Two former regents of Dagbon to occupy Mion, Savelugu skins
Two former regents of Dagbon have been elected to occupy the vacant skin gates of Mion and Savelugu as paramount chiefs in the Dagbon State. This follows the offering of cola nuts as a symbol of acceptance of the nomination of the two elderly sons of Yaa Naa Muhamadu Abdulai and Yaa Naa Yakubu Andani […]
CAF Confederations Cup: Asante Kotoko arrive in Ghana after Nkana FC defeat
Asante Kotoko have arrived in Ghana after the defeat to Nkana FC in the CAF Confederations Cup last Sunday in Zambia. The Porcupine Warriors touched down at the Kotoko International Airport on Tuesday afternoon and will immediately leave for Kumasi. Coach C.K Akunor and his team will begin preparations for the return leg against Nkana […]
London Stock Exchange to help deepen Ghana’s financial market
The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has agreed to cooperate with Ghana to develop some of the capital markets infrastructure that can sustain and deepen the financial markets in Ghana. A cooperation agreement was reached when a Ghanaian delegation led by the Vice-President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, held a joint meeting with the leadership of the LSE, […]
Committee to set up roadmap for NC’s special competition
A committee, chaired by the Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr Perry Okudzeto, has been set up to come up with a roadmap to enable the proposed special football competition by the Normalisation Committee (NC) to come off. This is the outcome of a meeting between the Ministry of Youth and Sports (MOYS) and […]
Africa can be major trading hub — GIPC Boss
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC), Yofi Grant, says Africa has the potential to be a major trading hub in the world. “This is a continent that has about 30 percent of the world resources such as oil, gas, gold, diamond, bauxite, among others, which takes to develop and thus […]
Black Maidens captain Mukarama Abduali heading to Spain for trial with Deportivo El Ejido
2018 FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup star Mukarama Abdulai has been handed a trial session by Spanish Segunda B side Deportivo El Ejido. Abdulai, captain of the Black Maidens, was expected to have joined the club from 5 February to 31 March, 2019 but his visa has delayed. A letter signed by Director General of […]
Students Loan Trust ready to take on additional applicants
The Students Loans Trust Fund (SLTF) says it is taking steps to ensure that it is not overwhelmed by the number of senior high students who will apply for loans from the 2020/2021 academic year. With 145,000 students expected to enter tertiary institutions in the 2020/2021 academic year when the first batch of free senior […]
Baby sodomised at prayer camp
A 13-month old baby was sodomised at a prayer camp near Japekrom in the Jaman South District. The incident occurred while the baby’s mother attended the watch night service on December 31, 2017 to usher in the New Year. The Deputy Director, incharge of Public Health in the Bono Region, Dr Paulina Appiah, who narrated […]
New company takes over ECG February 27
The Board of the Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) has stated that Manila Electric Company (Meralco) will officially take over the running of the Electricity Company of Ghana Limited (ECG) on February 27, 2019 under a 20-year concession agreement. That follows an extension of the date from February 1, 2019 to allow the stakeholders and parties […]
Minority NDC MPs' welcome President’s call to disband militia groups
The Minority, National Democratic Congress, (NDC) members in Ghana’s Parliament, has welcomed the call by President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for all political parties to disband militia groups to ensure peace in the country’s political discourse. But, asked the President to demonstrate his sincerity by fishing out all members of the militia groups who had […]
NPP wants perpetrators of violence at K’si NDC office punished
The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has condemned last Monday’s shooting incident at the National Democratic Congress (NDC) office at Amakom, Kumasi in the Ashanti Region, which left one person dead and another seriously injured. At a press conference at its headquarters in Accra on Tuesday, the Communications Director of the party, Mr Yaw Buabeng Asamoah, […]
Zoomlion unveils street sweeping vehicles in collaboration with Sanitation ministry
Zoomlion Ghana Limited, a waste management company, has taken its sanitation duties a notch higher with the launch of 10 mechanical street sweepers. The vehicles are fitted with cylindrical (rolling) bristles that are used to collect sand, light refuse and other waste materials from streets, pavements and other hard surfaces. They also have water storage […]
All set for "Araminta! Harriet Tubman Lives" drama
The National Theatre of Ghana in collaboration with Andrea Vonny Lee, Department Chair of Dance of the Laney Community College in Oakland, California will host a theatrical piece dubbed, “Araminta! Harriet Tubman Lives” in Accra. The collaboration from Thursday, February 21 to Saturday 23 is part of 2019 upcoming performances to commemorate the Year of […]
Chinese ‘Queen of Ivory’ jailed 15 years
A Chinese woman, nicknamed the ‘Queen of Ivory’ and thought to be one of Africa’s most notorious traffickers, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison, Tanzanian authorities told CNN. On Tuesday, a Tanzanian court found Yang Feng Glan, 70, guilty of smuggling 860 elephant tusks that authorities say are worth $6.45 million. Yang Feng […]
