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EPA shuts down steel factory

United Steel & Fabrication Limited, a steel manufacturing company in the Tema Free Zones enclave, has been temporarily shut down by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). This follows the company’s inability to meet EPA’s deadline to cut down on pollution. Ebenezer Appiah Sampong, Deputy Executive Director of EPA, Accra, who …

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Sports Ministry wants Kotoko vs Hearts in London cancelled

Credible reports gathered from highly placed sources within the Ghana FA and Sports Ministry indicate that the much anticipated Independence Anniversary clash between Kotoko vs Hearts of Oak in London, UK, is in doubt following an attempt by the Ministry of Youth and Sports to push the match to a …

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Thieves raid police MTTD Commander’s office in Tema

Suspected thieves have allegedly broken into the office of the Commander of the Tema Regional Police Motor Traffic and Transport Department, (MTTD), and made away with some items. The theft, which happened on Thursday, February 6, 2020, saw the intruders stealing two TV sets, one laptop, one GoTV decoder and …

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CPP reviews filing fees, flagbearer aspirants to pay GH¢170k

The filing fees for the various portfolios within the Convention People’s Party(CPP) have been reviewed by the party. Presidential Aspirants will now pay a filing fee of GH¢170,000, instead of the original GH¢200,000 communicated earlier. The party has also slated the picking and filing of nomination forms from February 06, …

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South Africa’s Jacob Zuma takes aim in rifle photo

South Africa’s embattled former President Jacob Zuma has found himself at the centre of fresh controversy after tweeting a photo of himself taking aim with a rifle. Its meaning was unambiguous, and provocative. A day after he had learned that a judge had issued an arrest warrant for him for …

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Homosexuality: Respect our decision – Speaker tells World Bank

The Speaker of Ghana’s Parliament, Professor Mike Oquaye, has urged the World Bank and the developed world to accept the fact that most African nations abhor homosexuality. According to Prof. Oquaye who doubles as a pastor, the practice of tying aids to the recognition of gay rights and marriages in …

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Galamsey fight: Kennedy Agyapong spills the beans

The Assin Central Member of Parliament punctuates his statements with similes and metaphors, likening President Akufo-Addo to a tree without roots. The roots, he says, are rotten hence danger is imminent. Kennedy Agyapong, a leading member of the ruling New Patriotic Party is furious over how the fight against illegal …

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Free SHS food suppliers threaten to withdraw services over non payment

Suppliers of foodstuff to the National Food Buffer Stock Company (NAFCO) for the Free Senior High School (Free SHS) feeding programme are threatening to withdraw their supplies if monies owed them are not paid forthwith. The Suppliers of foodstuff for the sustainability of the Free SHS Feeding programme who spoke …

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Akufo Addo must be told ‘unplanned budget deficits have bearing on Cedi depreciation – Mahama

Akufo-Addo must be told “unplanned budget deficits’ve bearing cedi depreciation” – Mahama January 30, 2020 2 Shares Business John Mahama Former President John Mahama has wondered why the Akufo-Addo government formed a 38-member committee to tackle the depreciation of the cedi against the international currencies. In his third Facebook Live …

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PHOTOS: Fire guts boys’ dormitory of Oppong Memorial SHS

Over 300 students of Oppong Memorial Senior High School at Kokofu in Ashanti Region have been displaced as fire ravaged the school’s boy’s dormitory on Thursday. There were no casualties, students were in class at the time of the blaze which, however, destroyed education materials and other property. The cause …

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