Rats invade Buhari’s office
Nigeria’s president will spend three months working from home after his office was damaged by rats. Muhammadu Buhari has just returned from three months in the UK, amid widespread concerns over his...
View Article11th edition of GMB launched
The 11th edition of the popular reality beauty pageant, Ghana’s Most Beautiful (GMB), was launched in a grand style last weekend at the Bukom Boxing Arena in Accra. The event was under the auspices of...
View ArticleHFC share price could inch up in the short term
On the Ghana Stock Exchange HFC Bank managed to build on its 2017 successful operations by recording improvements in earnings report for the HY-2017 period. The soon –to-be re-branded Republic Bank of...
View ArticleTension in Prestea-Nsuta over destruction of farm lands and forest reserves
Tension is mounting in Prestea-Nsuta, a farming community in the Prestea Huni-Valley District of the Western Region, over what has been described as the “rampant destruction” of forest reserves and...
View ArticleNDC 2018 primaries: I haven’t decided to contest yet – Spio Garbrah
Former Trade and Industry Minister, Dr. Ekow Spio Garbrah has denied giving indications of contesting the flagbearership position of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) in 2018. This...
View ArticleGalamsey pit swallows 2 miners again
Two people died when a galamsey pit collapsed at Nasaewdoso in the Wassa East District of the Western Region. Speaking on Starr FM in Accra yesterday, a resident, Wofa Kofi, disclosed that the...
View ArticleMiners threaten to sue govt over ban
Small-Scale miners in the Upper East Region have threatened to take legal action against the Akufo-Addo-led government if the ban on small-scale mining is not lifted immediately. In order to help...
View ArticleEngage in student politics —Ken Agyapong urges NPP members
Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, has called on members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) to engage in partisan political activities on campuses. According to him, engaging in...
View Article52% exclusively breastfeed children in Ghana
Only 52% of Ghanaian mothers exclusively breastfeed their children, though this is a slight improvement from previous years, it still means that a large number of Ghanaian babies are deprived of the...
View ArticleInsurance agents lauded
Volta Regional Minister, Dr. Archibald Letsa, has commended Agents of SIC Insurance for their commitment to the growth and development of the insurance industry in Ghana. Speaking at the 9th triennial...
View ArticleGRA schools taxpayers on new tax laws
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) in the Western Region have embarked on a series of public education to enlighten taxpayers on the new VAT...
View ArticleMalian delegation understudies NHIS
Eight-member technical delegation from Mali is in Ghana to understudy the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). It will use the five-day visit to learn from Ghana’s experience in running the...
View ArticleWayne Rooney: England striker retires from international football
England’s all-time leading goalscorer Wayne Rooney has retired from international football after turning down the chance to be part of the squad for next month’s World Cup qualifiers. The Everton...
View ArticleA lecturer with no PhD? I beg your pardon
A few years ago, the University of Ghana issued a directive that lecturers appointed to teach in the university must have a higher research qualification, preferably a doctorate degree. The Pro-Vice...
View ArticleGhana Premier League: WAFA to test Kotoko wrath
West African Football Academy (WAFA) SC will be making their home invincibility count when they host Kumasi Asante Kotoko SC in their outstanding Ghana Premier League fixture at the Red Bull Arena at...
View ArticleGhanaians among top foreigners boosting UK health system
2016 figures indicate that there are 2,289 Ghanaian health staff under the United Kingdom’s (UK) National Health Service (NHS). Ghana contributes the 15th most human resources to the UK’s NHS and...
View ArticleGhana’s economy messy; we need time to fix it – Freddie Blay
Acting National Chairman of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP), Frederick Worsemao Armah Blay, is appealing to Ghanaians to give the Akufo-Addo government more time to fix the mess created by his...
View ArticleLearn from foreign movie industry – Samira Bawumia to “Kumkum Bhagya” critics
The wife of Ghana’s Vice-President, Samira Bawumia has advised local movie producers to learn from their foreign counterparts and improve upon what they are doing. According to her, there was no need...
View ArticleAflao police grab teenager, 4 others for robbery
The police in Aflao on Thursday arrested five armed men who allegedly shot and robbed a mobile money dealer at First Lowcost, Aflao. The suspects are; John Geri, 25, an ex-convict and gang leader,...
View ArticleAngolans vote for president as dos Santos retires
Millions of Angolans are voting for their first new president in 38 years. Wednesday’s election will see President Jose Eduardo dos Santos quit after nearly four decades in power, with the outgoing...
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