After a six-month sojourn in the United Kingdom to cool off – following the presidential election petition heat – the 2012 presidential candidate for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, is on his way back to Ghana. DAILY GUIDE is reliably informed that after six months away in London, Nana Akufo-Addo will […]

THE Asantehene, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has stated categorically that President John Dramani Mahama is not governing the country from the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi, the traditional seat of the Asantehene. According to the Asantehene, the President is governing the country from the Flagstaff House in Accra, warning the public to refrain from spreading wild […]

Four persons died after the vehicle in which they were travelling got involved in a fatal accident. Out of the four, at the Keta Municipal Hospital morgue, two have been identified by the police as Aminatu Mohammed, 36 years old and Anthony Mensah, 38 years. The accident, according to eyewitnesses, occurred at Alakple Junction near […]

Dr. Kwadwo Afari-Gyan last Saturday told the BBC that the last polls he managed were the most credible in the electoral history of the country. It was certainly a valedictory session as he prepares to clear his desk after an eventful tenure as Chairman of the Electoral Commission (EC).  He did not fail to use […]

Pastor Mensa Otabil The General Overseer of International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), Pastor Mensa Otabil is not amused about the way in which national issues are reduced to jokes. “We’re polluting ourselves. We have issues we can’t solve. We have problems we can’t solve. We are overwhelmed all around us yet we have a lot […]

Some teachers in the Upper East Region are calling for improvements in the celebration of Ghana’s independence on 6th March. The teachers are also requesting for improved conditions for pupils who participate in the celebration. School children  engage in a number of activities during the celebrations. Over the years however, children collapse while a few ...

Hassan Ayariga The 2012 presidential candidate of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Hassan Ayariga, has dismissed recent allegations made by his party National Treasurer, David Apasera, that he has embezzled party funds. Mr. Ayariga was recently called upon by Mr. Apasera to account for a whopping amount of GH¢1.3million being the PNC’s campaign funds for the […]

New information has come to light in a progress hearing for Chris Brown regarding his 2009 domestic violence case. According to court documents obtained by TMZ, Brown has been diagnosed with bipolar disorder, severe insomnia and Post-Traumatic ...

Brazil technical coordinator Carlos Alberto Parreira says the 'wonderful' support of the Brazilian public will be invaluable on the Selecao's quest to claim their sixth world title. The World Cup returns to Brazil this year after 54 years and following the success of ...

Water supply to Eastern parts of Accra is expected to normalize by the close of day Monday following the completion of maintenance works at the Kpong Water Treatment Plant. The Kpong plant was shutdown on Thursday, February 27, 2013 to allow contractors undertake critical pipeline interconnections. Rehabilitation works are underway at the plant under the ...

Fellow musicians and lovers of Ghanaian music; On behalf of the Musicians Union of Ghana, I wish to draw the attention of our great country to the 2014 GMW Festival, a very important development-oriented event coming off from 3rd March to Saturday,8thMarch 2014. GMW Festival is primarily about Education, Arts, Culture, Tourism, Awards and more. ...

Kevin-Prince Boateng had lunch with his Ghana teammates; Sulley Muntari, Michael Essien and Kwadwo Asamoah before catching a flight to Montenegro for the international friendly match.

A court in Egypt jails two policemen to 10 years for beating and torturing to death Khaled Said, whose killing helped fuel the 2011 revolution.

R&B crooner CHRIS BROWN's bouts with anger and aggression can now be attributed to three things: bipolar disorder, post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and insomnia. According to legal documents from BROWN's most recent court appearance, ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has once again made politics personal, tapping his own private secretary to be the No. 2 in the Vatican's new economy secretariat. Monsignor Alfred Xuereb had been the deputy private secretary to Pope Benedict XVI and ...

As Nigeria turns 100, is there something to celebrate?

Accra -The Chinese Ambassador to Ghana, Gong Jianzhong, on Friday called for a deeper cooperation by way of ideas sharing and experience to promote tourism between the two countries.

President John Mahama has said the source of funding for, and details of the free Senior High School (SHS) policy which starts from the 2015/2016 academic year will be fully explained in the 2015 budget

The Ghana Chamber of Mines is advocating a policy to increase royalties returned by government to mining communities from nine percent to 30 percent. The Chamber indicated that the increment should be tied to specific projects over a period of time. Dr. Toni Aubynn, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Ghana Chamber of Mines, disclosed this during an interaction with journalists in the Western Region at the Regional Press centre in Takoradi. “Despite the declining gold price on the world market,