James Gunu, the Volta Regional Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has cautioned agitating youth in the region to stop mounting pressure on the party’s flag bearer, former President John Mahama to choose his running mate from the Volta Region for the December polls. He stated that the move was a way of setting … The post Stop mounting pressure

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Western Region is to begin the vetting of  28 parliamentary aspirants from 13 constituencies where there are sitting Members of Parliament (MPs). Ahead of the vetting, the party has so far received more than four petitions with some coming from the Ahanta West, Kwesimintsim and Effia constituencies and … The post NPP vetting in W/R riddled

An educational programme dubbed ‘Mindset Education concept’ has been inaugurated at the Nsawam Medium Prisons in the Eastern Region to help in the reformation of prisoners in the country. The programme, initiated by the International Youth Fellowship (IYF), a non-governmental organisation in collaboration with the Ghana Prisons Service (GPS), is expected to groom the inmates … The post Prisoner

Ebenezer Okrah, a former television presenter, on Thursday launched his second book in Accra with the aim of offering Ghanaians a stress-free life. The 83-page pocket-sized book titled, ‘My Pocket Book of Laughter’ is a collection of jokes, dedicated to the author’s mother, the late Deaconess Comfort Okrah of the Church of Pentecost. Speaking at … The post ‘My Pocket

The former Executive Director of International Federation of Women Lawyers-Ghana (FIDA-Ghana), Glory Ofori-Boadu, has tasked political parties desirous of contesting the 2020 general elections to adopt a comprehensive approach to increase women’s participation in leadership and decision making. She explained that ” the 2020 elections offers political parties especially the New Patriotic Party (NPP) and … The post ‘Political

Uncertainty has gripped stakeholders at Ghana’s ports of entry, as the much-anticipated rollout of the UNIPASS single window system for trade facilitation at the country’s ports could not come off as expected the country’s various sea ports and land border posts, 72 hours after it was supposed to commence.

Participants at a project inception meeting on ‘Promoting issues based campaign on fisheries, mining, oil and gas governance for election 2020’, have kicked against the development of political manifestos independent of State Policy and the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC). They indicated that the practice over the years had resulted in the slow pace of … The post Draw

Government has justified the decision to ban the importation of salvaged vehicles, also known as accident cars, as well as second-hand vehicles of more than 10 years old. The proposal is part of the Customs Amendment Bill, 2020, which was passed on Tuesday, March 3, 2020, at the second reading stage in Parliament. The Bill […] The post Government justifies

Dr O A Afriyie: Growing up as a child in Ashanti New Town,Kumasi in the 1950’s Nana Akwasi, as he was popularly known, was our neighbour. His father Chief Owusu, the chief of Toase, lived diagonally across the street from my father’s house. Nana Akwasi himself resided some 500 meters away at Manhyia near the … The post NANA AKWASI AGYEMANG- THE ASANTE CULTURAL ICON appeared

I ran into an official of the Health Ministry recently. Edward, the Disposal of unused/unwanted medicines programnme (DUMP)  came up in discussions Safe use Medicines. There were discvussions also on measures to safeguard institutions from counterfeit and fake medicines. I am on way to a meeting with a group, Medisafe, who have been doing some … The post Disposal of Unused

The Western Regional Police Commander, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCOP) Felix Fosu-Agyeman, has charged assembly members to be ambassadors of crime prevention, maintenance  of peace and security in their communities. He said, as key leaders, assembly members should partner the police to flush out criminals in their communities. DCOP Fosu-Agyeman said these when he met … The post Assembly

The United Nation’s (UN’s) special envoy for Libya has resigned saying his efforts to bring peace in the North African country was damaging his health. Ghassan Salame tweeted that “my health no longer allows this rate of stress”. Talks between the UN-backed government based in the capital, Tripoli, and fighters loyal to renegade Gen Khalifa … The post UN’s

The Electoral Commission (EC) has done no wrong in the matter relating to the selection of a vendor for the New Biometric Voter Management System, a source with knowledge about the matter has revealed. Some groups opposed to the compilation of the voters register claim that the EC bungled its procurement process, leaving a trail […] The post ‘No procurement process breaches at EC’

Veteran Highlife musician, Ben Brako, has asked Gyedu Blay Ambolley to either retract a ‘defamatory comment’ he made about him and apologize or face him in court.

The MTN Music Festival train makes a stop at the Accra International Conference Center (AICC) on Thursday, March 5, 2020.

The Automobile Dealers Union Ghana (ADUG) has described the government’s decision to prohibit car dealers from importing ‘second hand’ vehicles older than 10 years as unfortunate. The Customs Amendment Bill was passed on Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at the second reading stage in Parliament. Per the Bill, the government will stop the importation of used […] The post Banning

Chief Executive Officer of the National Youth Authority (NYA), Mr.

Six people are confirmed dead in an accident that occurred at Obretema, near Suhum, on the Accra-Kumasi highway, in the Eastern Region, on Monday evening. The five died on the spot when a Mercedes Benz Cargo truck  with registration number  GE 5764-V  that was been driven by 36-year-old, Bismark Boahye, heading towards Kumasi,  lost control … The post 6 die in accident at Obretema

The witness in the case involving Saint John Walker, a self-styled pastor, who allegedly stole GH?60,000.00 from businesswoman, Mrs Darling Tuffour, failed to appear before an Accra circuit court, on Monday, compelling the court to adjourn hearing to March 30, 2020. The witness, Maame Dufie, who did not give any reason for her absence was … The post Self-styled

The 10 persons, including two senior officers of the Ghana Armed Forces and the Ghana Police Service, charged with conspiracy to commit crime and treason have been committed to stand trial at the Accra High Court.  Colonel Samuel Gameli, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ACP) Benjamin Kwasi Agordzor, Dr Frederick Yao Mac-Palm, the Chief Executive of … The post Alleged