Mohammed Jamil Idris, an estate devel­oper, has been granted GH¢500,000 bail by the Accra Cir­cuit Court, for allegedly destroying a 40-footer container containing items, in Adjiringanor. Idris, charged with causing un­lawful damage and prohibition of activities of land guards, pleaded not guilty. The court presided over by Mrs Afia Owusua Appiah asked accused to produce … The post Estate

The Member of Parliament for Mpraeso, Davis Ansah Opoku, has advised Alan Kyerematen against forming his own political party or going independent following his withdrawal from the New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbeaerership race. During an interview on The Point of View on Citi TV, the legislator who supported Mr. Kyerematen’s campaign urged him to join […] The post Don’t

The United States has targeted a top Sudanese paramilitary official in the highest-profile use of sanc­tions since the current conflict began in Sudan. Washington has sanctioned Abdelrahim Dagalo, Rapid Support Forces (RSF) depu­ty leader, over human rights abuses during the group’s clash with Sudan’s army. The move, announced on Wednesday, is an apparent re­sponse to … The post  US

Six soldiers have gone on trial in the Democratic Repub­lic of Congo in connection with the killing of more than 40 anti-UN protesters last week. Amongst them are two senior officers alleged to have instructed soldiers to open fire on the banned demonstration. The protest took place in the eastern city of Goma to demand … The post Soldiers on trial over deadly Congo anti-UN

Nigeria’s Ap­peal Court has rejected one challenge to Bola Tinubu’s narrow victory in February’s presidential election. After a six-hour verdict, they said the appeal by Peter Obi’s Labour Party was without merit and dismissed all his arguments, including fraud. Their verdict on the challenge by Atiku Abubakar of the Peo­ples Democratic Party is expected shortly. … The post Nigeria

A parliamentary candidate contesting the Ketu North Constituency seat on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Volta Region, Dr Samuel Kofi Ahiave Dzamesi, has withdrawn from the race. In a letter to the party’s election committee, Dr Dzamesi said he was very hopeful that the NPP would benefit greatly from new […] The post Kofi Dzamesi withdraws

President Zelensky has condemned a “deliberate” attack on Ukraine’s “peaceful city” of Kostyantynivka. At least 17 people, including a child, were killed in the blast, which took place on a busy market street in the middle of the day – a rarity. Kostyantynivka, in Ukraine’s eastern Do­netsk region, is near the front line. Videos on … The post Attack

The President of the Ghana Journalists Association (GJA), Albert Dwumfour, has commiserated with staff of the New Times Corporation (NTC) over the demise of its staff, Castro Zangina-Tong. Until he took his last breath on August 1, this year, Mr Zangi­na-Tong, aged 58, was the News Editor and Sub-editor of the Spectator, one of the … The post Castro

The campaign team for Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, flag­bearer hopeful of New Patriotic Party (NPP), has said the withdrawal of the former Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Kyerematen, from the NPP presidential race, does not call for disunity within the party. The team appealed to all supporters of Mr Kyerematen to throw their … The post Let’s come together

The National Democratic Congress (NDC) says opposition parties will ensure that a coup d’état does not happen in Ghana. According to the chairman of the NDC, Johnson Asiedu Nketiah, the incidents of a military takeover in some countries in the sub-region are worrisome. Addressing party members at a ceremony in Accra on Thursday to swear […] The post Opposition

 The Ledzokuku Municipal Assembly (LeKMA) in the Greater Accra Region pre­sented assorted items and cash worth GH¢87,679 to Persons Living with Disabilities (PWDs) in the municipality to support their businesses, education and health care. Out of 31 PWDs who ben­efited from this kind gesture, 25 received cash, two received industrial sewing machines, two also received … The post LeKMA

The Driver and Vehicle Licens­ing Authority (DVLA) has started phasing out all Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) card driver’s licence, which were issued before September, 2017. These old PVC cards would be replaced with the smart card driv­er’s licence, which has enhanced security features in line with Reg­ulation 33(7) of the Road Traffic Regulations, 2012 (L.1 2180). … The post DVLA

The ritualistic annual spillage of excess water from the Bagre Dam in Burkina Faso is here again. This is done in August or September and due to its devastation, residents living along the White Volta River and its tributaries in Ghana are advised to move to higher grounds or take precautionary measures to prevent being … The post Can’t Bagre Dam spillage flooding be managed?

“Today could be your last day on earth. Death is inevitable and comes without prior notice. When you wake up in the morning, do not expect to see the evening and in the evening do not expect to see the morning.” This was the title of the Khutbah delivered during congregational prayers on Friday some … The post A tribute to a friend, colleague: Castro goes home! appeared

Ghanaian businessman and former President of AngloGold Ashanti Samuel Esson Jonah, has said the menace of corruption is the main factor impeding the country's development.

Campaign manager for the ‘Bawumia for President Campaign Team’, Sammi Awuku, has disclosed that the team targetted 70% votes for Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, during the New Patriotic Party’s August 26 super delegates conference. Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia won the super delegates conference with a total of 629 votes, representing 68.15 percent of the votes. […] The post Super

A political analyst, Prof. Osei Bobie, has said Alan Kyeremanten is behaving like a pampered child.

Samuel Johnson once said, ‘‘Courage is reck­oned the greatest of all virtues, because unless a man has that virtue, he has no security for preserving any other.’’ You begin managing the crunch crisis by first cutting your losses. Brian Tracy believes that the most important quality for business success in the twenty-first century is flexibility. … The post Manage the crisis appeared first on