The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Johnson Asiedu Nketia has said false impression is being created in a section of the media that the National Chairman of the Party, Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, has resorted to some dirty maneuvers to undermine the smooth take-off of the ‘Ahotor project’ being sponsored by Dr. Kwabena […]

A cross-section of the public who participated in the Public Hearing on the 2022-2027 multi-year major utility tariff review have expressed resentment about the proposals by the companies. The public was not enthused by the level of service delivery in terms of quality, efficiency and effectiveness, as well as prompt response to concerns or challenges encountered by customers of both the Ghana Water Company and the Electricity Company of Ghana. The Public Hearing was organised by the Public Utilities

The immediate past Minister of State for Education and presidential aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, has revealed the reasons behind his absence from the party’s ongoing presidential primary. Aside from being among 28 presidential aspirants who bought the presidential nomination form, he was also the first cabinet member to resign his position in pursuing his ambition. Giving his reasons on Wednesday in a statement he personally signed and titled,

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has condemned those violating international labour standards in different countries and workplaces. The NLC President, Mr Ayuba Wabba, said this while making a presentation at the ongoing 110th Session of the International Labour Conference (ILO) on Wednesday in Geneva, Switzerland. This year’s conference had:” Social Justice, decent work” as its theme. Wabba was reacting to the report of the Director-General of International Labour Organisation (ILO), Mr Guy

A collapsed two storey building in Kanti Kwari textile market in Kano State on Tuesday claimed the life of one construction worker, Abdulkadir Nasiru, 20-year-old. It was gathered that Nasiru’s co-worker, Naziru Shafiu survived from the incident after he was rescued alive from the building which was under construction. Confirming the incident to Vanguard, the spokesperson of the Kano State Fire Service, Saminu Yusif attributed the cause of the incident to the use of substandard building materials.

Two armed robbers who were arrested by the police in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region have been sentenced to 20 years imprisonment each for robbery. The two Emeka Opara and Samuel Kalo, were arrested on May 30, 2022, following their attack on a victim at ECOBANK, Abrepo Junction, where they succeeded in bolting with a […] The post Two armed robbers sentenced to 20 years

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Labour Party, yesterday, debunked rumour making the round that it conducted parallel Presidential primaries that produced a factional Presidential candidate, in the person of one Samson Uchenna. The party, in a statement issued by the Acting National Publicity Secretary, Abayomi Arabambi Oluwafemi and made available to newsmen in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, noted that the party never had parallel primaries. Arabambi argued that though Uchenna was a Presidential aspirant on the platform of Labour

The inflation for imported goods was 28.2%, which is higher than the 24.7% recorded for April 2022, the Ghana Statisrical Service (GSS) has announced. The GSS further indicated that inflation for locally produced items was 27.3%, up from the 23.0% recorded in April 2022. Focusing on year-on-year food inflation for May 2022, the GSS five […]

Ghanaian Gospel Musician, Kofi Sarpong who doubles as a public servant has been promoted in the Ghana Police Service where he is a full time employee. The ‘AyeyiNdowm‘ hitmaker is now an Assistant Commissioner of Police with the Ghana Police Service. At the time of his breakthrough in the music industry, he was a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) which influenced him to add it to his stage name, making it DSP Kofi Sarpong. In an interview to announce a new stage name following promotion of

Several players have left the Black Stars camp ahead of the Kirin Soccer Cup, which begins on Friday in Japan. Black Stars coach Otto Addo named a 33-man squad for both the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers and the four-nation tournament, but only 18 players are currently in Japan for the Kirin Cup. According […]

Ghana can brag about having gold, cocoa, and exceptional music talents like Sarkodie, Stonebwoy, Gyakie, Efya among others but it can’t brag about having a record label in the eyes of Kwabena Kwabena. According to the Ghanaian singer, despite the existence of Lynx Entertainment, Black Avenue Music, Sarkcess Music, Zylofon Music, among others, he sees no record label in Ghana. Detailing his what has influenced his assertion, the ‘Adult Music’ hitmaker said the practice of some “record

At a stakeholder engagement with the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture in Takoradi, the Minister, Dr. Awal Mohammed on June, 5, 2021 promised the people of Sekondi-Takoradi that, within a year, the deserted 32-year-old Centre for National Culture (CNC) at Sekondi will have a facelift to an international standard. Dr. Awal’s one-year promise fell on June 5, 2022 but the Creative Arts Players in Western Region are yet to see any renovation of the CNC. This has infuriated the stakeholders in the

The US climate envoy John Kerry has committed to pursuing the facts behind the disappearance of a veteran Guardian contributor and a celebrated Indigenous expert in the Brazilian Amazon. Dom Phillips and Bruno Araújo Pereira were last seen on Sunday morning travelling by boat, illegal loggers, drug traffickers and security forces. Kerry, a former US secretary of state, appears shocked at details of the case recounted by the Brazilian Indigenous leader Sonia Guajajara in a WhatsApp video of the

Beijing has accused Australia and Canada of “spreading disinformation” over allegedly dangerous manoeuvres by Chinese military pilots in international airspace. China also warned Australia to stop “provocations” or face “serious consequences” after the Albanese government said a Chinese jet intercepted an RAAF plane in a dangerous manoeuvre. A day earlier Justin Trudeau hit out at “irresponsible and provocative” actions by Beijing’s air force after Canadian aircraft deployed

The Mali representative’s empty seat is seen in Accra, Ghana, on September 16, 2021, at an ECOWAS meeting on the political situation in Guinea. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) says it regrets a decision by Mali’s interim government to delay the return to civilian rule by 24 months while negotiations between the two sides were ongoing. Mali’s military government, which first came to power in an August 2020 coup, issued a decree on Monday fixing the 24-month timetable,

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Iran has turned off a number of cameras installed by the global nuclear watchdog after Western powers introduced a resolution to censure it. The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) announced on Wednesday that it has turned off the Online Enrichment Monitor (OLEM) and flowmeter system of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) at an unidentified nuclear site. All the dismantled monitoring systems were installed voluntarily and beyond the framework of the safeguards agreement with the

King Philippe has handed over to the Democratic Republic of Congo the first of some 84,000 artefacts looted during the colonial era that Belgium has agreed to return. It is a mask, called Kakungu, that was previously exhibited at Belgium’s Royal Museum for Central Africa. King Philippe and Queen Mathilde are on a visit to DR Congo at the invitation of President Félix Tshisekedi. Belgium’s colonial record in DR Congo was one of the most brutal in Africa. The newly returned mask was used

Police in Ofoase Ayirebi have arrested the mother of the 15-year-old girl flogged and molested by two young men on the orders of her stepfather. The ‘boys’ stripped the girl half-naked and flogged her while one tried to insert his finger into her vagina. The perpetrators including the stepfather are on the run. But on […]