I just read a story in which the General Secretary of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) declared that the party is ready to govern Ghana. I don’t know the source of Mr. Kwabena Agyepong’s confidence, but if it is based on the party’s performance in opposition, then we should all be terrified by the prospect. ...

The chiefs and people of Banda Nkwanta in the Brong Ahafo Region are threatening to forcefully seize some plots of land in the Bui area. The people believe that the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has failed to demarcate the land that serves as the forest reserve of the Bui National Park. The chiefs and people have ...

Members of the Ghana Education Trust Fund (GETFund) Contractors Association are threatening a massive demonstration against government if they are not paid the arrears owed them. According to the contractors, government has failed to pay arrears owed them for over one and a half years. The association which says it is aggrieved over the developments is calling on government ...

Drivers in the Eastern Region are threatening to increase their fares due to the deplorable sate of road in the region Commercial drivers are contemplating on the 40% – 60% fare increment due to damage their vehicles suffer on the roads. They say the poor roads in the area  increases their costs of maintenance. Patrons ...

A transport consultant, Magnus Quarshie is asking the Ghana Police Service to provide  alternative routes to prevent the anticipated heavy traffic in the next two days. He was of the opinion that the situation is unlikely to be different from the vehicular traffic which was witnessed during the last emergency ECOWAS conference held in Accra ...

Somalia’s police and intelligence chiefs have been sacked following militant Islamist group al-Shabab’s assault on the presidential palace, a government minister has said. Three of the attackers were killed and a fourth captured, the minister added. Al-Shabab fighters entered the compound in the capital, Mogadishu, on Tuesday before being driven out by African Union (AU) ...

Former Ghana international John Paintsil has joined Maritzburg United on a two-year deal after his contract with Santos expired. The 30-year-old was a free agent after parting ways with The People’s Team following their failure to gain promotion to the Premier Soccer League at the end of last season. However, while his stint with the ...

Former Minister for Youth and Sports, Elvis Afriyie Ankrah has described as “most unfortunate” the announcement by his deputy, Joseph Yammin, of government’s decision to airlift $3M cash to Brazil to pay the appearance fee of the Blacks Stars. Government flew the amount to Brazil after what was described as player agitation and a boycott ...

Television station Viasat 1′s ‘The One Show’ is set to get a total makeover, according to reports. The show is set to take on a new direction and a new host in the person of Anita Erskine-Amaizo. The experienced Anita is expected to make the show more feminine-inclined and would focus more on women related ...

Nike is ending a 13-year deal to manufacture Manchester United’s football kit. In a statement, the American sportswear company said “the terms that were on offer for a renewed contract did not represent good value for Nike’s shareholders”. It is thought that either Germany’s Adidas or Warrior will replace them. Manchester United did not qualify ...

The Chief Operations Officer of UT Group, Captain Rtd. Budu Koomson is urging Ghanaians to intensify their street protests against what he terms government’s incompetence. According to him, the street protests will compel government to work harder and deliver improved services and development to Ghanaians. Speaking to Accra based Oman FM, Captain Koomson said government ...

Another season and a new process is about to roll for the emergence of a new Malaika queen. In it twelfth year, the Miss Malaika competition last year saw hundreds of young ladies taking part in an audition that finally saw 12 of them competing at the final event. Naa Oyoe Quartey was crowned Miss ...

The Ghana Football Association have charged Accra Hearts of Oak with misconduct and violence by their officials, players and supporters. The charges are as a result of the aftermath of a premier league match against New Edubiase last season in the capital. A late Edubiase equaliser from a controversially awarded penalty ended Hearts’ chances of ...

The widely implied definition of subsidies in Ghana is the provision of goods and services at no cost or below market cost. Subsidies are direct expenses borne by the government with the central aim of lessening the burden of the cost of living on the poor, who make up 28.5% (2006) of the national population[1]. ...

Nine African countries, including Ghana, have been chosen to receive funding and operational support from the Climate Investment Fund’s (CIF) Scaling-up Renewable Energy in Low Income Countries Programme (SREP). In their final decision, the SREP sub-committee agreed that it will provide up to US$300,000 for each country to undertake development of an SREP investment plan. ...

Former President John Agyekum Kufuor has said Africa lacks leaders to push its development agenda and to add value to what they inherit. According to the former President, “Africa has had rulers but not leaders,” adding, “rulers never add to what they inherit but leaders do.” Mr. Kufuor was speaking at a ceremony to outdoor ...

Inflation rate for the month of June 2014 is 15.0 percent, up by 0.2 percent from the 14.8 percent recorded in May. The rate of inflation for June is the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI). The year-on-year non-food inflation rate for June 2014 was 20.3 percent compared to the 20 percent recorded ...

Zenith Hygiene Systems (Ghana) Limited, a subsidiary of the Zenith Hygiene Group Plc in the UK has launched operations in Ghana. The company, which is the largest privately-owned independent chemical company in the UK, is highly revered in Europe for their tailor-made hygiene solutions and enters Ghana with over 700 top-notch varying chemical products. When ...

Bayern Munich have confirmed that a verbal agreement has been reached between the club, Mario Mandzukic and Atletico Madrid regarding the transfer of the player to the Spanish capital. The German champions confirmed the agreement at a press conference to outdoor their new signings, Robert Lewandowski and Sebastian Rode. The club’s sporting director, Matthias Sammer ...

Major roads in Accra will be closed for the two-day meeting of  Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS) heads of state. The Director General of Public Affairs Department of the Ghana Police Service, DCOP David Ampah Banin  revealed this in an interview on the Citi Breakfast Show. Mr. Banin said the main roads from Movenpick Hotel to ...