Members of the foundation with Eva Lokko The first edition of a four- week Quranic recitation contest aimed at encouraging Muslim youth to uphold the values enshrined in the Holy Book is set to roll on a national television in the month of Ramadan. The Ramadan fasting started across the country on Saturday, and is […]

Pupils enjoying their food under the GSFP CATERERS OF the school feeding programme in the Ashanti Region are up in arms against President John Mahama and his NDC government. The over 100 caterers disclosed that they have not been paid by the NDC government for their services rendered for about seven months. The caterers believe […]

Kwawdo Baah Agyemang It was an interesting sight to behold when a Member of Parliament was seen struggling to get fuel for his vehicle over the weekend. The MP for Asante Akim North, Kwadwo Baah-Agyemang was spotted at an ‘Onion oil’ fuel station at Darkuman around 4:30pm Saturday with two 25-litre yellow gallons christened ‘Mahama […]

Clean -up exercise in progress The Accra Metropolitan Assembly (AMA) is warning of a possible cholera outbreak in Accra due to the current insanitary conditions in Accra. The AMA revealed that it has so far recorded some suspected cases in the metropolis, hence the caution. A statement signed by the Public Relations Officer of the […]

Members of the Bar and Bench in a pose with leadership of PIWC MEMBERS OF the Ghana Bar Association (GBA) and Bench in the Brong-Ahafo Region defied the early Sunday morning downpour to join congregants at the Pentecost International Worship Centre (PIWC), Sunyani, in a thanksgiving service to mark the 32nd commemoration of the Martyr’s Day […]

The General Manager of the Trust Hospital, Dr Darius Kofi Osei, receiving the award from former Chief of Defence Staff, Lieutenant Gen Peter Augustine Blay.  The Trust Hospital in Accra has received an award for its quality healthcare. The hospital was among 21 organisations and other individuals who were recognised by The New Ghanaian (TNG), a […]

Agya Kwaku Ogboro Many were those who leapt for joy when the Black Stars beat the Pharoah’s of Egypt 6-1 in the first leg World Cup qualifier in Kumasi. They were happy because they knew the score line had almost guaranteed the Black Stars’ qualification at the 2014 Football Mundial in Brazil. There was therefore […]

Ghana, player revolt; Ghana, own goal; Ghana, goalkeeping error; Ghana, player has assaulted an official; Ghana, player indiscipline; Ghana players kicked out; Ghana is flying three million dollars. At 4:30 pm, I received an email from a compatriot sojourning in the US partly reading: ‘Just be listening to the joke your country makes on US […]

George Blankson, GRA Boss The Ghana Revenue Authority has put on hold plans to introduce the VAT on financial services from tomorrow. It would have seen banks and other financial institutions charge 17.5 percent tax on some services rendered to the public. Some of the services that would be affected include closure of accounts, remote banking services including […]

Kevin Prince Boateng Sacked Black Stars midfielder Kevin Prince Boateng has made a shocking revelation regarding the replacement of goalkeeper Kwarasey with Fataw Dauda. The former AC Milan star was thrown out of the team’s camp in Brasilia for gross indiscipline, and in justifying his actions, he revealed that some players of the team had […]

Kwasi Appiah Ghana Coach Kwasi Appiah has rendered an unqualified apology to Ghanaian soccer fans for bowing out prematurely from the 20th FIFA World Cup. “As I indicated earlier, we are sorry for our inability to meet our expectations. We put up a good performance, but you see the fact that we didn’t win rubbished […]

Jonathan Mensah and Kwadwo Asamoah The Black Stars yesterday arrived home from after a poor showing at the ongoing World Cup in Brazil. There was heavy security, by both the Police and Military, to ensure the players arrive in their various homes in one piece, following the $100,000 appearance fee brouhaha at the Mundial. Uncharacteristically, […]

Moses Ssaga, NPA Boss There are no immediate plans to increase the prices of petrol and the other fuel products, the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) has disclosed. Speaking to the Daily Graphic on Sunday, the Chief Executive of the NPA, Mr Moses Asaga, confirmed that there were no plans of increasing fuel prices on July 1, 2014, […]

Accra could witness the ‘Egypt-type’ of demonstration come Tuesday, July 1, 2004 – the Republic Day – if the signals DAILY GUIDE is picking are anything to go by. Early Sunday morning, a text message was sent around asking all concerned Ghanaians to come out in their numbers tomorrow (Tuesday) morning and gather in front […]

Adam Larsen Kwarasey Ghana World Cup goalkeeper Adam Larsen Kwarasey has blamed the country’s football authorities for the plenitude of confusion which caused their early elimination. The players boycotted training in the build up to their final Group G match against Portugal because of unpaid appearance fees. It took the intervention of Ghana president John […]

Davido Nigerian music sensation, Davido has won the Best International Act (Africa) category at the 2014 Black Entertainment Television (BET) Awards at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles, Sunday night. The Nigerian, known in real life as David Adedeji Adeleke, beat Ghana’s fastest rapper Sarkodie, Tiwa Savage (Nigeria), Diamond Platnumz (Tanzania), Mafikizolo (South African) and […]