A former Deputy Minister of Energy, K.T Hammond has attributed the increment in petroleum products to government’s incompetence and mismanagement of the economy. Speaking on Eyewitness News, Mr. Hammond said “Ghanaians are being asked to pay for government’s maladministration.” The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) on Sunday announced a 23 percent increment in Petrol, 22 percent ...

Minister for Youth and Sports, Mahama Ayariga says the decision by his ministry to convert the three man committee set up to investigate the Black Stars’ debacle at the just ended 2014 World Cup into a Commission of Inquiry is to allow it to ”compel witnesses and compel the production of evidence”. ”We have come ...

When President John Mahama described his turbulent first hundred days in office as a real baptism of fire, he had no clue he had probably seen his best days yet! Today, after a bout of fuel shortage, demonstration by middle class protestors calling for better governance, saga of a moribund Black Stars management and team, ...

The Church of England has begun a debate ahead of a crucial vote to decide whether to allow women into its top ranks as bishops. Its ruling General Synod will vote on the issue – 18 months after a previous attempt was blocked. It was passed by the Houses of Bishops and Clergy but was ...

Stone of the Bradez fame says he’s really excited about his upcoming solo album, The Gifted. Stone, the elder of the award-winning Hiplife group says his decision to go solo on The Gifted is borne out of a need for him to express himself and give music lovers a hundred percent appreciation of his talent. “The ...

Former Black Stars captain Charles K. Akonnor has stated that Ghana must identify a way of playing football and teach this through various age groups in the developmental stages. The player added his voice to the debate which was one of the main talking points of the recent football retreat organised by the Ministry of ...

About 500 Liberia refugees living in a part of the Liberia Refugee camp, Zone five are appealing to government to intervene in a planned demolition exercise soon to hit the area. The Liberians have been served notices by authorities of the St Gregory Catholic Hospital to vacate their houses to pave way for the expansion of the ...

Germany’s youth policy paid off as they became world champions for the fourth time. Six of their World Cup-winning squad played in the side which beat England 4-0 in the 2009 European Championship Under-21s final. James Milner was the only England player from that game to play at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. The ...

The Ghana Refugee Board (GRB) says it has put the security agencies in the country on high alert following intelligence reports that some Ivorian refugees living in refugee camps in the country are planning mayhem over irregular food supply. The board says the police have been alerted and are keeping surveillance in the camps. Even though the ...

Former Minister of State at the Presidency in charge of Financial and Allied Institutions, Fiifi Kwetey has said Ghana’s present economic challenges provide an opportunity for exporters to profit by exporting more. This he said will not only help profit the local exporters but help halt the decline of the cedi. According to him, even though the rapid depreciation of the ...

A Ukrainian military transport aircraft has been shot down in the east, amid fighting with separatist rebels, Ukrainian officials say. The An-26 plane was hit at an altitude of 6,500m (21,325ft), a statement on the presidential website said. It said the plane had been targeted with “a more powerful missile weapon” than a shoulder-carried missile, ...

A New Patriotic Party (NPP) youth activist, Richard Nyamah, is threatening to have government accounts frozen by seeking a garnishee order if government fails to pay in full arrears owed the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund). This comes amid reports that government has released over GHC 98 million to GETFund days after an Accra Fast Track ...

Argentine legend Diego Maradona says his compatriot Lionel Messi did not deserve the Golden Ball award at the 2014 Fifa World Cup. Messi, 27, picked up the prize for the tournament’s best player following Argentina’s 1-0 defeat by Germany in the final at the Maracana stadium. “I would give heaven and earth to Leo,” said ...

The ministry of interior says it will arrest and prosecute all unregistered locksmiths in the country. According to the Minister of Interior, Mr. Kwesi Ahwoi most of the locksmiths in the country are unregistered and there is evidence available that  unregistered locksmiths aid armed robbers by making keys for them. He disclosed this when he took his ...

The Member of Parliament for Ho West, Emmanuel Bedzrah says government should be blamed for the declining level of education in the Volta Region. According to him government’s inability to release the statutory funds to the Municipal Assemblies is hampering academic work in schools because they are unable to purchase items needed for effective teaching ...

Black Stars goalkeeper, Fatau Dauda, believes the competitiveness and quality of the standard of soccer exhibited by teams at the just ended World Cup in Brazil is evidence of how individual nations are developing their soccer. He was particularly excited at the manner in which teams who had to bear the tag of underdogs matched ...

Some Ghanaians have expressed anger at the recent increase in both fuel prices and transport fares. The National Petroleum Authority (NPA) on Sunday announced a 23 percent increment in petrol, 22 percent in diesel and 23.75 percent in kerosene to the displeasure of many. The Ghana Road Transport Coordinating Council (GRTCC) has also announced a 15 ...

As one of the identified hot-spots in the Northern Region, the Gushiegu district lacks security personnel. The police Commander there, ASP Steven Paa Yeboah disclosed to Citi News his command could only boast of 17 police personnel as at June 29, 2014. In view of the area’s volatility, he called adequate logistics including patrol vehicles. ...

A Political Science lecturer at the University of Ghana, Dr. Evans Aggrey Darko says, President Mahama’s letter to all political appointees informing them of some changes within his team, is likely to cause fear and panic in government. Such actions he noted could have negative effects on the work of government due to the divided ...

The National Youth Organizer of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Abu Ramadan will be heading court to secure an injunction against the Electoral Commission’s voter’s registration exercise. The Electoral Commission (EC) has announced the opening of the rescheduled revision of the voters register from Friday 25th July to August 3, 2014 in spite of the stiff opposition. Some ...