President John Mahama and Former President  Jerry John Rawlings Former President Jerry John Rawlings has urged President John Mahama to sack non-performing ministers, saying they make his government ‘look vulnerable’. “I could not resist telling the President that some of his appointees are just not correct and good enough. Some are the best and some […]

Cecilia Ampadu displaying the chair Cecilia Ampadu, a mother and child specialist at the Regenerative Health and Nutrition Unit of the Ministry of Health (MoH) has been honoured by the Ministry for winning the 2013 African Union Public Service Day Innovation Award for inventing special delivery chair for women. Unlike the conventional method of delivery […]

Dr Genevieve Insaidoo and Mr Shigeru Hamano signing the grant contract The Japanese government through Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGHSP) has provided an amount of $242,666 for the implementation of two health projects in Ghana. About US$120,00 of the total amount had been awarded to the  Centre for Pregnancy and Childbirth […]

Ashaiman Divisional Police Commander and Tema Police PRO interacting with some neighbours around the house. Family members of the 36-year-old immigration officer, who was mysteriously murdered at his residence at Mataheko, near Tema last Saturday, say they are traumatized by the death of the bread winner of the family. The deceased, Quist Kofi Defore, was […]

Takoradi Polytechnic has won another international award for best Quality Management Practices in 2013. The award will be presented by the European Society for Quality Research (ESQR) based in Lausanne, Switzerland. The ESQR awards are given to selected companies and institutions from Europe, Asia, the Americas, Africa and Australia in recognition of their outstanding commitment, […]

Gabby Asare Otchere-Darko, Publisher of the New Statesman and founder of the Danquah Institute (DI), a media, research and policy analysis group, says the time has come for Ghanaians to put pressure on the Electoral Commission (EC) to compile a new voters’ register or forget about the 2016 general elections. “You simply cannot have a […]

Henry Kwabena Kokofu NEW PATRIOTIC PARTY (NPP) Member of Parliament (MP) for Bantama, Kwabena Kokofu has expressed concern about the seeming bickering in the party. He noted that the infighting in the NPP, if not addressed, could adversely affect the party in the next general elections. Hon Kokofu insisted that the NPP needs total peace […]

Ex-President Rawlings waving to the people at the festival Former President Rawlings has urged people from the Northern Region to demand justice from President Mahama over the high-profiled murders that have been perpetrated in the region. “It looks as though Northerners have suddenly decided to be quiet over the injustices that have been meted out […]

TWO MEN have been sentenced to a total of five years imprisonment by an Accra Circuit court for possessing cannabis sativa without lawful authority. The convicts, James Avinu, carpenter and Mensah Adoboe, petty trader, were handed three years and two years jail term respectively when the appeared before the court presided over by Francis Obiri. […]

Journalists and media practitioners in the Northern Region have been schooled on child labour at a workshop organized by the Northern Regional branch of the Ghana Journalist Association (GJA) to enable journalists to contribute to the elimination of child labour through effective reporting. Topics treated included the role of the media in the fight against […]

Sule Salifu  Sule Salifu, a former TESCON President at the Tamale Polytechnic and New Patriotic Party (NPP) youth activist, has intensified his campaign for the Northern Regional Secretary position of the party during the party’s regional congress. He said the National Democratic Congress (NDC), which took office in 2009, had worsened the plight of Ghanaians, […]

Pastor Ackah (Left) and his accomplice, Joseph Osei Kwadwo Nicodemus Jewel Ackah, the self-styled man of God who was arrested for allegedly exploiting a three-year-old sick boy to make money around the Takoradi Market Circle, has broken his silence on the circumstances surrounding his arrest. DAILY GUIDE recently reported that the alleged pastor who claimed […]

DECEMBER TO REMEMBA. 24th night at the International Conference Center, what-a-blast, and I became a Kakie fan.  Of all the performances that night, I enjoyed watching Kakie gyrating and showing us her singing dancing combination more than anything else.  Of course, EL, Ketche, Bisa, Batman and the rest were really great, and Tiffany too, and […]

Chelsea midfielder Michael Essien could leave Stamford Bridge in the January transfer window, according to his agent. Fabian Piveteau, who represents the former Ghana international, has revealed that a number of “major European clubs” have been notified of Essien’s potential availability – with his freedom to play in the Champions League a key attraction – and […]

Argentina are considering setting up a friendly game against Ghana in their build up to the 2014 World Cup to help them face Nigeria in next year’s tournament in Brazil. According to reports from Argentina, the country’s football federation have penciled down Ghana as one of the countries to play to help them have an […]

Youth and Sports Minister Elvis Afriyie-Ankrah has expressed excitement about the arrival of the Queen’s Baton Relay on January 3. The Sports Chief described the arrival of the Queen’s Baton Relay – synonymous to the Olympic Torch – in the country as a great honour. “I am delighted Ghana has been granted the honour of […]

Luis Suarez  Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho believes Liverpool’s Luis Suarez should have been booked during Sunday’s Premier League meeting. The Reds opened the scoring through Martin Skrtel but the Blues came back through goals from Eden Hazard and Samuel Eto’o to secure a 2-1 win. However, Mourinho believes Hazard was denied a legitimate penalty shout […]

Abrantie Amakye Dede’s end-of-year musical concerts held at the Anyinam Lodge in Obuasi on December 24 and Tyco Hotel in Sunyani on December 26, 2013, would forever be remembered as exhilarating when compared to other musical events held in the country. The two events attracted thousands of music fans from all walks of life who […]

4X4 Some selected Ghanaian hiplife heavyweights on December 27, rocked the Accra International Conference Centre at what was arguably the most highly anticipated live musical concert, dubbed ‘Ghana Rocks’, to hit the country. The event attracted thousands of music fans who witnessed historic musical performances from the hiplife heavyweights who performed alongside British hip-hop DJ […]

The Tulip Mirror Ball crossed the finish line of Ghana’s 2013 entertainment calendar with the finesse of a seasoned east African marathon runner, as it overlapped the competition several times to emerge the true icon of old school entertainment in Ghana. Hundreds of Accra’s socialites and crème de la crème showed up in throngs to […]