Tension is mounting at Shai Hills between the military and commercial quarry operators after blasting activities of the latter and subsequent vibration had affected military structures in the enclave. The military have reportedly lost a health facility and Square (parade ground) among other buildings at the Army Recruits Training School (ARTS) and Bundase Training Camp due to the activities of the quarry companies. The men in uniform who could no longer tolerate the ongoing destruction of their

The twice defeated leader of the largest opposition political party in Ghana, National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr. John Dramani Mahama, has announced that the Electronic Transfer Levy Act, also known as E-Levy, would be repealed if Ghanaians vote for NDC in 2024. Though he lost the 2016 presidential election as a sitting President and the 2020 as a former President, it is evidently clear that he would vie to lead the party he sent to opposition again for the next general elections. Delivering

Zenith Bank (Ghana) Limited is proud to announce the appointment of Mr. Henry Chinedu Onwuzurigbo as the new Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Bank. He takes over from Mr. Anthony Akindele Ogunranti who has been elevated to the position of Executive Director in Zenith Bank Plc. Mr.Onwuzurigbo, until his appointment, was the Executive Director of Zenith Bank Ghana. Prior to joining Zenith Bank Ghana, he was an Executive Director in charge of Business Development and Treasury at Zenith

President Akufo-Addo has emphatically told labour unions that calling for his government to remove taxes on petroleum products is not workable. He defended that part of the revenues from the taxes on petroleum products is what is used to pay the salaries of some of the seven hundred thousand (700,000) public sector workers on the government’s payroll. Addressing labour unions on May Day, Nana Addo said: “Removing taxes on petroleum products will reduce government revenues by some GH¢4 billion.

Vincent Quainoo, 30 years, who is the Chief Executive Officer of Alfam Logistics and Rentals Limited, has been arraigned for allegedly diverting part of payments made through him by Vekstrak Company Limited to another company. Quainoo, resident of Takoradi has, therefore, been slapped with the charge of fraudulent breach of trust, but has subsequently been granted bail in the sum of GH¢100,000.00 with two sureties, one of whom should be residing in the southern part of Ghana. The court presided

Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, the Asantehene with a contingent of paramount chiefs and Divisional chiefs from all regions of Ghana who owe allegiance to the Golden Stool yesterday arrived in the City of Memphis, Tennessee in the United States to participate in this year’s May International Festival. His visit would help showcase Ghana’s culture and traditions and promote business investments opportunities in Ghana as well as mark the second royal participation in the 44-year-old Festival, since the Maori

Dr Kwabena Duffuor, Former Finance Minister has reportedly called on the government to do away with what he describes as the current starvation wages and endeavour to pay living wages to Ghanaian workers henceforth. According to a story published by citinewsroon.com, Dr Duffuor whilst praising the Ghanaian worker in his May Day message also called for economic justice to prevail in the ongoing labour agitations for better working conditions. “May Day is an opportunity to celebrate the tireless

God had good intention, when He implanted the phenomenon of Love inman and woman. Why not? He had created Adam and Eve and wanted them to fill the world with people.  That Love He created has a magnetic charm to draw them together in order to be able to respond positively to His wish.Like God himself, who is jealous and does not want us to worship other gods apart from Him. (Exodus 20:4-5), Love, too, is jealous and does not want any type of disturbances. Love has, however, been tainted with unfaithfulness,

Dr. Stephen Amoah, Member of Parliament for Nhyiaeso Constituency in the Ashanti Region has donated quantity of Computers and Accessories to the Education Directorate, to be distributed among some selected schools in the constituency.The donation was meant to bridge the ICT deficit in some first and second-cycle schools in the constituency. The beneficiary schools of Dr. Stephen Amoah’s gesture were the Opoku Ware Senior High School (OWASS), Kumasi Senior High Technical School(KSTS), St. Hubert

Nana Adutwum Amankwah, a business consultant and administrator, hasbeen installed as the chief of Toase -Dabe in the Atwima Nwabiagya South Municipality of Ashanti region.He succeeds his late uncle, Nana Owusu Bekoe, who joined his ancestors two years ago.The new chief has since sworn the Oath of allegiance to Nana Yim Awere Ababio at his Toase palace during which he pledged his commitment,determination and readiness to use his expertise as business consultant and an administrator to support Yim

The Church of Pentecost has renovated two Boys dormitories for Obuasi Senior High Technical School at the cost GH¢62,910.00 to the relief of the school’s management.The gesture is part of the church’s social intervention under its Four-Year Vision (Vision 2023) aimed at transforming lives. The intervention follows the attention of the church, which was drawn to some of the infrastructural challenges in the school including roof leakages.The Head of the Church, Obuasi Area, Apostle William

The Ashanti Regional branch of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has told the government to urgently consider revamping the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) to refine petroleum products domestically.  This, they argued would insulate the citizenry from the high fuel prices because of exchange rate fluctuations. Mr. Simon Laarbik, who represented Daniel Amarfo Akwam, the Ashanti Regional Secretary of the TUC at this year’s May Day celebration, stated that the workers are feeling the impact of the depreciation

The Vice-Chancellor (VC) of the Sunyani Technical University (STU), Professor Ing. Kwadwo Adinkrah-Appiah has encouraged graduates from the university to use the skills they have acquired during the course of their training to start their own businesses. Professor Adinkrah-Appiah noted that the current challenges of unemployment in the country provide an opportunity for graduates to start their own businesses with the skills they have acquired. “The numerous gaps created by the ravages of the

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Vice Admiral Seth Amoama, has recommended an intensified Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) to complement the government effort in addressing development shortfalls in the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF). His call was underpinned by a new building constructed at the Burma Camp through a PPP arrangement to house the Headquarters of the 64 Infantry Regiment. Delivering a speech at the commissioning of the 64 Infantry Regiment Headquarters Complex in Accra, the CDS said the

The Adentan Municipal Chief Imam, Alhaji Mohammed Issaq, says any act of road traffic misconduct by Muslims across the nation during Eid festivities should not be condoned by the law enforcement agencies. Therefore, the mounting of huge Public Address (PA) systems in the middle of busy streets to block the to and fro movements of vehicles in densely populated Muslim communities and the unlawful riding of motorbikes by some of the Muslim youth on such Eid days, Alhaji Issaq said should not be allowed

The Municipal Chief Executive (MCE) of the Asokore-Mampong Assembly, Kennedy Kwasi Kankam has assured NPP delegates in the Asawasi constituency that he would not rest until he works to wrestle the Asawase Parliamentary seat from the opposition National Democratic Congress NDC. The MCE emphasized that the NPP is on a mission and that until the mission of annexing the Asawase Parliamentary seat from the NDC is accomplished he cannot sleep. “I will not sleep until the Asawase seat is converted

The 900 delegates made up of five executives, each from the 170 Polling Stations, 10 Electoral Areas, the Member of Parliament, and some members of the Council of Elders, last Thursday retained Mr. Michael Adusei Bonsu as the Subin Constituency Chairman of the New Patriot Party (NPP) He polled 754 votes at the end of the polls at about 5.47 pm, which saw eight of the former constituency executives having been re-elected and declared as winners for the various positions by a team of Electoral Commission

Lagos residents have called for stiffer measures to check the growing trend of underage persons being allowed access to hotels, alcohol and drugs. A cross-section of residents in the metropolis who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews on Tuesday, said the responsibility to check the act rest majorly on parenting. Mrs Opeyemi Adebayo, a teacher, said that the family had a major role to play on deciding how a child would turn-out or behave in the society. “Parents need

Dozens of passengers kidnapped on a high-speed train in northern Nigeria are being used as human shields by their abductors, making their rescue difficult, President Muhammadu Buhari said on Monday. Photos of 62 people who are allegedly being held as hostages surfaced on social media last week but it’s not clear when the pictures were taken. Families of those missing said they recognised their relatives in the photographs. In an address to mark Eid al-Fitr, the end of the Muslim holy month

Governors across the country have congratulated the people in their respective states, especially the Muslims on the occasion of the Eid-El-Fitr which signals the end of the fasting month of Ramadan. As Muslim faithful in Nigeria join their counterparts around the world in celebration, this year’s Eid-El-Fitr coincides with the commemoration of the annual international Workers’ Day. The people of Adamawa were among the first to be greeted by their governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, who congratulated them