Madam Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, has on behalf of the Government, received a donation of $428,650 from Mr Kennedy Ohene Agyapong, Member of Parliament for Assin Central, to support the evacuation of more than 700 stranded Ghanaians in Lebanon. Mr Agyapong contributed $200,000 …
Read More »Promise Fulfilled! GCB Bank Begins Paying DKM Customers
Government, through the Ghana Commercial Bank (GCB) has begun paying the locked-up funds to customers of the defunct DKM Diamond Microfinance Limited. The exercise which begun yesterday, Wednesday August 5, 2020 saw GCB listing over 300 customers of DKM who will be receiving their funds. This is in fulfilment of …
Read More »JUST IN: Ursula Owusu Wanted By Parliament
Communications Minister Ursula Owusu-Ekuful has been given a 48-hour ultimatum to appear before parliament to answer questions. Speaker of Parliament, Prof Mike Oquaye issued the directive after Mrs Owusu-Ekuful failed to honour an invitation for the third time. Mrs Owusu-Ekuful was expected to provide answers in relation to the work of …
Read More »Abuga Pele stopped me from becoming homosexual at Nsawam Prisons – Ex-convict reveals
An ex-convict, Michael Ofosu Asare, who was jailed twelve years for manslaughter has paid a lustrous gratitude to the former GYEEDA boss, Abuga Pele who is serving six years jail term for the devoted role he played to transform him during his days at the Nsawam medium Security Prisons. According …
Read More »Parliament demands different salaries for old and new MPs
Ghana’s Parliament is demanding different salary structures for seasoned MPs in order to serve as motivation for excellence. The current status quo where new MPs and seasoned or old colleagues earn same salary is demotivating, leadership of Parliament argues. Speaking at a Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs forum on nurturing career …
Read More »Kafaba Lynching :‘I Can’t Stop God’s Work- ‘Killer’ Priestess Shows No Remorse
The alleged mastermind behind the fatal beating of a 90-year-old woman in the Savannah Region has told a court, the death of Mariama Akua Denteh was an accident. The 40-year-old, Hajia Sirina Mohammed who has been charged with murder told the Bole Magistrate court, she was only doing God’s work …
Read More »Nobody remains a boss forever – Domelevo advises
Auditor-General, Daniel Domelevo, has offered a tacit advice on leadership, urging people in positions of authority to treat their peers and subordinates with respect. He shared a photo on his Facebook timeline that, although makes no reference to anyone in particular, has been interpreted by some as directed at some …
Read More »Gonja still safe for investment – Overlord
The Paramount Chief of Gonja, the Yagbonwura, Tuntumba Boresa Sulemana Jakpa, has said his area is still a peaceful place for investment despite the lynching of a 90-year-old woman at Kafaba in the East Gonja municipality recently. “I still want to assure Ghanaians and the entire Gonja kingdom that Gonja …
Read More »All depositors of the defunct banks have been paid – Akufo-Addo
President Akufo-Addo says the government has paid all depositors whose monies were locked up in some defunct banks during the banking sector reform. He said there is not a single depositor who has not received his or her money as of August 2020. According to Akufo-Addo, the government is spending …
Read More »10-year-old boy drowns in abandoned galamsey pit
A boy believed to be 10-years-old has drowned in an abandoned galamsey pit at Beansre in Obuasi. Unconfirmed report claimed the boy fell into the pit while playing with his peers on Tuesday morning. However, some residents suspect foul play as they claim there is evidence the boy was killed …
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