The UK Chancellor Nadhim Zahawi is travelling to the United States later for talks on how to tackle the spiralling cost of living. During what could be his final week in the job, Mr Zahawi will meet US bankers and officials to seek “international solutions” to soaring costs. Labour has criticised the trip, saying he should be focusing on the UK. The two candidates for prime minister have signalled they will offer more help if elected on 5 September. The government has been accused of

South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa has said the country is “not a xenophobic nation”. His remarks follows comments made by a provincial health minister to a Zimbabwean patient undergoing treatment, which were viewed as blaming foreign nationals for the country’s ailing healthcare system. “You are killing my health system,” Dr Phophi Ramathuba was captured in […]

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said government will not hesitate to withdraw the Presidential Charters given to private universities if they fail to meet the required standard. The President said government through the Ghana Tertiary Education Commission (GTEC) will monitor the activities of private universities across the country. President Akufo-Addo gave the caution when […] The post Don’t

A former Deputy Information Minister, Pius Enam Hadzide has touted the Akufo-Addo-administration’s efforts in the fight against corruption. Mr. Enam Hadzide said the Akufo-Addo government has substantially supported anti-graft agencies. “The President has created an enabling environment for these anti-graft agencies to work,” he said. He sees allegations that the President goes after corruption fighters […] The post Akufo-Addo

If you are a Ghanaian with zero tolerance for deception and abuses in the Christian community, you may have asked yourself many times why predictions by Ghanaian so-called prophets about the death of celebrities, including Presidents, turn out to be false 90 percent of the time. You may also have wondered why prophecies fore-telling the … The post Title of Book: Apostles and Prophets

When I look at health care now I can boldly say that we have come very far. This piece will start with the management of peptic ulcer disease (PUD). When I started hospital practice one of the striking things was the volumes of Mist. Magnesium Trisilicate we had to dispense to a person diagnosed with … The post Peptic Ulcer disease …treatment over the years appeared first

The Libyan Ambassador to Ghana, Mr Khamis Barak, has advised African journalists to give more attention of their reportage on Libyan crisis rather than leaving it in the hands of foreign media. This according to him would help reduce the negative reports filed by some foreign press and aid in finding solutions to the crisis. … The post We’re ready to help Libyan come out

Seventeen Oil Marketing Companies did not pay duties and taxes totaling GH¢249,800,802.28 on 219,995,530 litres of fuel products lifted for the period January 2020 to December 2021. The Auditor General’s report on the audit of Ministries, Departments and Agencies noted this discrepancy from the Integrated Customs Management System (ICUMS). Twenty-eight Oil Marketing Companies failed to […] The post 17

As an annual practice, the Auditor-General (A-G) has presented to Parliament its report for the 2021 financial year in line with Article 187(5) of the 1992 Republican Constitution. In this report, the A-G has recorded financial irregularities by public boards, corporations and other statutory institutions amounting to GH¢17,483,483,539. The amount is said to represent a … The post Adopt

Ghana recorded a reduction in new infections and related death cases of AIDS by 26 per cent and 38 per cent respectively between 2017 and 2021. This, according to the Director General of the Ghana AIDS Commission (GAC), Dr Kyeremeh Atuahene, was as a result of the resources, expertise and commitment invested towards the fight … The post Over 100,000 people live

A porter, who together with others robbed a student of an iPhone Pro Max at knifepoint, has been remanded in police custody by the Circuit Court in Accra. Abdul Wahab aka Stone boy, Oblitey, and two others now at large, have been charged with conspiracy to commit crime and robbery. Wahab has denied the charges … The post Porter remanded for robbing student of  phone appeared

 Anthony Yengdon, 20, an illegal miner, is in police grip for allegedly murdering her wife, mother and sister at Tampaala, a suburb of Jirapa, in the Jirapa Municipality of the Upper West Region. The victims are the 60-year-old mother of suspect, Bozobo Yengdon, his sister, Rebecca Yengdon, 22, and his wife, Cynthia Dabuo, 45. Assistant … The post Galamseyer allegedly kills

A restaurant manager, accused of defiling his landlord’s 15-year-old daughter at Osu, in Accra, has appeared before the Gender Based Violence Court at the Police Headquarters. Victor Lassey, 42, charged with defilement, pleaded not guilty and the Relieving Judge, Mrs Dora Eshun, admitted Lassey to GH¢30,000 bail with two sureties. Lassey is expected to reappear … The post Man

A 22-year-old drummer, who allegedly defiled a 16-year-old girl at a church premises in Osu, in Accra, has appeared before the Gender Based Violence Court, at the Police Headquarters.  James Asamoah, charged with carnal knowledge of a female, pleaded not guilty. The relieving Circuit Court Judge, Mrs Dora Eshun, admitted Asamoah to GH¢30,000 bail with … The post Drummer

The Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, George Mireku Duker, has charged political and traditional authorities in the Ashanti region to be guided by posterity in their contributions towards the fight against illegal mining. “The desire to ensure that future generations get access to safe water should be a motivating factor for all of … The post Political,

The Auditor General’s report on Ministries, Departments and Agencies noted that there were questionable salary payments amounting to GH¢1,112,896.00 made at the Finance Ministry. The GH¢1,112,895.96 in salaries paid was for the period of January 2020 to December 2021. The report indicated that these payments were to three people whose names could not be traced […] The post GH¢1.1m

Lawyers for the former Deputy Finance Minister, Cassiel Ato Forson, on Tuesday, took on Health Minister Kwaku Agyeman Manu in court over the Minister’s testimony against Mr. Forson. The Minister in his testimony accused Mr. Forson of instructing advance payment in the controversial ambulance transaction contrary to the terms of the deal. But lead counsel […] The post Lawyers

Dr Yaw Osei Adutwum, Minister of Education,