The General Secretary of the Peoples’ National Convention (PNC), Bernard Mornah says the proposal for Parliament to approve the President’s nominee for the chairmanship of the Electoral Commission (EC) will be a waste of resources. He is convinced that the partisan nature of Parliament will not allow it to do a thorough job. “Our Parliament ...

Long before the decision to appoint a technical advisor, Black Stars coach Kwasi Appiah had demanded it as part of recommendations in his report as head coach of the Stars after the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. In the said report, disclosed to the Graphic Sports by a Ghana Football Association (GFA) source, Coach Appiah ...

Minister designate for Trade and Industry, Dr. Ekwow Spio-Garbrah has denied questioning the quality of persons appointed into Ministerial positions by the late President John Mills. He is said to have described the late President Mills’ Ministers as ‘team B’ adding that qualified and experienced persons in the party had been neglected during the appointment ...

Let’s face it, no one wants to date a cheater. But oftentimes we don’t see the signs that our boyfriend or girlfriend is a shady little liar. Forget him answering his phone in the closet or her being less affectionate with you. Is your girlfriend blonde? Is your guy addicted to Twitter? What’s his name? ...

The Western Regional Office of the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has established three Ebola emergency and quarantine response centres as part of the region’s preparation to mitigate the disease. Dr Emmanuel Tinkorang, Regional Director of Health said the centres are at Elubo, Effia-Nkwanta and Shama, adding that, another is to be established at Half-Assini. The ...

France will supply arms to Iraq’s Kurds “in the coming hours”, French President Francois Hollande has announced. France has received approval from authorities in Baghdad for the decision, French media reports say. Kurdish forces have been fighting militants from the Islamic State (IS) group. The conflict has displaced thousands of people. The US has also ...

Johnson Kombian, the businessman and farmer, who is being held for the death of two policemen in the Northern Region has denied possessing any supernatural supernatural  powers. According to him, if he had those supernatural powers he would have vanished from prison custody to meet his wife and children. Opening his defence before an Accra ...

Over 500 angry Ghanaian supporters hit some principal streets in Accra on Wednesday to protest against the refusal of the Canadian High Commission to grant them visas into Canada to support the Black Princesses at the on-going FIFA Women’s U-20 World Cup tournament. Members of 30 supporter union groups begun the march at the Obra ...

Over 500 angry Ghanaian supporters hit some principal streets in Accra on Wednesday to protest against the refusal of the Canadian Embassy to grant them visas into Canada to support the Black Princesses in the on-going FIFA Women’s U-20 World Cup tournament. Members of 30 supporter union groups begun the march at the Obra spot, ...

Dr. Vikram Mansharamani, a global equity investor has said although the economic challenges that Ghanaian businesses are currently facing may be daunting, with the right strategy, companies can turn things around. “If business leaders will equip themselves with the relevant tools and constantly update their strategies to meet the needs of ever-demanding trends, their organizations ...

Samsung says a metal frame and curved corners give the Galaxy Alpha a “sophisticated” look. Samsung has announced a new smartphone with a metal frame that is smaller and thinner than its flagship model. The South Korean company describes the Galaxy Alpha as representing a “new design approach”. The firm has previously been criticised for ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified Kenya as a “high-risk” country for the spread of the deadly Ebola virus. Kenya was vulnerable because it was a major transport hub, with many flights from West Africa, a WHO official said. This is the most serious warning to date by the WHO that Ebola could spread ...

The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission (FWSC) has disclosed that the research and book allowance does not fall under the four categories of allowances listed under the Single Spine Salary Structure (SSSS). The Chief Executive of the Commission, Smith Graham, stated that any allowance which does not fall under the four main categories of allowances ...

I was getting a manicure the first time I learned that not all wives want to, ahem, go for a roll in the hay with their husbands. I was 16 and had picked out orange nail polish (oh, sixteen). I had a book with me but it wasn’t long before I found another source of ...

The Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) says Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) in its currents state is not profitable. It said unless the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) is put into proper shape, it cannot be allowed to refine crude from the jubilee oil fields. The GNPC also discounted reports that it is refusing to supply TOR ...

The Ghana Gas Company (Ghana Gas) has stated that the tie-in of the Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) Platform riser to its Pipeline End Termination (PLET) would not lead to any unexpected accident or a blow-out at its Atuabo Processing Plant as being suggested in some quarters. It said facilities such as the Gas ...

A 30-year-old man was yesterday arrested for allegedly stealing 120 back-up batteries from telecommunications masts in different parts of Accra. The suspect, Eric Kwame Addo, alias Joe Swimmer, was arrested driving a truck loaded with 72 of the back-up batteries. Two of his accomplices, who are yet to be identified, however, escaped arrest. Kia truck ...

The Education Ministry says all foreign students from countries which have been hit by the Ebola will be screened before tertiary institutions are given the green light to re-open. The Minister of Education, Professor Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang on Tuesday directed heads of tertiary institutions across the country to delay the re-opening of schools by ...