The Paramount Chief of Essikadu Traditional Area in the Western Region, Nana Kobina Nketsia V, has called for a national dialogue to redefine Ghana’s Independence Day celebration to reflect the true Ghanaian and African identity. He said the prevailing situation where schoolchildren marched in the hot sun instead of using the day to inspire the Ghanaian ...

A group calling itself Komkomba youth for the National Democratic Congress (NDC) has accused the governing NDC and President Mahama of neglect and ignoring their interest. The group indicated that after ensuring the  return of eight MPs to parliament on the ticket of the NDC, they had not received any appointment, under the leadership of ...

Konkombas in the Nkwanta North district of the Volta region are  threatening to clash with indigenes there for allegedly attempting to chase them out of the area. According to the angry Konkombas, the Nawuris at Kpassa in Northern Volta have already seized some of their farmlands and are provoking them on daily basis. They therefore ...

The Director of Health Service for Greater Accra region has decried the doctor-patient ratio in the country , saying the huge numbers of patients doctors treat daily reduces the quality of care they are supposed to give. Ghana’s doctor-patient ratio is approximately one doctor to 15,259 patients in a year. According to her, “physician assistants ...

An Accra Circuit has rejected bail application for seven suspected Nima youth who allegedly attacked the Kotobabi police station on February 25, 2014. They are Ibrahim Amadu, Francis Nabil, Abdullah Musah, Salifu Suraku, Alex Kwaw, Samuel Homadzi and Aliu Sulemana. One of them, Aliu Sulemana who was allegedly manhandled by the police during their arrest ...

The Progressive Peoples Party (PPP) has described President John Mahama’s state of the nations address as a deceit. The President last week addressed Parliament on the state of the nation as stipulated in the 1992 Constitution. The addressed was received with several criticism as people believed it did not adequately address the current economic state ...

The Director of the Parliamentary Center in Africa, Dr. Rasheed Dramani is asking  Ghana’s Parliament to provide with intepreters to enable MPs communicate in local languages of their choice. Reports from the House indicate that some MPs  struggle to effectively communicate in the English language. MP for Wa East, Ameen Salifu’s embarrassing moment on the ...

Fighting broke out inside a military base in the capital of South Sudan on Wednesday morning. A general of the presidential guard is reported to have led a gun battle against other army soldiers and high-ranked officers at the base, after soldiers in his custody were denied payment this morning. The clashes raged for about ...

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Ahafo Ano South in the Ashanti Region, Gabriel Barima is headed for fresh trouble. The ‘Tweaaa’ DCE’s fate hangs in the balance after the Sector Minister issued a strongly worded statement to condemn his latest radio interview. This new sanction could lead to the country’s most famous or infamous ...

The Greater Accra Regional Police Command says it may seek a court order to restrain members of the Coalition for Farmers Rights and Advocacy against GMOs (COFAM) from demonstrating on Thursday. The coalition   served notice of marking Ghana’s 57th Independence with a demonstration in Accra to protest the introduction of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) into ...

Adam Kwarasey, Samuel Inkoom and Jonathan Mensah will start Wednesday’s friendly for the Black Stars against Montenegro. The trio were called up for the game and they will be part of the team’s rear guard in the match in addition to Turkey-based Jerry Akaminko and Standard Liege full-back Daniel Opare. AC Milan duo of Sulley ...

Adam Kwarasey, Samuel Inkoom and Jonathan Mensah will start Wednesday’s friendly for the Black Stars against Montenegro. The trio were called up for the game and they will be part of the team’s rear guard in the match in addition to Turkey-based Jerry Akaminko and Standard Liege full-back Daniel Opare. AC Milan duo of Sulley ...

The President of the Northern Regional house of Chiefs, Na Bohagu Mahami Abdulai Sheriga has called for more collaboration and transparency in the allocation and appointments of persons into the assemblies to reduce conflicts. He further suggested periodic meeting and engagement with the various Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executives (MMDAs) to know at first ...

The President of the Republic of Guinea, Professor Alpha Condé, will arrive in Accra on Wednesday for a three-day State visit to Ghana. President Condé will be the Special Guest at Thursday’s 57th Independence Anniversary parade at the Independence Square. The Guinean leader has been invited by President John Mahama to Ghana’s Independence Anniversary in fulfillment of a ...

The National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) has begun issuing  instant identity cards based on biometric data. The Chief Executive of the NHIA, Sylvester Mensah announced this at the 2014 NHIA stakeholders’ forum in Accra on Tuesday. The forum examined measures and strategies to improve transparency and accountability in the running of the scheme. The Authority ...

This information came few days after photos of the football star and the Nollywood actress were published online as they boarded a private jet in South Africa. According to news report, top Nigerian footballer Mikel Obi has made his Nollywood debut in a movie titled ‘’The Journey’’ alongside Nollywood diva Genevieve Nnaji . Nigerianfilms.com learnt ...

Management of Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) would this year operate an Executive Wing of the hospital to offer quick and efficient medical services to busy patients who can afford. It would also put in place attractive investments such as a car park, modern restaurant, hotel and other commercial centres to serve the Korle Bu ...

The civil war in South Sudan has left people so hungry and desperate for relief that they are even fleeing across the border into Darfur, a long-troubled region of famine and suffering in neighbouring Sudan, according to the United Nations. About 900,000 South Sudanese are homeless since the war erupted in December, and about 195,000 ...

Vatican cardinal, Peter Turkson, has criticized Uganda’s anti-gay law and called for the repeal of its severe penalties. Cardinal Peter Turkson, who is president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace, said Tuesday that “homosexuals are not criminals” and shouldn’t be sentenced for up to life in prison. Speaking to reporters in Bratislava where ...

Passive smoking causes lasting damage to children’s arteries, prematurely ageing their blood vessels by more than three years, say researchers. The damage – thickening of blood vessel walls – increases the risk of heart attacks and strokes in later life, they say in the European Heart Journal. In their study of more than 2,000 children ...