The United Nations (UN) World Food Programme (WFP) has launched a new initiative to promote girls’ education in northern Ghana and the Volta Region. The programme, projected at a cost of US$2.6 million, is targeted at about 30,000 young girls at the junior high school (JHS) level in the Northern, Upper East, Upper West and Volta regions.

Dr. Cadman Mills My conviction for a change of government for the last election was premised on a number of issues; first the Woyome money, I needed that money badly. Read More... The post Atta Mills’ Coroner’s Confessions… appeared first on

JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African President Jacob Zuma pledged on Thursday to redistribute wealth in the economy to poor black people as part of a policy he calls "radical socio-economic transformtaion".

Alhassan Suhyini Many Dagomba elites are disappointed that Hon Alhassan Suhyini would want to stoke the fire of the Abudu and Andani chieftaincy feud. Not this time when auspicious efforts Read More... The post Busy On The Diabolic Path appeared first on Daily

The mortal remains of veteran coach, Sam Arday, will be laid to rest this weekend at the Osu Cemetary two months after his demise. The coach passed away in the early hours of February 12 after battling a short illness.

Machomen for Good and Justice has condemned members of the Delta Force who forcibly attacked and removed the Ashanti Regional Security Coordinator from his office.

Ghana Football Association (GFA) President, Kwesi Nyantakyi has disclosed that newly appointed Black Stars coach, Kwesi Appiah will be tasked to end the nation’s 35-year title drought. The Ghana FA boss also asserted that qualification for the World Cup is not impossible and Kwesi Appiah would be given the needed push to qualify the team for the global football fiesta. [...] The post Appiah

Some of the Ministers Designate The minority National Democratic Congress (NDC) members on the Appointments Committee of Parliament yesterday boycotted the vetting of six deputy ministers-designate. But despite the boycott, Read More... The post Minority

MTN Ghana, headline sponsors of the annual Sports Writers Association of Ghana (SWAG) awards have committed a sum of GH¢ 42,000.00 towards the 42nd edition of the ceremony scheduled for the Banquet Hall of the State House on May 27. The event which is aimed at rewarding distinguished sports men and women who excelled in the year 2016 will this [...] The post 42nd SWAG awards launched appeared first

A 142-year-old abandoned one-storey school building situated on the compound of the Akotobinsin Methodist Primary School in the Komenda-Edina-Eguafo-Abirem (KEEA) District in the Central Region stands in danger of collapsing and causing havoc if steps are not taken to demolish it quickly.

The Ghana Football Association (GFA) will need a sum of GH¢63 million (US$14,482,835) to run the activities of all national teams for the year 2017. This was contained in a detailed request presented to government, new Sports Minister Isaac Asiamah has indicated. Speaking at the launch of Ghana’s participation in next year’s Commonwealth Games on Tuesday, the Minister indicated that [...] The post GFA

Medeama SC staged a vigorous second half performance to overcome championship aspirants, Kumasi Asante Kotoko 2-1 in a thrilling Ghana Premier League (GPL) week 10 encounter played at the T&A park yesterday. Defender Paul Aidoo converted two goals in the last 15 minutes of the game to hand Medeama their first win of the campaign and pile more pressure on [...] The post Medeama break Kotoko appeared first

President Nana Akufo-Addo has appointed Dr. Anthony Nsiah-Asare as the new Director-General of the Ghana Health Service with effect from 1st March 2017. A statement issued in Accra by Ms Rebecca Ackwonu, the Public Relations Officer, Ghana Health Service said Dr Nsiah-Asare takes over from Dr. Ebenezer Appiah-Denkyira who had retired from active service. It ...

WAFA SC climbed to the top of the Ghana Premier League (GPL) for the first time in their history after thumping AshantiGold 3-0 at Sogakope in their 10th week clash, yesterday. The Academy Boys had to dig deep to break the defensive strategy adopted by the Miners who find themselves in the relegation quagmire. Prince Obeng Ampem headed in Abdul [...] The post WAFA jump to top appeared first on

A customs officer on special duty operations in the Ashanti Region to check importers who have defaulted in the payment of import duties is alleged to have been engaged in extorting money from importers.

Accra Hearts of Oak yesterday produced one of their best performances of the season to beat Bechem United 4-2 in their Ghana Premier League (GPL) week 10 game played at the Accra Sports Stadium, yesterday. The Phobian win was the second successive defeat for Bechem United who went down 1-0 at home to WAFA at the weekend. Hearts opened the [...] The post Hearts silence Bechem Utd appeared first on

BERBERA, Somaliland (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The land along the road into Berbera is barren and empty. Somaliland's small, rusty Gulf of Aden port which for centuries made the town prosperous rises suddenly out of the ground as the road hits the coast.

John Asamoah- NIB Boss The National Investment Bank (NIB) has swiftly reacted to media reports creating the impression that the bank is in turmoil. In a statement issued yesterday in Read More... The post NIB Clears Air  appeared first on Daily

Worldreader, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) committed to providing books for children, has partnered local publishers to digitise textbooks and local storybooks and distribute them to schools using the Kindle e-reader, an electronic device purposely built for reading. The e-reader, which was perfected for Africa to hold hundreds of books, can maintain a battery charge for almost a month.

Ghana’s premier beverage producer, Accra Brewery Limited (ABL), has hosted an awards ceremony to celebrate and honour its hardworking key distributors for their sterling contribution towards the fortunes of the company in 2016. The dinner and awards night, an annual affair, constitutes part of the company’s relationship building activities with its key distributors. Over 60 firms attended the event which [...] The post Accra