme of the Year at this year’s Chartered Institute of Marketing Ghana (CIMG) awards. The Telecoms giant’s customer rewards programme, Yee Twi Kor, also won the best TV Advert of the Year and Press Advert of the Year, during the event held in Ghana’s capital, […] The post Vodafone picks three at CIMG

The Mamprobi police has mounted a search for a man believed to be in his late 20s for allegedly murdering his girlfriend in cold blood at Mamprobi in Accra. The deceased, Lydia Amoh, 26, who was a trader at the Makola Market in Accra was found dead in her room by co-tenants. Eyewitness According to […] The post Police on manhunt for man suspected to have killed girlfriend

Students of the African faith Primary School study in a make shift shed put together by the school’s teachers. Students are left at the mercy of the weather and learning come to an abrupt end. The public basic primary school, located in a prime area at Santasi- Anyinam in Kumasi of  the Ashanti Region, surrounded by posh […] The post Kumasi: African

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of Ghana has maintained the policy rate at 21 per cent. Addressing a press conference Monday, the Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Ernest Addison said improved global growth prospects and accommodative monetary policy stance in advanced economies have impacted favourably on Ghana’s external position. He added […] The post BoG Maintains Policy

Girl child empowerment took centre stage when the Ghana United States Department Alumni Association camped over 500 female Senior High School students at the St Louis Senior High School in the Ashanti regional capital Kumasi. The training covered subjects of sexual reproductive health; puberty; personal Hygiene; career and entrepreneurship. Final year students of the St […] The post Ghana

The Africa Centre for Energy Policy (ACEP) has sent a congratulatory message to the legal teams and industry experts in Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire who committed time and resources to see the dispute come to a successful end. The International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) on Saturday September 23, 2017 ruled in […] The post ITLOS Ruling: ACEP commends legal teams appeared

Every group of friends has one: The girl who doesn’t see the warning signs about the guy she’s with. She’s so happy to be with him that you can’t say anything. You exchange concerned glances with other friends, but you know the rules. It’s not your place to comment. Besides, maybe you don’t know him […] The post How Do You Know If He’s Bad for You? appeared first on Ultimate

The republic of Ghana has just experienced a powerful sea change, particularly within the nation’s fledgling education system, whose socio-cultural repercussions will linger on for years to come. Ghanaians of all backgrounds and many other nationals as well know about the unprecedented transformation occurring in the country’s basic education frontier unleashed by the Free SHS. […] The post Mr.

The Assembly Member for the Kronum Abuohia community in the Suame Constituency has appealed to city authorities to help dredge the Nana Owabe River immediately. According to Richard Kwame Sarpong, the riverbed has over the years been filled with sand and filth causing heavy flooding when it rains. Nana Owabe which joins the Barekese Dam […] The post Assemblyman calls

An Accra Circuit Court has granted bail to Lawrence Abrokwah, the husband of Afia Schwarzenegger, to the sum of Gh¢20,000 with three sureties. Abrokwah is facing five charges including domestic violence with emotional, verbal and psychological abuse, publication of obscene material, assault and threat of harm. His lawyer Maurice Ampaw prayed the court to grant […] The post Afia

Uber boss Dara Khosrowshahi has apologised to Londoners for “mistakes we have made” and acknowledged that the company “must change”. The apology came in an open letter issued three days after the firm was told by Transport for London (TfL) its licence would not be renewed because it was “not fit and proper” to hold […] The post Uber boss apologises

“Unless I am very much mistaken, this invention will prove important in the future.” Leo Baekeland wrote those words in his journal on 11 July, 1907. He was in a good mood. Aged 43, he’d done well. Born in Belgium, his dad was a cobbler. He’d had no education, and didn’t understand why young Leo […] The post How plastic became a victim of its own success

Lower court judges and magistrates in the country are threatening to withdraw their services, beginning October 2017, over unpaid allowances and the non-implementation of the upward review of their salaries since 2012. According to Citi News sources, the judges have not received the allowances due them since January 2017, forcing them to use their own resources, including fuel […] The post Lower

A farmer has been bitten by a snake while defecating in the bush Sunday evening at Tinkong in the Akuapem North Municipality of the Eastern Region. The Victim identified as Dennis was rushed to a herbalist where a herbal concoction was applied but his condition worsened hence was rushed to a nearby clinic. However, the […] The post E/R: Snake bites man while defecating in the bush

Fifty-One (51) Form 1 students at Prempeh College in the Ashanti Region who failed their exams and could not be promoted are to be sacked following the implementation of the Free SHS policy. Mother of one of the students Maame Yaa Asantewaa speaking to Kumasi based Abusua FM’s Osei Kwadwo said the authorities of the […] The post Prempeh College to sack 51 students for

Controversial reggae artiste Blakk Rasta has suggested that Ghana can make trillions if it legalises wee by producing in large quantities for sale. According ton him, Jamaica with a less than two million population has made millions from ‘wee’ production. He wondered why Ghana with an ailing economy is not making any moves in producing ‘wee’ […] The post Ghana

The Pro-Vice Chancellor of University of Cape Coast (UCC), Professor George Kweku Toku Oduro, has asked government to desist from interfering in the running of public universities. The continuous interferences of government in education, he explained is the reason for the poor state of educational delivery in the country. Speaking on the theme, “Depoliticising Ghana’s […] The post “Gov’t

Across the world, we are looking for inspiring stories that defy the odds, ones which can show us that challenges are just catalysts to discover our true selves. One of such stories can be told of a 14-year old Nana Yaa Ohenewaa Kuffour, who is non-verbal and has autism but despite her condition is determined […] The post Defying the Odds: Girl, 14, with autism Turns Photo

The Former President John Dramani Mahama has described as ‘great news’ the ITLOs ruling between Ghana and Cote D’Ivoire in which Ghana emerged victorious. He said Ghana owes a debt of gratitude to the former Attorney General & Minister for Justice Marietta Brew Appiah-Opong, Deputy Attorney General Dominic Ayine, Solicitor General Helen Ziwu and others. […] The post ITLOS