The General Legal Council’s (GLC) proposals for new regulations for admissions to law school, are “completely unnecessary”, according to the lawyer who successfully got the Supreme Court to declare the entry examinations and subsequent interview illegal. Speaking on Eyewitness News, Professor Kwaku Asare described the GLC as a problem, and said it needed restructuring and ... The post LI

He was leading a lavish life, with two villas on the shores of the Bosphorus worth around $40m (£30m) and gifts of million-dollar paintings for his pop-star wife. His holdings were said to include a private jet, around 20 properties, as well as luxurious cars and boats. He was often seen posing for cameras with ... The post Gold trader’s US legal saga grips Turkey appeared first

Foreign Affairs Minister, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has disclosed that some of the Ghanaian detainees in Libya were forced to pay various amounts before they were released. According to her, some of them paid as much as GHc5, 000 before they were discharged. “Some family members of the Ghanaian detainees have had to pay ransoms, sometimes ... The post Ghanaian

The governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) has directed all Metropolitan, Municipal, District Chief Executives (MMDCEs) who wish to contest as Parliamentary Candidates on the party’s ticket in the 2020 general elections to resign from their current positions to make them eligible to contest. According to the General Secretary of the NPP, John Boadu, the resignation should ... The post Resign

The Minister of Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, has described as inaccurate reports that the increased enrollment under the Free Senior High School policy, is solely to blame for cases of congestion and infrastructure deficit being experienced in some schools. Speaking during a Meet the Press session on Thursday, the Minister buttressed his point by ... The post Congestion,

Former President John Dramani Mahama celebrated his 59th birthday yesterday, Wednesday, November 29, 2017. He spent the day with his family, friends and loved ones who visited him at his home. According to the former president, he also received numerous birthday wishes. Below are some few photos capturing how John Mahama spent his special day. ... The post How Mahama celebrated 59th birthday

The Northern Regional Police Command on Tuesday night, conducted a swoop in Tamale and arrested 23 suspected criminals, including some alleged sex workers. Six women, believed to be Nigerians, who operated at nightclubs in Tamale, a wee peddler and others suspected of various nefarious crimes in the metropolis, were among those arrested. Public Relations Officer ... The post N/Region:

The Operations Manager of collateral management company, Ecosafe Ghana Limited, Maxwell Osei Owusu, has been put before an Accra Circuit for allegedly stealing various amounts of money belonging to a banking investment company, EM Capital Partners Limited. Mr. Osei Owusu is reported to have stolen various sums of money amounting to over GHc 20,000 and ... The post Man arraigned for suspected

Citi Business News has learnt that local airline company, Baby Jet Airlines should commence operations by next year barring any major changes to its plan. The start of the company’s operations will however be subject to maximum cooperation with the industry regulators within the said time frame. The Director General of the Ghana Civil Aviation Authority ... The post Baby Jet airlines to

Members of the Ghana branch of the Believers’ Loveworld Incorporated also known as Christ Embassy will mark the birthday of the founder of the church, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome with a community service. Pastor Chris will turn 54 on December 7, 2017. Members of the church have however set aside the day to undertake a number of social interventions ... The post Christ

Social media is a great way to express your personality, but your friends list could be revealing more than you think—and more than you want. Researchers from the Ruhr-University Bochum in Germany recruited a total of 531 Facebook users (mostly college students) to take an online survey. The volunteers answered questions revealing how they used ... The post Materialistic people

The Allied Health Professionals from the College of Health in Kintampo in the Brong Ahafo Region, have put on hold their picketing at the Ministry of Health. This follows a meeting between them and the Minister of Health, Kwaku Agyeman-Manu, after they besieged the ministry for two days over delays in their posting and financial ... The post Jobless Allied nurses suspend protest

The Abeka Sanitation and Motor Court, has convicted eight persons for improper disposal of refuse at unauthorized places contrary to section 56 (a) and (b) of Act 851, of the Public Health Act 2012. The eight, who are residents of Okaishie and its environs in the Ashiedu Keteke Sub-metro, are Eneka Dokyi, Ebuka Nnora, Matthew Akrofi, ... The post 8 residents of

Former Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Professor Ernest Aryeetey, has dismissed some media reports suggesting that the institution signed a $64 million agreement with a company, Africa Integras, without doing due diligence under his tenure. Professor Aryeetey rubbished these claims at a press conference on Wednesday, explaining that the University of Ghana had gone ... The post Prof.

Fishermen in the Ekumfi District and the Mfantseman Municipality of the Central Region, are experiencing a severe shortage of premix fuel, a situation that has rendered most of them idle for several weeks. This follows reports of massive diversion of premix fuel meant for fishermen to other parts of Tema for industrial purposes. According to ... The post Ekumfi,

Google is being taken to court, accused of collecting the personal data of millions of users, in the first mass legal action of its kind in the UK. It focuses on allegations that Google unlawfully harvested information from 5.4 million UK users by bypassing privacy settings on their iPhones. The group taking action – Google ... The post Google faces mass legal action in UK

The Executive Director of the Chamber of Bulk Oil Distributors (CBOD), Senyo Hosi, says government needs to consider scrapping the subsidy on premix fuel, since such monies are only ending in private pockets through the diversion of the commodity meant for the country’s fisher-folk. Government reportedly spends nearly Ghc200 million to subsidize the commodity annually. ... The post Premix

Ghana, will on 1 December 2017, join the rest of the globe to mark this year’s World AIDS Day (WAD), under the local theme: “The Right to Health: Know Your HIV Status, Seek Early Treatment.” World AIDS Day is marked annually to raise awareness on the AIDS epidemic, its impact on persons infected and affected ... The post Ghana to mark World AIDS Day with focus on farmers appeared

Brazil striker Neymar broke Troyes’ resistance as Paris St-Germain took a 10-point lead in Ligue 1 while Monaco lost ground by losing to Nantes. PSG wore down Troyes to win 2-0 thanks to second-half goals from their world-record signing and Edinson Cavani. Lucas Lima’s goal in the 92nd minute gave Claudio Ranieri’s Nantes a dramatic ... The post Neymar, Cavani send