Speaker of Parliament Aaron Michael Oquaye has urged journalists in Ghana to help the nation develop politics based on principles as it prepares for general elections this year and thereafter. He identified lack of knowledge as a cause of conflict in elections and called for thorough knowledge of laws of elections and applying them withRead More
Politics
Bryan Acheampong moved to Interior Ministry as Minister of State
President Nana Akufo-Addo has reassigned two Ministers in his government. A statement signed by Eugene Arhin, Communications Director at the Presidency, indicated that Bryan Acheampong has been moved from the Ministry of National Security to the Ministry of Interior as Minister of State. The statement further said Henry Quartey, deputy Minister for Interior, is nowRead More
We are not guilty – Duffuor, Asiama, Amoabeng, others deny collapsing banks
A former Finance Minister, Dr Kwabena Duffuor; a former Second Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana (BoG), Dr Johnson Pandit Asiama, and 10 others have denied playing any role that led to the collapse of two indigenous banks, uniBank and UT Bank.When the 12 individuals appeared before the Accra High Court yesterday in twoRead More
New voters’ register: Go to Supreme Court if you disagree with EC -Kufour
Former President John Agyekum Kufour has urged individuals, organisations and political parties that do not agree with the Electoral Commission's (EC) decision to compile a new voters' register to resort to court and not take the law into their own hands. To those who are protesting the decision, he said they have the right toRead More
Man in court for accusing Fisheries Minister of cheating on her husband
Shadrack Mc Pog, a security man of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transporation Limited, is in court after accusing Fisheries Minister, Elizabeth Afoley Quaye, of cheating on her husband. The accused is being charged with offensive conduct; with the intent to provoke breach of the peace after accusing the minister of having sex with another manRead More
GhanaCard: “I can do a better job than Ken Attafuah” – Kofi Akpaloo
Founder and Leader of the Liberal Party of Ghana, Kofi Akpaloo, says the Executive Director of the of National Identification Authority, Prof. Ken Attafuah is doing a poor job with regards to the Ghanacard project. The LPG flagbearer, Kofi Akpaloo, stated that Prof. Ken Attafuah does not understand the concept hence the failure of the project under the KufourRead More
Sri Lanka bans face veils after attacks by Islamist militants
Authorities in Sri Lanka on Monday banned women from wearing face veils under an emergency law put in place after deadly Easter Sunday attacks by Islamist militants. The measures would help security forces to identify people as a hunt for any remaining attackers and their support network continues across the Indian Ocean island, authorities said.Read More
One Village, One Dam project ‘washed away’ by rains at Kasena-Nankana West
One of government’s projects under its flagship One Village, One Dam (1V1D) policy constructed in Kajelo, a community in the Kasena-Nankana West District of the Upper East Region, has been washed away by Tuesday’s heavy downpour. Our Reporter, Senyalah Castro, who has been to the site reported that, the high water levels from the downpour Tuesday,Read More
T’di Kidnap: Rescue rumour ploy to stop impending demo- Victim’s sister
Rebecca Quayson, sister of Ruth Love Quayson, one of the kidnapped Takoradi girls, says the family will only believe the teenagers have been rescued only when they set their eyes on them. Takoradi has over the past months been hit with a series of kidnappings reports. Between August of 2018 and January 2019, there have been aRead More
Joyce Blessing, Fameye, Abeiku Santana, others grace Di Asa Season 3 launch [photos]
Ghanaian celebrities, including gospel singer, Joyce Blessing, rising highlife musician, Fameye, Ghanaian actor, Yaw Dabo, Okay FM’s Abeiku Santana and Baba Spirit mounted the stage at the launch of Atinka Media Village’s flagship event, Di Asa Season three on Wednesday. The Celebrities came to throw their weight behind the launch, since Di Asa had become aRead More