Trailer Topples Over ‘Dubai’ Flyover
The head of the trailer loaded with sugar fell off and dropped onto the ground A trailer loaded with sugar was on Wednesday, 1 March involved in an accident on the Ring Road to Kaneshie stretch of...
Day: March 1, 2017
Don’t Replace MPs Common Fund With One-Constituency-One-Million-Dollar Policy – Muntaka
The Minority Chief Whip, Muntaka Mohammed has cautioned the government against substituting the MPs Common Fund with its one-constituency-one-million-dollar policy. In any case, the policy should...
Ghana Gas CEO Gets Support Amid Objection To His Appointment
Paramount chief of Western Nzema Traditional Area, Awulae Annor Adjaye III, has thrown his weight behind the acting Chief Executive of Ghana Gas Company Limited whose appointment triggered protest...
Books and Boots Ghana
Gyan and Badu are patrons of books and boots Books & Boots Ghana is under consideration for partnership from FC Barcelona in the near future. This follows a presentation made by Books & Boots to the...
Syria Army Enters IS-Held Palmyra
Syria's army entered the ancient city of Palmyra late Wednesday after fierce battles against the Islamic State jihadist group, a monitor said. "The army has entered a western neighbourhood of Palmyra...
Government Initiates Steps To Mediate Dagbon Chieftaincy Dispute
Government has initiated re-conciliatory procedures in an attempt to resolve the chieftaincy stalemate in Dagbon and Nanung traditional areas. The National Security Minister, Chieftaincy and...
Israel Court Orders Toxic Chemical Tank Emptied
An Israeli court ruled Wednesday that a tanker of liquefied ammonia in the port city of Haifa must be emptied of its toxic content within 30 days. The container, which can hold 12,000 tonnes of the...
Ghanaians Want Great Result Not Great Hurry – Ablakwa Rebuts Akufo-Addo
In the run up to the 2016 general elections, President Akufo-Addo blew the minds of many Ghanaians with his witty statements and memorable quotes including his famous ‘I am a short man with a big...
Gymnast Simone Biles To Compete On ‘Dancing With the Stars’
Olympic champion gymnast Simone Biles will participate in the 24th season of US reality show "Dancing With the Stars," broadcaster ABC said Wednesday, joining a lineup that also includes former...
Richard Kingson Calls On GFA To Give Stars Job To A Local Coach
Veteran goalkeeper Richard Kingson is convinced that the Black Stars coaching job should go to a Ghanaian. The search for Avram Grant's replacement has intensified with over 70 coaches reported to...
‘Pressor Pressor’ Looms Under Akufo-Addo – Haruna Iddrisu
Minority Leader Haruna Iddrisu has coined a new phrase for ‘dumsor’, ‘pressor pressor’, which means “on and off” to taunt government for the erratic power situation being experienced...
40-Footer Container Falls Off Circle Interchange [Photos]
A truck carrying a 40-footer container has toppled over the guard rails of Kwame Nkrumah Circle interchange in Accra destroying some vehicles beneath the overpass. The incident happened at about 5pm...
Ablakwa Jabs Akufo-Addo
“On page two of H. E. President Nana Akufo-Addo’s address he stated “Mr speaker, I am indeed in a hurry, I am in great hurry”. Mr Speaker with all due respect the people of this country voted...
White House Supports Renewal of Spy Law Without Reforms
The Trump administration supports renewing without reforms a key surveillance law governing how the U. S. government collects electronic communications that is due to expire at the end of the year, a...
Simultaneous Taliban Attacks Kill At Least 16 In Kabul
Two attacks struck the Afghan capital at almost the same time on Wednesday Almost simultaneous attacks in Kabul have left at least 16 people dead and 44 injured, the health ministry says. The two...
Open Letter To President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo
Dr Steve Manteaw, Chairman of the Civil Society Platform on Oil and Gas (CSPOG), writes to President Akufo-Addo on some of the key governance challenges that thwart efforts at fully harnessing the...
Investigate PURC GHC25,000 Budget Spent On 30 Journalists- The Press Foundation
Foundation (TPF) is calling on the government and the security forces to investigate alleged money spent on media activities and protocol for journalists. A report by Joy FM’s investigative...
48,000 Displaced By Battles Around Yemen’s Mokha
Fighting around the historic Yemeni port of Mokha has forced more than 48,000 people from their homes, a UN official said Wednesday, with many facing the threat of further displacement. Shabia...
Rihanna Delights At Harvard Recognition
Rihanna never went to college but the R&B superstar voiced delight as she was presented an award by Harvard University for her humanitarian work. "So I made it to Harvard! Never thought I would be...
Netflix Technology Could Bring Better Mobile Streaming For Less
Netflix has announced new software that it hopes could save you cash while improving your viewing experience. The firm has been working on an improved method of delivering its content, which it hopes...