When leaders fail to lead, people take charge and leaders then have to follow, says Kofi Annan, former UN Secretary General and Nobel laureate. In an exclusive interview to TOI, Annan expresses optimism that slowly and steadily, the world is gearing up to the challenges of climate change and global warming. He hopes peace and […]

Prez John Mahama “My confidence in the way the economy is being managed is very low. Even though I think this is a good thing (measures from BoG), I still don’t think this government can deliver in the right way. I think there are a lot of mismanagement, stealing and corruption” stated Mr. Sydney Casely […]

The UN envoy to the Central African Republic has urged the country to “make an example” of soldiers who lynched a man accused of being a rebel yesterday. The man was stabbed and beaten to death and then his body burned in the capital, Bangui. It happened just moments after interim President Catherine Samba-Panza finished […]

Naana Mreceiving the items. arfo being assisted by PTA chairman in Kente cloth and former headmaster (left) in the receiving the items. THE 2005 National Best Teacher and Headmistress of Bomaa Senior High School (BOSS) in the Tano North District of Brong Ahafo Region, Doris Nana Marfo, has charged indigenes of Bomaa to help the […]

Alhaji Amidu Sulemani A joint committee of Education and Roads and Highways in Parliament yesterday met the Minister of Roads and Highways, Amin Amidu Sulemani, and some officials of the ministry over the controversial GH¢3 road toll being charged by authorities of the University of Ghana on the university roads. The issue attracted parliamentary attention […]

Demolitions are far from over in the Greater Accra Region. They have made disturbing headlines in the past few weeks, the most prominent being the Adjei Kojo debacle which continues to resonate across important political and social circles. The exercise has unleashed on the country her first set of internally-displaced persons whose plight remains uncertain, […]

Tony Aidoo, Victor Smith and Cadman Mills President John Dramani Mahama has finally assigned some of his Ambassador-designates their duty posts abroad, DAILY GUIDE has learnt. Chief among them is former Director of Monitoring and Evaluation at the Presidency, Dr Tony Aidoo, who recently criticized Archbishop Nicholas Duncan-Williams for his spiritual intervention for the falling […]

THE CHIEF of Kojo Boffour, near Yeji, Nana Dr Agyare Boffour, has chided the Brong Ahafo Regional Minister, Paul Evans Aidoo, describing him as a heartless man who has no feelings for his people. According to the chief, the Regional Minister had shown no concern about the killings that took place in the Kojo Boffour […]

Baffuor Asabre Kogyawoasu Ababio III, Nsumankwahene of Asanteman HEAD of the Nsumankwa (spiritual) division of Asanteman, Baffuor Asabre Kogyawoasu Ababio III, has stated that the faceless people behind the Asantehene death rumour will be dealt with severely by the gods of Asanteman. The head of spiritualists in the Asante Kingdom said Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, […]

Hassan Ayariga, the 2012 Presidential Candidate of the People’s National Convention (PNC) and his aide, Akane Adam are trading accusations over the whereabouts of GH¢1.6 million meant for the 2012 election campaign. Akane Adam is said to be leading a group of party activists called Convention Forum to get the executives to account for the […]

Rt. Rev Stephen Richard Bosomtwi-Ayensu has probably become the most popular person on airwaves of socio-political discourse since the past week, given his rather strong criticism of the policies of the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC). The backlash on him by sympathizers of the government has been merciless, as he is accused of being a […]

Kofi Asamoah, TUC Boss The General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress (TUC), Kofi Asamoah, has sounded the alarm bell, stating emphatically that things are getting out of hand as the economic hardship bites harder. The TUC is, therefore, calling for urgent intervention to save the situation, indicating that workers have come to their tether […]

Kabral Blay Amihere- Chairman of National Media Commission PRESIDENT JOHN Mahama, a communicator in his own right, might have had the insight to strike the right cord of “don’t worry I’ll fix it”, which probably resonated with far-seeing managers in media circles during his New Year press conference, commenting on a short-lived controversy which was […]

Emmanuel Gyau, a mason has found himself in the grips of the law for allegedly defiling a 13-year-old girl. The accused person was arrested after the victim, a Junior High School (JHS) pupil, became pregnant. Gyau was put before an Accra Circuit Court, presided over by Ms. Ellen Vivian Amoah where he was charged with […]

More than 100 people have been rendered homeless at Klagonna, near John Teye Memorial School, Ofankor, following the demolition of more than 15 houses at the area in the early hours of yesterday. The demolition exercise, which started around 6:00am, was carried out by Nii Nikoi Olai Family, who claimed ownership of the area. The […]

Gab Cobbina, counsel for Henry Alibah, the 21-year-old student who posted nude pictures of his former girlfriend on Facebook, yesterday had a hectic time convincing an Accra Circuit Court judge Ellen Vivian Amoah to spare his client a custodial sentence. He spent well over half an hour pleading profusely with the relieving judge to temper […]

The Tamale Zonal Office of the Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) over the weekend destroyed unwholesome products estimated at GH¢42,300 that were confiscated from some outlets within the region. The sale and distribution of the products contravened the Public Health Law (Act 851, 2012), which enjoins retailers and wholesalers to adhere to laws in order […]

Nana Dr Agyare Boffour and Paul Evans Aidoo THE CHIEF of Kojo Boffour, near Yeji, Nana Dr Agyare Boffour, has chided the Brong Ahafo Regional Minister, Paul Evans Aidoo, describing him as a heartless man who has no feelings for his people. According to the chief, the Regional Minister had shown no concern about the […]

Wisdom Cudjoe, the District Chief Executive (DCE) of Prestea/Huni-Valley in the Western Region, has admonished parents in the area who are fond of using their funds to buy alcoholic beverages to desist from the practice. He called on them to invest such monies in the education of their children. “The women should also stop purchasing […]