The Office of the Special Prosecutor has charged Mr Sumaila Abdul-Rahman , Mr Stephen Yir-eru Engmen , Mr Patrick Seidu, the Chief Executive, the Deputy Chief Executive (Operations) and Deputy Chief Executive (Finance and Administration) respectively, of the Northern Development Authority and the Chief Executives of A&QS Consortium Limited Mr Andrew Kuundaari for conspiracy to, […]

Members of the Individual Bondholders Forum, who are currently being engaged on the Domestic Debt Exchange programme by the Finance Ministry,  have reacted to the agreement reached between the Government and the Ghana Association of Bankers (GAB) on the new terms for the programme.  The Government of Ghana and the GAB reached the agreement on […]

A Brazil football shirt prepared for legendary player Pele ahead of his last international is estimated to sell for up to £30,000 at auction. It was one of two number 10 jerseys made for Brazil’s game in 1971 against Yugoslavia, Hansons Auctioneers said. Pele did not wear it in the match and gave it to […]

Former Wales captain Gareth Bale has announced he will play in a PGA Tour event just two weeks after retiring from professional football. Bale said he will compete in February’s AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am in California. The 33-year-old retired earlier this month as Wales’ most-capped male player and record men’s goalscorer. “Delighted to announce I […]

Kenya’s opposition leader, Raila Odinga, has said his political coalition does not recognise William Ruto as the President of Kenya and declared the new Kenyan government as “illegitimate”. Mr Ruto beat him in last August’s poll, but Mr Odinga – who appeared at Nairobi’s Kamukunji Stadium along with his running mate Martha Karua, and other […]

Ghanaian gospel sensation Rev Paa Boateng has observed that many Ghanaian gospel artistes do not consult time-tested gospel artistes, hence not getting message-driven songs. Music pundits over the years have hit hard at most gospel musicians, blaming them for veering off from the traditional message-driven gospel music to sensationalism and hit songs. Speaking on the […]

The government has been told to at least commit 10% of the Goods and Services budget and 33% of the infrastructure budget of the education sector to basic education. Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) said the government must do this if the country is to invest adequately to build new schools to replace the over 5,000 […]

Archbishop Nicholas Duncan Williams and Reverend Eastwood Anaba who are all eminent members of the Board of Trustees of the National Cathedral project have been reported to have called for the suspension of the project for an audit to be done into its accounts. Portions of a memo they wrote to the board said “That […]

A Vice President of Imani Africa Mr Bright Simons has said that the government has still not made any progress with insurance firms, offshore investment and individuals regarding the Domestic Debt Exchange programme despite the agreements it reached with the Ghana Association Bankers (GAB). On Monday, January 23, the Government of Ghana and the GAB […]

Africa Education Watch (Eduwatch) has said on the occasion of the International Day of Education that although Ghana has made efforts to improve on child education, there is still more room for improvement. Eduwatch noted that five (5) years ago, the United Nations proclaimed 24th January as International Day of Education, to acknowledge and celebrate […]

Hearts of Oak’s Congolese midfielder Linda Mtange has admitted that winning a trophy this season will be a daunting task for the team. The Phobians were eliminated from the FA Cup with a slim defeat to Dreams FC on Sunday. They would now have to battle with Aduana Stars and Kotoko among others to compete […]

Ghana have qualified for the 2022 African Nations Championship quarter-finals following Madagascar’s impressive win over Sudan on Tuesday evening, Black Galaxies defeated Sudan 3-1 last week to put themselves in a good position to qualify, but they still needed Madagascar’s help. Ghana needed Madagascar to avoid a heavy defeat against Sudan to qualify, and the […]

Change Advocates, a group of seven (7) students studying MSc. Development Management under the Institute of Distance Learning (IDL) at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), organized a project at Rev. Obli Foundation, at Nsawam-Sakyikrom. The project which constituted a health screening exercise, registration onto the National Health Insurance Scheme, and donation of […]

The Government of Ghana and the Ghana Association of Bankers (GAB) have reached an agreement on the new terms for the Domestic Debt Exchange programme. Earlier, the banks rejected the programme as announced by the government. The GAB directed commercial banks not to sign onto the amended debt exchange offer over uncertainty surrounding the impact […]

Exactly 25 years ago, on the 23rd of January 1998, the President of the Third Republic of Ghana, His Excellency Dr. Hilla Limann passed on to eternity. Dr. Hilla Limann, a teacher, diplomat and statesman, after winning the June 1979 presidential elections on the ticket of the People’s National Party, an Nkrumaist party, was sworn […]

The Executive Director of Global Info Analytics, Mussah Dankwa, has urged the public to disregard fake media reports claiming a poll by his outfit has put NPP flagbearership hopeful, Alan Kyerematen, ahead of his rivals. Following the release of some aspects of a research Global Info Analytics claimed they had done on the NPP flagbearership […]

The Ashanti Regional Security Council (REGSEC) has asked the police to declare the students’ leadership of the Krobea Asante Technical and Vocational Institute wanted. This directive is linked to a student protest in the school last Sunday. Chairman of REGSEC and regional minister Simon Osei-Mensah, who gave this order, also confirms a five-member committee would […]

The financial sector cleanup that was undertaken by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) in collaboration with the Ministry of Finance which resulted in the collapse of nine domestic banks and several Microfinance companies, badly affected the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2020 general elections, Member of Parliament for Okaikwei Central, Patrick Yaw Boamah, […]

Member of Parliament for Okaikwei Central, Patrick Yaw Boamah, has said the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) risks losing the 2024 general elections if funds belonging to individual bondholders are touched by the government through the Domestic Debt Exchange Programme. In his view, touching individual bondholders is a dangerous curve for the government to take. […]