Private legal practitioner, Maurice Ampaw, has asked all chiefs who have endorsed political parties, especially the two major political parties; New Patriotic Party (NPP) and the National Democratic Congress (NDC) to immediately desist from the act. Their actions, he said was a gross disrespect for the Asantehene, Otumfuo Nana Osei Tutu II as he …
Read More »You’ll face our anger if GIPC law is amended to favour Nigerians – GUTA
The Ashanti regional branch of the Ghana Union of Traders (GUTA) has called on the government not to review the Ghana Investment Promotion Centre law against retail trade, to favour foreign traders as requested by the Nigerian government. The Ghanaian traders say the government will incur their wrath if it …
Read More »Man allegedly beats girlfriend to death in apparent jealous rage
A Butterworth man who allegedly beat his girlfriend to death with an extension cord in “a rage of jealousy” will appear in the local magistrate’s court on Tuesday. The 42-year-old man was arrested on Sunday for the murder of his 26-year-old girlfriend at Bawa village in Butterworth. Police spokesperson Captain …
Read More »Speaker recalls Members of Parliament
The Speaker of Parliament has recalled Parliament for the commencement of the third meeting of the Fourth Session of the 7th Parliament. The Speaker, Prof Mike Oquaye, under the standing order 37 of Parliament, is asking MPs to reconvene on Wednesday, October 7, 2020. In a statement issued by the …
Read More »GFA and CalBank meet to discuss Ghana Beach Soccer sponsorship extension
The MD of CalBank Mr. Philip Owiredu has re-affirmed the commitment of CalBank to continue with their long standing relationship in the development and promotion of Ghana Beach Soccer. Mr Owiredu and senior CalBank officials met with the President of the Ghana Football Association (GFA) as well as the …
Read More »SAD VIDEO: School children killed in fuel tanker explosion
At least 25 people, including primary schoolchildren, have been killed after a lorry transporting petrol exploded in the city of Lokoja in central Nigeria. The police in Kogi say the lorry driver lost control on a busy major highway and rammed into oncoming vehicles on Wednesday morning. The lorry experienced …
Read More »New date set for Commonwealth summit in Rwanda
A Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (Chogm) postponed in April because of the coronavirus pandemic will now be held in June next year in Rwanda’s capital, Kigali. The biennial meeting is the Commonwealth’s highest consultative and policy-making gathering. It will be held in the week of 21 June 2021. The …
Read More »Kenya to get Coronavirus vaccine from 2021
Kenya will receive the COVID-19 vaccine in small portions from 2021 until the country has enough to vaccinate the people at “the highest priority” when the vaccine is available, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced. In a report published on its website on Monday this week, the WHO said that each …
Read More »Hearts, Kotoko to stop paying enticement fees – Report
Media reports suggest that Ghana Premier League giants, Accra Hearts of Oak SC and Asante Kotoko SC, have scrubbed the enticement fees they pay to newcomers or players who extend their contract. The two big clubs, according to the reports, will use the enticement fee to restructure the salaries of the players who leave …
Read More »EC rejects NDC’s allegations over voter’s register
The Electoral Commission has described as falsehood claims that names of NDC supporters are being removed from the voter’s register. It comes after former Presidential John Mahama and his runningmate Professor Naana Jane Opoku Agyemang suspended their campaigns over reported anomalies in the ongoing voter’s exhibition exercise. Some members of the party …
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