Former General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Ohene Ntow has revealed that there is intense pressure  on Alan Kyerematen not to contest the party’s primaries. According to him some  bigwigs within the party are championing a crusade for Akufo-Addo to be presented for a third time without any opposition. ‘’There have been ...

The Ministry of Trade and Industry has secured a $35-million Indian Exim Bank facility to establish a new sugar factory at Komenda. To this end, a contract has been signed with a firm to undertake the civil and engineering works, as well as establish an irrigation scheme for high-yielding sugar cane plantation to feed the ...

The Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company (BOST) has denied reports that the Minister of Energy, Emmanuel Buah has directed the setting up of a committee to look into issues surrounding BOST’s contract with Nigerian firm TSL. Board Chairman of BOST, Kakra Essamoah disclosed this at a press conference to address the issues that have ...

The Special Operations Unit under the Office of the Chief of Staff has impounded 661 drums of alcohol imported by Top Industries limited for evading tax. The company is said to have exploited the incentives provided under the Free Zones Act 404 1995 to evade 93,978.62 cedis in taxes. Speaking to Citi Business News the ...

Manchester City are the best paid team in sport, according to a new study. Research conducted by ESPN The Magazine and Sportingintelligence found City pay an average annual wage of £5.3m to its first-team players, which works out as £102,653 per week. Six of the top 10 in the list are football clubs, with baseball ...

His Excellency Roland Issifu Alhassan has been laid to arrest in his hometown, Kumbungu in the northern region. The former Ghana Ambassador to Germany during former President Kuffour’s administration died on Monday at the 37 Military Hospital after short illness. His body was airlifted to Tamale for onward burial in his hometown, Kumbungu. Northern Regional ...

The Marine Police Unit of the Ghana Police Service has arrested twelve (12) persons for using illegal fishing equipment for fishing. In all, a total number of seventeen (17) generators and thirty-six (36) lighting bulbs attached to long cables, were retrieved from the suspects. The suspects were returning from normal fishing expedition, when the Marine ...

Pregnant women who are obese or overweight have an increased risk of delivering a stillborn baby, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Researchers looked at 38 studies to better understand the potential risks to an unborn child in relation to its mother’s body mass index. They found even a modest ...

Had he any remarkable sense of shame or dignity, Alan John Kwadwo “Quitman” Kyerematen would not be advising the leaders of the main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) to do some “soul-searching” and hard questioning regarding why the party consecutively lost Elections 2008 and 2012 (See “Nana’s Popularity Won’t Guarantee Victory for NPP – Alan” ...

The MTN FA Cup Committee says it will wait for the decision of the competition’s Disciplinary Committee before determining the team that faces Kotoko in the semi-finals. Kotoko were given a bye after AshantiGold refused to turn up for the quarter final match between the two teams at the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday 13th ...

Several hundred people remain unaccounted for after a ferry carrying 476 people capsized and sank off South Korea. The ferry, carrying mainly school students, was travelling from the port of Incheon, in the north-west, to the southern resort island of Jeju. A major rescue effort is under way, using dozens of ships and helicopters. Several ...

Real Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo will miss his side’s Copa del Rey final against rivals Barcelona on Wednesday. Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti confirmed that Ronaldo, 29, would not play in Valencia because of a hamstring injury. “Cristiano is not available because we don’t want to take risks and we have other very important games to ...

Government has rescheduled the date for its first National Economic Forum. President Mahama last week announced government will from this year commence a National Economic Forum. The move is to bring together all stakeholders to brainstorm on the economy. The brainstorming with comprise of all political parties, civil society, private sector, labour and government. The ...

Churches engaged in profit- making businesses must fulfil their tax obligations to the state or face the full rigours of the law, says Mr. Seth Terkper the Minister of Finance and Economic Planning. He cited profit making ventures such as schools, micro finance institutions, transportation as some of the profit making businesses that religious organisation ...

The Ghana Aids Commission has disclosed that 5,720 representing 11% out of 52,000 female sex workers (FSW) in Ghana are living with HIV. Dr. Fred Nana Poku of the commission added that 17% of men who sleep with men (MSM) are also having the virus. According to him, the commission has therefore decided to focus ...

An aide to Nana Akufo Addo, Mustapha Hamid says flagbearer aspirant, Alan Kyeremateng has ‘’a mountain to climb’’ in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) before he becomes the party’s flagbearer. ‘’Alan Kyeremateng has a mountain to climb inside the party before he makes a bid for the presidency outside of the party,’’ Mustapha Hamid stated. ...

An aide to Nana Akufo Addo, Mustapha Hamid says flagbearer aspirant, Alan Kyeremateng has ‘’a mountain to climb’’ in the New Patriotic Party (NPP) before he becomes the party’s flagbearer. ‘’Alan Kyeremateng has a mountain to climb inside the party before he makes a bid for the presidency outside of the party,’’ Mustapha Hamid stated. He was ...

President and Chief Executive Officer of Imani Ghana, Franklin Cudjoe says the decision by government to sign the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) is in the right direction. The Minister of Trade and Industry, Haruna Iddrisu on Tuesday said at a press briefing that government will not be coerced by any civil society group not to ...

Kpando Heart of Lions have stated their intentions of a possible title challenge this season in the First Capital Premier League. Lions currently lie second on the league log with 40 points and are ten behind Kotoko but have beaten Kotoko twice this season and got a 2-1 win over Hearts of Oak in Accra ...

The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has revised downwards the price of diesel price effective today, April 16, 2014. The NPA in compliance with the automatic adjustment formula, revised petroleum prices, which saw all prices remain the same, except diesel which dropped by 3.94 percent. This means diesel will now sell at  268 pesewas per litre. Meanwhile ...