A former Director General of the Ghana Education Service, Michael Nsowah has criticized the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) for politicizing education in the country. According to him, the panacea to solving the deficits in the educational sector is to … Continue reading →

The Executive Director of Safety Ghana, Nana Annor Amihere, is bristling with indignation over the decision of the Accra Mayor to keep his job in the wake of the Melcom shop disaster. Although the Mayor, Alfred Vanderpuye claimed the Melcom … Continue reading →

The question as to who is the toughest in the lightweight division would be answered when two of the country’s finest boxers, George ‘Red Tiger’ Ashie and Emmanuel ‘Game Boy’ Tagoe, clash in their WBA International Lightweight championship at the … Continue reading →

Bereaved Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan has said he will give his best in the forthcoming Nations Cup to serve as a befitting tribute to his departed mother, Cecelia Love Amoako. Clad in an all black outfit with sunglasses, in … Continue reading →

KUMASI ASANTE Kotoko have settled in full the money they owed their former trainer Hans Deiter Schmitz. Kotoko fans, some months ago, heard terrifying news of the club’s former trainer, Schmitz threatening to haul Kotoko to FIFA for sanctions. Coach Schmitz, … Continue reading →

The Greater Accra Regional Sports Director of the National Sports Authority, Kwame Amponfi Jnr, was last weekend awarded a Master of Arts Degree in Public Affairs by the Graduate School of the University of Ghana, having successfully passed the prescribed … Continue reading →

It has been confirmed that the award-winning hiplife music trio, Vision In Progress (VIP) will perform at this year’s MTN 4Syte Music Video Awards slated for November 17, at the Accra International Conference Centre at 8:00 p.m. VIP was adjudged … Continue reading →

JAKA Investment, organizers of Ghana Gospel Music Awards, in collaboration with the Zoom Alliance, launched the maiden edition of the awards at a high-profile ceremony at the premises of JAKA Investment in Accra last Thursday night. The launch brought together … Continue reading →

Northern Ghana/world music exponent Atongo Zimba will on Friday November 16, rock the Alliance Française in Accra with music that has enchanted fans in various countries in Europe, Africa and the United States. Atongo, who helped popularize ‘kologo’, a two-stringed … Continue reading →

As part of efforts to support Ghana National Road Safety Commission to reduce frequent road crashes in the country, a two-day workshop to ensure safe, secure, reliable and efficient transport system has been held inAccra. The workshop was organized by … Continue reading →

THE PARAMOUNT Chief of Duayaw Nkwanta Traditional Area in the Brong Ahafo region has summoned all the parliamentary candidates contesting in this year’s polls in the Tano North Constituency for a peace dialogue. Nana Boakye Tromo III and his council … Continue reading →

For three continuous days, the Ghanaian media have kept their camera lenses glued to the scene of the tragic collapse of the multi-storey Achimota branch of the Melcom department shop. Cable networks and free-to-air channels beamed gory scenes of bodies … Continue reading →

The Agbogbomefia of the Asogli State, Togbe Afede XIV and Nana Soglo Alloh VI of Likpe have been re-elected to lead the Volta Regional House of Chiefs (VRHC) for another four-year term. The two, who maintain their positions as President … Continue reading →

Dominion University College (DUC), affiliated to the University of Cape Coast (UCC), in partnership with government and other public universities in the country, are set to publish a directory of scholarships and financial assistance. The publication, scheduled to be launched … Continue reading →

The people of New Juaben traditional area have celebrated the Akwantukese festival amidst a display of their rich culture. The festival was characterized by a procession by the ‘Nananom’ led by the Omanhene of the area, Daasebre (Emeritus) Oti Boateng, … Continue reading →

The Nsawam police have arrested two out of six armed robbers who attacked some workers at Akotuakrom sand winning site recently. The suspects arrested are Kojo Aryee 40, a farmer and Christian Agbeve, 39. Wielding a pump-action gun, the gang, … Continue reading →

At the time of composing this piece, frantic efforts were still on to save survivors at the Achimota Melcom disaster site, even as hope for positive outcomes was diminishing. The figure of 9 or 18 deaths from the disaster—one of … Continue reading →

The mortal remains of Bishop Emeritus Joseph Oliver Bowers, a retired bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Accra, who died last Tuesday has been interred at the Holy Spirit Cathedral. Bishop Oliver Bowers died at the age of 102 in … Continue reading →

Today marks the climax of over one-week festivities of the ‘Odwira’ festival of the people of Breman State, the capital town of which is known as Breman Asikuma. Right from this morning, ‘fontomfrom’ drums in the palace of the ‘Omanhene’ … Continue reading →