Minority Walks Out of Parliament
The Minority walked out of Parliament on Tuesday night during deliberations on a proposed amendment to the Local Governance Act, Act 936. According to the Minority, the proposed amendment is part of...
Day: January 31, 2017
Parliament Leaks Amidst Rainstorm; Roof Partly Ripped Off
A severe rainstorm in the national capital Accra, has ripped off a part of the roof of the Parliament House. The Tuesday night rain, accompanied by a severe storm, which has wrecked havoc in several...
[Video] Rainstorm Rips Off Roof of Parliament House; Proceedings Halted
A part of the roof of Ghana’s Parliament House building has been ripped off by a Tuesday night rainstorm in parts of Accra. Members of parliament have left the main chamber of the House due to a...
Two Killed In A Foiled Suicide Attack In Maiduguri
A Local vigilante and a young suicide bomber lost their lives in a foiled suicide bomb attack in Dalori Quarters in Maiduguri Borno state north-east Nigeria. The attack which occurred on Tuesday...
Gh¢7billion Expenditure Under NDC Unaccounted For
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has revealed that, an amount of GHC 7 Billion spent by the previous National Democratic Congress (NDC) government, has not been accounted for. Speaking on...
Officials Admit Poor Communication But Defend Policy
US security chiefs have admitted flaws in the way President Donald Trump's bar on people from seven countries entering the US was implemented. The policy has caused uproar internationally and was...
Judge Chastises AG’s Dep’t Over Delays In Murdered MP’s Case
The magistrate handling the murder case the late member of parliament for Abuakwa North J. B Danquah Adu has lashed out at the Attorney General’s Department over its lukewarm attitude in preparing...
BoG To Curb Identity Fraud Through Biometric Verification
The Bank of Ghana is speeding up efforts to introduce biometric verification in the banking sector to combat incessant identity theft. According to the Head of Payment Systems department at the...
Parliament Leaks Amidst Rainstorm; Roof Partly Ripped Off
A severe rainstorm in the national capital Accra, has ripped off a part of the roof of the Parliament House. The Tuesday night rain, accompanied by a severe storm, which has wrecked havoc in...
Aged government workers who have retired after serving the country ‘could’ own the government bungalows they stayed in during their years of active service after some considerations. Thus...
The Minister Designate for Employment and Labour Relations, Ignatius Baffour Awuah has resolved to commit to the implementation of the national daily minimum wage if approved by Parliament. According...
Joe Ghartey Leads 5-Member Committee To Probe Bribery Claims
Former Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, who’s also the MP for Essikadu-Ketan in the Western Region, is to lead a five-member committee approved by Parliament, to investigate the latest...
Ex-Owner of Hitler’s Birthplace Challenges State’s Expropriation
The former owner of Adolf Hitler's birthplace has launched a legal challenge against its expropriation by the government which wants to ensure the house can never become a shrine for neo-Nazis, a...
SSNIT To Come To the Rescue
The Akufo-Addo-led government will fall on the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) in its quest to deal with the country’s housing deficit of more than 1.5 million, Samuel Atta...
Bawumia Shocked Veep’s Official Residence Cost Ghana $13.9m
Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has expressed shock after finding out that the official residence under construction for the country’s Vice Presidents, would cost the country a whopping $13.9...
Otabil Ranks 2016 Most Influential Pastor On Social Media
Founder and General Overseer of the International Central Gospel Church, Dr. Mensa Otabil has been ranked the 2016 Most Influential Pastor on Social Media, according to the 2016 Ghana Social Media...
Sewing For Education: 24-Year Old Dressmaker Defies Early Marriage To Go To School
The average twenty-four year old lady in many parts of the three Northern regions of Ghana may have been married with two, three children and engaged in some menial farm job or other. Some of these...
Anthony Aboagye Wins Stage 1 of GSP Cycling Tour
Anthony Boakye of River Park Cycling Club has won the first stage of the GSP Cycling Tour. He won the 165 km stage (Sunyani-Dormaa-Sunyani) in 4 hours 43 minutes 22 seconds. Francis Owusu and Wisdom...
GHAMRO To Constitute New Board
The Ghana Music Rights Organization (GHAMRO), a collective society for music right owners, is set to hold elections to constitute a new board. The elections, which will be conducted in Accra, Kumasi,...
The Ghana Football Association (GFA) has fined Black Stars goalkeeper Razak Brimah $2,500 over his loose comments on social media in which he described his critics with the ‘F’ word. According to...