Member of Parliament for North Tongu Constituency Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has hinted that former President John Dramani Mahama will comment directly on the Airbus scandal in due course. The National Democratic Congress (NDC) MP said Mr Mahama has, regardless, commented on the issue after he “instructed” the former Attorney General to comment on it. “You […]
The Chief Internal Auditor and Head of the Internal Audit Directorate of the Ministry of Inner-City and Zongo Development (MICZD) has been appointed to serve on the Finance and Audit Committee of the International Institute for Democratic and Electoral Assistance (IDEA). Mr Isaac Adjin Bonney who was nominated by the Minister for Inner-City and Zongo […]
Former chairman of Kumasi Asante Kotoko continues to light the candle to remember victims and families of the May 9 soccer disaster after 19 years. For victims alive and families left behind, the day is one they look forward to, for remembrance and assistance to go through life. A midweek soccer match between Accra Hearts […]
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration has directed the Permanent Mission of Ghana to the UN and the Consulate General in New York to compile a list of Ghanaians stranded in the US who wish to be evacuated. This is expected to be done by Tuesday, May 12. The list will inform a […]
A Catholic priest has accomplished a mission to undertake a solo walk to create awareness on Covid-19 and raise funds for the vulnerable. From 4:00am Friday dawn, Very Reverend Father Bright Kennedy Agyepong took a solo walk from Somanya to Koforidua. His solo walk from Somanya to Koforidua took him eight hours on the 50-kilometre […]
Ghana’s coronavirus case count has shot up by 921 confirmations, from 3,091 on Wednesday, May 6 to 4,012 on Friday, May 8. This is believed to come from the backlog of tests conducted by the Kumasi Centre for Collaborative Research into Tropical Medicine (KCCR) in Kumasi. It is almost two months since Ghana recorded its […]
Odion Ighalo hopes his loan deal at Manchester United is extended until the Premier League season is completed. The Nigeria striker, 30, moved from Chinese side Shanghai Shenhua in January and has a contract until 31 May. Premier League bosses hope to resume the season in June but, with China’s Super League also intent on […]
As many as 190,000 people across Africa could die in the first year of the coronavirus pandemic if crucial containment measures fail, the World Health Organization (WHO) warns. The new research also predicts a prolonged outbreak over a few years. “It likely will smoulder in transmission hot spots,” says WHO Africa head Matshidiso Moeti. This […]
Ivory Coast has reopened bars and restaurant in all provinces except the main city, Abidjan. While announcing the easing of restrictions, President Alassane Ouattara said there had been “satisfactory results” so far but warned that “we have not yet won the battle”. “No positive case has been detected in the interior of the country since […]
Kevin-Prince Boateng has suggested for the first time that he could be open to a Ghana return six years after he last played for the Black Stars. The Germany-born former international, who openly admitted he had chosen Ghana with his ‘head’, has often suggested he was done with the Black Stars after his spectacular fallout […]
The “No mask, no entry” policy is in full force around Ghana, and I can tell from all the visible shop decals that property owners are enforcing it to the letter. But a mask is a mask and a mask, branded or not. You need the right mask on to help fight the spread of […]
A 17-member committee charged with the responsibility of ending the menace of logging and charcoal burning in commercial quantities in the Savannah Region has been inaugurated by the Savannah Regional Coordinating Council. Savannah Region Minister Adam Braimah Salifu inaugurating the committee charged members to execute their mandate without fear or favour. He also admonished them […]
The Deputy General Secretary of the Ghana Federation of Labour, Mr Ken Koomson, has said that Ghanaians must brace themselves up for tougher periods ahead following the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on global economies. He told host of Sunrise on 3FM Alfred Ocansey on Thursday that given Africa and, for that matter, Ghana becoming […]
Takoradi-based rapper Kofi Kinaata has revealed that while delving into the ills of religion in the country in his smash hit song, ‘Things Fall Apart’, he also took a swipe at himself. He disclosed that the line in the songs that attacks ‘part-time Christians’ was directed at himself. ‘Things Fall Apart’, released in October 2019, […]
The US unemployment rate has risen to 14.7%, with 20.5 million jobs lost in April, as the coronavirus pandemic devastated the economy. The rise means the jobless rate is now worse than at any time since the Great Depression of the 1930s. Since the pandemic began, the US has suffered its worst growth numbers in […]
A political science lecturer at the University of Education Winneba, Dr. Isaac Brakoh has described solid, the newly constituted five-member campaign team of the New Patriotic Party for the 2020 general elections. In his view, the Peter Mac Manu-led team is strategic and capable of delivering victory for the NPP in the December polls. Mr […]
Michy, ex-girlfriend of dancehall artiste Shatta Wale, is grateful to him for taking the time to record a birthday song for her. The dancehall artiste’s ex confessed that the song, ‘Infinity (Michy’s Birthday)’ is beautiful. The mother of Shatta Wale’s son supposedly turned 26 on Wednesday, May 6. After sharing a photo of himself and […]
The European Union has added 12 countries to its money-laundering blacklist, putting their financial transactions under greater scrutiny. They include Botswana, Ghana, Mauritius and Zimbabwe. Others are Bahamas, Barbados, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, Cambodia, Mongolia and Myanmar. Once approved by the European parliament the list will come into force in October. Valdis Dombrovskis, the commission’s vice-president […]
Students of Koforidua Senior High Technical School (SECTECH) are occasionally forced by bed bug infestation to sleep in the school’s dining hall, the headmaster, Samuel Prince Folley has revealed. He said with the high incidence of bed bug infestation, students found it extremely difficult to sleep, especially at night, adding that the situation was also […]
Gospel musician Kofi Sarpong has disclosed that he is happy about the career of musician Fameye. The musician, who is also a Chief Superintendent of Police, said he is grateful that God has made Fameye a successful musician in Ghana. Fameye, born Peter Famiyeh Bozah, lost his parents, who were police officers, at a very […]
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