Jake Otanka Obetsebi-Lamptey The immediate-past National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Jake Otanka Obetsebi-Lamptey is worried about the sudden flurry of people who want to lead the party in the 2016 elections, saying the “party is walking on tight rope” due to their activities. “What I am concerned about is that the people […]

Charles Taylor Ex-Liberian President Charles Taylor has asked to serve the rest of his war crimes sentence in Rwanda, claiming that being detained in the UK denies him the right to a family life. Taylor’s wife and children have been unable to visit him in County Durham, lawyer John Jones QC said. He was convicted […]

Dr. Emmanuel Akwetey Executive Director at the Institute for Democratic Governance (IDEG), Dr. Emmanuel Akwetey says the national elections governing body the Electoral Commission, is extremely stressed, posing a danger to future elections. He said the fact that almost “everything they [EC] do is questioned” by the political parties, means the Commission lacks the space […]

Dr Anthony Akoto Osei The Minority in Parliament is asking the government to pull the plug on the three billion dollar Chinese Development Bank(CDB) loan or re-negotiate terms which will favour the nation. They made the call at a press conference on the state of the economy after the Senchi forum on Thursday. Addressing the press, the […]

The Lower Volta Bridge  The Lower Volta Bridge that connects motorists from Tema to Aflao across the Volta River is under serious threat due to sand winning activities in the river. The 650-metre bridge may soon collapse if the authorities fail to act quickly on the sand winning activities that are on the ascendency. The […]

Chief Justice Georgina Wood The Ghana Bar Association (GBA) has slammed the government for the “inhuman and degrading circumstances in which some justices of the High Court, the Circuit Court and District Court are compelled to work and live.” A statement released by the GBA on Wednesday described the scene at the bungalows and courtrooms […]

Chief Justice Georgina Theodora Wood Two appeal courts have been shut for want of funds. The regions in which the two are located are by this negative development being denied the judicial facility; and others could follow suit, given the near empty state of the state kitty. This worrisome state of affairs is a symptom […]

Paul Afoko The New Patriotic Party (NPP) flagbearership contest is likely going to give rise to a special national delegates’ congress, if all seven individuals who have picked nomination forms proceed to file their nominations. The party would have raked in some fortune from the seven aspiring presidential candidates with the expectation that each one […]

Jake Otanka Obetsebi-Lamptey The immediate-past National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Jake Otanka Obetsebi-Lamptey is worried about the sudden flurry of people who want to lead the party in the 2016 elections, saying the “party is walking on tight rope” due to their activities. “What I am concerned about is that the people […]

DEAD! JEA Mills Alfred Agbesi Kofi Woyome, a key member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) and businessman, yesterday stated that former President John Evans Atta Mills ordered that there should be negotiations on the judgment debt paid to him (Woyome). He told an Accra Financial Court presided over by John Ajet-Nassam – where he […]

Charles Andoh  An Accra Circuit Court presided over by Abena Oppong Adjin-Doku yesterday warned that Tonya Abela and Godfred Apesinaba, the men who stood surety for Charles Andoh risk paying the bail bond if they fail to produce the accused at the next adjourned date. She said she had been marking time for the two […]

The victims Information reaching DAILY GUIDE indicates that the boat tragedy that occurred on the Volta Lake last Saturday claimed the lives babies, who perished with their mothers. The 50 passengers – 30 adults and 20 children – were returning from the Ayirafie-Battor landing site to a nearby community called Kisikope after a monthly immunization […]

Alan Kyerematen addressing the media after picking the forms yesterday Presidential hopeful, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, yesterday picked nomination forms to contest for the flagbearership race of the New Patriotic Party (NPP). He is the seventh aspirant to pick the forms after other leading members of the party, including his main contender and two-times standard bearer, […]

Dr. Kwadwo Afari-Gyan Parliament could possibly move for the amendment of the controversial CI 72 and CI 75 which introduced biometric registration and biometric voting respectively in the 2012 general elections. This came out when the Chairman of the Electoral Commission (EC), Dr. Kwadwo Afari-Gyan, stormed the House yesterday. The Constitutional Instruments (CIs) emanating from […]

Esi Mortotsi receives her prize from Jim Baiden Fidelity Bank Ghana Limited has presented prizes to three lucky winners of the grand draw of the Fidelity ‘Big Fat Zero’ promotion. The bank organized the promotion to promote the savings culture among Ghanaians and to reward its customers for participating in the deposit mobilization campaign. Lilian […]

Dr. Benjamin Amoah In an attempt to plug foreign exchange leakages and improve the supply of foreign exchange in the country, the Bank of Ghana (BoG) is collaborating with some government agencies to initiate steps toward networking banks and forex bureaus. Dr. Benjamin Amoah, Head of Financial Stability Department, BoG, who disclosed this in a […]

Awa Cisse, Bernard Yaw Atta- Sonno, Abdulai Rafiu and Mr Dery in a group photograph with participants Nicholas N.Y. Dery, Director of Posts at the Ministry of Communications, has advised postal service operators within the sub-region to rekindle the spirit of good customer care to enhance their operations. According to him, the advent of ICT […]

The book being auctioned A book written by the Head of Finance and Investment for Unique Trust (UT) Financial Services Nigeria Limited, Daniel Amuzu entitled: ‘Living Naked: The Wit and Wisdom of Prince Kofi Amoabeng,’ has been launched in Accra. The book covers the unique leadership qualities of Prince Kofi Amoabeng, the Chief Executive Officer […]

Ekow Micah THE PRESIDENT of the Music Council of Ghana (MCG), Ekow Micah, has declared that the Ministry Of Tourism, Culture And Creative Arts has no right to form a creative council for the creative arts industry. Last week, the Ministry in a statement issued in Accra said that steps were being taken to establish […]