Alhaji Bature Iddrisu Managing Editor of The Al-Hajjnewspaper, Alhaji Bature Iddrisu has emphatically stated that the on-going Economic Forum in Akosombo is not necessary. The four-day forum organized by the government is intended to revamp Ghana’s bedridden economy under the Mahama-led administration. According to government, they are hoping to achieve consensus on policies, strategies and measures […]

The Education Ministry has described as illegal, a nationwide strike declared by the Polytechnic Teachers Association of Ghana (POTAG). Public Relations Officer at the Ministry Paul Krampah told Joy News the ministry was dialoguing with the teachers only to hear that the teachers had begun a strike. The teachers are on strike in protest over […]

Meriam Yehya Ibrahim Ishag told the judge: “I am a Christian and I never committed apostasy” A Sudanese court has sentenced a woman to hang for apostasy – leaving Islam – after she married a Christian man. “We gave you three days to recant but you insist on not returning to Islam. I sentence you […]

Irene Asante, presenter of ‘Movie Chat room’ on Ghana Television (GTV) has died. The death of the eloquent presenter is said to have occurred early Thursday at the 37 Military hospital. Details are sketchy about the cause of death but sources linked it to a heart-related disease. Movie chat room is aired on the national […]

Yaw Osafo-Maafo Former Minister of Finance and Economic Planning in President John Agyekum Kufuor-led New Patriotic Party (NPP) administration, Yaw Osafo-Maafo, has finally declined the invitation extended to him by President John Mahama to partake in the ongoing National Economic Forum. Mr. Osafo-Maafo was billed to moderate/chair one of the plenary sessions on financial markets […]

Changes instil a whiff of freshness into institutions where they occur. Most Ghanaians were therefore pleased that at last such a change took place at the National Security Council with the ouster of Mr. Larry Gbevlo-Lartey and the appointment of Mr. Yaw Donkor. The exercise of this critical prerogative of Mr. President was long expected […]

WANTED! Dr Prince Tetteh THE POLICE have mounted a search for Dr Prince Tetteh, purported co-founder of the London-based Worldwide Miracle Outreach Church (WMO), who is alleged to have been involved in numerous fraudulent activities. Dr. Tetteh, said to be the younger brother of Reverend Dr. Lawrence Tetteh, a renowned evangelist, is alleged to have […]

Nana Oye Lithur. There is low morale at the Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection over what staff have described as the overbearing influence of the Minister, Nana Oye Lithur. Information gathered by DAILY GUIDE indicates that tension is brewing at the ministry following attempts by Mrs Oye Lithur to deny her two deputies […]

Kwesi Ahwoi, Interior Minister The Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) yesterday confirmed that three individuals had filed separate suits against it. Charles Nii Adama Akrong, senior lawyer at the bureau however, told the commission investigating the payment of judgement debts that all the cases were pending in court and could therefore not go further. Last […]

TV Stations in Ghana are factually independent commercial broadcasters, and are as such at liberty to serve the public anything societal and legal. And as business entities, sponsorships play a prime role in selecting which programmes make the line-up frequently. Nonetheless the stations have contributed immensely to the course of nation building by way of […]

Alhaji Limuna Mohammed Muniru, Northern Regional Minister One person has been confirmed dead in another land dispute between Beriba and Yiyamba – two separate Konkomba farming communities in the Gushiegu District of the Northern Region. District Chief Executive (DCE) and Chairman of the District Security Committee (DISEC), Alhaji Alhassan Fusheini, who confirmed the skirmishes in the […]

Prof. Naana Jane Opoku Agyeman, Minister of Education Some Ghanaian students studying in the United Kingdom, Russia, Turkey, China and other parts of the world are said to be stranded in their host countries as government is alleged to have refused to extend to them agreed stipends, tuition fees and other benefits. The situation has left […]

Akwasi Oppong Fosu, Minister, Local Government and Rural Development A group calling itself Concerned Youth of Abura Dunkwa in the Abura-Asebu-Kwamankese (AAK) District of the Central Region has appealed to President John Dramani Mahama to, as a matter of urgency, sack the District Chief Executive (DCE) of the area, Atta Mends. According to the group, the DCE […]

Inflation and other economic variables continue to affect the price of food items on the market and the poor suffer most. The Inflation rate for April 2014 recorded 14.7 percent, up from 14.5 percent in March. Even though it represents a 0.2 percent increase, it is the highest inflation rate since April 2010. It would […]

Dr. Kofi Wampah, BoG Boss President John Dramani Mahama has given assurance that the new measures introduced by the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to curb the free fall of the cedi will be reviewed. He said the review will address the unintended implementation flaws and also allay the fear of members of the general public […]

Osabarima Ayeh displaying the trophy Alhaji picked at the Awards ceremony, flanked by Alhaji Chocho(L) and Nana Sakyibea The Paramount Chief of Suhum Traditional Area, Osabarimah Ayeh Kofi and his queenmother, Nana Yaa Sakyibea last Sunday called on the Chief Executive of Chocho Industries, Alhaji Mustapha Oti Boateng to commend him for emerging as the […]

A section of entrepreneurs at the forum The Treasurer of Barclays Bank Ghana has advised local entrepreneurs to explore other sources of raising capital to improve their businesses. According to George Asante, Small and Medium-scale Enterprises (SMES) should consider partnership, equity and guarantee investment to expand their capital base and become profitable. He also stressed […]

Korsi Dzokoto Waxson Financial Services (WFS), an indigenous financial institution, has launched an innovative high-yielding investment product called the WFS Treasury Plus Investment (TPI). The TPI, which is a Government of Ghana (Go) Treasury bill market-link instrument, is designed to provide higher returns on investments than the traditional fixed income investment. Korsi Dzokoto, Chief Executive […]

Matilda Amissah- Arthur inspecting some of the products India’s High Commissioner to Ghana, K.Jeeva Sagar has described poverty as the worst enemy of humans. The High Commissioner said this at a ceremony to mark the end of several workshops held for 25 traditional basket weavers selected from the three Northern regions at the Aid To […]