The State Housing Company (SHC) Limited has taken a legal step to set aside a 1994 judgement for compensation claimed by the chiefs of Adenta, Accra, led by Nii Sowah Okataban II. Dr. Mark Nii Akwei Ankrah, MD of SHC yesterday told the Commission of Enquiry investigating the payments of judgement debt that, after restructuring […]

The ailing economy does not appear to be responding to treatment as the Cedi builds a worrying resistance to the recent Bank of Ghana remedying prescription. If only the truth would be told Ghanaians in a manner devoid of propaganda, perhaps, all would lend their support – regardless of their political affiliations – towards shoring […]

Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, former Minister of Trade and Industry and one-time presidential aspirant of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), has once again declared his intention to join the flagbearership race of the party. In a statement issued in Accra yesterday under the guise of ‘goodwill message’ to delegates attending Saturday’s National Delegates’ Congress in […]

Pastor Isaac Asante Pastor Isaac Asante, the 25-year-old man accused of having sex with a 19-year-old student of Akwamuman Senior High School, has appeared before an Accra Magistrate Court. Asante is said to have raped the victim after giving her some “anointing oil” to drink ostensibly to protect her from demonic attacks. Charged with rape, […]

Come Saturday, April 12, 2014, a total of 5,265 delegates of the main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) would converge at the Tamale Sports Stadium to perform a single but very vital political task – elect national officers (executives) to steer the affairs of the party for the next four years. Many were those who […]

Ali Mohammed The timely intervention of the Odorkor District Police Command saved residents of Gbawe Zero, who were held hostage by a 25-year-old boy rumoured to be in the sakawa (internet fraud) business and living at the St Anthony’s Estate. Ali Mohammed, the suspected ‘sakawa’ boy, was believed to have gone berserk, after allegedly defying […]

The Late Bishop Reginald Ofori-Twumasi Rt. Rev. Dr Reginald Ofori-Twumasi, a renowned bishop in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis, has died at the age of 68. The sudden death of the Presiding Bishop of Holy Fire International Churches – with its headquarters in Takoradi – died last Friday at a private hospital at Anaji near Takoradi in […]

Abrekyereba Kofi Sammy Ghanaian musicians will not sit unconcerned for a few musicians who have nothing to offer to destroy the music industry, Abrekyereba Kofi Sammy, one of Ghana’s evergreen highlife musicians, has declared. He cautioned those Ghanaian musicians who are moving from one radio station to another waging campaign of lies against GHAMRO executives […]

Benjamin Nii Commey Otoo The Executive Chairman of Kingdom Capital Group, operators of the newly- established Capital TV, Benjamin Nii Commey Otoo, has indicated that the station would be operating differently from the existing TV stations in the country. Mr Otoo disclosed that he decided to establish a TV station because he and his team, […]

Ato Conduah (right) explaining a point while Seth A. Amoani looks on Ghana Lottery Operators Association (GLOA) has appealed passionately to President John Dramani Mahama to stop what they described as “persistent harassment and maltreatment of their members by security agencies.” According to them, the National Lottery Authority (NLA) had allegedly been instigating the security […]

Haris Broumidis The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Vodafone Ghana, Haris Broumidis has stated that in order to bridge the digital divide between rural and urban areas in Ghana, telecommunication providers must find a cost-efficient way to roll out in the country’s hinterlands. Speaking at a West Africa Telecom Summit in Accra, Mr. Broumidis proposed […]

Regina Pokuaa after the assault THE TWO sisters who subjected a female teacher at the Gambia No.2 D/A Primary School in the Asutifi North District of the Brong Ahafo Region to severe beatings have been granted bail. The duo, Lydia Antwi, 24 and Beatrice Amponsah, 26, finally gained their freedom on Wednesday after the Goaso Circuit […]

Doris Awo Nkani (3rd right) being supported by other top Executives of SIC on her left to hand over a dummy check to Mr. Kenneth Ashigbey (2nd Left) Managing Director of SIC Insurance, Doris Awo Nkani, has announced the introduction of a new claims payment code expected to fast-track the payment of claims to clients. […]

Dr. Philomena Nyarko Year-on-year inflation as measured by the consumer price index (CPI) stood at 14.5 percent in March 2014, up from the 14.0 percent recorded in February 2014. The rate of inflation for March 2014 is the percentage change in the CPI over the twelve-month period from March 2013 to March 2014. The monthly […]

Lance Corporals Joseph Clottey and Richard Osei Adjei An Accra Circuit Court presided over by Francis Obiri has granted bail to Lance Corporals Joseph Clottey and Richard Osei Adjei, the two policemen facing trial for allegedly robbing one Muktari Adamu of his $55,000. The security operatives and two others, Femi El-Alawa aka Beggie and Dr. […]

Dr. Bernice Adiku Heloo The Ministry of Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation (MESTI) has directed the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to take reclamation bonds from all companies involved in small, medium or large-scale mining activities that required environmental clearances or renewals. That, the Ministry said, would ensure that mining activities do not adversely affect the […]

The lifeless body of the suspected armed robber ONE AMONG two suspected armed robbers who stormed a house believed to belong to a police woman with intent to rob, has been lynched by angry residents of Dawhenya in the Ningo-Prampram District of Accra. The yet-to-be-identified deceased, who was severely assaulted before being killed, is believed […]

Prosper Bani, Chief of Staff The Special Operations Unit of the office of the Chief of Staff has appealed to importers of perishable goods to clear their goods and cargo within the stipulated time or risk forfeiting them to the state. “All non-perishable goods and cargo, duty paid or duty not paid, must be cleared […]

Prof Asomaning presenting the cheque to Cassiel Ato Forson Ghana Oil Company Limited (GOIL) on Tuesday paid a dividend of about GH¢1.5 million on its 2012 accounts to Government, a major shareholder in the company. Government holds a 51 per cent stake in GOIL with the remainder owned by the public. Receiving the cheque, Cassiel […]