The anti-insurgency military operations in the North-east have suffered a setback with the attacks on troops in Borno and Yobe States in which a total of two officers and 26 soldiers were killed. An army commander, of the rank of Colonel and 20 soldiers were reportedly killed in an ambush …

Suspected armed bandits attacked some villages in Goronyo Local Government Area of Sokoto State on Wednesday night and killed more than 20 persons. A source in the LG said the assailants, armed with sophisticated weapons stormed the villages at night and started shooting indiscriminately. He said, “More than twenty villagers …

There was palpable anxiety at the Lagos Airport on Friday when an unknown man carrying a bag climbed the fuselage of the aircraft. The aircraft which had passengers on board was parked at the apron preparatory for taxing through the taxiway into the runway for take-off. Apparently beaten security on …

Thousands of graduating students of the University of Education, Winneba, have been left stranded on the campus as their graduation appears to be in limbo. The situation is due to the delay by government in reconstituting the University’s Governing Council which has the mandate to superintend the graduation ceremony. The …

The Ekumfi Pineapple and Fruit Juices Company which is part of the government’s One District-One Factory programme is near completion, the Secretariat has said in a statement.On Friday, 19 July 2019, the National Coordinator for the One District-One Factory Programme, Gifty Ohene-Konadu, inspected the project, which is located at Ekumfi …

The 87 Hyundai Gallopers which were left to rot at the Institute of Local Government Studies some 18 years ago, has finally been auctioned. The vehicles were ordered in the year 2000 by the government of then-President Jerry John Rawlings, at the cost of $30,000 each. But after almost two decades, …

Youth and Sports minister, Isaac Kwame Asiamah, will next week appear before Parliament to answer questions relating to Ghana’s poor performance at the AFCON 2019. Majority Leader, Osei Kyei Mensah Bonsu, announced Friday that Mr Asiamah will be in the House either Tuesday or Wednesday, to deliver a statement on …

The presentation of the mid-year budget review by Finance Minister Ken Ofori-Atta has been postponed to Monday, 29 July 2019.This was announced by Deputy Majority Leader Sarah Adwoa Safo during the presentation of the business statement for next week on the floor of parliament on Friday.The mid-year review of the …

Businessman and Member of Parliament (MP) for Assin Central Constituency, Kennedy Agyapong is advocating that business owners boycott loans from Ghanaian banks over the seeming high interest rates. He believes goods sold by Nigerians and other nationals in Ghana appear to be cheaper because they contract loans with less interest …

The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has an interest in the ongoing murder trial of Mr Gregory Afoko, brother of the party’s once-suspended and now-former National Chair, Mr Paul Afoko, the lawyer for the accused person, Nana Yaw Osei Osei, has said.Mr Afoko and a second suspect are standing trial …