Mali’s President Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta has resigned, after being detained by soldiers on Tuesday, state TV reports. In a televised address, Mr Keïta said he was also dissolving the government and parliament. “I want no blood to be spilled to keep me in power,” he added. It comes hours after …
Read More »NPP’s infrastructure projects provide value for money – Bawumia
Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia says the Akufo-Addo government has focused on delivering the best value for money for all of its projects. During his presentation of the Akufo-Addo government’s infrastructure record on Tuesday, Dr. Bawumia revealed staggering disparities in the value of similar projects undertaken by the erstwhile John …
Read More »EOCO exonerates former UWR Health Director
The Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) has exonerated Dr Osei Kufuor Afreh, the immediate past Upper West Regional Director of Health Services of allegations of wrong-doings levelled against him. The EOCO, after exonerating Dr Afreh, charged the Coalition of Concerned Citizens’ of Upper West Region to formalize the Coalition’s …
Read More »Election 2020: GJA sends important message to members
The Ghana Journalists Association (GJA) has told its members to bring to the Association’s notice if they will be unable to vote on election day. The GJA, in a press release on Tuesday, noted that journalists, whose duties may prevent them from casting their votes on December 7 but wish …
Read More »Police officer chews and swallows bar manager’s ear over cost of alcohol
A police officer has allegedly bitten off and chewed the ear of a drinking bar manager at Sefwi Amoaya in the Bodi District, Western Region. The incident is said to have occurred after a short confrontation between the police officer and the bar manager over unpaid drinks the former consumed …
Read More »3-year-old girl burnt to death
A three-year-old girl has been burnt to death after fire consumed a five-bedroom house she lived in at Nkenkensu in the Offinso North District in the Ashanti Region. The cause of the fire which occurred on Monday is unknown. The Offinso North District Director of the National Disaster Management Organisation …
Read More »LIVESTREAMING: Bawumia speaks on NPP’s infrastructure
Vice president of the Republic of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia is briefing Ghanaians on the number of infrastructures the New Patriotic Party’s (NPP) has built since taking over office from former president John Dramani Mahama. The event is taking place at the Academy of Arts and Sciences in Accra. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, …
Read More »Essien recounts how Lyon shaped his career
Michael Essien has given credit to his former club Olympique Lyon for shaping his career. Essien, who joined the Ligue 1 club in 2003 from Bastia for a four-year deal said: “It moved me from being a young player to a senior player at a big club, so, it helped …
Read More »Paintsil reveals how Steven Gerrard pinched his rib in a Premier League game
Ex-Ghana and Fulham defender John Paintsil has disclosed how Steven Gerrard pinched him during an English Premier League game. Tempers flare between Liverpool’s legend Gerrard and Paintsil during a Barclays Premier League match at Anfield which nearly resulted in a head-butting clash between them. Speaking to Daily Graphic in an …
Read More »Parliament advised Asaase Royalties to change its name – Assibey-Yeboah
The Chairman of the Finance Committee of Parliament Mark Asibbey-Yeboah says there is nothing sinister about the change of name of Agyapa Royalties limited – the company which will manage royalties from Ghana’s minerals – in the coming years. The company was formerly called Asaase royalties sparking speculations over the …
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