A renowned economist and a leading member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Kwame Pianim says the party’s decision to boycott the National Economic Forum was a wrong move. He disclosed that he was out of the country when the NPP made the decision but “if they had sought my opinion, I would have said ...

Jeffery Schlupp is the answer to Ghana’s long-standing problem, according to Kwesi Appiah. The Black Stars left-back has been the biggest problem for almost a decade, with over ten players having auditioned for the role. To kill the problem for good, the coach went to the English Championship for the 21-year old. Jeffery Schlupp’s form ...

Shatta Wale is arguably the most controversial artiste Ghana has seen in recent years. He has managed to ride on controversy and good music to be one of the forces to reckon with in the Ghanaian music industry. Born Charles Nii Armah Mensah Jnr, he made his debut with Moko Hoo about a decade ago with ...

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that Ghana’s high fiscal and current account deficits poses significant risk to the growth of the economy. The IMF announced this after concluding their Article IV consultation with Ghana. The Executive Directors commended Ghana’s strong growth and declining poverty over the past two decades. ...

The comments made by Mr. Casely Hayford, a financial analyst, on the activities of Boko Haram and Ghanaian Muslim´s role has attracted my attention. His comments could have passed on as legitimate if he had criticized the activities of Boko Haram as all well-meaning people did regardless of their religious, racial and ethnic backgrounds. However, ...

Switzerland manager Ottmar Hitzfeld unveiled his squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazilâ„¢, with his 23-man list tallying with pundits’ forecasts. The German veteran, due to wind up his management career after the tournament, stuck to the strategy of mixing experience and youth that helped put the Swiss among the top seeds for the ...

Amnesty International has petitioned President John Dramani Mahama to rally his colleague Presidents in the West African sub-region to ensure the release of the 200 kidnapped girls in Nigeria. Millions of people across the globe are anticipating the release of the girls while some have resorted to social media platforms and protests to pressurize authorities ...

Over 3 million worldwide deaths in 2012 were due to harmful use of alcohol, said a new report launched by the World Health Organization (WHO) released on Monday. According to the report, alcohol consumption could not only lead to dependence but also increase people’s risk of developing more than 200 diseases including liver cirrhosis and ...

Manchester United’s Adnan Januzaj has been included in Belgium’s 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazilâ„¢ squad. The 19-year-old is yet to play for the country of his birth after only committing himself to them last month. However, coach Marc Wilmots has included the attacker as one of 12 Premier League players in an initial 24-man party. The ...

His Lordship, Justice L.L Mensah has finally fixed June 6, 2014 to rule on a law suit brought against the state by youth activist of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Richard Nyamah.  Richard Nyamah, the Exparte filed an order of mandamus praying the Accra Fast Track High Court to compel the Ministry of Finance ...

Former President Jerry John Rawlings says the managers of Ghana’s economy need to take bold and selfless decisions to turn around the fortunes of the economy. He said, “If we cannot see or recognize what I will call the ultimate objective, then to be quite honest I don’t know what we are about in this ...

OPENING ADDRESS BY H.E. JOHN DRAMANI MAHAMA, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF GHANA, AT THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC FORUM [SENCHI-AKOSOMBO TUESDAY, MAY 13â„¢, 2014 ] The Vice President of the Republic of Ghana Her Ladyship the Chief Justice H.E. former President Jerry John Rawlings Secretary General of the TUC Senior Citizen and renowned Economist Mr. Kwame ...

Black Stars coach Kwesi Appiah has warned that none of the players named in his provisional squad are sure bets for the World Cup in Brazil. Appiah named his 26-man squad on Monday for the team’s pre-World Cup matches against Holland and South Korea in May and June and is expected to find the final ...

President John Mahama has dismissed reports that government has taken a concrete decision to go to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a bailout in the midst of current economic challenges facing the country. According to the President he is yet to decide on whether Ghana should make that move. President Mahama who made this ...

The Ghana Integrity Initiative (GII) has stated that the technical committee which investigated Subah Info-solutions Ghana Limited and the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has wasted the time of Ghanaians. The Executive Director of the GII, Vitus Azeem told Citi News, the institutions represented on the committee were one way or the other, linked to the ...

President John Mahama has said the measures recently introduced by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) aimed at saving the cedi from further depreciation will be reviewed to address the unintended flaws. According to him, the measures were instituted to serve the best interest of Ghanaians saying, “as a government, we believe that the actions taken ...

Relatives and friends of the abducted Nigerian schoolgirls have identified some of them from a video released by Boko Haram Islamist militants. The footage showed about 130 of more than 200 girls who were kidnapped a month ago from their boarding school in Borno state reciting Koranic verses. Boko Haram’s leader says the captured girls ...

Bolly Mathis has got a callup to join Cote d’Ivoire’s provisional World Cup team which was named on Tuesday. The 23-year old plays for Fortuna Dusseldorf in the German second tier and is a Norwegian-born Ivorian. Cote d’Ivoire coach Sabri Lamouchi  published his 28-man list, but said he could bring in two more players before ...

Ghanaians will be given the chance to support the Black Stars in the upcoming 2014 World Cup tournament in Brazil through the Flag of Vim campaign. The Flag of Vim is one giant flag of Ghana which will travel the length and breadth of the country, collecting signatures of fans everywhere. It will feature signatures ...

Alliance for Youth in Social Democracy (AYSD), a pro National Democratic Congress (NDC) youth group in Tamale in the Northern Region is urging the former Communications Director for Mills administration, Koku Anyidoho, to contest the position of Deputy General Secretary when nominations are opened. They believe Mr. Anyidoho’s contributions in the party cannot be underestimated ...