Nigeria Denies ‘plastic Rice’ Reports
Nigeria’s government has denied reports that “plastic rice” was being sold in the country, days after the customs service said 2.5 tonnes of the contraband had been confiscated. Health Minister...
Day: December 23, 2016
NPP Gov’t Must Continue Legacy Debt Payments
The Managing Director of HFC bank, Robert Le Hunte is optimistic the incoming Nana Akufo-Addo government will continue with the plans laid down by the Ministry of Finance in paying the legacy debt....
Taking Security For Granted
Nana Akufo-Addo and Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia are President-Elect and Vice President-Elect respectively and should be treated as such by all means. We have taken note of how the security around them built...
Group Urges NPP To Resuscitate NHIS
The incoming New Patriotic Party (NPP) government has been urged to put in place the necessary mechanisms to resuscitate the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) which some say has not been...
Dr. Pounds Puts Ofori Amponsah On Blast For Wrong Prophesy
After a year or so of Ofori Amponsah's comeback, some fellows still make references to his time as a ‘Man of God’ – from entertainment journalists to radio/TV presenters in their various...
Kaakie Launches KaakitUp Album
The album was launched at Urbano Hotel in Osu. Dancehall singer Kaakie has released her debut Album Kaakit Up. The Kaakit Up album launch was held at Urbano Hotel (Osu) Thursday, and was graced...
Heavy Security Presence At La Gas Explosion Site
Asp Efia Tengey with other at the scene of the gas explosion There's heavy police and military presence at the scene of the gas explosion that occurred yesterday at Labadi. Several residents have...
Gas Explosion Kills 9 At La
Nine people have been confirmed dead in a gas explosion that occurred near the Ghana International Trade Fair Centre at La in Accra yesterday. About 12 others who sustained various degrees of injury...
2 Arraigned Over the Burning of Fiapre Toll Booth
Two men standing trial at the Sunyani District Court ‘A’ for setting the Fiapre toll booth on fire have been ordered to make their next appearance on January 09. Mark Tetteh and Bismark Baafi...
Christmas, One Of Heavens Love Languages …!
It’s Christmas, when the never lacking symbolic Christmas tree promptly reminds us of the tree of life that stood in the midst of God’s blissful garden; the tree that promises us all that:...
The Rising Sleeping Giant
Democracy a concept conceived by ancient scholars holds it foundational principles in the believe that power belongs to the people, and that authority which is legitimized power is naturally inherent...
President-Elect Nana Akufo Addo To Beware Of The Ides Of March
As the soothsayer warned Emperor Julius Caesar to beware of the ides of March, the failure of which led to his assassination by Brutus and his co-conspirators, so shall I once again warn...
Election 2016 Was Settled The Builsa Way, All Right
When I came across the short piece of news article captioned “Let’s Settle the Election the Builsa Way – Mahama,” I could not help but laugh myself hoarse and silly. It also reminded me of...
Presidential Transitions
Peaceful presidential transitions are difficult to execute, particularly when they involve a defeated incumbent. As usual, the Americans have the most documentation of transitions. While, for the...
Aubameyang Returns For 2016 African Player of the Year Facing Mahrez and Mane
The 3 finalists for African player of the Year award Gabonese international and current title holder Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has been shortlisted by the Confederation of African Football for the...
Businesses At Trade Fair Centre Count Their Loss In Gas Explosion Fire
A scene from La Trade Fair where the explosion took place Business entities located at the Ghana International Trade Fair Centre in Accra, which were affected by Thursday’s gas explosion fire are...
Corruption With Tribal Marks
Whenever I hear those who ought to know say that Nigeria’s main problem is ethnicity, I often begin to develop cold feet. They seem to argue that if not for ethnicity (a colonial construct), the...
‘Smartphone Toilet Paper’ At Tokyo Airport
Don't forget to wipe before you swipe the next time you are at Tokyo's Narita International Airport. Toilets at the airport have been equipped with "toilet paper" that you can use to disinfect your...
Fire Razes Homes of Kayayei, Scrap Dealers At Asawase
Scores of head porters also known as ‘Kayaye’ at Asawase Togo Bar in the Ashanti Region have been rendered homeless following a fire that razed shelters they dwell in. The fire which reportedly...
Blame Authorities For Relaxing Safety Standards – COPEC-GH
The Chamber of Petroleum Consumers Ghana has slammed the National Petroleum Authority(NPA), and the Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) for relaxing safety standards regulations after the horror of...