Ghanaians have been encouraged to be vigilant and report expatriates who are engaged in enterprises that are exclusively reserved for Ghanaians to authorities of the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC). Edward Ashong-Lartey, Director in charge of Monitoring and Tracking Division of the GIPC, gave the advice during a regional sensitization workshop in Wa on Monday. The […]

An Nsuta Circuit Court on Thursday sentenced a young man Richard Oppong to 20 years’ imprisonment for possessing narcotics without lawful authority. Richard Oppong, 20, and his 17-year-old accomplice, Kwadwo Asuako, were preparing to smoke and supply cannabis when a police patrol team arrested them at Mampong in the Ashanti Region. The two were found […]

The Students Representative Council of the University of Cape Coast (UCC) has honoured four personalities in the country who have contributed to the development of the University. The four were Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, Totobi Kwachie, Sammy Otto, the Proprietor of Sammy Otto Senior High and Technical School and Dr […]

One of the houses that was affected by the rainstorm Hundreds of residents within the Tamale Metropolis and the Sagnarigu districts have been rendered homeless following a rainstorm that hit the area late Monday evening.   The storm that wreaked serious havoc in many suburbs, including Sagnarigu, Kpawomo, Taha, Kpambiawo, Sangnerugu and Nyohoni, did not […]

Now that Ghana is in meltdown mode, it seems everybody is looking up to the NPP for salvation. And where does the President turn for advice, for reassurance, for the courage of his convictions and just the courage to make a decision? Nowhere. One thing about the President is that when the going gets tough he […]

The 2012 presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has been appointed by the Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Kamalesh Sharma to chair the Commonwealth Observer Mission for the South African general elections scheduled for May 7, 2014. Nana Akufo-Addo was appointed apparently for his statesmanship and the peaceful manner […]

Nana Ama Ampomah The Ashanti Regional branch of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) has expressed its condolences to the National Democratic Congress (NDC) following the demise of two officials of the ruling political party. Hajia Adiza Sali and Agnes Tia, the NDC’s Deputy Women’s Organizer for Greater Accra and Volta regions respectively, died in a […]

Chairman of National Peace Council ,Most Rev.Prof.Emmanuel Asante launching the campaign The Institute For Democratic Governance (IDEG) and Civic Forum Initiative (CFI) have held a stakeholders’ conference to inaugurate the National Interest Dialogue platform ahead of the 2016 general elections. The platform is expected to give Ghanaians the opportunity to discuss national issues. The stakeholders’ […]

Kofi Anokye-Koans  The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Koans Building Solutions Limited, also known as Koans Estates, Kofi Anokye, has denied media reports that he has been using landguards to terrorise people at his Eagle Gate Estates at Kutunse, near Nsawam. Reacting to Joy Fm reports that he had ordered landguards to mercilessly beat up […]

Bernard Antwi Boasiako ASHANTI Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Bernard Antwi Boasiako, has asked government to put in place concrete policies that will assist well-meaning religious groups in the country to create jobs for the teeming unemployed youth. This, according to the NPP chairman, should take precedent over the Mahama-led administration’s consideration […]

President John Mahama PRESIDENT JOHN Mahama has postponed his intended visit to the Ashanti Region to inspect ongoing government projects from Thursday, May 1 to Friday, May 2.  Ideally, the President was supposed to visit the Ashanti Region on Thursday, May 1 to begin his two-day working tour of the area but the date of […]

Alhaji Oti Boateng (L) receiving his prize from the Second Lady, Mrs Matilda Amissah-Arthur  The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Chocho Industries, one of the leading herbal product manufacturers, Alhaji Mustapha Oti Boateng, last Friday evening picked the overall award as the best entrepreneur in the 4th UT Entrepreneur Award at the Banquet Hall of the […]

Overloading Truck SCORES OF haulage drivers have confirmed to DAILY GUIDE that overloading of their vehicles is the major cause of vehicular accidents on the road. The drivers have consequently appealed to the government to ensure that their vehicles are always laden with the required volume of load to prevent road accidents and the resultant […]

Mr. Chidiak explaining a point to Volta Minister, Hellen Ntoso while Togbega Gabusu and Francis Ganyaglo look on. It appears the reconstruction of the residence of the Paramount Chief of Gbi Traditional Area, Togbega Gabusu VI, might not be completed on schedule date due to financial constraints. The residence was vandalized when violence broke out […]

Otumfuo congratulating Nana Mensa Bonsu I THE ASANTEHENE Otumfuo Osei Tutu II, has expressed disgust over the devastating effects of illegal mining, popularly called ‘galasey,’ on the environment. The Asante Monarch particularly lamented the upsurge in illegal mining activities in Asanteman and other parts of the country with its attendant destruction of water bodies and […]

We, sexagenarians interested in the motherland’s welfare and as critics of mediocrity governance or seeking leadership to reverse the motherland’s dwindling fortunes, have been called all kinds of names by the young and futureless of congress. Their insults fill the airwaves as their leader tears the motherland’s economy into shreds. History has it that those […]

Bishop Daniel Obinim The trial of Bishop Daniel Obinim, founder of Godsway International Ministry and his two associate pastors – Kingsley Baah and Kofi Akwetey – at an Accra High Court for allegedly vandalizing property belonging to Hot Fm, an Accra-based radio station after assaulting its radio panellist, has been adjourned for the second time. […]

Two Nigerian students of Knutsford University College in Accra have been arraigned before an Accra Circuit Court for stealing an amount of $80,000 belonging to the school. The two level 300 students, Femi Job and Gaius Biboye, have been charged with four counts of stealing, falsification of accounts and forging of documents. They were alleged […]

Akwasi Oppong-Fosu The Ministry of Local Government & Rural Development (MLGRD) has secured a €40 million funding from the French Agency for Development (AFD) to implement the Ghana Urban Management Pilot Project (GUMPP) in four major cities. Cities selected for the project include Kumasi, Sekondi-Takoradi, Tamale and Ho. Akwesi Opong-Fosu, Minister, MLGRD, who made this […]

Vice President Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur Vice President Kwesi Bekoe Amissah-Arthur has expressed concern about money laundering in the West Africa sub-region. He urged the Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) to prepare to meet the challenges of the illicit activity. He described GIABA as a very important organisation in the fight […]