Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has appointed women to half of his government’s ministerial posts, including the job of defence minister. Explaining his decision in a speech to Parliament, Mr Abiy said women were “less corrupt than men” and would help restore peace and stability. Ethiopia is now the only African state after Rwanda to […] The post Ethiopia’s
Popular Ghanaian actor and entrepreneur John Dumelo and his wife Gifty Mawunya Nkornu Dumelo have welcomed their new born son. The actor made this known in an Instagram post Tuesday. Dumelo and wife got married five months ago, in a ceremony which was attended by former President John Dramani Mahama. John posted a picture of […] The post John Dumelo welcomes son JJ appeared first on
There is disquiet between some student-teachers at the Kumasi campus of the University of Education, Winneba, and the authorities of the school as the teachers, who are on study leave, say their names have been spotted on the national service list as personnel. The 2018 year group from the English department claim their names and […] The post UEW student-teachers accuse
Mining giant Newmont Ghana has strongly dismissed claims that it masterminded the shooting incident at New Abirem in the Eastern region Tuesday morning. The company is also asking aggrieved farmers at New Abirem seeking land compensation to allow the legal processes work. Hundreds of residents and farmers on Tuesday agitated for fair compensation packages for […] The post We
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has been charged over comments he made in Portuguese to a television camera after his side’s win over Newcastle. It is claimed Mourinho used “abusive, insulting or improper language” after the 3-2 comeback victory at Old Trafford on 6 October. The Football Association used a lip reader and the 55-year-old’s […] The post Jose
A former deputy Chief of Staff John Osei Kofi says the 2020 elections will be warfare between the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) and the ruling New Patriotic Party. According to him, the NDC will not allow itself to be intimidated by vigilante groups associated with the ruling party again. “The empowered NPP vigilante group […] The post 2020 elections
Another shake-up has hit the Police Service with the Inspector General of Police, David Asante Apeatu, reassigning some 32 officers. The district Commander of East Legon and former Public Affairs Director of the Ghana Police Service, Superintendent Cephas Arthur is now the Director for the Mamprobi district. The latest shake-up comes few weeks after a […] The post Another
Majority of Ghanaians are against the construction of the national Cathedral in Accra, a new poll has revealed. 64.31 percent of respondents are strongly opposed to the construction of the cathedral across all demographics, an apparent departure from the President’s assertion that a Christian majority in the country was an indication of support for the […] The post Majority
Five people have sustained gun shot wounds at Abirem in the Birim North District of the Eastern region after the Police opened fire on demonstrators who were protesting against mining giant, Newmont Ghana. Information gathered by Agoo FM’s Rachel Gablah indicate that the irate youth were protesting over some lands they claim have been illegally […] The post E/R Abirem: Five
The Member of Parliament for Adenta in Accra Yaw Buaben Asamoah has said the Commission on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) has not been effective in the fight against corruption over the years. He also believes the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) needs more investment in order to live up to expectation in […] The post Corruption fight: CHRAJ
Investor interest in the ongoing Initial Public Offer of Energy Commercial Bank has gone up following roadshows embarked upon by the Bank in Kumasi, Takoradi and Tamale. At the investor fora in these parts of the country last week, many investors-both retail and institutional expressed willingness to acquire shares in the Bank following it consistent […] The post Investor
The 2018 Spiritual Empowerment, hosted by the Calvary Charismatic Centre (CCC), Ayigya Kumasi, is coming off this week. This year’s encounter has been described as an explosive encounter with the word of God. The four day Spiritual Encounter, which starts Wednesday 17th October to Sunday 21st October 2018 will see celebrated man of God Rev. […] The post 2018
The Institute of Energy Security (IES) is predicting a marginal increase in fuel prices in its review of this month’s first pricing window, spanning October 1-15, 2018. The Institute attributed the expected increase to a rise in the average Brent crude price by 5.7 per cent with a corresponding increment in the prices of Gasoline […] The post Fuel prices to go up again – IES appeared
A leading contender in the flagbearership race of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Dr. Ekwow Spio-Garbrah has paid a courtesy call on the founder of the party former President Jerry John Rawlings at his residence in Accra. The visit by Dr. Spio-Garbrah and some members of his campaign team, among other things, was aimed at […] The post NDC race: Spio-Garbrah seeks
President Akufo-Addo has said Ghana is “ready for business”, urging the UK business community to partner with the West African country and be part of the new, exciting and profitable phase of its quest to transform the economy into an industrialized one. Speaking at the turn of the 2018 UK- Ghana Investment Summit in Accra […] The post Ghana ready for business – Akufo-Addo
The Centre for Socioeconomic Studies (CSS) has said over one million Ghanaians have lost their jobs since 2017. “The CSS, from its study of the situation, found that over a million individuals who contributed significantly to Ghana’s workforce and also served as breadwinners in their families have had to suffer the misery of job loss,” […] The post Over
The newly declared Mandariwura in the Bole tradition area, Abdulai Kant, has warned that attempts by the Overlord of the Gonjaland, Yagbonwura Tutumba Boresa II, to deny him the Bole skin will spark chaos that would claim lives. Abdulai Kant won a five-year-old Mandari chieftaincy dispute between him and his brother, Bukari Abutu, who was […] The post Stop
The Police at Mankessim in the Central region has arrested a 28-year-old John Mensah Sarbah for his alleged involvement in narcotic trade in the area. The police acting on intelligence arrested the suspect who was seen packing some 75 bags of compressed dried leaves suspected to be Indian hemp into a house along the sea […] The post 75 bags of Indian hemp seized at Mankessim
Former President John Dramani Mahama has described the 2020 general elections as a final match between him and familiar political rival, President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. Referring to the 2012 polls as “a title fight” and the 2016 elections as “a rematch”, Mahama called the 2020 polls “a decider” and predicted the tiebreaker would return […] The post 2016
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