Hon. John Howard OM AC former Prime Minister of Australia and Chairman of IDU in a warm hand shake with Mr Peter Mac Manu(former National Chairman of NPP and Vice Chairman of IDU) The International Democratic Union(IDU)has held its Executive Committee meeting in Lima-Peru in November 2013. The IDU is a working association of over […]

Stonebwoy Following his recent trip to the UK, one of Ghana’s vibrant dancehall artistes Stonebwoy, has landed himself a performance at the “Sting” an annual Christmas concert in Jamaica, come 26th December this year. In an exclusive interview with the General Telegraph, the artiste expressed excitement about his upcoming performance, describing it as an opportunity […]

Guilty: Murderers Michael Adebolajo and Michael Adebowale The distraught family of Lee Rigby have today paid a tearful tribute to the ‘brave’ soldier after two British Muslim fanatics were found guilty of his murder. Fusilier Rigby, 25, was ‘mutilated, almost decapitated and murdered’ by Michael Adebowale, 22, and Michael Adebolajo, 28, who ambushed him outside his […]

Ghana has maintained her 24th position in the latest Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) Coca-Cola world ranking released on Thursday. The Black Stars are still the second best on the continent behind Ivory Coast with accumulated points of 849 as the December edition of the rankings remained unchanged. World and European champions, Spain top […]

Christian Yohunu The Kaneshie Police in Accra have mounted a search for suspects of two kidnappings which took place in a church at the North Industrial Area, for which parents had to pay a total ransom of GH¢55,000.Two children: a 10-year-old boy and a nine-year-old girl, were abducted in two separate incidents at a church, […]

Lawyers for Executive Director of Centre for Freedom and Accuracy, Mr. Andrew Awuni have filed an appeal seeking to overturn Wednesday’s ruling which dismissed their client’s challenge to the sale of Merchant Bank to Fortiz,a Private Equity Firm. The commercial court division of an Accra High Court presided over by Her Ladyship Sophia R. Bernasko Essah […]

Cecil Williams and his service dog Orlando. A blind man who nearly died after falling onto subway train tracks will get to keep the loyal dog who tried to save him — thanks to New Yorkers who whipped out their checkbooks to help the duo stay together. Cecil Williams, 61 — whose 11-year-old pooch, Orlando, […]

President Goodluck Jonathan Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan has lost his majority in the House of Representatives after 37 MPs defected to a new opposition party. The MPs said in a letter to the speaker of the 360-seat lower chamber that they had joined the All Progressives Congress (APC) party. This is the first time a […]

Andrew Awuni and Tony Lithur AN ACCRA Commercial Court yesterday ruled that Andrew Awuni, the executive director of Centre for Freedom and Accuracy, has no capacity to institute a legal action over the sale of Merchant Bank to Fortiz, a private equity fund. The court, presided over by Justice Sophia Bernasko Essah, said the fact […]

Dzifa Abla Gomashie  The Deputy Minister of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Dzifa Abla Gomashie has openly endorsed the idea of homosexuals having rights in Ghana. According to Ms. Gomashie, homosexuals, in spite of all the negative practices they engage in, must be respected and treated like human beings with rights. She said homosexuals should […]

After weeks of enquiries about the whereabouts of the GH¢1million Media Development Fund (MDF) which was allocated in the 2012 budget, it has now been revealed that the entire amount has been spent by the Ministry of Information and Media Relations to buy Rlg laptops for government PROs, the Parliamentary Select Committee on Communication, and some […]

Alfred Agbesi Woyome The trial of Alfred Agbesi Woyome, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) bankroller, at an Accra Fast Track High Court, in connection with the receipt of GH¢51.28 million through an alleged fraudulent payment of judgement debt, has been adjourned. This was after the investigator testifying at the trial, ASP Edward Odame Okyere, informed […]

A Military Officer at the 66 Artillery Regiment in Ho, Volta Region, was on Wednesday remanded into police custody for allegedly raping and attempting to kill a bar attendant on November 29, 2013 at about 12 midnight. The soldier, a 34-year-old Corporal Francis Asana who is married to a prison officer, will reappear in court […]

Hannah Tetteh, Minister of Fariegn Affairs THE MINISTRY of Foreign Affairs has been dragged before the Judgement debt Commission over payment of about GH¢54,514.13 judgement debt to a retired Foreign Service employee, Kofi Doe Hubert. Mr. Hubert had sued the Foreign Ministry at a Fast Track High Court because it had refused to pay his […]

Dr Kwadwo Afari Gyan – EC Chairman  Redefining the independence of the Electoral Commission (EC) is a critical undertaking we cannot afford to overlook. A few days ago, the Commission’s financial requirements for the next fiscal year came up for debate in Parliament, during the 2014 budget hearing and attracted a cross section of the […]

The official residence of the Chief Executive of the Accra Metropolitan Assembly, Mr. Alfred Oko Vanderpuije has been auctioned for 850,000 Ghana cedis. Three other properties belonging to the AMA and located at Ridge in Accra have also been auctioned for a total of 2,255,000 Ghana cedis. They included a 6 bedroom bungalow in which an […]

Ambassador Kabral Blay-Amihere Ghana has been elected as the Vice-President of the African Communication Regulation Authorities Network (ACRAN) at the just-ended 7th Congress of the association in Niamey, Niger on December 12, 2013 for a two-year term. The Chairman of the National Media Commission, Ambassador Kabral Blay-Amihere, who led a three-member delegation, including Kwasi Gyan […]

Madam Heloo presenting computer to OLA SHS Headmistress and students NINETY-FOUR senior high, technical and vocational schools in the Volta Region have benefitted from over 4,000 RLG laptops distributed by the Ministry of Environment Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI). The donation which attracted students, teachers and headmasters from all the beneficiary schools was part of […]

President John Dramani Mahama has commended the University for Development Studies (UDS) for connecting  its education and research to the real world through its contribution to the development of the nation, by answering the call of modern developing communities in a holistic manner. He commended in particular, the third trimester programme of the institution, which provides […]