The Presidency has announced that the Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, is expected back in the country from his medical leave in the United Kingdom by the end of this week. Speaking to journalists on Wednesday, the Director of Communications at the Presidency, Eugene Arhin, said an official statement will give further details ahead of ... The post Bawumia will return this week –

The Dome Market in Accra, has been gutted by fire. Several properties have so far been razed as the fire spreads through the market. Traders and passersby were seen helplessly capturing the devastation on their mobile phones with virtually no power to douse the inferno. Fire Service personnel from the Ga East District of the ... The post Dome market gutted by fire appeared first on

This is a petition to the Right Honourable Speaker, the majority and minority leaders, and all Honourable Members of Parliament to withdraw the Legal Profession (Professional and Post-Call Law Course) Regulations, 2017 on grounds that (1) the Regulation seeks to commandeer Parliament to rubber stamp the General Legal Council’s (Council) prior illegal actions; (2) the ... The post Why

A group of angry youth purported to be members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) besieged the Upper West Regional office of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) on Wednesday evening and chased out the Regional Director, Isaac Seidu. At about 5:00 pm on Wednesday, the youth from the Wa East district, numbering about 30, ... The post U/W: NPP youth chase out NADMO

The United States government has identified youth unemployment as the root cause of political vigilantism which is gaining notoriety across Ghana. According to the US Ambassador to Ghana, Robert P. Jackson, the US is ready to support Ghana to create enough jobs to curtail the menace. He spoke to Citi News after interacting with the Northern ... The post Political vigilantism:

Hong Kong’s lawmakers have voted overwhelmingly to ban the trade in ivory, in a move campaigners described as “a lifeline for elephants”. A similar ban was brought in across mainland China earlier this year. Ivory sales will be phased out gradually in Hong Kong, stopping completely in 2021. Prior to the vote, demonstrators gathered outside ... The post Hong Kong bans ivory

The number of known sexual abuse victims of former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar has grown to 265, a Michigan judge has said. At least 65 victims are set to confront Nassar in court this week in the last of three sentencing hearings, prosecutors say. He was sentenced last week to 40 to 175 years ... The post Larry Nassar case: USA Gymnastics doctor ‘abused 265

The Ghana Education Service [GES], has set up a seven-member committee to investigate allegations that some male teachers of Ejisuman Senior High School are having sex with some of their female students. Serving on this committee are representatives from the GES, the Ghana Police Service, the Municipal Assembly, the School’s Board of Governors and the ... The post GES

A Takoradi District Court presided over by His Worship Thomas Ofidie, has adjourned to February 12, 2018, the case involving a final year GSTS student Lawrence Baidoo who was allegedly shot by a police officer on December 22, 2017. This is the third time the court has had to adjourn hearing. The court granted the ... The post Killed GSTS student’s case adjourned again appeared

The Ghana Highway Authority will for the second time in recent months, close the Buipe and Yapei bridges in the Northern Region. The bridges will be closed on the 1st and 2nd February 2018, to enable authorities carryout asphalting works. The closure will take place between 7:00am and 1:00pm each day. The Public Relations Officer ... The post Yapei, Buipe bridges to be closed

Chief Executive of the Asokore Mampong Municipal Assembly, Alhaji Alidu Seidu, has promised to invest in the health sector to improve healthcare delivery for residents in the area. He said health service within the area has expanded in terms of quality in the municipality, following the commitment and diligence staff members of the health directorate ... The post Asokore

As President Trump claimed credit for lower unemployment among African Americans, cameras at Tuesday’s State of the Union cut to members of the Congressional Black Caucus. The members, dressed in West African kente cloth to protest Trump after reports he called some African nations “shithole countries,” sat stone-faced and unmoved. “Unemployment claims have hit a ... The post Black

The Presiding Archbishop and General Overseer of the Christian Action Faith Ministries, Archbishop Nicholas Duncan Williams has charged the international community and all humanity to ensure that, the atrocities committed against the Jews during the Second World War are not repeated. Speaking at this year’s International Holocaust Remembrance Day, Archbishop Duncan Williams bemoaned the act ... The post Israeli

Government has announced an ambitious plan to build a new oil refinery to replace the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) within the next three to four years. Energy Minister, Boakye Agyarko who disclosed this says the new facility should increase the supply of refined products in Ghana. This is also part of attaining the energy hub ... The post Govt to build new oil refinery for $4 bn appeared first on

The Registrar of the Ghana School of Law, Nana Osei Bonsu, has justified the rigorous admission procedures of the School saying it is to ensure quality. According to him, the stringent admission procedures will help the school do away with students who have not had adequate training from their respective law faculties in tertiary institutions. ... The post Rigorous

Arsenal midfielder Mesut Ozil has signed a new three-and-a-half-year deal to stay at the club until 2021. Ozil, 29, becomes the highest-paid player in the club’s history – earning about £350,000 a week before tax. The deal, signed on Wednesday, follows months of speculation about the future of the Germany international, whose previous contract was ... The post Mesut Ozil signs new

Arsenal have signed Gabon striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Borussia Dortmund in a club record £56m deal. The Gunners had two bids for the 28-year-old rejected by Dortmund before agreeing a fee that eclipses the £46.5m July purchase of Alexandre Lacazette. Dortmund agreed to complete the deal after striking a deal to sign Chelsea forward Michy Batshuayi ... The post Arsenal sign

Google says it will soon alter its Search tool to provide “diverse perspectives” where appropriate. The change will affect the boxed text that often appears at the top of results pages – known as a Snippet – which contains a response sourced from a third-party site. At present, Google provides only a single box but it will ... The post Google Search results to

Citi FM will this Saturday, February 3, 2018 host a programme dubbed the “Call to Action Breakfast Meeting” aimed at empowering Ghanaians on the best strategies to attain a well-planned effective life. The event which will be held at the Holiday Inn Hotel in Accra from 7:00am to 10:00am, is geared towards showing patrons the ... The post Citi FM’s ‘Call to

Three of Kenya’s biggest television stations will remain off-air until further notice because they had planned to broadcast the opposition leader’s unofficial “inauguration” in Nairobi. Interior Minister Fred Matiang’i told reporters they would stay closed until investigations were complete. NTV, KTN and Citizen TV went off-air at around 09:10 (06:10 GMT) on Tuesday. They had ... The post Kenya