Ghana midfielder Mubarak Wakaso has been struck with tragedy as he has lost his four-month old baby boy. Mubarak Wakaso Jnr died on Thursday in Tamale and the cause of his death has not been disclosed. He was buried last night in Tamale according Islamic customs and practices. Wakaso is preparing to join his Russian […]

Former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Asokwa, Maxwell Kofi Jumah says Ghanaians are tired with the “unsubstantiated allegations” by former President Jerry Rawlings. According to him, it is almost becoming a norm for the former president to accuse others of wrong doing just to get media attention. Kofi Jumah was reacting to […]

Mathew Opoku Prempeh The Member of Parliament for Manhyia has predicted that failure on the part of the judiciary to deliver justice when needed marks a bad omen for the nation and could geminate into a huge upheaval. Hon. Mathew Opoku Prempeh says he finds it intriguing that the presiding Judge in last year’s election […]

Ever-maturing songstress, Efya will launch her latest single, Forgetting Me at the  +233 Jazz Bar and Grill in Accra tomorrow, January 11. The delectable young  singer  has already brought  songs like Best In Me, The Getaway, Little Things, Sexy Sassy Wahala and  Cigarette to lovers of good  music and Forgetting Me  is also expected to […]

President John Dramani Mahama says he cannot go about arresting public officials simply because they are deemed to be corrupt. “I cannot do that. We live in a democracy. In an unconstitutional government, I would have arrested them and kept them safely and investigated them.” Addressing journalists at the Flagstaff House in Accra to mark […]

Dr Lloyd Amoah An afro-China analyst, Dr. Lloyd Amoah has attributed the delay in disbursing the 3 billion Chinese Development Bank loan to the political power play in China. He pointed out that the amount involved attracts the interest of key power brokers in China and could be the reason for the delay. President John Mahama on […]

Deputy Chief of Staff Bridget Anne Kelly, right, stands with Gov. Chris Christie, left, during a tour of the Seaside Heights, N.J. The conniving Christie aide ousted for orchestrating the George Washington Bridge traffic scheme that delayed ambulances and left schoolkids trapped on buses is a New Jersey soccer mom whose brother is an EMT. […]

Former President Jerry John Rawling. The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has put former President Jerry John Rawlings on the firing line, describing him as a man tainted with the blood of Ghanaians whose death he masterminded. In a scathing rejoinder to former President Rawlings’ abrasive remarks about his successor Mr. John Agyekum Kufuor and previous […]

Lamine Konkobo from BBC Afrique says he is not surprised that Mr Djotodia has resigned Central African Republic’s interim President Michel Djotodia has resigned at a regional summit aimed at ending violence that has engulfed the country. PM Nicolas Tiengaye also resigned at the meeting in Chad. Thousands of people took to the streets in […]

A driver with micro finance company, Midlands Savings and Loans has been sacked for allegedly asking for a piece of meat at a party. According to the dismissal letter, Samuel Nii Boye Adjei was sacked for misconduct. But the middle aged driver said his only offence is that he asked for a piece of khebab […]

Paul Mutora was visited by relatives after being rescued from the morgue Kenyan authorities have launched an investigation into how a man declared dead in a hospital woke up alive in its morgue the next day. Shocked mortuary workers at Naivasha hospital ran away when the body stirred and was seen to be breathing. Paul […]

The Suspects in police custody THREE YOUNG men believed to be members of a car-snatching syndicate operating in some parts of the country are in the grips of the Ashanti Regional Police Command. The arrest of the three suspects, Kwame Attakora, 31, Andrews Danso, 18, and Daniel Kwabena, 20, came weeks after they pulled their final heist […]

Daasebre Oti Boateng The unparallel exploits of Daasebre Oti Boateng, the Omanhene of New Juaben Traditional Area in academia, international civil service and cultural activism in Africa has been recognized with the conferment of the topmost award of Distinguished Fellow (DF) of the prestigious and highly reputable ‘Distinguished Scholars of Africa’, a body which boasts […]

The National Media Commission of Ghana (NMC) has challenged Government to come out with documents relating to the Media Development Fund which the Ministry of Information claims it used to buy laptops for media personnel. It also challenged other institutions which have interest in the Media Development Fund to come out with any document to […]

From left: Alfred Okoe Vanderpujie, Marrieta Brew Appiah Oppong and Dr. Kwabena Duffour The United States District Court of Columbia has dismissed a case filed against the Republic of Ghana, Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA), Dr. Kwabena Duffour, former Minister of Finance and Alfred Okoe Vanderpujie, Mayor of Accra. TJGEM LLC, US-based development firm, in March […]

 Nana Adjei IV The Nyanfahene of Ekumfi Techiman, Nana Efutu Kweenu Adjei IV, has called on parents in the area to invest in the education of their children to enable them become responsible people in future. During the annual Akwanbo festival celebrated by the chiefs and people of the area on Wednesday, Nana Efutu Adjei […]

Mr Seth Adjei Baah speaking at the AGM  The Ghana Chamber of Commerce & Industry (GCCI) has reiterated its call on government to adequately support Ghana’s manufacturing and agriculture sectors to create more jobs, reduce poverty and enhance livelihood in the country. Seth Adjei Baah, President of GCCI, who made the call, was speaking at […]

President John Dramani Mahama Ghana has only received about $600 million from the $3 billion loan but the country continues to pay commitment fees on the whole loan. It is for this reason that President John Dramani Mahama yesterday appealed to the Chinese government to expedite action on the release of $3 billion China Development Bank […]

Mawuena Trebarh, GIPC Boss India registered 23 projects in the first nine months of 2013 to top the list of countries with the highest number of projects in Ghana. Figures from the Ghana Investments Promotion Council (GIPC) showed that the total number of expected jobs to be created increased by 65.91 percent over the 6,048 […]

Stocks at the Korle-Bu Blood Bank have drastically dwindled. A statement from the National Blood Transfusion Service signed by Public Relations Officer Stephen Addai-Baah said the fall in stock makes it imperative for more blood donations by the public. “The current stock level stands at sixty-two (62) processed units of blood, against the daily requirement […]