Dr. Kwadwo Afari-Gyan last Saturday told the BBC that the last polls he managed were the most credible in the electoral history of the country. It was certainly a valedictory session as he prepares to clear his desk after an eventful tenure as Chairman of the Electoral Commission (EC).  He did not fail to use […]

Pastor Mensa Otabil The General Overseer of International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), Pastor Mensa Otabil is not amused about the way in which national issues are reduced to jokes. “We’re polluting ourselves. We have issues we can’t solve. We have problems we can’t solve. We are overwhelmed all around us yet we have a lot […]

Hassan Ayariga The 2012 presidential candidate of the People’s National Convention (PNC), Hassan Ayariga, has dismissed recent allegations made by his party National Treasurer, David Apasera, that he has embezzled party funds. Mr. Ayariga was recently called upon by Mr. Apasera to account for a whopping amount of GH¢1.3million being the PNC’s campaign funds for the […]

Dolapo Ogundimu, MD of Access Bank Ghana Access Bank Ghana on Thursday became the first financial intermediary operating in the country to introduce Visa Prepaid Card, a cedi denominated reloadable card, which provides a convenient way for people to pay for goods and services outside Ghana without carrying any foreign currency. The card, which could […]

Good morning, Abusuapanin. Do you remember the story about the beautiful damsel I narrated sometime back? I did tell you how she allowed herself to be fooled twice by the same bloke.  It is said that once bitten, twice shy. But this damsel is beyond shyness, because she is likely to fall for the same […]

Samulel Otu (middle) addressing the press conference DAN ABODAKPI, former Member of Parliament (MP) for Keta Constituency in the Volta Region, has been asked to join the National Chairmanship race of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC). This is because the “NDC today needs a leader with innovation” as the party “needs to be rebranded, re-strategized […]

Felix Logah being assisted to cut the tape to the Centre The National Chief Imam, Sheikh Dr Osman Nuhu Sharubutu, has charged the public to dispel the negative perception which seems to tag Zongo communities as crime-prone areas. “Much as it is true that Zongo communities are inhabited by the vulnerable and under-privileged of society, […]

Adwoa Kwateng-Kluvitse, outgoing Country Director, AAG Ghana loses about $1.2 billion annually as a result of tax incentives, which are offered to major foreign companies operating in the country. According to a new report published by ActionAid Ghana (AAG) in Accra, the amount was equivalent to about twice government’s entire health budget for 2013 and […]

Some impounded taxis Some market women and residents around the Takoradi Market Circle in the Western Region, over the weekend refused to take part in a clean-up exercise organized by the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolitan Assembly (STMA), in collaboration with Zoomlion Ghana Limited, a waste management company. Most of the market women who were not allowed to […]

Nii Adjie Annang Kraku II, Tema Mantse. THE TEMA Traditional Council has issued a one-week ultimatum to settlers at U-Compound, a suburb of Tema Newtown in the Greater Accra Region, who are predominately Ewes, to as a matter of urgency, vacate the area before any demolition exercise is embarked upon. The area, which was to […]

The Ministry of Trade & Industry has directed textile manufacturers in the country to submit their patented designs for appropriate checks at the borders and ports. That, according to the Ministry, would help to curb the smuggling of pirated textiles into the country. Nii Lantey Vanderpuye, Deputy Minister of Trade & Industry, who gave the […]

Edward Opare Donkor, Finance Director, Fidelity Bank delivering a speech. Fidelity Bank has held its first draw for the 2nd phase of the Fidelity Big Fat Zero promotion at its Adum Post Office in Kumasi. Nurudeen Abdulai of Okaishie Branch, Sussana Nelson of Tema Safebond Branch and Francis Onyina of the Ring Road Central Branch […]

Lepowura Alhaji MND Jawula The first Gonjaland economic forum opens in Accra tomorrow. The two-day event is being organized by AKK Risk Management Consulting Limited in collaboration with Yagbon Foundation under the auspices of His Royal Highness King and Overlord of the Gonja Traditional Area, Yagbonwura Tuntumba Boresa I. According to Lepowura Alhaji MND Jawula, […]

Crown Paints Limited, a leading producer of decorative household paints in   United Kingdom (UK), is partnering Bamson Company Limited to produce Crown and Sandtex products in Ghana. The Commercial and Licensing Manager of Crown Paints, UK, Jon Dingoor, announced this when he led a delegation from the two companies to pay a courtesy call on […]

Bank of Africa Ghana supported the 5th battalion of the Lion Heart fraternity of the Ghana Armed Forces to celebrate the West African Soldiers Social Activities (WASSA) by donating a cheque for an undisclosed amount of money and trophy at the Arakan Barracks in Burma Camp. The donation, which was made at a ceremony recently to assign […]

Seated (left to right):  Giwa-Amu – MD, Hon. Joseph Yieleh Chireh – Board Chairman, Mrs. Hannah Brenda Amoateng, member. Subu (Standing left to right): Abiodun Tajudeen Odubola–Member, Olusanu Abiodun Otudeko –member,  Abdul Suleiman Kofarsauri –member and John Paul Kumi, member. First Bank of Nigeria, the best banking brand in Nigeria and one of West Africa’s […]

Speaking empty words and stolen promises, anyone can do. The lazy, the dishonest, the incapable, the promise robber, any of them can do. Anyone can use five months of someone’s leftover term and one year of their own to steal all the money in the system, hike taxes to replenish the kitty, and find a […]

Nana Kwame Okyere Pantu Tension is brewing at Gomoa Fetteh in the Central Region following the murder of the Fetteh stool head, Abusuapanyin Nana Kwame Okyere Pantu, who doubles as the Mankrado of Fetteh Kakraba. The chief was allegedly shot dead by gunmen on a motor cycle in his new house at Fetteh Kakraba, a […]

Seth Terkper, Finance Minister Kenneth Kwamina Thompson, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Dalex Finance and Leasing Company Limited, has advised government that any attempt to stabilize the cedi using restrictions and bans will fail. He said no amount of measures could salvage the cedi until Ghanaians change their attitude towards foreign goods. Mr Thompson gave […]

Thousands of supporters of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese (AAK) Constituency of the Central Region over the weekend electrified Moree, the hometown of the Vice President, Paa Kwesi Amissah Arthur, with its weekend keep-fit exercise in the area. The keep-fit exercise, which is expected to be held in all the constituencies […]