The Nyinahinhene, Nana Amampane Boateng Twum II, has appealed to President Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to broaden consultations with traditional authorities as he nominates Metropolitan, Municipal and...
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Kosmos Admits 100 New Young Entrepreneurs
Kosmos Energy Ghana has admitted a new batch of 100 new young entrepreneurs into its social investment programme, Kosmos Innovation Centre (KIC), for 2017. The enrollment will allow the young men and...
Graphic and Crystal TV To Collaborate
The Vice-President of Eutelsat, one of the world's leading satellite operators, Mr Christoph Limmer, has described the cooperation between Graphic Communications Group Ltd (GCGL) and Crystal TV as a...
Council Closes Down Obengfo Hospital
The Medical and Dental Council has closed down the Obengfo Hospital, a body sculpting and plastic surgery facility at Weija in Accra, for alleged illegal operations. A team of policemen from the SWAT...
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...
Parliamentary Leadership To Meet Ayariga
The leadership of Parliament has taken steps to establish the veracity or otherwise of the allegation that each member of the Appointments Committee of Parliament (ACP) was given GH¢3,000 bribe by...
Everything You Should Know About The Dying Dam
The fate of the Weija dam, which is the most important Dam in Accra is beginning to hang in the balance. This is following some unfavourable human activities which are gradually encroaching the water...
Public Can Access Handover Notes From NDC To NPP
The handover notes of Ministries, Metropolitan, Departments and Agencies (MMDAs) will be made public by the Public Records and Archives Administration Department (PRAAD) for Ghanaians to access them....
COP Timbilla ‘dishonourably Discharged’ From Police Service
The Special Task Force set up by the Ghana Police Service to investigate the alleged involvement of Commissioner of Police (COP), Mr Patrick Timbilla in the police recruitment scandal in 2015 has...
Workers Tired of January ‘wahala’ As Pay Day Long In Coming
January is a “tough’’ and long month. It comes with all kinds of difficulties and demands, school fees for children and wards, as well as their provisions for school. It is also a stressful...
UFP Lauds Mahama For Peace In the Country
The founder and national chairman of United Front Party (UFP), Nana Agyenim Boateng (also known as ‘Gyataba’), has applauded former President John Dramani Mahama for his role in maintaining peace...
Govt Assesses Impact of Tax Cuts
The Ministry of Finance is assessing the impact of the various tax reduction promises made by the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the run-up to the December 7 general election, a tax policy...
Eight Ministerial Nominees Approved; 5 Others Cleared By Appointments Committee
Parliament yesterday approved the nomination of eight out of the 13 ministers designate vetted by the Appointments Committee of Parliament (ACP). Members of Parliament (MPs) from both sides shared...
Explosion At TOR
A furnace at the Crude Distillation Unit (CDU) of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) exploded yesterday, forcing the management of the refinery to shut down the CDU. Officials were prompted to carry out an...
Expert Worried About Creation of Zongo Dev Ministry
A local governance expert has expressed concern about a possible duplication of functions by the proposed Ministry of Inner City and Zongo Development and the Ministry of Local Government and Rural...
Elizabeth Ohene Writes
There are many things I want to write about today. The vetting by Parliament of nominated Ministers of State, the one-upmanship of the committee members is very much in your face. It does seem we...
Mawuli School Faces Acute Water Shortage
Mawuli Senior High School in Ho, Volta Region, has been hit by acute water shortage due to a cut in supply from the Ghana Water Company Limited’s (GWCL’s) main distribution lines. For the past...
Weija Dam Affected By Activities of Encroachers
The Weija Dam, which supplies potable water to about 80 per cent of Accra, is facing massive encroachment that has extended to the entire stretch of the dam. Currently, the dam, which was constructed...
Kokombas, Bassares Heighten Tension In Tatale
Schools in the Tatale Township of the Tatale-Sangule District in the Northern Region have been closed down following tribal tensions between the Kokombas and the Bassares. This follows a...
Only A Minister Who Is A Financial Guru Can Solve ‘dumsor’
The Director of Operations of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) has argued that only a ‘financial guru’ can help end the perennial power crisis, also known as Dumsor. The Daily Graphic...