Togbe Anikpi III  In an effort to water down agitations by the chiefs and people of the Volta Region and also prevent a massive demonstration to be held by the inhabitants of the Asogli State in Ho, the Volta Regional capital, President John Dramani Mahama paid an unannounced visit to the region on Sunday. The […]

The  Union of Industry, Commerce and Finance Workers (UNICOF) are threatening to embark on an industrial action next week if government does not suspend the proposed implementation of Value Added Tax (VAT) on financial services. This was contained in a letter addressed to the Managing Directors of 12 banks, the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning, […]

President John Mahama President John Mahama has pleaded with the angry Black Stars to honour travel arrangements for their final group game against Portugal. The players reportedly threatened to boycott the trip protesting the non-payment of allowances and appearance fees. A bus meant to carry the players to the Marceo airport had been delayed for […]

Meriam Ibrahim A Sudanese woman freed from death row on Monday has been detained with her family at Khartoum airport, sources have told the BBC. Meriam Ibrahim was sentenced in May to hang for renouncing Islam, sparking widespread outrage at home and abroad. About 40 security agents detained Mrs Ibrahim – along with her husband, […]

The unveiling of a $20 million edifice – the headquarters of the ruling party – is sufficient taunting of Ghanaians by the National Democratic Congress (NDC) during these testy economic times. Wealth it is said in Akan, cannot be hidden; a suggestion that the rich cannot pretend not to be so even if they avoid […]

Some of the guards weilding cutlasses and Police operative taking position at the NPP headquarters yesterday The internal wrangling and power struggle in the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) was carried to another level yesterday when two security groups clashed over control of the party office. This sent many supporters rushing to the place to […]

Police officers recovering the charred bodies of the victims from the burnt house RESIDENTS OF Trede in the Atwima-Kwanwoma District of the Ashanti Region were struck with horror after a family of five, including a nine-month-old baby boy, was burnt in an early morning fire that gutted their home yesterday. Daniel Baafi, a 40-year-old man, together […]

Alhaji Mohammed Muniru Limuna ( 3rd left) seated with some security chiefs Chairman of the Northern Regional Security Committee (REGSEC) who doubles as Northern Regional Minister, Alhaji Mohammed Muniru Limuna, has admitted that a collapse in the security arrangements may have resulted in the death of the overlord of the Bimbilla Traditional Area, Naa Dasana Abdulai […]

Prophet Daniel Yaw Nkansah Prophet Daniel Yaw Nkansah, a failed presidential hopeful and founder of the New Vision Pentecostal Church, has filed a motion for stay of execution in respect of his conviction pending appeal. He argued that the judgement obtained by one Mrs. Sikiratu Obe against him in a land litigation was attained by […]

Togbe Afede and Mahama in a tete a tete The President of the Volta Regional House of Chiefs, Togbe Afede XIV, has raised red flags over the performance of government appointees and other functionaries. He was very particular about the people appointed to serve in the Volta Region. He told President John Dramani Mahama in […]

A Primary Two pupil being assisted by Chairman Wontumi and a lieutenant to put on the uniform  The opposition New Patriotic Party in the Ashanti Region began the distribution of 4,000 sets of uniforms to school children free of charge in the Ejura-Sekyedumasi Municipality yesterday.  It was in fulfillment of the party’s free uniform policy […]

Hayford Akrofi Hayford Akrofi, Vice Chairman of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), United Kingdom Chapter, has been shot dead in an alleged robbery attack at his residence at Asofan near Ofankor, a suburb of Accra. Two of his house helps (names withheld) aged 25 and 27, were also sexually abused by the suspected armed robber. […]

Berla Mundi GhOne TV presenter, Berla Mundi, has described her first acting experience in Yvonne Nelson’s upcoming movie, ‘Single Married & Complicated’ as “challenging.” The beautiful young lady played the character of Trish whose marriage is falling apart. Her husband is not attracted to her anymore so she adopts various strategies to win him back. […]

M.anifest Rapper M.anifest, also known as Kwame Ametepe Tsikata, has released a video for his hit song ‘Jigah’ which features South African artist Hip Hop Pantsula (HHP). The video produced by Callback Dreams Studio was shot in the streets of Johannesburg in South Africa. “The song is collaboration between myself and one of my favourite South African artists, Hip […]

David Dulal-Whiteway, MD, RBTT A commercial court in Accra yesterday restrained the Republic Bank of Trinidad & Tobago (RBTT) from going ahead to take over HFC Bank Ghana. This follows an interlocutory injunction filed recently by HFC Bank Ghana Limited over the foreign bank’s take-over moves. According to Justice George Koomson, who presided over the […]

Breman Asikumahene,Odeefo Amankwa Buadu VIII admiring some of the products on display Comfort Adjahoe-Jennings, an executive member of the African Women Entrepreneurs Programme (AWEP), has called on the youth to take advantage of the numerous opportunities in the bamboo industry by building their capacity in specialized institutions. She said such an engagement would expose them […]

Hon Armah Buah (Right) inspecting work at T2 plant Takoradi International Company (TICO), a power generation firm at Aboadze, near Takoradi, is expected to add 330 megawatts of power to the national electricity grid by December 31, this year. The company has three plants namely T1, T2 and T3. The Unit 2 of the T2 plant was […]

Felix Nyarko – Pong of UniBank, Serkan Biber with Ghassan Yared, CEO Forwin GH.  Forwin Ghana Limited, a marketing and distribution company in partnership with uniBank, has rolled out a new credit scheme to enable consumers acquire a range of Beko home appliances at interest-free rates. Employees in the formal and informal sector could purchase […]

Selina Boateng Selina Boateng, one of the most sensational gospel music icons in the country, has expressed her profound gratitude to God and all her fans for the immense support she has had since joining the gospel music industry. She added, “I am saying a big thank to God because without His assistance, I don’t […]