Tracy Morgan Critically injured Tracy Morgan pleaded for help in the chaotic aftermath of the deadly crash that killed his friend on the New Jersey Turnpike on Saturday, his driver has revealed. The 30-Rock star was left with serious injuries after the limousine bus he was riding in was hit from behind and came off […]

Sydney Casely Hayford A financial analyst, Sydney Casley-Hayford, says the National Democratic Congress (NDC)-led government as “the most unfriendly to the business community.” He said the introduction of the 17.5 percent Value Added Tax (VAT) and National Health Insurance Levy (NHIL) on non-core banking services “are unreasonable and ridiculous.” The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) last […]

The new emir blamed the trouble on “outsiders” The new Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi, has denied that there is a family rift over his appointment, following clashes in the Nigerian city. His supporters have clashed with those of a rival candidate – the son of the former emir, who died last Friday. Mr Sanusi […]

Cape Coast Polytechnic The Cape Coast Polytechnic has been shut down. This is in compliance with the Polytechnic Act which says that a school will be closed down after 21 days of continuous strike. The Polytechnic Teachers’ Association of Ghana (POTAG) embarked on a nationwide strike to protest the scrapping of their unpaid book and […]

Professor Atsu Ayee A Political Scientist, Professor Atsu Aryee has warned that the frequent rate of ministerial reshuffle does affect the stability of policy direction of the various Ministries and government. President John Mahama has made major changes in two Ministerial reshuffles in less than two weeks. The Health Ministry, for instance, has had five […]

‘Chatterbox’: Elise Smith, pictured left with her father Marc, had her mouth taped shut by a teacher at William Allitt School in Derbyshire because she would not stop talking A classroom ‘chatterbox’ had her mouth taped shut by a teacher for 15 minutes – because she would not stop talking. Elise Smith, 11, was made […]

A resident of Ahonmaso walking through the floods THE KUMASI Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) is poised to perform sacrifices, including the slaughtering of sheep, to stop the flooding at Ahonmaso, a suburb of Kumasi in the Ashanti Region. The Subin River at Ahonmaso usually overflows its banks when it rains, causing destruction to about 100 houses […]

The name of Mr. Assasie-Gyimah, a retired Navy Captain, evokes memories of the hair-raising “report to Gondar Barracks” and kangaroo court days. How time flies. Today order, as represented by democratic rule, has replaced the arbitrariness of those days when the rule of Flt. Lt. Jerry John Rawlings or the junta he led prevailed – […]

The suspected Indian Hemp on the back of the seized motorbike A popular figure in the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) at Mim, near Goaso in the Asunafo North Constituency of the Brong-Ahafo Region, was shot by the police while transporting substances believed to be Indian hemp, popularly called Weed. Abdul Raman Bofah aka Abu, […]

Sherry Ayittey and Akwasi Oppong -Fosu President John Mahama yesterday announced further changes in his ministerial team, bringing back a former Ashanti Regional Minister, Dr. Kwaku Agyeman-Mensah, as Minister-designate for Health. He replaces Madam Hanny-Sherry Ayittey who has been reassigned to the Ministry of Fisheries and Aquaculture. Akwasi Oppong-Fosu, Minister of Local Government and Rural […]

Kwabena Agyapong The New Patriotic Party (NPP) rose from its National Council meeting on Friday announcing December 6, 2014, as the tentative date for the holding of the primary to elect a presidential candidate for the 2016 elections. Ahead of that congress, the NPP had indicated also that it had opened nomination for the presidential […]

Afia Adomah showing bruises on her body THE MANAGEMENT of the Kumasi Central Prisons has started investigations into a case where a prison officer is being accused of attempted rape. Afia Adomah, 30, a native of Tepa in the Ashanti Region, has accused Lance Corporal Adomako Blange of trying to rape her in a hotel […]

 Akwasi Addai Odike The man who prides himself as the founder of the United Front Party (UFP), Akwasi Addai, popularly called Odike, has threatened to deal ruthlessly with the embattled National Chairman of the party, Nana Agyenim-Boateng also known as Gyataba. This was after confusion had broken out between two factions of the party at the […]

DEAD! Mavis and Richard Kakani At least three persons, including two student nurses, were reported dead with over a dozen injured in a motor accident in which a Mawuli School bus carrying 70 students, tumbled from the Aprede-Asesieso Mountain into a valley Friday evening. Unconfirmed report said another student died at the hospital. They were […]

Eddie Annan and Rev Okpoti Botchway Staff of Korle Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana’s premier health centre, are up in arms against management of the hospital for allegedly increasing their (management) allowances by a whopping 200 percent. It comes in the wake of fresh accusations by the staff that the same board members voted for themselves nine […]

Nana Kwame Ampadu One of Ghana’s evergreen highlife musicians, Nana Kwame Ampadu and 100 music right owners have finally filed a suit against the entire 12 board members of Ghana Music Right Organisation (GHAMRO) instead of four in the previous suit filed on May 15, accusing the board members of dissipating funds of the society […]

Ofie Kodjo Ghanaian diva Ofie Kodjo and ace poet D.K. Osei Yaw will on Friday, June 13 perform at the official launch of a book titled ‘I Have Time And Other Stories’ at the La Villa Boutique Hotel in Accra. Written by Franka Maria Andoh, ‘I Have Time And Other Short Stories’ is a collection of […]

Emmanuel Kofi-Buah Ghana has reached the last stage of preparation for the second Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) funded compact programme. Over the last two years, Ghana’s compact development core team and their MCC counterparts have engaged in series of consultations, discussions and workshops to finalize the projects proposed under the compact. The compact has six […]

Alfred Baku receiving the platinum award from La Mantse Dr. Nii Kpobi Tete Tsuru Gold Fields Ghana, the country’s largest gold producer with mines in Tarkwa and Damang in the Western Region, was presented with a platinum award at the 10th Anniversary of the Ghana-Africa Business Awards organised under the auspices of the Ministry of […]