China Aid Joint Venture; Not A Loan
The Vice President, Dr. Mahamadu Bawumia, has hit back at critics who say the government is unfairly using the country’s natural resources to contract a $15 billion loan facility from the Chinese...
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Reflections On Ghana’s Republic Day
Ghana achieved republican status on July 1, 1960, and that marked an event of profound historical and political significance. After three years of independence, Ghana completely weaned itself from...
Suspected Robber Killed In Gunfight With Police
A suspected armed robber was killed while a police officer was left injured in a gunfight at Aboabo in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region. The yet to be identified deceased is believed to be a member of a...
Hunt For Survivors After Ghana Goldmine Collapse
Rescuers were on Tuesday scrambling to locate survivors after an illegal goldmine collapsed in western Ghana, trapping at least 17 miners underground. The abandoned mine in Prestea-Nsuta, which was...
Akufo-Addo Signs 8 AU Treaties Including Protocol On Establishment of An African Monetary Fund
President Akufo-Addo, on Tuesday, July 4, 2017, appended his signature to eight Treaties, Protocols and Charters of the African Union, on the side-lines of the 29th AU Summit currently on-going in...
3 Galamseyers Remanded
Three illegal miners, popularly known as galamsey operators, have been remanded in prison custody by a Bekwai Circuit Court. The three were arrested by members of the Amansie Central District...
Antwi-Boasiako Now Cyber Security Advisor To Gov’t
Founder of E-Crime Bureau, Mr. Albert Antwi Boasiako, has been appointed Cyber Security Advisor to the Communications Ministry. According to a statement from the communication ministry, Mr....
Too Much Imports Cause of Ghana’s High Cost of Living – Economist
Economist and Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Fiscal Studies, Dr. Said Boakye, has blamed the high cost of living in Ghana on the country’s voracious appetite for imported products. Dr....
‘Frequent Dancing Is Good’
Frequent dancing by human beings is a good thing to do. This, according to Disc Jockey (DJ) of Kizomba Ghana, a dancing entertainment group, Mr. Ken Goh, helps to reduce excessive fatigue and stress....
Niger Jihadists Kidnap 37 Women, Nine People Killed
Boko Haram jihadists have kidnapped 37 women and slit the throats of nine other people at a village in southeastern Niger, the regional governor said Tuesday. The attack happened on Sunday at the...
Zoomlion Schools Students On Waste Management In Benin
Leading waste management company in Africa, Zoomlion Ghana Limited, was the toast of audience consisting of waste managers, non-governmental organisations and students among others who trooped to...
President Akufo-Addo Attends AU Summit
President Akufo-Addo left Ghana on Sunday, July 2, 2017, to attend the 29th Ordinary Session of the Assembly of the African Union, which is being held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The meeting of the...
President Akufo-Addo Receives 2017 “AU Gender Champion” Award
The United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA), on Monday, 3rd July, 2017, named the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, as the “AU Gender Champion” for 2017....
We’ll Sanitize Local Government System
The Government is poised to sanitise the local government system by ensuring that there is effective institutional coordination and harmonisation, Hajia Alima Mahama, the Minister of Local Government...
Lilwin Surprises Mum With House On Her Birthday
Famed Kumawood actor, Kwadwo Nkansah, popularly known as Lil Win has gifted his mother with an 8-bedroom house as she celebrates her 70th birthday. Lilwin, who is also a musician, presented the...
Nigeria’s Igbo Leaders Reject Call For Biafra State
Powerful Igbo leaders in Nigeria have rejected calls for the breakaway state of Biafra to be created for their ethnic group in the south-east. Their intervention is seen as an attempt to defuse...
Barefoot and Alone, Children Flee Brutal S. Sudan War
Her feet bare and her hometown in flames, Nyadet walked east alone, eating food given to her by strangers and following trails left by others escaping war in South Sudan. She is 12 years old. Nine...
Burundi Becoming A ‘violent Dictatorship’
Burundi's President Pierre Nkurunziza and his ruling party have moved the country toward violent dictatorship, rights groups said Tuesday in a report that slams the international community for...
Modi Visit Holds Special Meaning For Indian Jews In Israel
At a curry house in central Israel, a poster welcoming Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets patrons even before they encounter the rich scent of spices wafting from the kitchen. Modi's...
First Lady Chairs OAFLA Meeting At Maiden Appearance; Elected Steering C’tee Member
First Lady Rebecca Akufo-Addo had the privilege of chairing the Steering Committee Meeting of the Organisation of African First Ladies Against HIV/AIDS (OAFLA) on behalf of the First Lady of Malawi,...