Policy Think Tank IMANI Africa, has stated that the next Mahama-led administration – if given the nod in the upcoming elections - will need an amount of $24 billion to implement 75 percent of the promises contained in the party’s manifesto

Ghanaian Pilgrim confirmed dead in MeccaA Ghanaian pilgrim performing this year's Hajj in Saudi Arabian city of Mecca has been confirmed dead

By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016 Folks, we are in the major political electioneering campaign period for Election 2016; yet, nothing specific is at issue to help us know what the various political parties are about—whether complaining against or supporting. Everything is in flux, unlike what happened in previous periods. Let’s just ...

By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016 Folks, you must by now have read or heard news reports about the confrontation between supporters of the NDC and NPP during a public forum in the Odododiodoo constituency in Accra. That event aimed at offering the Parliamentary candidates the opportunity to present their programmes of ...

The founder and leader of Faith Word Church International at Nii Boi Town in Accra has been arrested by the police for allegedly rubbing olive oil in the vagina and on the clitoris of his church member

By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016 Folks, happenings in the Korean Peninsula are frightening. No one who knows what is building up will underrate those happenings as potential sources of a catastrophe that will put the world on edge. Those familiar with the three-year fratricidal war between North Korea and South Korea ...

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has presented tablets and other information and technology (IT) equipment to the Statistics Research and Information Directorate (SRID) of the Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MoFA)

Ghanaians deserve nothing less than peace and stability; which must be the ultimate outcome of this year’s election, Mrs Charlotte Osei, the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC), has said

Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, the New Patriotic Party’s running mate for the 2016 elections, has scolded government’s continuous borrowing warning that the country’s debt in dollar terms, would reach as much as $42 billion dollars in December

Four political parties have outlined their visions, policies and strategies aimed at ensuring a competitive and sustainable economic development, with particular reference to enterprise growth and job creation

The main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), has criticized the Electoral Commission (EC) for charging what it called exorbitant filing fees from presidential and parliamentary aspirants. The EC at an Inter-Party Advisory Committee (IPAC) on Thursday put the filing fee for presidential aspirants at GHc50,000 and GHc10,000 for parliamentary aspirants. But the NPP laments that ...

Experts are attending a two-day Africa Sustainable Palm Oil Conference in Accra, to discuss how to position businesses on the continent to adopt best practices in sustainability

A Corn-mill operator who defiled a 13 -year old girl at Mallam-Gbawe has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment by an Accra Circuit Court

Ghana's Lightweight boxer Richard Commey would take on American Robert Easter jnr. in an IBF lightweight title fight in Pennsylvania, USA on September 9, 2016

Abubakar Bediako, a father of five, was on Thursday sentenced to four years imprisonment for having sex with his 16 year old daughter at Olebu near Amasaman in Accra

The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights (AfCHPR), has elected Justice Sylvain Oré of Côte d’Ivoire as the new President and Justice Ben Kioko of Kenya as the Vice President to serve a two- year mandate term

By Dr. Michael J.K. Bokor Friday, Sept. 9, 2016 Folks, the much-hyped public lecture by the NPP’s Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is over. Under the theme “The State of the Ghana (Should it not have been “the Ghanaian” instead?) Economy —A Foundation of Concrete or Straw?”, the lecture had been advertised as a ground-breaking one to ...

The Israeli Ambassador to Ghana, Ami Mehl, has said Israelis are ready to share their knowledge and experiences with their Ghanaians, especially in the areas of technology transfer, agricultural modernisation, trade cooperation, healthcare and security

The Ashanti Regional Youth Organizer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr. Justin Koduah, says the party’s target of winning 80 per cent of votes in the region is within reach

Bechem United has received yet a big boost with the marquee signing of Ivorian international Ahmed Toure barely three days after winning their first major trophy at the new Cape Coast sports stadium last Sunday