The Executive Director of Human Rights Civil Society Organisation, Perfector of Sentiments (POS) Foundation, Jonathan Osei Owusu has said the introduction of non-custodial sentencing in Ghana’s justice system is necessary to reduce recidivism in the society. He said it will also cut down the budget on prisoners and improve the lives of members of the […]
The MTN FA Cup Round of 32 draw was completed on Thursday afternoon in Accra, with Asante Kotoko and Hearts of Oak being drawn against second-tier sides. Hearts of Oak who beat Liberty Professionals 3-0 in the previous will welcome Windy Professionals to the Accra Sports Stadium while Kotoko will play Kumasi-based Thunderbolt FC. The […]
According to Captain Smart, African women take multiple sexual partners to fund their lifestyles. Speaking on Onua TV’s Maakye show, Captain Smart said that statics show 6 out of 10 female university graduates in Africa have more than one boyfriend. He said this during a discussion on the high unemployment rate in Africa. Captain Smart […]
The company that was contracted to undertake coronavirus testing at the Kotoka International Airport (KIA), Frontiers Healthcare Services, has paid an amount of $1,157, 300 as royalties to the Ghana Airport Company Limited. This was revealed by the Transport Minister, Kwasi Asiamah on the floor of Parliament Thursday June 10. “Mr. Speaker between September and […]
A court ordered a man who slapped French President Emmanuel Macron across the face this week to serve four months in jail, BFM TV reported. Damien Tarel, 28, an unemployed fan of medieval swordsmanship who said he is a right-wing sympathiser, attacked Macron when the French president was shaking hands with members of the public […]
Former President John Dramani Mahama is the only President produced by the National Democratic Congress who is alive and so the party is looking up to him for direction and inspiration, National Chairman of the NDC, Mr Samuel Ofosu Ampofo has said. He said this in interview with Dzifa Bampoh on the First Take on […]
Ajax and Cameroon goalkeeper Andre Onana’s ban for a doping violation has been reduced to nine months by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). The 25-year-old was originally suspended in February for 12 months by Uefa, European football’s governing body. Onana was found to have the banned substance furosemide in his urine after an ‘out […]
Georginio Wijnaldum has signed a three-year deal with Paris St-Germain after leaving Liverpool on a free transfer. The Netherlands midfielder, 30, opted against signing a new contract at Anfield and moves to the French capital after being linked with Barcelona. “I’m joining one of the best squads in Europe and I want to bring all […]
For the first time in the history of the party, the main opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is celebrating its anniversary without its Founder the late former President Jerry John Rawlings. The party is marking its 29th anniversary today, Thursday June 10, 2020. National Chairman of the NDC, Mr Samuel Ofosu Ampofo told Dzifa Bampoh […]
The Court of Appeal has dismissed an application that sought to challenge the revocation of bail granted Gregory Afoko who is accused of killing former chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Adams Mahama. The Three Member Court of Appeal judges, stated that the conditions that led to the bail granted him had changed the […]
Patapaa Amisty says he wrote his new single, ‘Sika Wo Borlar So’ for critics, who say all his songs are ‘trash’. He hopes they find sense in his new single. Speaking in an interview on 3FM Drive with Giovani Caleb, Patapaa said this new song is full of wisdom. According to him, people said his […]
The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has said the decision by Founders of the defunct banks, Unibank and UT, Dr Kwabena Duffuor and Prince Kofi Amoabeng respectively, to resort to parliament over the collapse of their banks was wrong. The central bank says Parliament is not one of the mechanisms available to aggrieved persons within the […]
Seventeen-year-old Ghanaian high school donor based in Kansas in the United States of America Akosua Kyerewaa Danso, who donated laptops to blind students last year during the Covid-19, has called for investment in menstrual hygiene health. She was of the view that good and safe menstrual health and hygiene contributes to the overall health and […]
The Ghana Boundary Commission(GhBC) has commemorated the 11th African Border Day on 7th June 2021, a day set aside by the African Union(AU) to sensitize Member States, Regional Economic Communities(RECs) and relevant stakeholders on border issues, as well as the importance of continental, regional integration and cross-border cooperation. This year’s African Border Day celebration is […]
The Chief Justice Anin-Yeboah has raised concerns about the impact of illegal small scale mining (Galamsey) on the environment. He said members of the judiciary share the concerns the entire nation has about the menace. “As members of the judiciary, we share very acutely, the concerns the entire nation has about the menace of illegal […]
It is emerging that H.H Sheikh Ahmed Dalmook Al Maktoum, whose private office brokered the deal to sell Sputnik V vaccines to Ghana, has several years of ties with a man on the wanted list of Norwegian police. Sheikh Al Maktoum is said to be friends with Umar Farooq Zahoor, who is said to be […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has unveiled his Cabinet ministers for the next four years. He submitted the list to the Speaker of Parliament as per Article 76 (1) of the 1992 Constitution. In the list are usual suspects Ken Ofori-Atta, who is the Finance Minister, Alan Kwadwo Kyerematen, who is the Minister for Trade […]
Although the call on the President and government to fix the problems facing the country is appropriate, it is too myopic, the Chief Executive Officer of the John A. Kufuor Foundation, Professor Baffour Agyeman-Duah, has said. He stated that the social contract the government signed with the people of the country is a two-sided contract […]
Former Manchester United defender Timothy Fosu-Mensah has revealed he supports Asante Kotoko. In an interview on Accra-based Happy FM, the Netherlands international was asked to choose between Asante Kotoko and Hearts of Oak. He said: “I support Asante Kotoko even though I haven’t followed Ghana football that much.” “Asante Kotoko is a tradition for the […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has left Accra for Senegal and Guinea a day after returning from Burkina Faso. In a notice to the Speaker of Parliament, President Akufo-Addo said he will be paying a working visit to Dakar in his capacity as the Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of […]
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