The Chairperson of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), Samia Nkrumah says the only way for Ghana to achieve economic stability and the development of its human resource is to elect the party into power. She said: “The path and solution to the economic difficulties of our country is the election of a CPP government for ...

The 2012 Presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akufo-Addo says Ghana has lost a distinguished son through the death Of Paul Victor Obeng. In a statement, he expressed his sincere condolence to the family of the late senior Presidential advisor, the government and the National Democratic Congress (NDC). PV Obeng died on ...

The final day of the French Ligue 1 brought a mixture of emotions for some of Ghana’s players named in Kwesi Appiah’s 26-man provisonal squad for the World Cup in Brazil. Marseille’s Andre Ayew rounded up his season with a goal for his club at home at the Stade Velodrome against Guingamp. The midfielder headed ...

Former President John Kufuor has said, the death of the late Paul Victor Obeng is shocking and unexpected. He noted that “there wasn’t any suggestion at all that he wasn’t well but that is the mystery of the whole thing.” The ex-President in a media interview described the senior advisor to the President as “a ...

A group of Muslims in the country will march through some principal streets in Accra to put pressure on the Nigerian government to expedite action in finding the 200 missing school girls. The group also intends to send a petition to the National Chief Imam which will then be forwarded to the Nigerian government in ...

Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah will enter the World Cup with the desire to top up his awards list after he was named by the Sports Writers Association of Ghana as the 2013 Personality of the Year. Appiah collected the flagship award ahead of his captain, Asamoah Gyan with weightlifter Juliana Arkoh coming third at a ...

Telecom operator, Vodafone Ghana has assured its customers it is working expeditiously to fix the recent slight shortage of recharge cards in some parts of the country. Some subscribers of Vodafone across the country have been complaining about the shortage of recharge cards and the difficulties one has to go through before recharging credits unto ...

Voters in Guinea-Bissau began casting their ballots on Sunday in a presidential run-off election meant to draw a line under a 2012 military coup and renew cooperation between the chronically unstable West African nation and donors and investors. Former finance minister Jose Mario Vaz, candidate of the dominant African Party for the Independence of Guinea ...

The President, John Dramani Mahama, together with the first lady, Lordina Mahama has signed the book of condolence for the late Paul Victor Obeng at the residence. The President led a government delegation to visit the family to commiserate with them over the demise of Mr. Obeng; his senior advisor. He described him as an ...

The National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has given indications its industrial action will continue despite meeting with the Education Ministry. The Ministry on Friday met the striking NAGRAT members in a bid to talk them out of the strike. According to NAGRAT, even though the outcome of the meeting was quite successful, the association ...

The President, John Mahama has said the death of his senior advisor; Paul Victor Obeng is a very sad and tragic moment for him, Ghana and the entire citizenry. According to him, Ghana has lost a “tireless public servant, an admirable unifier and giant of our political landscape over the past 30-plus years. PV Obeng ...

The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) has hinted of its intentions to independently monitor the implementation of the various agreements reached at the National Economic Forum, which ended Thursday. The monitoring, it said, is to ensure that the policies proposed by the team of experts at the forum are fully implemented to the benefit of ...

Many people believe that the longer you wear spectacles the worse your eyesight becomes. But are they right? Claudia Hammond takes a clear look at the evidence. There are lots of reasons why people don’t always wear their glasses. They might dislike the way they look, get teased or simply feel more comfortable without them. ...

Frank Lampard will be England’s vice-captain at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, says manager Roy Hodgson. The 35-year-old Chelsea midfielder has 103 caps and will be deputy to skipper Steven Gerrard, ahead of Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney. “Frank’s been the vice-captain all along in Steven’s absences, which I think has been twice,” said ...

The founder of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP), Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom says Ghana, in its current state where there is a desperate need for the good counsel of statesmen and women will miss the late Paul Victor Obeng. A post on his Facebook page said: “He will be missed especially during this period in ...

Minority Leader in Parliament, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu, has criticized the presidential system of governance being practiced in Ghana saying, it is a key contributor to corruption. The presidential system gives autonomy to the President over the Executive arm of government. It is a system of government where the Executive branch exists separately from a ...

Members of the Brong-Ahafo Regional branch of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), have threatened a seven-day strike. They contended that the non- commitment of government to use dialogue to resolve issues affecting them had necessitated the strike. Jacob Anaba, Regional Chairman of NAGRAT, announced this at a press conference in Sunyani. He outlined ...

A man who tried to kill his family is among the latest to request removal of search results from Google. A European court this week ruled that an individual could force the removal of some search results. The BBC has learned that more than half of requests sent to Google from UK individuals involved convicted ...

Mexican authorities say they have jailed the head of a major criminal gang in the southern state of Guerrero. The alleged boss of the Los Rojos – the Reds – cartel, Leonor Nava Romero, was arrested on Friday. He is alleged to be a close partner of one of Mexico’s most wanted crime barons, Hector ...

Ukraine is edging towards “the point of no return”, a senior UN official says, amid rising tensions between security forces and pro-Russia separatists. UN Assistant Secretary General for Human Rights Ivan Simonovic told the BBC that the crisis had worrying echoes of the 1990s war in his native Croatia. Reports from eastern Ukraine say clashes ...