Nana Konadu Agyemang-Rawlings Former First Lady, Nana Konadu Agyemang-Rawlings, yesterday appeared before the Commission of Enquiry investigating the payment of judgement debts to testify in the case in which her company was given $4,150, 27.50 as judgement debt. She confirmed the payment to Calf Cocoa International, which is partly owned by Carridem Development Company Limited, […]

President John Mahama The Minority New Patriotic Party (NPP) in Parliament has accused the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) of dipping its hands into the country’s Petroleum Stabilisation Fund, creaming off $177 million. Stabilisation fund generally refers to a mechanism set up by a government or the Central Bank to insulate the domestic economy from large influxes of […]

Edward Doe Adjaho, Speaker of Parliament Parliament at long last will reconvene today after the date for the reconvening of the second meeting of the Second Session suffered two ‘embarrassing’ postponements. Some Members of Parliament, particularly on the Minority side, described as disgraceful the constant postponement of dates for commencement of new meetings in the […]

Dr Sipa Yankey, CEO of Ghana Gas The completion of the long-awaited gas infrastructure could witness further delays following a court injunction placed on the project. The Omanhene of the Eastern Nzema Traditional Area, Awulae Amihere Kpanyinli III, obtained a Sekondi High Court injunction restraining the Ghana Gas Company from carrying on the gas project […]

Prophet  Nkansah An Accra High Court yesterday sentenced Prophet Daniel Yaw Nkansah, the 2008 presidential hopeful and founder of the New Vision Pentecostal Church, to six-month imprisonment for contempt. The Court, presided over by Justice Peter Dei-Offei, found him guilty of disobeying the court’s order with no option of a fine. This followed a long […]

The aspiration of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to lead the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2016 would be given a further boost this weekend when members of his campaign team in London, UK, are inaugurated. The event, which is scheduled to come off between the hours of 6:00 pm and 10:00 pm on […]

There are no reliable statistics on defilement in the country. Numerous cases have gone unreported to the law enforcement agents as parents of victims in the rural areas especially choose to have the aberrations addressed at home. The embarrassment associated with depravity is so overwhelming that relatives of suspects move everything to have the cases […]

Alfred Agbesi Kofi Woyome Alfred Agbesi Kofi Woyome, National Democratic Congress (NDC) bankroller and businessman yesterday alleged that former President John Agyekum Kufuor interfered with the bidding process which denied him the right to go ahead with the stadia construction for the Confederation of African Nations (CAN) 2008 tournament. Woyome said he got to know […]

Rev. Albert Okpoti Botchway The scandal surrounding the management of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) never seems to end as the Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Rev. Albert Okpoti Botchway, has found himself in another controversy with the managers of the Pharmacy department of the hospital over payment of drugs. The CEO, without consultation […]

Dr Adutwum explaining a point to a journalist Efforts at improving competition in Ghana’s private sector appear to have yielded limited results over the past years. Dr Regina O. Adutwum, Director General of the National Development Planning Commission (NDPC), who disclosed this recently in Accra during a day’s engagement organized by her outfit for the […]

Richard Osei Anane handing over cheaque to Laadi Ayine The Head of Marketing and Public Relations of uniBank, Richard Osei Anane has called for more support for the Small and Medium-scale Enterprises (SMEs) operating across the country, saying the development of the SME sector will create more jobs. According to him, the SMEs have the […]

Haruna Iddrisu, Nii Adjie Krakra I and Nii Laryea Afptey-Agbo cutting sod for the opening of the Greenfield Production in Ghana while some dignitaries looks on. Finatrade SA Ghana Limited, in partnership with the Distell Group Ltd, has inaugurated a Greenfield Production Plant in Tema as part of its commitment to improve Ghana’s economy. The […]

Erasto Njavike (3rd right) together with national executives of QLA being briefed on project development by one of the contestants during the visit A member of the international jury of the ongoing GHACEM Quarry Life Award Competition, Erasto Njavike, has paid a working visit to the company. Mr Njavike, who is also the Programme Manager […]

Elizabeth Ofosu-Adjare, Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts Roberta Annan Consulting (RAC), organisers of Miss Universe Ghana have announced the date for the auditions for this year’s pageant, to be held at the Villa Monticello (West Airport), on June 20. According to RAC, the pageant had been rebranded to focus more on empowering young […]

THERE WAS an unusual vehicular traffic yesterday in Kumasi, venue of today’s ‘Ya Ye Den Demonstration’ against government. What caused the massive vehicular traffic in most parts of the city was not immediately known. Most of the people that DAILY GUIDE spoke to were of the view that the upcoming demonstration might have caused the […]

Da Prince  The newest and the biggest thing that has happened to the gospel music industry in Ghana for 2014 is the inception and introduction of the versatile, phenomenon, anointed and glorious Da Prince and his 12 track album titled ‘East To West’. Da Prince’s songs talk about the faithfulness of God and the reason […]

The Toyota Corolla driven by the man believed to be a security officer intercepting the taxi in the middle of the road A stoutly built man believed to be a police officer, took the law into his own hands as he brutally slapped a taxi driver in the early hours of yesterday to the surprise […]

Emile Short with Archbishop Palmer-Buckle, Chairman of the Committee at the press conference The Advisory Committee of Experts of the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) has kicked against the country’s ‘Winner-Takes All’ system, calling for re-examination. According to the eleven-member Committee, the ‘Winner Takes All’ syndrome is one of the main factors responsible for the […]

Dr. Kwabena Adjei, NDC Chairman People in the Volta region, who have massively voted for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) since the return to democratic governance, have threatened to boycott the 2016 general elections due to numerous unfulfilled promises by the party. Several meetings were held last week in some of the constituencies, which were […]