The Fetish priestess arrested in connection with the murder of 10-year old Ishmeal Mensah Abdallah has been granted bail. The Eastern Region Police Command on Wednesday 7th April 2021 arrested a fetish priestess, Charity Mensah, and one Desmond for their roles in the Murder of Ishmeal. Speaking to Kaakyire Ofori …

The family of 60-year-old Thomas Agbetorglo is appealing to the general public to help with information on his whereabouts. According to his niece, Patience Otu, he was last seen on Tuesday, March 16, 2021, at Teiman Borga Town in Oyarifa in the Greater Accra Region. Patience said Mr Agbetorglo developed …

ACCRA, 8th April 2021 – The West African Competitiveness Program (WACOMP) funded by the European Union and implemented by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) in coordination with the Ministry of Trade and Industry (MoTI) as part of boosting the cosmetics and personal care industry in Ghana has in …

A wretched staff common room of a Junior High School in Nandom in the Upper West Region has hit the internet. A hut is what teachers at Mary Immaculate Junior High School use as their staff common room. The sandy bare floor staff common room is roofed and fenced with …

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has begun investigations into some tax evasion and money laundering allegations against some companies. According to the GRA, penalties will be given to firms that a found guilty of perpetrating such acts. The GRA in a statement on Thursday, April 8 said its attention “has been …

Cold store operators at the Asafo Market in Kumasi, the Ashanti regional capital, say they are gradually losing their business due to the erratic power supply. According to them, they have had to dispose of hundreds of cartons of spoilt fish due to months of unreliable power supply. The traders …

  The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has begun drafting a new guideline on third party and related transactions that will prevent misapplication and misappropriation of investment funds by fund management firms. The collapse of some management firms was attributed to a third party and related transactions. The deputy director …

An Italian warship, Luigi Rizzo with a crew of soldiers of about 187, has berthed at the Tema Port to engage the Ghana Navy in a collaborative exercise aimed at curbing the growing activities of pirates off the Gulf of Guinea. According to statistics, piracy off the Gulf of Guinea, …

A group calling itself Concerned Northern Grassroots of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has condemned Majority Leader Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu for suggesting that the party go for a non-Akan as its next flag bearer. The Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, recently said in an interview that: “Inwardly, I know I have the competence to lead …

The projects were completed almost a year ago, but the pupils and students are yet to benefit from them, as they have been denied access to the classrooms. The situation is being blamed on the inability of officials to take over the school blocks from the contractor due to the …

Prof Ransford Edward Yaw Gyampo, a Political Science Lecturer at the University of Ghana has said it is an absurdity for any individual to acquire a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Master and a Bachelor’s Degree in four months. He said anybody who will make such an assumption is making such …

Fast rising musician Mani Mandela has been nominated for the “Afro pop Artiste of the Year” for the maiden edition of the Ghana Music Icons Awards. Voting for the award scheme is ongoing and is expected to end on 10th April, 2021. His latest hit single “Gbelemo” is enjoying massive …

Global football governing body, FIFA has banned Chad from football until further notice. The decision was taken by the Bureau of the Fifa Council on Wednesday and takes effect immediately. Note that in December 2020, Fifa had rejected a request from the country’s ministry of sports to dissolve the Chadian Football Federation. …

The Vice-President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has launched an innovative Digital Retail Fuel Monitoring System by the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) in Accra. The Fuel Monitoring System, which allows fuel in OMC tanks across the country to be monitored by NPA, will curb illicit activities in petroleum downstreaming, such as unauthorised third party …

A 10-year-old class four (4) pupil Osei Owusu Kuffuor has been knocked down to death by a vehicle at Koforidua -Oyoko in the Eastern Region while returning home from school. The incident occurred at about 2:00pm Tuesday, April 6, 2021. Information gathered indicate that the victim was knocked down by …

The Ghana Education Service (GES) has apologised to all stakeholders for the late communication of the postponement of reopening of senior high schools for final year students. The Service announced its decision to postpone reopening on Tuesday, April 6, same day the Form 3 students were supposed to report school. …

  Achimota School has been sued again in the matter concerning its decision to deny admission to a Rastafarian student last month. The latest suit is by Oheneba Kwaku Nkrabea, who according to court documents is being a minor, is suing through his next friend, Marvin Palmer. The suit, deposited …

Video posted by a staff of the Korlebu Teaching Hospital indicates that there is a fire outbreak at the Hospital. According to the narration on the video, the staff of the Hospital are currently trying their best to evacuate the babies from the hospital to safety. The fire at the …

Mukesh Thakwani, the Chief Executive Officer of leading steel and iron manufacturing company in West Africa B5 Plus Limited, has commended the Government for the implementation of One District One Factory. According to him, under the leadership of President Nana Addo and the existence of the 1D1F program B5 plus …

  The first quarter (Q1) of 2021 saw the Ghana Stock Exchange top the African stock market with an annual return of 14.62% in dollar term for investors. The performance of the market translated into an improved market capitalization of GH¢57.16 billion at the end of March this year. The …

 LISTEN   6 HOURS AGO   1 The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has warned the public against consuming any unwholesome following reports that the fish washed ashore at the Osu Castle beach may have been sent to various markets. According to the Authority, it has also begun laboratory investigations to ascertain whether such …

The Accra Sewerages Systems Ghana Ltd is set to expand and upgrade its liquid waste treatment plant and technologies to treat more liquid waste within Accra and its environs. The expansion project which is going to be undertaken by EMO, an environmental technology company based in France will help increase …

The dreadlocked Junior High School graduate, Tyrone Marhguy, who has been denied admission to Achimota School, due to his hairstyle has made an astonishing revelation regarding his love for Mathematics. In an interview with famous blogger Ameyaw Debrah, Tyrone, who is part of a triplet set recounted how he ended up selecting Achimota …

  Some passionate fans have been picked by the police for jumping a wall to watch the Ghana Premier League clash between Accra Hearts of Oak and Aduana Stars. The fans, believed to be Hearts of Oak sympathizers climbed over the wall at the Accra Sports Stadium and jumped inside to watch the …

Ghana’s local currency has ended the first quarter of 2021 on a high note with a year-to-date appreciation of 0.6 percent to the US dollar. This means the Ghanaian cedi has outperformed some other prevalent 15 currencies in Africa making it the best performing currency. These include the Egyptian pound, …

Dr. Geoffrey Akabua, Deputy Director of Veterinary Services in Charge of Veterinary Public Health and Food Safety, on Tuesday, appealed to licensed chemical sellers to direct people who report to them with dog bite complaints or cases suspected to be rabies, to the nearest hospital and appropriate health facilities. He …

  Energy Expert Mr Kojo Poku has blamed the problems in the energy sector in Ghana on the Ministry of Finance. He has therefore asked the general public not to question the Energy Ministry for the issues in the power sector. His comments come after the Ghana Grid Company Limited …

Co-founder of the Center for Democratic Development, Professor Baffour Agyeman-Duah has indicated that Ghana’s history of poor accountability and incessant borrowing is responsible for its current and future economic woes. Recounting what he called a “very progressive movement” in debt accumulation, Prof Agyeman-Duah, traced a steady increase in Ghana’s national …

  President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has reassured Ghanaians the economy will bounce back despite the ravaging effects of the coronavirus pandemic. According to him, government is determined to outline a series of measures to revive and revitalise the economy. ”I know that, as a result of the pandemic and its impact …

 murdered A man, believed to be in his forties, has been allegedly murdered and his body dumped into a stream in the Juaboso township. The known car decorator was discovered naked while laying in the Benzi-Mata stream. According to witnesses, the victim is likely to have been murdered as he …