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Real Madrid have offered France forward Karim Benzema to both Arsenal and Chelsea, according to Diario Gol. Madrid president Florentino Perez is reportedly frustrated with the 29-year-old, especially...
Day: January 30, 2017
Withdraw Agyarko’s Appointment
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo must withdraw the appointment of Boakye Agyarko as Minister of Energy until investigations into allegations that he attempted bribing members of the Appointments...
Dr Eric Oduro Osae, Dean of Graduate Studies at the Institute of Local Government Studies, has said the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) must intervene to resolve the seeming crack...
Telcos Kick Against Mobile Money Intermediary
Telecom operators in the country are unhappy about moves by the central bank to impose on them a third-party company which will intermediate in mobile money transactions across different networks....
Shippers Wait Scrapping of 2.1% Special Import Levy
Maritime sector actors say they cannot wait for the new government to scrap the 2.1 percent Special Import Levy (SIL), as well as the other tax cuts it promised, as they seek enhanced operating...
Jordan Steps Into Gyan’s Shoes and Answers Critics In Style
For much of his Ghana career, it’s felt like Jordan Ayew has only been a miss-placed pass or two away from becoming the Black Stars’ scapegoat…some would say he’s there already. Ahead of the...
Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko should resign over allegations that he attempted to bribe the minority members of the Appointments Committee, until his name is cleared after investigations are...
Neutral Body Must Probe Bribery Saga
Investigations into the alleged bribery scandal that hit the Appointments Committee of parliament should not done by parliament given that the leadership of the legislature is implicated in the...
The Ayalolo Paradox! (End)
Ti-Kelenkelen looked up only to receive the shock of his life. The bus stop had no ceiling. It had only a roof, which was made of plywood obvious to anyone looking up. Upon closer watch it also...
Airtel To Leave Ghana This Year
Bharti Airtel, the mother company of Airtel Ghana, has announced that it will be closing shop 15 African countries by the end of 2017. BloombergQuint, the India-focused subsidiary of Bloomberg,...
May These People Not Lead President Akufo-Addo Astray!
One by one he called them for introduction. There were some, he spoke of highly, and they in turn thanked President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for the trust he had reposed in them. We watched and...
The Inside Story Of gunshots At Ga Mantse Palace
DETAILS have now emerged as to the motive behind last week’s Tuesday clash at Ga Mantse Palace in the Greater Accra Region when two claimants to the stool clashed. Three men were reported to have...
IES Fears For Fuel Security
Energy think tank, Institute for Energy Security (IES), says a recent explosion at the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) is a harbinger for challenges in the energy sector. IES also says its observation of the...
Investing in the resilience of smallholder farmers is more important than ever if we are to maintain the food security gains now being threatened by the after effects of El Niño and La Niña....
Fire Destroys Bags of Rice, Scores Displaced
Fire broke out Sunday afternoon at Zogbeli in Tamale razing down completely a nine room residence of a trader and damaging nearly 200 bags of unmilled rice. The inferno also destroyed more 2, 000...
Total Ghana Rewards Winners
Total Petroleum Ghana Limited has rewarded 13 lucky winners of the grand draw of the just ended ‘Total Wo Adze Oye’ promo which started off in November 2016. The promotion was to reward customers...
Ignore NDC Flagbearership Posters Attributed To Me
The Greater Accra Regional Campaign Coordinator of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for the 2016 election, Sylvester Mensah, has distanced himself from circulating posters indicating...
Ignore NDC Flagbearship Posters Attributed To Me
The Greater Accra Regional Campaign Coordinator of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) for the 2016 election, Sylvester Mensah, has distanced himself from circulating posters indicating...
Another Fire Outbreak At Agbogbloshie
Fire yesterday swept through the Sikkens Scrap Line, near Agbogbloshie in Accra, razing down some shops and destroying valuables running into thousands of Ghana cedis. It took the swift response of...
Ayariga, Others Petition Speaker To Probe Bribery Scandal
Three National Democratic Congress (NDC) MPs being led by Mahama Ayariga have petitioned the Speaker of Parliament Mike Oquaye over an alleged bribery scandal against the Appointments Committee. The...