Ms Mavis Ama Frimpong, Deputy Eastern Regional Minister, has appealed to Muslims to intercede on behalf of the nation as they observe their Ramadan

ACCRA, July 9 (Reuters) - Ghana's inflation is likely to return to its target range for the end of 2014 of 9.5 percent plus or minus 2 percent by the fourth quarter, central bank governor Henry Kofi Wampah told a news conference on Wednesday.

TV Presenter, Amanda Jissih has debunked claims that Janet Bandu, the lady gone missing with Castro, popular Ghanaian hip-life musician, after they both drowned at Ada last weekend, is an evil spirit

Drivers of the Donkorkrom Transport Union are appealing to the government to rehabilitate roads in the area

Drivers in the Eastern Region are threatening to increase their fares due to the deplorable sate of road in the region Commercial drivers are contemplating on the 40% – 60% fare increment due to damage their vehicles suffer on the roads. They say the poor roads in the area  increases their costs of maintenance. Patrons ...

The Department of Social Welfare (DSW) in the Eastern Region has put on hold licensing of orphanages to streamline operations of the already existing ones to ensure they meet the required operational standards

Archbishop, Charles Gabriel Palmer-Buckle Last Sunday’s National Thanksgiving and Prayer Service held at the Holy Spirit Cathedral in Accra was characterised by interesting yet contradictory remarks by some dignitaries gracing the religious function. Accra’s Metropolitan Archbishop, Charles Gabriel Palmer-Buckle, provoked varied thoughts and therefore made the headlines when he told President John Mahama to “listen […]

BUJUMBURA (Reuters) - A rights activist campaigning against constitutional change critics say will upset Burundi's ethnic balance and entrench President Pierre Nkurunziza in power has failed in his plea for bail, a defence lawyer said on Wednesday.

Paul Afoko, NPP National Chairman Leadership of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) will today meet to decide on modalities for its upcoming flagbearership elections after the closing of nominations on Monday. Seven people have thrown their hats into the ring for the race to lead the party. A source at the party’s Asylum Down headquarters […]

Dr. Henry Kofi Wampah Marked depletion of foreign assets reserves at the Bank of Ghana (BoG) in the election year of 2012, yesterday became a huge bone of contention at the resumed sitting of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Parliament. At the sitting to look into foreign exchange receipts and payments of the Bank […]

A transport consultant, Magnus Quarshie is asking the Ghana Police Service to provide  alternative routes to prevent the anticipated heavy traffic in the next two days. He was of the opinion that the situation is unlikely to be different from the vehicular traffic which was witnessed during the last emergency ECOWAS conference held in Accra ...

Rev Albert Okpoti Botchway The Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH), Reverend Albert Okpoti Botchway, has finally been axed after intense pressure on the government and the Ministry of Health for his removal. A letter dated July 7, 2014 and signed by Sherry Ayittey, outgoing Minister of Health, which […]

Janet Bandu. INSET Castro THE family of Janet Bandu, the lady who allegedly got drowned with hip-life artiste Theophilus Tagoe – known in the showbiz industry as Castro (the Destroyer) – is furious over claims by a section of the Ghanaian populace that the lady is a water spirit – known in the local parlance […]

Somalia’s police and intelligence chiefs have been sacked following militant Islamist group al-Shabab’s assault on the presidential palace, a government minister has said. Three of the attackers were killed and a fourth captured, the minister added. Al-Shabab fighters entered the compound in the capital, Mogadishu, on Tuesday before being driven out by African Union (AU) ...

Mr. Dan Abodakpi, former Minister of Trade and Industry, has urged political parties not to play politics with the Ghanaian economy, but rather come to a consensus in finding lasting solutions to the current economy crises

Defending champion Chris Froome has abandoned the 2014 Tour de France after a third crash in two days. Defending champion Chris Froome has abandoned the 2014 Tour de France after a third crash in two days. The 29-year-old Team Sky rider tumbled ...