pThe National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Mr Samuel Ofosu Ampofo did not honour police invitation to show up at the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) headquarters, in Accra. Instead his lawyers, Mr Abraham Amaliba and Mr Victor Kojogah Adawudu, from the Ayine and Felli law firm, went to the CID to verify whether …

Asante Kotoko captain, Amos Frimpong is confident of progressing out of group C of the CAF Confederation Cup after the defeat to Nkana Sunday.  The Porcupine Warriors host the Zambians in Kumasi on Sunday in the return leg.  Frimpong will miss the game through suspension but he is optimistic of his side’s chances against the …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has named six persons to be considered by Parliament as Regional Ministers-designate for the six newly created regions. The President, according to a statement signed by the Director of Communications at the Jubilee House, Eugene Arhin, meanwhile, has also made ministerial changes to four other existing regions “with immediate effect.” …

The Accra Regional Police Director of Operations, Chief Superintendent Kwesi Ofori, has confirmed report that one police man had an altercation with national security operatives leading to injury during the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election. “We had pieces of information that an officer had suffered in the hands of some of the National Security operatives during …

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has made nine changes to the composition of his administration. As part of the changes, which take immediate effect the Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Barbara Oteng Gyasi, has replaced Catherine Afeku as Minister-designate of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts. Mrs Afeku, Member of Parliament for Evalue-Ajomoro-Gwira Constituency, is …

Wreaths were laid at the Osu Nationalism Park in Accra yesterday, to mark the 72nd anniversary of the February 28 Christiansborg Crossroads Shooting incident that precipitated the country’s struggle for independence. In attendance were the Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, government officials, security personnel, traditional leaders, veterans, and some family members of the fallen soldiers, students …

The second edition of the Kwahu Easter Mountain Marathon (KEMM) was officially launched at the Head Office of StarTimes Ghana on Tuesday, February 26. According to the organisers, this year’s marathon, slated for April 20 would see participants compete for a total prize package of GH¢20, 000 and this would include, electrical gadgets, products from …

One of Ghana’s finest boxers, Issah Samir has vowed to stage an impressive comeback when he faces Burkinabe challenger, Patrice Sou Toke at the Bukom Boxing Arena on March 6. The two would battle it out as the headline fight for the evening dubbed “Independence Day Rumble” organised by Landmark Promotions and organisers of the …

SADIO Mane struck twice as Liverpool kept their noses in front of Manchester City at the top of the Premier League after a packed Wednesday programme featuring all of the top seven sides. Jurgen Klopp’s men eased past in-form Watford 5-0 at Anfield to calm fears over their staying power as they chase down their …

Lawyers, litigants and accused were left stranded as the Accra Central district courts were closed down yesterday. The Ghanaian Times gathered that the closure of the courts, some of which were unfit for purpose, was at the instruction of the Chief Justice, Ms Sophia Akuffo. A court clerk, who pleaded anonymity, told journalists the courts …

Lawyers for the General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Johnson Asiedu Nketia, have asked the Accra High Court to set aside an amended statement of claim filed against him in a GH¢15 million defamatory suit. They contended that the plaintiff, Professor Dua Agyeman, former Chairman of the Audit Service Council, failed to adhere …

ON October 6 2017, Ghanaians woke up to a sad story. Midfielder Kwame Bonsu has been sentenced to a two-year jail term by a court in Sweden for allegedly assaulting his partner in 2015. Then on the books of Swedish side Gefle IF, his contract was terminated. However, after 11-months behind bars, Bonsu, 24, was …

A former FA Executive Committee member, Mr Kojo Yankah, has reported to FIFA a move by the Ministry of Youth and Sports (MoYS) to organise the Special Competition for clubs in the country. The move, according to Mr Yankah, was unacceptable and deemed it as unnecessary interference from the state agency. He confirmed on Accra …

Law students at the Ghana School of Law say they will petition the Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Aaron Mike Oquaye, to investigate the circumstances that led to mass failure of 284 students who took the professional law exams last year. They said the petition would be copied the Majority and Minority leaders as well as …

Transfer of funds from e-zwich card to mobile money (MoMo) wallet is on a steady rise as the public is making good use of the second phase of mobile money interoperability service. The second phase of MoMo interoperability, which was launched in late November last year, was to enable the public to send money from …

President of the National House of Chiefs, Togbe Afede XIV, has condemned the recent violence that took place during the by-election at the Ayawaso West Wuogon Constituency in Accra, describing it as “unprecedented”.  Similarly, he advised members of vigilante groups to put their “heavily built” bodies into positive use as their acts of violence would …

The government has started paying contractors for projects they have executed under the GETFUND.  A number of contractors are said to have received their cheques after a protracted delay. The President of the Association of Building and Civil Engineering Contractors of Ghana (ABCECG), Mr Prosper Yao Ledi, when contacted yesterday, confirmed that some members of …

An anniversary to celebrate 30 years of the ratification of the Convention on the Right of the Child (CRC), by Ghana, was held yesterday in Accra. Organised by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in collaboration with the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection, the event also celebrates Ghana as the first country to …

The Kaneshie First Light off the Winneba road will be closed to traffic to pave way for work on underground drain to prevent perennial flooding in the area. The project, to be completed in 30 days, would commence from March 2 to March 30 2019. Briefing journalists yesterday during an inspection tour, Ing Gabriel Engmann, …

A private legal practitioner, John Ndebugri, has downplayed the weight of the contents of a leaked audiotape containing a voice that resembles that of the National Chairman of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Samuel Ofosu Ampofo, which is heard inciting the party’s communicators against some key personalities. They include the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission …