The Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has reiterated government’s commitment at developing northern Ghana and in an accelerated manner. The vice president who spoke during the maiden edition of the Northern Ghana Development Summit in Tamale today, Thursday, May 30 2019 said government will continue to commit the necessary resources through public-private partnership to help […]
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GRA intercepts 5 container loads of rosewood headed for Tema Port
The Counter-intelligence Unit of the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has intercepted five 20-footer containers loaded with rosewood that was meant for export through the Tema Port. A surveillance and intelligence team mounted checks at a point near the Afienya Axle Load Station, where it intercepted the consignment, which was on its […]
Head of Hindu Monastery of Africa passes on in Accra
The Hindu Monastery of Africa regrets to announce the death of its Head, Swami Satyanand Saraswati in the early hours of Tuesday, May 28, 2019. Swami Satyanand Saraswati was taken ill about a week ago and had been on admission at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, where he, unfortunately, transited peacefully, a statement signed by Bramacharini […]
Water crisis looms as Weija suffers low pressure due to erratic power supply – GWCL MD
Residents of Accra West Region who get their water supply from the Weija Water Treatment Plant face an imminent water crisis, which the Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) is blaming on erratic power supply. For over three weeks now, many residents of Accra West, including places like Dansoman, Lapaz, and Kaneshie, have been experiencing very […]
WAEC initiates investigations into 2019 WASSCE leakage reports
Following reports of leakage of examination papers in the 2019 ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates, the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has explained that it has increased the inspection and monitoring of the examination at the various centres. In a statement signed and issued on Tuesday evening by Mrs Agnes Teye-Cudjoe, […]
Confusion sparks between EOCO, GRA over rosewood trucks
Three trucks carrying rosewood from Dambai to Tema were intercepted at the Afienya axle weighing point in the Ningo Prampram District of the Greater Accra Region sparking confusion between the personnel from the Ghana Revenue Authority and Economic and Organised Crime Office. The Counter Intelligence Unit of the GRA first intercepted five 20-footer containers carrying […]
GWCL to spill excess water from Weija Dam
Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) is set to begin spilling excess water from the Weija Dam as part of routine measures to safeguard it. With the onset of the rains, the water level is rising and getting close to the safe operating level of 47ft. Communities that are likely to be affected include Tetegu, Oblogo, […]
Bono Region: Bawumia installed as Nkabomhene
Chiefs and people of Menji in the Tain District of the Bono Region have enstooled the Vice President of the Republic, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, as Nkabomhene (Unity Chief) in recognition of his enduring crusade for unity and peaceful co-existence of persons with different religious persuasions. The leadership of the Muslim community have also conferred a […]
Some scriptures in the Bible are ‘senseless and utterly stupid’ – Pastor Mensa Otabil
Anyone who decides to subject some inscriptions in the Christian sacred book to critical scrutiny will have a lot of questions to be asked. This is because some stuff in the Bible are utterly stupid and senseless to critical thinking minds as in the voice of Pastor Mensa Otabil. According to the leader and founder […]
USA: 642 Ghanaians deported between 2016 and 2018
The United States of America (USA) has deported 642 Ghanaians convicted of various offences, including acts that undermined border control and the integrity of the US immigration system, in three years. A report on the activities of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) in the 2018 fiscal year said […]
Graduate Students of UEW rescues 4 trafficked children on the Volta Lake
Over the weekend saw the graduate (Mphil) students of the Centre for conflict, Human Rights and Peace Studies (CHRAPS) at the University of Education Winneba, joining the Partners in Community Development Program (PACODEP) and personnel from the social welfare on a study tour to observe the realities of Child Trafficking and Child slavery on the […]
NAM 1 is broke; we’ve not been paid for the last 9 months–Blakk Rasta alleges
Kuchoko legend and radio personality Blakk Rasta has revealed that his boss Nana Appiah Mensah aka NAM 1 is broke and hasn’t paid his workers for over nine(9) months now. Nana Appiah Mensah who was once the saviour for some Ghanaians started having issues with the Security and Exchange Commission and the Bank of Ghana […]












