Ghana Olympic Day Scheduled For June 24
Mr Isaac Asimah, Minister of Youth and Sports is expected to join a host of Ministers, Members of Parliament as well as the Ghana Olympic Committee to celebrate this year’s Olympic day in Accra...
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Minority Dares Cocobod CEO To Come Public On Stabilisation Fund
The Minority in Parliament is challenging the Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Cocoa Board (Cocobod), Joseph Aidoo, to make public funds accrued so far under the Cocoa Stabilisation Fund. The...
Legon PRESEC Eliminates Accra Academy, St. John’s Grammar
The Presbyterians Boys Senior High School, Legon have qualified to the quarter-final stage of the ongoing National Science and Maths Quiz (NSMQ). They beat Saint John’s Grammar School and Accra...
Egypt Top Court Suspends All Rulings On Islands Transfer
Egypt's top court on Wednesday suspended all previous rulings on whether Cairo can transfer two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia, as it considers who has legal jurisdiction. In the latest twist in a...
WANEP Calls For Collaboration In Cross-Border Crime Fight
The West Africa Network for Peace Building WANEP, is advocating a strict implementation of the West African Biometric Identity cards to help fight cross-border crimes in the sub-region. According to...
NPP Gov’t Is Cheating Cocoa Farmers
The Minority in Parliament is accusing government of offering cocoa farmers a terrible deal with its decision not increase the cocoa producer price due to a fall in world market prices. The minority...
58 Suspects In Court Over Major Mahama’s Killing [Photos]
A total of 58 suspects arrested in connection with the murder of Major Maxwell Mahama, have made an appearance at the Accra Central District Court today . The suspects, including women, are in the...
‘Tow Levy Suspended For Review’
A deputy Information Minister, Kojo Oppong-Nkrumah, has said the suspension of the tow levy is to re-engage and rework on the Legislative Instrument. “The suspension is to offer us a period to...
Refugees From War-Torn S.Sudan Find ‘safety’ In Darfur
Together with her husband and seven children, a hungry and thirsty Shadiya Ibrahim fled war and famine in South Sudan and says she has found safety in Sudan's conflict-ravaged Darfur. "This was the...
Sudan Military Helicopter Crashes Killing Crew
A Sudanese military helicopter has crashed in Northern State, killing all four crew members on board, the army said on Wednesday, in the latest accident to hit its ageing fleet. The Russian-built...
We Need $200m To Renovate ‘death Trap’ Schools
It would cost the government about $200 million to renovate dilapidated basic school structures across the country. This is according to Education Minister, Mathew Opoku Prempeh, who has said the...
We’ll Sign On A Brazilian
Owner of Elmina Sharks, Dr. Papa Kwesi Nduom, has revealed that plans are far-advanced to sign on a player from Brazil to play for his club in the Ghana Premier League. Though many had described his...
Police Impound 409 Motorbikes
A team of police officers from the Motor Traffic and Transport Department (MTTD) of the Greater Accra Regional Police Command last Monday seized more than four hundred and nine (409) motorbikes for...
GHAMRO, Police Cooperate To Fight Piracy
The Ghana Music Rights Organisation (GHAMRO), in collaboration with the Ghana Police Service and under the auspices of the Copyright Office, on June 19, organised a day’s seminar for members of the...
Luanda Pips Hong Kong As Costliest City
Angola's capital Luanda has overtaken Hong Kong to become the costliest city in the world for expats, Mercer's annual survey said Wednesday. Dethroned last year by the Chinese city, Luanda regained...
Talon’s Economic Reforms Spark Protest In Benin
Moves to sell off state assets by Benin's businessman-turned-president Patrice Talon are causing widespread anger, with critics accusing him of "uncontrolled privatisation". The 59-year-old known as...
Hoteliers To Enjoy Subsidised Electricity Tariffs Soon – Tourism Minister
The Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, Catherine Afeku, has hinted of government’s plans to subsidise electricity bills for operators in the hospitality industry. The Minister was...
10 Yrs After Oil Discovery, PIAC Member Laments Nation’s Failure In Properly Managing Resource
Co-chair of the Ghana Extractives Industry Transparency Initiative (GHEITI) Dr. Emmanuel Steve Asare Manteaw, who is also a member of the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC), has said...
Cape Coast North MP Donates To Muslims
The Member of Parliament for Cape Coast North Constituency and Deputy Minister for Education, Barbara Asher Ayisi, has donated food and other items worth over GH¢10,000 to the Cape Coast North...
Egypt Court Rules Against Island Transfer To Saudi
An Egyptian court on Tuesday ruled that previous judicial decisions in favour of transferring two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia were invalid, a judicial official and a lawyer said. Egyptian courts...