The Manya Krobo Traditional Council has denied knowledge of members in the council of a group which is pushing for the abolishment of the present form of chieftaincy practice in the traditional area and in place introduce the ANIKAKA system that ceased to function 184 years ago. Under the ANIKAKA system, all the present divisions […]
A former Director of the Transformation Office of the Ghana Police Service, ACP Dr. Benjamin Agorzor, is currently in the custody of the Bureau of National Investigations (BNI) over his alleged involvement in a supposed plot by some persons to destabilize the country. Already, some nine persons including Dr. Frederick Yao Mac-Palm, who’s believed to […]
One of Ghana’s veteran engineers, who was behind several national projects, Hajj Adam Babah-Alargi, has been accorded his final respects in a well-attended funeral ceremony officiated by the National Chief Imam Sheikh Osmanu Nuhu Sharubutu. Born on Chrismas Day in 1927 to Muslim parents, Adam undertook his studies in Structural Engineering at Hammersmith College in […]
A Nigerian student identified as Anita Osariemen Omunowa has become the first black woman to graduate from a UK university with two first-class degrees. She had three first-class distinctions from the University of Reading, UK (LLB), University of Birmingham, UK (LLM), and the Nigerian Law School (BL). According to her public profile, she graduated top […]
McDonald’s has fired its chief executive Steve Easterbrook after he had a relationship with an employee. The US fast food giant said the relationship was consensual, but Mr Easterbrook had “violated company policy” and shown “poor judgement”. In an email to staff, the British businessman acknowledged the relationship and said it was a mistake. “Given […]
Ghanaians working for Eni Ghana Exploration and Production Ltd., an Italian oil and gas giant are crying foul over a “modern day form of slavery” introduced by management of the Ghana subsidiary. The workers numbering over 300 are at loggerheads with the management of the Eni Ghana Exploration and Production Ghana Limited over unfair labour […]
Traders who deal in the retailing of palm wine are urging the youth to venture into the business. The traders believe it is a very lucrative area but yet to receive the needed recognition especially at a time when unemployment remains high. Jessica Ayorkor Aryee explores the lucrativeness of the business in this report she […]
A teacher at Gyekiti Presbyterian Junior High School in the Asuogyman District of the Eastern Region Eugene Akolongo has impregnated a 16-year-old form three pupils at the school. According to reports, the development is not new at the school and in the community. The victim is currently three months pregnant. School Authorities and Family of […]
An elder in one of the popular churches in the country has been forced by his Bishop to marry his(Bishop) eldest daughter after she was impregnated by a Muslim. This was revealed by a social media user with the handle Abena Magis Manokekame who explained in a post that according to the elder at the […]
A report by the Parliamentary Committee on Defence and Interior is recommending the decriminalization of the possession and use of marijuana (wee). “Ghana needs to take a cue from other progressive countries and consider alternatives to punishment or incarceration of people who use the drug and other alternatives to ending the criminalization of people who […]
Representatives of both the Ghanaian and Nigerian governments will today, Monday, November 4, 2019, meet to discuss possibilities of opening Nigeria’s border to Ghanaian traders. The border which was closed in August 2019, according to the Ghana Union of Traders’ Associations (GUTA) has affected their businesses. Over the weekend, the Nigerian government announced the extension of the […]
Information Minister, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has disclosed that the Akufo-Addo government is committed to raising funds internally to support electoral activities across the country for the Presidential and Parliamentary polls in 2020. This he says is in line with the government’s “Ghana Beyond Aid agenda” and will mean that government will not be looking for […]
