The Ministry of Finance has created an investment mechanism to help drive investment into the country from the Diaspora. Known as the ‘Africa Sankofa Account or the ‘Diaspora Savings and Investment Account,’ the interest accruing banking product is targeted at Africans living abroad, who desire to invest in the Ghanaian …

A new IMF staff report has said Ghana is closer to being classified as a high debt distressed country, theghanareport.com has learned. The possible classification means the IMF is concerned about the country’s ability to honour its international obligations. The public debt stock as at September 2019 was pegged at …

Kumasi Asante Kotoko humbled the neutrals favourite, Legon Cities Football Club at their own backyard at the Accra Sports Stadium. In the first Friday fixture played in the 2019/2020 Ghana Premier League season, the porcupine warriors won by 3-1 after the ‘Legonites’ opened the scores very early in the game. …

Dancehall artiste Shatta Wale thrilled fans at the Accra Sports Stadium who turned up for the Ghana Premier League week 2 clash between Asante Kotoko and Legon Cities FC. Wale, who has declared his love for Legon Cities FC, was making his first appearance at a league match. He delivered …

An anti-bushfire taskforce has been formed in Ho to help check the occurrence of destructive fires in the Municipality. The Municipal Anti-bushfire Task Force, under Mr Prosper Pi-Bansah, Ho Municipal Chief Executive, is made up of personnel from the Ghana National Fire Service, the Ghana Police Service, the Military, the …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has dismissed reports that it has contracted a foreign firm to design the new school uniforms to be used in junior high schools from the 2019/2020 academic year. It said, “it has not imported, neither, has it contracted any individual, locally or internationally to bring …

The Nigerian FCT Police Command has stopped an attempted robbery at a First Bank PLC branch in Mpape, a suburb of the capital city. The spokesperson of the command, ASP Mariam Yusuf, confirmed that order has been restored in the area after four of the suspects were arrested and one …

Nollywood actress, Anita Joseph, has set tongues wagging after teasing fans with a nude video, few days into the new year. The Nollywood star is well aware of the unsavory comments that would be targeted at her for doing the unusual but she has proven to have tough skin. Anita …

Asante Kotoko shut down the social media buzz around Premier League side Legon Cities FC on Friday night, delivering a devastating response in Accra. The Porcupine Warriors rallied from a goal down to win the much-hyped league fixture at the Accra Sports Stadium. Greek-Ghanaian striker Panayotis Papadopoulos gave Cities an early advantage with …

A colorful wedding ceremony was underway but got stopped after it emerged that the husband tested HIV positive. The said event allegedly took place at Jigawa State, in Nigeria. According to a twitter user @__ussy who shared the news he said; the man was tested during the ceremony and he …