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The Minority in Parliament has demanded details in the sale of the Komenda Sugar Factory as it accuses government of deliberately running down the company to reduce its value. Speaking to the media on Thursday, Deputy Ranking Member for the Committee on Trade and Industry, Yusif Sulemana said the factory could have …

The Deputy Minister of Information Pius Enam Hadzide has stated that the Afrobarometer on Citizens’ perceptions of the country’s economic conditions is positive feedback to the Government and shall inform Government’s plans and programs going forward. The Deputy Minister who was reacting to the report indicated that more than half …

Deputy Minister for Food and Agriculture, Kennedy Osei Nyarko, has hinted that his outfit, together with the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI), will soon be going after persons believed to be re-bagging foreign rice as local rice for sale. Speaking in an interview on Adom FM’s morning show Dwaso Nsem …

A high court in Zambia has sentenced two men to 15 years in jail after they were caught having sex in 2017. Zambia is a conservative country and same-sex relationships are frowned upon and homosexual acts are illegal. The court heard that Japhet Chataba and Steven Samba booked themselves into …

A suspected fake soldier identified as one Madukwe obinna has been nabbed in Enugu by the security operatives of the Nigerian Army Enugu. He was nabbed by the operatives on 26/11/19 at opi axis of the state and later handed over to the Enugu state police command for discreet investigations …

Founder and leader of United  Front Party (UFP), Dr. Nana Agyenim Boateng has used unprintable words to describe executives of the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP ) led by Bernard Antwi Boasiako alias Chairman Wontumi in Ashanti Region for what he calls the lack of developmental projects in the region …

A new Afrobarometer report by the Center for Democratic Development (CDD) says that majority of Ghanaians believe that the country is “moving in the wrong direction.” Six in 10 Ghanaians, representing 59% of the population said the country was going in the wrong direction while only 35% felt the country …

Two wins for the Black Stars in the month of November have propelled the senior national team to the 47th position in the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola Ranking released on 28 November 2019. The men’s senior national team recorded a 2-0 victory against South Africa and 1-0 win against São Tomé and …

China has warned the US it could take “firm counter-measures” if Washington continues to show support for pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong. The warning came after US President Donald Trump signed the Human Rights and Democracy Act into law. The act mandates an annual review, to check if Hong Kong …

The airline confirmed that BA 083 flight returned to Heathrow and was met by emergency services as a precaution measure after what it called “a minor technical issue.” In an mail sent to THISDAY, the airline said, “For your information, the aircraft experienced a minor technical issue and our pilots …

Robert Cudjoe, the immediate past Public Relations Officer for the Ministry of Health, has thrown a jab at Ghanaian unemployed nurses and midwives, labelling them as ungrateful beings. Responding to calls made by the Ghana Registered Nurses and Midwives Association, urging government to recruit 40,000 nurses and midwives within the …

Ex-President Jerry John Rawlings has denied media reports that he has spoken to the presidency about developments regarding a separatist group Homeland Study Group Foundation in the Volta region. “The former President intends to issue a statement on the developments in due course,” a statement from his office Thursday said, …

A video making rounds on social media has a pastor whipping church members with cane for reasons that are not immediately clear. Most comments under the video have condemned him for his actions but the church members don’t look perturbed in the video – it appears to be a norm. …

The reigning GJA journalist of the year Doreen Hammond has urged Ghanaian journalists to stop accepting ‘soli’ because it is not a good practice. The Junior Graphic editor believes ‘soli’ can easily influence the storyline of a journalist. ‘Soli’ in Ghanaian journalism practice is  an amount of money paid to …

President Akufo-Addo has in accordance with section 10 of the Citizenship Act (2000) Act 591, approved the applications of some one hundred and twenty-six (126) members of the African-American Diaspora Community, to become Ghanaian Citizens by registration. According to Section 10 of the Citizenship Act (2000) Act 591 which is …

Ghana’s most decorated award-winning investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas and a group of West African journalists on Wednesday visited the graveside of slain colleague Ahmed Hussein-Suale. Hussein-Suale was shot in the neck and chest by unknown assailants while he was driving in Accra on the evening of 16 January 2019. …

The Ghana Union Traders Association (GUTA) has expressed disappointment in the failure of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to enforce trade protocols “ECOWAS is dead, we don’t have ECOWAS,” GUTA National Organizer Clement Boateng declared as a retail trade feud between Ghanaian traders and other West African …

Former President Jerry John Rawlings who hails from Volta Region is angry by a so-called breakaway from Ghana of the Volta Region and some parts of the Northern and Upper East regions otherwise called the Independent Western Togoland, MyNewsGh.com reports. According to Deputy Minister of Defense, Major [rtd] Derrick Oduro, …

Legal Practitioner Martin Kpebu has argued for the cancellation or postponement of the December 17 referendum saying the Bill to amend Article 55 (3) could simply be withdrawn from Parliament. An amendment of Article 55 (3) of the 1992 Constitution will enable political parties to sponsor candidates for local level …

A former Deputy Minister of Information has admonished the Vice President to stop usurping the functions of ordinary serial callers and rather conduct himself with sobriety and candour befitting of the high office he occupies. Speaking on JoyNews’ TV programme, Pm Express, Felix Kwakye Ofosu said of Dr Mahamudu Bawumia that “it …

Actress and TV personality, Efia Odo, has set up a wine shop at Afrikiko near the Jubilee House. True to media reports, Efia Odo’s shop, which is named South Africa wines, has been opened today, Wednesday, November 27, 2019. Among the patrons at the official opening was South Africa’s High …

Leader of the Ghana Freedom Party, Akua Donkor, is dissatisfied with the Supreme Court’s decision to dismiss her writ against President Nana Akufo-Addo and his vice, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia. She argued that the judges at the apex court, who sat on the case, did the bidding of the president who …

A 40-year-old man is fighting for his life after being stabbed in the scrotum over an alleged land dispute. The victim, Sampson Bortey, was said to have been attacked by some land guards on a disputed land at Gomoa Mafam near Buduburam in the Gomoa East District of the Central …

Former President John Mahama has described the raid of an accra-based IT firm SOFTtribe by National Security operatives as unacceptable. According to him, the government is using the National Security machinery to infringe upon the human rights of Ghanaians. National Security Operatives on Tuesday conducted an operation to reportedly secure …

The Chief Executive Officer for Nation Builders Corps (NABCO) Dr. Ibrahim Anyars and his National entourage visited the Ahafo Region for a workshop to build the capacity of all the NABCO Trainees in the Region. The workshop was held at the Ahafo Regional Coordinating Council,GOASO. Hon. Evans Opoku-Bobie was honoured …