The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has announced a compensation package totaling GH¢1,750,000 to be paid to the families of the victims of last year’s Asawase shooting incident. According to President Akufo-Addo, GH¢250,000 for each of the 7 families is to be paid to the dependents of the deceased, explaining that “even though money cannot […]
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Thieves have turned themselves into pastors and greedy people are falling prey to them-Ken Agyapong
Businessman cum politician, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong has taken his anticorruption fight to the doorsteps of fake pastors and self-styled men of God. According to him, most of the pastors that are in the country today are thieves who have turned pastors in a bid to legitimize their criminal operations as professional thieves. According to Mr. […]
Video of alleged multiple voting during referenda is not authentic, disregard it-Deputy Minister
The Deputy Minister for Regional Re-organisation, Martin Adjei Mensah-Korsah has entreated the generality of the Ghanaian people to ignore a video that emerged a day after the recently held referendum showing a Youngman suspected to be an official of the Electoral Commission allegedly engaged in multiple voting. The Young man was seen thumb printing several […]
ADISCO, NANSEC heads ‘hot’ for violation of GES procedures and charging illegal fees
The management of the Ghana Education Service (GES) has descended heavily on two headmasters for their alleged involvement in illegal admission of students and collection of money from students under the free senior high school (SHS) programme. The Headmaster of the Nandom SHS in the Upper West Region, Bro. Joachim Naah, has been relieved of […]
Former accountant of RGD in the grips of the law over a 163 thousand dollar theft
A former principal Accountant at the Registrar General’s Department is in hot waters for allegedly defrauding the State by over US$163,510.00. Mr. Tahiru Haruna, according to the Auditor-General’s report, transferred the amount from the Registrar General’s account into his private account in 2014 contrary to the country’s financial regulations. He is currently assisting the security […]
Maiden edition of Zongo for peace and development conference comes off in Kumasi today, January 8, 2019
Ministry Of Inner City and Zongo Development will be holding the maiden edition of the Zongo for Peace and Development Conference today January 8 2019, in the Ashanti Regional Capital, Kumasi. The theme for the maiden edition of the conference is ‘’Developing our Zongo communities through tolerance and peace’’ and will have the president, Nana […]
My friend who imported 150 containers of goods in 2017, imported only 20 in 2018 because of high import duties-Ken Agyapong
Ruling New Patriotic Party firebrand, Kennedy Ohene Agyapong has once again bemoaned the high import duties at the country’s ports, explaining that it has become a disincentive to the businessmen and importer in the country. According to him, the trend has negatively impacted businesses and importers who are now importing far less than they used […]
We are not offering scholarships to train medical doctors in Cuba-Scholarship secretariat issues disclaimer
The Scholarship Secretariat is cautioning the general public to treat with contempt, news making the rounds on social media about an on-going scholarship package for people to be trained as medical doctors in Cuba. According to a statement issued by the Scholarship Secretariat, the said message is fake and does not emanate from the secretariat, […]
We have not and are not expecting any donation from gay community-National Cathedral Secretariat
The National Cathedral Secretariat has denied media reports that the gay community has decided to finance the National Cathedral project. A statement issued by the Executive Director of the Secretariat, Dr. Paul Opoku Mensah said the media reports should be disregarded and treated with the contempt it deserves. ‘’ The Secretariat of the National Cathedral […]
Constitution Day could not have come at a better time-NCCE as it endorses celebration
The National Commission for Civic Education has said the National Constitution Day could not have been instituted at a better time. According to the Commission, the day must be used by Ghanaians to make the study and application of the constitution of Ghana a part of their daily lives. In a statement issued by the […]
True Muslims are ambassadors of peace, let’s build a violence-free Ghana-VP Bawumia
The Vice President of the Republic, Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, has bemoaned the negative impact of violence, especially violence fuelled by religious misunderstandings, on national development. He has therefore called for religious tolerance and peaceful co-existence between persons of different religious persuasions. Vice President Bawumia made the call when he addressed participants at the 87th […]
Maiden Constitution Day Public Lecture slated for today, January 7, 2019 at Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences
The Ministry of Information will hold the maiden Constitution Day Public Lecture today, Monday January 7 as part of the first celebration of Constitution Day. The Day is in recognition of the commencement of the 4th Republican constitutional dispensation on January 7, 1993. It is also set aside to acknowledge the country’s collective efforts at […]