The army in Burkina Faso says it has killed 32 armed men – described as “terrorists” – during two operations in the north of the country, the first of which resulted in the freeing of many women who were being kept as sex slaves. The first offensive took place in Yorsala forest where the military […]
Financial analyst, Sydney Casely-Hayford has disagreed with the Minister of Communications’ decision to soon impose a tax on mobile money operations. The Communications Minister, Ursula Owusu Ekuful had disclosed that talks are ongoing to ensure that mobile money operators pay taxes on the transaction fees they charge users. According to her, there is the need […]
The Paramount Chief of the Akyem Abuakwa traditional area, Asagyefuo Amoatia Ofori Panin II has said the leadership of the various Regional Houses of Chiefs were neither “informed” nor “consulted” about the National House of Chiefs’ decision to issue a statement rejecting the proposal of making local level elections partisan. In a statement, the President […]
A statement issued and signed by the President of the National House of Chiefs, Togbe Afede XIV, and his Vice-President, Daasebre Nana Kwebu Ewusi VII, has said: “Any suggestions that the proposed referendum to allow partisan politics in local elections was not discussed by the House is not only dishonest but wanton mischief”. This is […]
A group of residents of Ala-Lomo and Aprotech Street at Bridge junction in Adenta have petitioned the Adenta Municipality Chief Executive to stop the ongoing construction of a private building project. They say the project which is being built on the greenbelt, near a storm drain causes the area to flood as it is on […]
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has commended the chiefs and people of Dagbon for successfully organising this year’s Damba Festival, in a peaceful atmosphere. This is the first time in over three decades the festival is being held. According to President Akufo-Addo, “for thirty over (30) long years, it had been impossible to hold this […]
Former President Jerry John Rawlings has denied claims that he deliberately sat and turned away from former President John Mahama at a funeral they both attended in the Volta Region not too long ago because there is no love lost between the two of them. A picture of Mr Rawlings’ posture became the toast of […]
The Homeland Study Group Foundation, (HSGF), which has been campaigning for the secession of some parts of Ghana into an independent ’Western Togoland State’ declared their independence yesterday, Saturday. Leader of the Separatist movement, Mr. Charles Komi Kudzordzi alias Papavi Hogbedetor who is in his 80s made the declaration at a public gathering in Ho […]
The Foreign Ministers of Ghana and Barbados, on behalf of the Governments and peoples of their respective countries, have signed an agreement for the recruitment of a total of one hundred and twenty (120) nurses from Ghana to complement the staffing needs of the island nation. The agreement was signed on Friday, 15th November, 2019, […]
For Bill Gates, toilets are serious business. The billionaire philanthropist kicked off the Reinvented Toilet Expo in China and unveiled a new toilet that does not require water or sewers, and uses chemicals to turn human waste into fertilizer, Reuters reported. “We are all here for one reason: because more than half the world’s population doesn’t have the safe sanitation […]
Government is projected to achieve GHc 67.1 billion in total revenue, representing 16.9 percent of GDP, in the 2020 fiscal year. This was made known by the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, during the presentation of 2020 Budget Statement and Economic Policy, presented to Parliament in Accra. Of the total expected revenue for the period, GHc […]
Legendary Ghanaian actor, Psalm Adjetefio says his health has been deteriorating at an alarming rate. He requires financial support from the public to undergo heart surgery else the worst may happen. ‘TT’, as he is popularly known, said his medical problems started when he was diagnosed with an enlarged heart, leading to swollen feet. He […]
