The Republics of Ghana and Benin have resolved to reignite the Common Currency agenda of ECOWAS which has been on the drawing tables of ECOWAS leaders for the last 10 years but is yet to materialised. The two West African leaders, President Akufo-Addo of Ghana and President Patrice Talon of Benin reached this conclusion when […] The post Ghana, Benin Resolve to Revive Common

Government has begun engaging planning and development officers in Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) to conduct planning, monitoring and evaluation of all oil funded projects across the country. The initiative is being jointly spearheaded by the Ministry of Planning, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Local Government, National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), Public Interest and […] The post Govt’t

The Former Vice Chancellor of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Prof. Kwasi Kwafo Adarkwa has disclosed that he gets sad whenever Kumasi floods after heavy down pour. Prof. Adarkwa who wrote a book to serve as a guide to fight flooding in Kumasi has been collecting dust on Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) […] The post I get sad whenever Kumasi

A Takoradi District Court has remanded into police custody a Chinese man who shot and killed a Ghanaian in Wassa Akropong in the Western region. The Chinese national known as Jinag Gen Hai shot and killed 30-year-old Nana Boamah during a misunderstanding between him and some Chinese in the area. Facts of the case indicate […] The post W/R: Chinese Remanded For Shooting Ghanaian

Gender advocates are calling on the Akufo-Addo’s government to as a matter of urgency abolish tax on sanitary pads. Sanitary pads attract 20% import tax levy in Ghana under the Harmonized Code (HS code 9619002900) of the Ghana Revenue Authority as a way of celebrating the International Day of the Girl in honest and showing […] The post Abolish Sanitary Pads Tax – Gender

The Regent of Bimbila Nyelibognaa Naa Salifu Dasana has strongly condemned the decision by the Northern Regional Security Council’s decision to order the release of body of the late Nakpa Naa Salifu Dawuni whose death sparked tensions for burial. A letter that was written by the Regional Coordinating Council addressed to the Municipal Director of […] The post Bimbila

The Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association has described as a ‘sensible decision’ restored nurse/midwife trainees allowances by the Akufo-Addo’s government. According to the Association, this period is a happy moment for all trainees and parents. It described as unfortunate the inability of the erstwhile Mahama administration to restore the cancelled allowance after submitting a research […] The post Restoration

It took the intervention of Prosecutor, Chief Inspector Maxwell Oppong to restore calm following a misunderstanding between Afia Schwarzenegger and her husband. Afia Schwarzenegger was casting innuendos was provoking the husband in court but Mr Lawrence Abrokwah remained calm. The prosecutor had to tell Mr Abrokwah to stay back at the court room and allow […] The post Prosecutor

Exton Cubic Group has filed a lawsuit against the Minister of Lands and Natural Resources Peter Amewu for revoking their mining license. The company described the Minister’s action as abuse of power. “The Minister of Lands and Natural Resources acted ultra vires [beyond] his statutory powers when he revoked Exton Cubic Group Limited mining leases. Revoking of […] The post Exton

A bakery in Mankessim in the Central region has been ravaged by fire after a gas explosion Wednesday dawn. No injuries or deaths have been recorded. The timely intervention of personnel of the Ghana National Fires Service averted what could have been another carnage caused by gas explosion in the country, according to an eyewitness. […] The post Gas Explosion At Mankessim Bakery appeared

The Board Chairman of Youth Employment Agency (YEA) Sammi Awuku has congratulated the President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for restoring nurse-trainees allowances. Mr Awuku described Nana Addo as a ‘shining example of a political leader’ who delivers on his promises. He pledged the support of the youth to support his government to move the country […] The post Thank

About twenty two thousand students of Agric Training Colleges in Ghana are picketing at the Ministry of Agric in Accra over the restoration of allowances. According to the students, the Akufo-Addo’s government has reneged on its promise of restoring their allowances. Their move comes on the back of the restoration of nurses and midwives allowances […] The post Agric College

Highlife musician, Akosua Agyapong, has been hauled before the Accra Circuit Court, for allegedly conspiring with another person and defrauding a businessman of GHC105,000 in a land deal. The prosecution claims the musician and a man identified as Frank Agyemang, aka, Killer Boss, sold a land which apparently did not belong to them to the […] The post Akosua Agyapong Dragged

Veteran Nollywood actress, Patience Ozokwor, has disclosed that the influx of telenovelas in Ghana is same in Nigeria. For some time now there has been conversations on the influx of Telenovelas on Ghanaian screens which led Ghanaian actors to demonstrate against the situation in Kumasi and proceeded to submit a petition to Otumfuor Osei Tutu […] The post Telenovelas collapsing

To a Ghanaian King, handing someone a holdall stuffed with more than £350,000 to deposit in a bank might seem nothing out of the ordinary. Indeed, when Osei Tutu II, traditional ruler of the Kingdom of Ashanti, summoned Mark Arthur to his multimillion-pound residence in Henley-on-Thames and handed him a bag containing almost £200,000 in […] The post Bank Official

“I’m never going to look for a man to complete me again,” Janice vowed. “No more relying on men. I declare my own independence.” I smiled warmly at Janice’s enthusiasm. She’d done a lot of work on herself in the past year. She knew she didn’t want any more codependent relationships. She was done with […] The post If You Don’t Need a Man, Can You Still Rely on Him appeared

India’s Supreme Court has struck down a legal clause that permits men to have sex with their underage wives. The clause, which was part of India’s law on rape, said intercourse between a man and his wife was permissible as long as she was over 15 years of age. The age of consent in India […] The post India Supreme Court rules sex with child bride is rape

Harvey Weinstein’s wife has announced she is leaving him following a series of sexual harassment claims made against the Hollywood mogul. British fashion designer Georgina Chapman described her husband’s behaviour as “unforgivable” and said “my heart breaks for all the women who have suffered tremendous pain”. It comes amid claims Weinstein raped three women and […] The post Weinstein’s

Question: How often does President Trump talk about IQ? Answer: All the time. When Mr Trump recently boasted that his IQ was higher than Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s, it fit a pattern. In 2013, he tweeted that his IQ was “much higher” than Barack Obama and George W Bush. He has also claimed a […] The post Can we tell if Donald Trump has a high IQ? appeared first

Child and teenage obesity levels have risen ten-fold in the last four decades, meaning 124m boys and girls around the globe are too fat, according to new research. The analysis in the Lancet is the largest of its kind and looks at obesity trends in over 200 countries. In the UK, one in every 10 young people […] The post Child and teen obesity spreading across the globe