Dr. Ekow Spio Garbrah, former Minister of trade and Industry under Former President Mahama regime on Monday 22nd June,2020 paid a working visit to Afro Arab Group, Chairman Alhaji Salamu Amadu at its Headquarters at Kokomlemle, Accra. Dr. Spio Garbrah commended the Group Chairman for such a …
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CEO Of Zongo Business Incubator Congratulates Lawyer John Kumah
Mr. AbdulSalam Mohammed Daaru, the Chief Executive Officer of Zongo Business Incubator has send his congratulatory message to Lawyer John Ampontuah Kumah for winning the just ended parliamentary primaries to contest on the ticket of the New Patriotic Party in the Ejisu Constituency for the forthcoming 2020 General …
Read More »Zoomlion Begins Disinfection of Basic Schools in Greater Accra
About 4,500 basic schools in the Greater Accra Region are expected to be disinfected by Zoomlion Ghana Limited. The exercise, which will cover both public and private basic schools, began on Monday in the Ablekuma North Municipal Assembly of the Greater Accra Region. General Manager, …
Read More »The Free SHS 3 Students May Get Free Results If…… – Boadi William
A proverb to me, “A mind is like an umbrella, only useful when open”. On the 21-06-2020, the President of Ghana addressed the nation and he disclosed that the free SHS 3 students are “Akufo Addo graduates”. He added that he will pay the exam fees for the …
Read More »Ndi Anambra Youths Praise Dr Godwin Maduka As He Turns 61years
61 years of inscrutable great Breakthrough “Dr Godwin Maduka is a blessing to many, a friend to all, a mentor to too many, a saviour to most, a brother to some, a father to so many, a motivator to all, a kind hearted man, silent achiever, a staunch believer of …
Read More »Ahead of Kwadaso Polls: Kingsley Nyarko Campaign Team Member Curses Delegates at the Cemetery
The New Patriotic Party in Kwadaso Constituency in the Ashanti regional capital of Kumasi would be electing their Member of Parliament on Wednesday 24th June,2020 at all electoral areas within the Constituency. There are 3(three) Aspirants competing for the hot Kwadaso Constituency seat, Hon Dr S K …
Read More »Bible Sales on the Rise Due To COVID 19: Replace Fear with Faith
With uncertainty amidst the coronavirus pandemic and many people held up in their homes, people are ordering books online, especially the Good Book, according to some sources. For many Christians in Ghana, this is no accident, as people often go to the Bible as a source of hope …
Read More »Coronavirus: Brazil becomes second country to pass 50,000 deaths
Brazil has become the second country, after the US, to register more than 50,000 deaths from Covid-19. It comes amid growing political tension and just days after the country confirmed more than one million coronavirus infections. Graphs of Brazil’s deaths and infections show a continuing climb. The World …
Read More »Ayariga trial: Amidu witness ‘missing’
An Accra High Court was, on Monday, 22 June 2020, forced to adjourn the trial of the Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mr Mahama Ayariga, to 13 October 2020 because the Office of the Special Prosecutor (OSP) could not provide its first witness to give evidence before …
Read More »3 women violently killed in KZN
Three women have been killed by violent means in just weeks in KwaZulu-Natal, this while the country is reeling from a shocking surge in gender-based violence during the national Covid-19 lockdown. On Monday, police said they found the body of a woman, aged between 18 and 20, with …
Read More »Cop allegedly kills girlfriend during argument, shoots himself
A Northern Cape police officer is in hospital under police guard after he allegedly shot and killed his girlfriend before turning the gun on himself during an argument in the early hours of Sunday. According to provincial police spokesperson Brigadier Mohale Ramatseba, it is alleged that at about 01:00, …
Read More »Court throws out BoG’s appeal in GN Savings case
The Court of Appeal has thrown out an application from the Bank of Ghana (BoG), which challenged the jurisdiction of the High Court. BoG had argued that the High Court has no jurisdiction to hear the complaint which is challenging the revocation of GN Saving’ licence. It argued …
Read More »Why we demolished ‘Nigerian High Commission’ building – Osu Chiefs
The Paramount Chief of the Osu Traditional Area, Nii Okwei Kinka Dowuona VI, has defended the demolition of a structure purported to be belonging to the Nigerian High Commission. According to a statement issued by the traditional leader, the said parcel of land was different from the building …
Read More »Nigerian High Commission property: Stay away from our land – Osu Stool
The Osu Traditional Council has laid claim to the parcel of land on which a structure purported to belong to the Nigerian High Commission was pulled down last week. According to the Osu stool, the owner of the property trespassed, adding that several attempts to prevent him/her from …
Read More »You must apologise to President Akufo-Addo – Musician tells Sarkodie
Rapper Asem is of the view that Sarkodie’s latest song that preaches about slavery and racism which featured colleague musician M.anifest, doesn’t sound well to the ears. According to him, Sarkodie’s Brown Paper Bag song, which has since garnered over 200k views on streaming platform YouTube, disrespects President Nana Addo …
Read More »Sammy Gyamfi pooh-poohs NPP primaries
National Communications Officer of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) Sammy Gyamfi has lashed out at the New Patriotic Party (NPP) over the manner in which its primaries were conducted on Saturday. He said the entire exercise was conducted in “an environment where those who could afford the biggest pecuniary or monetary inducements carried the …
Read More »Man kills his ex-girlfriend to prove his love for his new partner
A man killed his ex-girlfriend in order to prove his love to his new partner, prosecutors in Russia believe. Suspect Aleksey Petrov, 20, is alleged to have lured former lover Anastasia Pospelova in the forest before strangling her to death. Reports say Petrov and his new girlfriend Yekaterina …
Read More »Coronavirus: China to exempt some African countries from repaying debt loans
China’s President Xi Jinping has said his nation will exempt some African countries from repaying zero-interest-rate loans due at the end of 2020. This follows calls by Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta on April 6 2020 urging for a debt relief package from China to ease the economic burden on Africa …
Read More »Voter’s register: IMANI, others to submit further details to Supreme Court
Policy think tank, IMANI Africa has served notice it will petition the Supreme Court in the ongoing case between the NDC and the Electoral Commission over the voter’s register. IMANI, ASEPA and other CSOs say their decision to file amicus curiae in the landmark case is to challenge …
Read More »GH¢3bn loaned to businesses after coronavirus restrictions – BoG
Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Elsie Awadzie, has disclosed that over GH¢3 billion has been advanced to businesses by commercial banks following the lifting of coronavirus restrictions. Speaking at a webinar organised by the University of Ghana Business School (UGBS), the Deputy Governor of the central bank …
Read More »Akufo-Addo explains sudden jump in Ghana’s COVID-19 recoveries
President Nana Akufo-Addo has explained why Ghana’s COVID-19 recoveries more than doubled overnight on Saturday, 20 June 2020 by over 5,000. In his 12th address to the nation on Sunday, 21 June 2020, Mr Akufo-Addo said: “Our approach to dealing with the virus, as I have always said, …
Read More »Kicking out incumbent MPs a good omen for NPP – Mac Manu
The New Patriotic Party’s Campaign Manager for the 2020 election, Peter Mac Manu has observed that kicking out some incumbent Members of Parliament(MPs) is a good omen for the New Patriotic Party (NPP) ahead of the December 2020 election. Political Analysts have argued that kicking out experienced incumbents and especially …
Read More »I’m the ‘most insulted’ musician in Ghana – Sarkodie tells Manifest
According to rapper Sarkodie, he hardly responds to critics who attack him on social media but that doesn’t change the fact that he is the ‘most insulted’ musician in the country. Speaking in an Instagram Live discussion with rapper Manifest, Sarkodie revealed that he deals with countless insults …
Read More »Soldiers, police intervene as taxi strike leaves commuters stranded
Commuters were left stranded across Gauteng, roads were barricaded and a bus hijacked as the SA National Taxi Council (Santaco) embarked on a strike on Monday to protest against a R1bn government relief package for the industry. The council said in a letter “we were expecting at least …
Read More »NPP condemns altercations during parliamentary primaries
The ruling New Patriotic Party(NPP) has strongly condemned the incidents of altercations that occurred in some of its polling stations during its parliamentary primaries to elect Parliamentary candidates for the 2020 elections. Describing the incidents as unacceptable, a statement issued by National Chairman, Freddie Blay said “the party …
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