Dr. Henry Kofi Wampah The now defunct Astek Fruit Processing Limited has petitioned the Judgement Debt Commission to impress on the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to pay it ¢3.394,141.83 as interest for work done for Ghana in the 1990s. However, the central bank insisted that Astek was paid all debts owed by the government and […]

Professor, Stephen Kwaku Asare and Professor Emmanuel Victor Oware Dankwah A United States-based law professor, Stephen Kwaku Asare, is challenging the legality of the Constitution Review Implementation Committee (CRIC) which is leading efforts to amend certain aspects of the 1992 Constitution. The committee, chaired by Professor Emmanuel Victor Oware Dankwah, is currently embarking on an initiative […]

The National House of Chiefs is appealing to government to resolve the concerns of the Polytechnic Teachers Association of Ghana (POTAG) with urgency. The President of the National House of Chiefs, Naa Professor John Nabila made this plea on behalf of the umbrella body of all chiefs in the country when the President called on them ...

He suffered greatly in his final months, but Nelson Mandela’s last breaths were peaceful, says his eldest daughter, Maki Mandela. She describes the end as a “beautiful passing on” but says his death and burial came as a relief to her after his long health struggles. “There were times I was telling the doctors I ...

A French judge has ruled against a blogger because her scathing restaurant review was too prominent in Google search results. The judge ordered that the post’s title be amended and told the blogger Caroline Doudet to pay damages. Ms Doudet said the decision made it a crime to be highly ranked on search engines. The ...

John Terry and Branislav Ivanovic both found the net as Chelsea kicked off their pre-season preparations with a comfortable victory over Wycombe Wanderers at Adams Park. With the exception of veteran Mark Schwarzer in goal, Jose Mourinho fielded a young starting XI for the friendly, with midfielder Marco Van Ginkel back in the side after ...

Liverpool began their pre-season campaign with a 2-1 loss against Danish side Brondby, with Ferhan Hasani netting a stoppage-time winner for the hosts. Substitute Hasani had already served warning of his goal threat with a superb free-kick that crashed against Brad Jones’ crossbar. And the Macedonia international’s slaloming run and classy finish in the 91st minute ...

Famous Ghanaian lawyer Maurice Ampaw wants the immediate arrest of Black Stars captain Asamoah Gyan over the ‘missing’ of his musician friend Castro.

At least 14 Tunisian soldiers have been killed in a militant attack near the Algerian border with at least 20 others wounded, the defence ministry says. They say gunmen, armed with rocket-propelled grenades and rifles, raided two checkpoints near Mount Chaambi. It is reportedly the heaviest death toll registered by the army since independence in ...

The Ministry for the Interior has initiated action to restructure the Ghana Refugee Board and transfer the temporary staff unto Government payroll.

New Edubiase United striker Stephen Manu says he wants a new challenge after spending five years at the club.

Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan wants the government to borrow $1bn (£580m) to strengthen the military's capability to fight militant Islamists.

Ghana FA boss Kwesi Nyantakyi has received the backing of the country’s football chiefs’ ahead of next year’s congress.

Government Statistician, Philomena Nyarko addresses the crowd as she launches the IBES The Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) has launched the first-ever Ghanaian economic census labeled the Integrated Business Establishment Survey (IBES). With the vision of collecting the establishment-level information necessary for Ghana’s development, the IBES will create and maintain a primary database for statistics and […]