Five persons were killed on spot when an articulated truck rammed into a taxi Saturday afternoon at Obiri Junction, Assakae in the Sekondi-Takoradi Metropolis. The deceased, who were all in the taxi with the registration number WR 4956-12, included three kids and an old woman. According to eyewitnesses, the articulated truck, which was travelling on […]

US First Lady Melania Trump has said she doesn’t “always agree” with President Trump’s tweets. Speaking on a tour of Egypt, Mrs Trump also discussed her support for Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court nomination. ?BBC

Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has left Ghana for the United Kingdom to attend the 5th Edition of the Financial Times Africa Summit, which begins from Sunday to Tuesday. He left Accra Friday accompanied by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Shirley Ayorkor Botchway, officials of the Presidency and the Foreign Ministry. The summit is on the […]

Former President John Dramani Mahama has rejected claims by some Ghanaians that politicians are just group of people who always lie to win power. In his view, that notion is wrong, arguing not all politicians lie to win power. Addressing delegates of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Gushegu as part of his Northern Regional […]

Vice-Chancellor of the University of Professional Studies (UPSA) in Accra, Professor Abednego Feehi Okoe Amartey, has appealed to the government for the upward review of the retirement age of lecturers in public universities. “As you all know the compulsory retirement age in Ghana is 60 years. The irony is that for the critical staff of the […]

A new study found one in four young adults have been engaging in sexting. Sexting does not only lead to mental distress and cyber bullying for your child, but can be charged as a criminal act. Sexting is defined as the sending of sexually explicit messages or images by cell phone. And, it is increasing […]

A large poster of President Paul Biya hangs like a street sign in Cameroon’s western city of Bafoussam. “The force of experience,” reads the poster in reference to President Biya’s 36 years in power, to which he now hopes to add another seven-year term. A couple of metres from the poster, members of Mr Biya’s […]

Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu has been advised to pull a break on his lamentation over the constraint facing his office and rather make noise about the successes he has chalked so far. Acknowledging challenges faced by the Office of the Special Prosecutor,  Dr. Puku Adusei, Deputy Director General at the Ghana Standard Authority, however said … The post Amidu told to stop lamenting

Winner of TV3’s Talented Kidz show, DJ Switch known in real life as Erica Tandoh has been inducted into media conglomerate, Media General’s Wall of Fame. Media General is the parent company under which TV3 runs, and the station provided the platform for the young DJ to shine and officially kickoff her Djing career. The […]

A leading member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Dr. Tony Aidoo has slammed the party for placing premium on elections at its congresses instead of capitalizing the congress platform to formulate policies for the party. According to the former ambassador to the Netherlands, the decision by the party to limit activities at these congresses … The post [Video] I stopped

Government is working gradually towards fulling its campaign promise of electing municipal, metropolitan and district chief executives (MMDCEs), Mr Pius Enam Hadzide, the Deputy Minister of Information, said on Thursday.  He said the New Patriotic Party’s promise to ensure that Ghana elected MMDCE’s was “a process and not an event” and so the citizens must … The post ‘Government

Mr Herbert Mensah, President of Ghana Rugby, has named a twelve-member team for Ghana, to participate in the upcoming 2018 Rugby Men’s Sevens tournament in Tunisia. According to him, Ghana would depart on October 6, for the tournament that would run from 13th – 14th October 2018 in Monastir. Ghana is in pool B, alongside Uganda and … The post Ghana names team ahead

The Bank of Ghana has notified the general public that the operations of a financial institution called “Dancom Microfinance Limited” are not in line with banking laws and has cautioned the public to desist doing business with them. The microfinance company, which the BoG says has offices at Old Ningo, Ada and Afienya, is engaged … The post BoG shuts down Dancom Microfinance Co.;

A total of 138 pregnant girls wrote this year’s Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) in the Brong-Ahafo Region, statistics from the Regional Girl Child Education Network has revealed. The network is made up of representatives from the Domestic Violence and Victims Support Unit (DOVVSU), Department of Social Welfare, Children’s Department and the Ghana Education Service. … The post More

The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) fears over a thousand people in the beverages industry in Ghana could lose their job if the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) fails to remove compliance officers from the factories of its members in relation to the tax stamp policy. According to the AGI, it has noted with concern, restrictions … The post 1,500  to lose job over Tax Stamp policy –

Week two of the 2018 Ghana’s Most Beautiful beauty pageant saw contestants project Ghana through tourism amongst other things peculiar to Ghana. With ‘Tourism’ as the theme for the week, contestants were expected to market Ghana through its numerous tourist sites and rich culture. The show kicked off with a performance from Ghanaian songstress, Sherifa … The post [PHOTOS]

The government of Ghana insists no grain of maize has been imported into the country in the year 2018, even though poultry farmers disagree with that assertion. President Akufo-Addo, while addressing Metropolitan, Municipal and district chief Executives at the Institute of Local Government service campus at Ogbojo Wednesday, October 3, he said the success is … The post No maize imports in 2018, gov’t

Government says the salary of the Chief Executive Officer of COCOBOD, Joseph Aidoo, was slashed by 30% as part of measures to restructure the cocoa sector. This, government says, also forms part of measures to amass enough funds to ensure the welfare of cocoa farmers across the country. This is in response to criticisms from the minority … The post Salary of COCOBOD CEO was slashed

Russian spies have been accused of involvement in a series of cyber-plots across the globe, leading the US to level charges against seven agents. The US justice department said targets included the global chemical weapons watchdog, anti-doping agencies and a US nuclear company. The allegations are part of an organised push-back against alleged Russian cyber-attacks … The post West accuses Russia

A schoolteacher told police that claims she had sex with a teenage pupil in an aeroplane toilet made her “feel sick”. Eleanor Wilson is accused of having sex with the boy on the way back from a school trip in 2015. She described the allegations against her as sounding “like a porn film” and said … The post Teacher Eleanor Wilson ‘sickened’ by plane sex