R. Kelly Covers Davido’s “IF”
Nigerian singer Davido comes into Ghana Meets Naija 2017 with extra pump. Key member in the Nigerian contingent for the concert, Davido looks to mastermind unprecedented excitement at the West...
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China Binges On African Oil Like Never Before After OPEC Cuts
China is set to import record amounts of crude oil from West Africa this month as OPEC’s supply cuts pave the way for other nations to gain a greater foothold in the fast-growing Asian market. West...
We’ll Probe ‘padded’ AMERI Deal
The Akufo-Addo government will probe the $510million cost involved in the purchase of the Ameri power plants by the erstwhile John Mahama government, Majority Leader Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu has said....
Reviewing Power Deals Will Save $2.5bn Annually
Reviewing existing and pending Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) could save Ghana from shouldering a liability of $2.5billion annually through capacity charges on excess capacity alone, power think...
Don’t List ‘strategic’ GRIDCo On GSE
State power transmitter Ghana Grid Company Limited (GRIDCo) must not be listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) as planned by the Akufo-Addo government, energy think tank Africa Centre for Energy...
Akufo-Addo’s SONA Was Only A “statement of Problem” – Minority MPs
Ghana’s minority members of parliament have described as “lofty rhetoric,” President Akufo-Addo’s maiden State of the Nation Address, arguing it fell short of solutions to fix the so-called...
Akufo-Addo’s SONA ‘full of Lies’ – Minority
The Minority in Parliament has passed a scathingly damning verdict on President Akufo-Addo’s maiden State of the Nation Address, describing it as “high on platitudes and short of substance.”...
525 National Security Operatives Sacked By Government
The government of President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has sacked 525 national security operatives, Haruna Iddrisu, Minority Leader and Member of Parliament for Tamale South, has said. According to...
Akufo-Addo’s Presentation On Economy Was One-Sided
The Minority in Parliament has presented what they term, the true state of the nation address a day after President Akufo-Addo presented his maiden State of the Nation Address. Addressing the press...
Icom Issues Red List Of West African Cultural Objects At Risk
‘It is indeed unfortunate that so much Nok material has been looted over time to supply the international art market. Properly excavated, such pieces might have shed valuable light on the Nok...
U.S.’ll Reject Trump, Ghana Must Learn From That – Lecturer
Voters in the United States of America are too clever to vote for Donald Trump of the Republican Party, Dr Samuel Adu Gyamfi, a political science lecturer at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science...
Prof. Aryeetey Takes A Bow ….. In Grace!
At the send-off dinner for Prof. Ernest Aryeetey on Friday July 29, 2016 at the Great Hall of the university, climaxing the farewell programme for the former Vice Chancellor, the immediate past...
BoG Considers Increasing Minimum Capital Requirement of Banks
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) is working to increase the minimum capital that every commercial bank must have in order to operate in Ghana. This is one of the several measures the regulator is considering,...
Ghana Gas To Haul LPG By Marine Transport
The Ghana National Gas Company (Ghana Gas) has initiated a process to facilitate the switch from the bulk road haulage of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to marine transport. Under the initiative, a...
Ghanaians Invade US Army With Their Attractive ‘jamma’ Culture
Ghanaians have invaded the US Army with their culture as their traditional singing and dancing popularly called ‘jamma’ has become part of American soldiers’ daily routine on war front....
Ghanaian Jailed In Canada On Child Porn Charges
A 58-year-old man from the West African nation of Ghana will have an extended stay in Canada after accepting responsibility Friday for child pornography found on his cellphone as he entered the...
Man From Ghana Gets 8 Months In Jail On Child Porn Charges
A 58-year-old man from the West African nation of Ghana will have an extended stay in Canada after accepting responsibility Friday for child pornography found on his cellphone as he entered the...
Outrage in Ghana over Guantanamo Detainees Mahmud Umar Muhammad Bin Atef and Khalid Muhammad Salih Al-Dhuby
Two Yemeni prisoners held at the US base in Cuba have been released and sent to the West African nation for resettlement. Ghanaians fear a security risk despite government reassurances.
Mahmud Umar...
Ghana’s Roads and Highways Minister Adjudged Best in West Africa
Ghana’s Roads and Highways Minister, Alhaji Inusah Fuseini has been adjudged the best performing minister for the year 2014 by the West Africa Regional Magazine.
The magazine which adjudged the...
President Mahama on Ebola and Investment in Africa
(The Presidency, Accra)President John Mahama has expressed optimism that there will be a positive turnaround in the fight against the Ebola Virus Disease. The totality of ongoing international...