The Electoral Commission (EC), has rubbished claims it exceeded the budget for the conduct of the 2016 General Elections. The EC was responding to a report in the Daily Graphic attributed to a senior official of the Ministry of Finance, who claimed that the Commission had gone beyond its budget. The Commission, in a statement stated […]

The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), has urged the government to “tread cautiously” in getting an alternative to the country’s only examination body, the West African Examination Council (WAEC). The Minister of Education nominee, Matthew Opoku Prempeh at his vetting in Parliament on Tuesday [January 25], proposed that as part of reforms to address the […]

The Volta River Authority(VRA), GRIDCo and the Electricity Company of Ghana(ECG) have assured that the planned shutdown of the Ghana Gas Company will not result in power crisis, popularly called dumsor. According to the power companies, there are plans to generate additional power from the Akosombo and Kpong hydroelectric plants, to supplement for the 230MW that […]

The producer price inflation for December 2016 fell to 4.9 percent from the 11.9 percent in November, the Ghana Statistical Service has stated. By this, the ex-factory prices of goods and services for all industry increased on average by 4.9 percent in December 2016 relative to the price level recorded in December 2015. However compared […]

Two police officers have been injured protecting nomadic Fulani herdsmen from angry residents of Sokode Ando in the Ho Municipality of the Volta Region. According to Citi News’ Volta Regional Correspondent, King Norbert Akpablie, there were clashes between the Fulani herdsmen and the Sokode Ando residents today [Wednesday], after they accused the herdsmen of killing a local resident on […]

The National Democratic Congress (NDC), is unhappy with the performance of the leadership of the Appointments Committee of Parliament, especially, the Chairman, Joe Osei-Owusu in the ongoing vetting process. The party believes the Chairman is “over-protecting” various minister nominees appearing before it, and not “allowing the minority to flow more”. This position was reiterated by […]

Striker Jordan Ayew has been rested for Ghana’s final group game against Egypt on Wednesday. Jordan’s performances have been met with mix reactions from the public with many claiming he’s been wasteful in possession. However, coach Avram Grant has defended the player stated that the game against Uganda was his best for the Black Stars. […]

Ghana will face DR Congo in the quarter-final of the AFCON after finishing as runners-up to Egypt following a 1-0 loss to the Pharaohs on Wednesday. Roma’s Mohammed Salah scored the only goal of the game for the Pharoahs early in the first half, firing into the top corner from a free-kick with the Ghanaian […]

Dancehall Artiste, Shatta Wale, directed the music video for hit song “Don’t Go There”, his PRO Chris Koney has said. Shatta Wale sometime last year hinted on his intention to invest into a multi-media production business and also expand the operational scope of Shatta Movement to include music video production. This saw the musician investing […]

Can an Office of an Independent Special Prosecutor be created where Article 88(3) of the 1992 Constitution commands that “The Attorney-General shall be responsible for the initiation and conduct of all prosecutions of criminal offences?” The short answer is Yes, but only through the issuance of a Constitutional Instrument by the Attorney General. That also […]

Rwanda ranked along with Mauritius as the third least corrupt country in Sub-Sahara Africa, according to the Corruption Perception Index released Wednesday. The annual report issued by Transparency International, ranked Rwanda 50th least corrupt country globally, with a score of 54. Last year, the index ranked Rwanda as the fourth least corrupt country in Africa […]

Three men were remanded in custody on Wednesday after the rape of a woman that was broadcast live on Facebook. The men were arrested in an Uppsala apartment on Sunday morning after a woman notified police that she had seen a gang rape broadcast live in a Facebook group that had around 60,000 members. The […]

The 17-year-old Austrian terror suspect, accused of planning to detonate a bomb in the capital city Vienna, has told authorities he intends to make a comprehensive statement, local media reported on Wednesday. ORF, Austria’s largest media provider, said the teenager, currently held in a Vienna jail after his arrest on Friday, has agreed to cooperate […]

Israel has completed a testing of an anti-missile system that it has been developing jointly with the United States, Israeli defense ministry said on Wednesday. The David’s Sling Weapon System, part of Israel’s multi-tiered anti-missile array, is designed to intercept short and mid-range rockets from the Gaza Strip and Hezbollah-dominated southern Lebanon. During the recent […]

The White House and U.S. media are already at each other’s throats as President Donald Trump kicks off his term, and experts expect the animosity to last for a while. Trump, who shocked the world in November by defeating his Democrat rival Hillary Clinton, had a poor relationship with the U.S. press during his campaign, […]

At least 24 people died in an avalanche that crushed a ski resort in Italy’s central Abruzzo region last week, Italian authorities confirmed on Wednesday. The official death toll was updated by the Civil Protection Department. “Among 24 victims recovered so far, there are 13 men and 11 women,” civil protection official Titti Postiglione told […]

The problem of overcrowding at Swedish hospitals has grown over the past two years, according to a survey published Wednesday by the Swedish medical publication Dagens Medicin. Dagens Medicin studied 61 hospitals with 24-hour A&E departments. The findings show that staff shortages is the primary reason behind the overcrowding and that emergency wards often fall […]

Fireworks and performances aside, the biggest thing about this year’s Spring Festival celebration at the University of Ghana on Wednesday was the traditional Chinese food on display. Chinese netizens call their country a land of gluttons, for good reasons. The country’s cuisines became a major attraction in the celebration hosted by the Confucius Institute at […]

FBNBank Ghana has set to roll out a new money transfer service, Wari, across its branches nationwide to provide simple, accessible and rapid means of sending and receiving money. As a multi-purpose platform, Wari money transfer service will enable existing and potential customers of FBNBank Ghana to receive money from abroad, send and receive money […]

End Malaria Council, a group of international influential public and private sector leaders has launched a malaria eradication programme at Davos, Switzerland. The Council is co-chaired by Mr Bill Gates, of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Mr Ray Chambers, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Envoy for Health in Agenda 2030 and for Malaria. […]