The Volta Regional Revenue Protection Manager of Electricity Company of Ghana [ECG] Limited, Ing William Addey, has said his outfit has recorded an astronomical increase in revenue collection as a result of mechanisms adopted to block revenue leakages in the system. Ing Addey, who identified illegal connections and tempering with ECG’s metering devices as some ... The post V/Region:

Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, has arrived in Ghana to a rousing welcome at the Kotoka International Airport from the United Kingdom, where he had been for the past twelve days on medical leave. The Vice President, who touched down from British Airways Flight minutes after 8:00pm, was met by the President Nana Akufo-Addo, and ... The post Bawumia arrives to rousing welcome

The ICT Department of E.P.C Mawuko Girls, have for the time developed a novelty in the election of student leaders by introducing an Electronic Voting System. The school, which has been using ballot paper system during previous student elections, have developed a virtual platform that allows students to vote for their preferred candidates in less ... The post Mawuko Girls SHS

The Ashanti Regional Director of the National Sports Authority, Joshua Mensah, has been invited to Accra by the Ministry of Youth and Sports to explain comments that the Baba Yara Stadium would be closed to sporting activities on Saturdays to make way for funerals and other social activities. In a statement signed by Deputy Sports ... The post Sports Ministry summons

The Upper West Regional Police Command has picked up five persons alleged to have masterminded an attack on the Upper West Regional office of the National Disaster Management Organization [NADMO]. The five, according to Citi News sources at the Command were sent to the police station by the Upper West Regional Minister, Sulemana Alhassan, at ... The post Five NPP youth arrested

The Upper West Regional Police Command has picked up five persons alleged to have masterminded an attack on the Upper West Regional office of the National Disaster Management Organization [NADMO]. The five, according to Citi News sources at the Command, were sent to the police station by the Upper West Regional Minister, Sulemana Alhassan, at ... The post Five NPP youth arrested

The Director-General of the National Sports Authority, Robert Sarfo Mensah, has said no official directive has been given to reserve the Baba Yara Stadium in Kumasi for funerals on Saturdays despite claims to the contrary by the Authority’s office in the Ashanti Region. Mr. Sarfo Mensah, however admitted that, some unofficial discussions had taken place ... The post Sports

The 5-member bipartisan adhoc committee tasked by Parliament to investigate the alleged collection of monies from some expatriates  to allow them sit close to President Akufo-Addo during the 2017 Ghana Expatriates Business Awards ceremony, failed to submit its report today [Thursday] February 1, despite postponing its deadline twice already. The latest challenge follows reports that, ... The post Confusion

Andre Ayew is pledging to repay the faith shown in him by Swansea City by helping the club stay in the Premier League. Ayew has returned to the Liberty Stadium on a three-and-a-half-year contract after the Swans agreed a club-record deal with West Ham United. And the man who finished as top scorer in one his ... The post Andre Ayew: I must repay Swans’ faith appeared first on

South Africa’s prosecuting authority says that its boss will announce whether to go ahead with 18 charges of corruption against President Jacob Zuma before the end of the month. The charges stem from an arms deal in the late 1990s, and include allegations of corruption, fraud, racketeering, and money laundering. The charges were dropped in ... The post Zuma to know fate of corruption case

Pop star Rihanna is due to appear at a high-level summit in Senegal tomorrow but a religious association have declared her persona non grata, reports Jeune Afrique (in French). “No to Freemasonry and Homosexuality”, an association of around 30 religious groups in Senegal, accuse the singer of using masonic symbolism and being a member of ... The post Rihanna ‘not welcome

The police in their bid to improve the fight against crime with the help of active internet users, has launched its official website and social media platforms. Speaking at the launch, the Inspector General of Police, David Asante-Apeatu, recognized the need for the Service to consciously engage active internet users who constitute about 35% of ... The post Police

President Nana Akufo-Addo has suspended the Upper West Regional Minister, Sulemana Alhassan. This is after he is reported to have protected a group of angry youth believed to be members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), who besieged the Upper West Regional office of the National Disaster Management Organization (NADMO) on Wednesday evening.   More soon… The post Nana Addo suspends

The Defence and Interior Committee of Parliament is seeking the approval of the house to embark on a fact-finding mission to three countries in the West African sub-region in a bid to find a solution to the conflict between nomadic herdsmen and farmers. The Chairman of the Committee, Seth Akyeampong, said the initial research done by ... The post C’ttee

The Ghana Institute of Journalism [GIJ], has lifted a ban it imposed a year ago on the charging of mobile phones and laptops on campus. This comes after the several petitions from the student leadership over the matter. The management of the school earlier in 2017 imposed the ban supposedly because students were misusing sockets ... The post GIJ lifts ban on charging of phones,

The Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation, has allayed fears that it has abandoned previous strategic plans meant for tackling sanitation related issues and was going in for a new master plan. The Ministry on Wednesday held a forum for stakeholders within the sector where it was announced that a new master plan known as ... The post We’ve not abandoned

The Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation, has allayed fears that it has abandoned previous strategic plans meant for tackling sanitation related issues and was going in for a new master plan. The Ministry on Wednesday held a forum for stakeholders within the sector where it was announced that a new master plan known as ... The post We’ve not abandoned existing

Following the Wednesday evening fire that ravaged parts of the Dome Central Market in Accra, the Municipal Chief Executive for Ga East, Janet Mensah, has said she suspects foul play from some traders who were unhappy with a decision to prevent them from selling on pavements. The fire is the fourth at the Dome Central ... The post ‘Dome market fire was intentional’ –

The Greater Accra Regional Police command on Thursday dawn gunned down three suspected notorious armed robbers in a supposed fire exchange at Weija. The suspected robbers had allegedly attempted to snatch a police vehicle which was being used for an undercover operation when they were shot. Briefing the media on Thursday, the Commander of the ... The post Police gun down 3 suspected

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has inaugurated four Community-based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) compounds built in the Mion and Yendi districts of the Northern Region. The beneficiary communities are Tinsung and Warivi in the Mion district, and also Kunkong and Nkwanta in the Yendi municipality. Additional 22 CHPS compounds funded by ... The post USAID