The Social Security National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) has increased pension benefits of pensioners by 18%. This is however 2 percent lower than that of 2016 which was 20 percent. In 2016, the pension...
President John Mahama has urged the international community to offer the incoming Nana Akufo-Addo administration same support he received during his tenure, as he receives credentials from three...
All is set for the inauguration of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo as the fifth president of the Fourth Republic of Ghana on 7 January 2017, the co-chair of the Inauguration Committee, Haruna Iddrisu,...
With three days to the swearing-in of the seventh Parliament, tension is brewing in Zabzugu Constituency in the Northern Region over the claim that the Member of Parliament (MP)-elect holds dual...
African countries were on a drive to boost infrastructure and road networks on the continent in 2016. Ethiopia made huge strides this year with the inauguration of a new railway line, linking the...
Former Governor of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) Katanga province, Moise Katumbi, has spoken over the recent political deal brokered by the Catholic Church on the last day of 2016....
The General Agriculture Workers Union (GAWU) has called for restructuring of the Ghana Cocoa Board(COCOBOD) to make it efficient rather than just moving it from the Ministry of Finance to the...
The Gambia's Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) chief has gone into hiding, his family has told the BBC. There are unconfirmed reports that Alieu Momar Njai, who announced Yahya Jammeh's defeat...
Schwarzenegger halted his acting career in 2003 to serve two terms as governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger has made his debut as the new star of The Celebrity Apprentice, a role he inherited...
The General Agriculture Workers Union (GAWU) has called for restructuring of the Ghana Cocoa Board(COCOBOD) to make it efficient rather than just moving it from the Ministry of Finance to the...
Four Chelsea fans accused of aggravated violence against a black man on the Paris Metro have been given suspended one-year sentences by a French court. Joshua Parsons, 22, and James Fairbairn, 25,...
Paul Clement has been confirmed as head coach of Swansea City. The 44-year-old becomes the Swans' third boss of the season after joining from Bayern Munich, where he was assistant to Carlo Ancelotti....
Stanbic Bank has announced it will compensate its customers who were swindled by one of its contract workers recently. According to the bank, it has launched investigations into the fraud case in...
President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA), Kwasi Nyantekyi, has said that, the senior national team, the Black Stars, is not a district assembly or Parliament, where players are chosen based...
As the National Democratic Congress (NDC) prepares to cross over to the minority side of Parliament, the Volta Caucus of the party is pushing for the election of the Chairman of the Finance Committee...
“For my part, I am grateful to God for giving me the opportunity to serve Ghanaians in the coming years. I assure you that I am going to devote all my energies towards creating a free and...
Former Transport Minister, Dzifa Attivor, has denied reports in section of the media that she has been denied a Visa into the United Kingdom (UK). Report went viral on social media on Tuesday, that...
The Gambia’s Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) chief has gone into hiding, his family has told the BBC. There are unconfirmed reports that Alieu Momar Njai, who announced Yahya Jammeh’s...
A banker, Kwabena Adu Gyamfi, has been put before an Accra Circuit Court for allegedly stealing GH 11,000 cedis from a deceased customer’s account. Gyamfi, 38, charged with stealing, has pleaded...
As the National Democratic Congress (NDC) prepares to cross over to the minority side of Parliament, the Volta Caucus of the party is pushing for the election of the Chairman of the Finance Committee...
