President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Friday received letters of credence from five envoys at the Jubilee House, Accra. They are the ambassadors of Russia, Sergei Berdnikov; Carl Michael Grans from Sweden; Ethiopia’s Hadera Abera Admassu; Lamidosa Lamatou Bala Goga of Niger; and Jamaica’s High Commissioner Esmond Reid. At separate …

• Suspect Musa Kamara has been arrested by the Police for robbery • He was arrested at his hideout at Kibi Zongo in the Eastern Region • Police say the suspect was shot in his left knee when he attempted to flee during his arrest Musa Kamara, a 26-year-old robbery …

President Akufo-Addo has charged deputy ministers of his second term administration to justify their selection to service in their various ministerial portfolios by their works and to remain loyal to the leadership and direction of their substantive Ministers of State as required of them by the 1992 constitution. Addressing the …

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), with support from the police, on Friday closed down the Empire Cement Factory, a Chinese cement factory at McCarthy Hills in Accra, for operating without permit. The police halted operations at the site and sacked all workers in the factory, including the Chinese nationals for …

At a time when the number of tourists is low as the world battles the Covid-19 pandemic, Russia seems to be giving Tanzanian tourism players a reason to smile. Traditionally, the number of Russian tourists visiting Tanzania has been almost negligible. The top ten sources of tourists to Tanzania include …

Members of the Mobile Money Agents Association of Ghana (MMAAG) have hinted at an increase in service charges following an emergency meeting on Friday, June 25. The association had complained about back-door increase in taxes imposed on telecommunication companies by government, thereby forcing them to pass on the charges to …

Asante Kotoko SC head coach Mariano Barreto has named a strong 18-man squad for Sunday’s showdown against bitter rivals Hearts of Oak at the Accra Sports Stadium. The Porcupine Warriors tackle the Phobians in a top of the table clash with both eyeing the league title at the end of …

• Various football fanatics are strong believers of the superstitions in the Super Clash • The dog has tipped Asante Kotoko beat Accra Hearts of Oak • Both Accra Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotokoare tied on 56 points ahead of the Super Clash Superstitious beliefs and games involving Accra Hearts of Oak and Asante Kotoko are often intense when …

The Upper East Regional Police Emergency Patrol Team on Saturday, June 26 at about 1:30 pm engaged two armed robbers on an unregistered motorbike in their attempt to snatch another motorbike from their owners at a gunpoint. Police received a call to the effect that two young men suspected to …

• MP for Bekwai has revealed the first time he met his wife • He said they met when he was working as a bus conductor • The legislator said he worked in his father’s commercial bus for 8 months before going to the university  The Member of Parliament for Bekwai Constituency, Joseph …