US President threatens 'national emergency' over wall
US President Donald Trump has said he could declare a national emergency to build a US-Mexico border wall without the approval of Congress. It came after he met senior Democrats, who refused his requests for funding. The stand-off has seen Mr Trump withhold support for a bill to fully fund the government until he gets […]
Ghana needs African Democracy embedded with cultural values-Local Governance Expert
A Local Governance Expert, Dr. Eric Oduro-Osae, has advocated an African type of democracy, embracing traditional values and customs, with traditional rulers playing prominent roles in its implementation. Dr. Oduro-Osae, also the Dean of Studies and Research at the Institute of Local Government Studies, said the current democratic system adopted “blindly” from the Western world […]
Twenty-five years of Ghana’s Fourth Republican Constitutional Dispensation in perspective
Ghana returned to constitutional rule and multi-party democracy after a topsy-turvy eight military regimes from 1966 to 1982 without any clear sense of direction for her political and socio-economic development. Therefore, the 1992 Constitution, which came into effect on January 7, 1993, provided the nation a sovereign document and clear direction for organising a democratic […]
Constitution Day is an opportunity to introspect -Information Minister
The Minister for Information Kojo Oppong Nkrumah has explained that, commemoration of the Constitution Day offers Ghanaians an opportunity to introspect constitutional progress in Ghana. Recounting the eras when Ghanaians were ruled by arbitrariness and oppression, Mr. Oppong Nkrumah said the ‘Constitution Day’ has become necessary for Ghanaians to continuously be reminded on how far […]
Infomation Minister invites you to 1st Constitution Day Public Lecture
Update on Banking Sector Reforms -January 2019
The Bank of Ghana as part of its comprehensive reform agenda, with the objective of cleaning up the sector and strengthening the regulatory and supervisory framework for a more resilient banking sector, licences of seven (7) insolvent banks were revoked over the last sixteen months. Steps were taken to ensure that they exited the market […]
Alleged serial kidnapper recaptured in Takoradi
Samuel Wilson the alleged serial kidnapper who broke out of Takoradi Central Police Station, where he was being held for investigation into kidnapping cases, has been recaptured by the Police in the area. According to sources within the Bureau of National Investigations, (BNI), Samuel Wilson was arrested from his hideout in Takoradi on Thursday and […]
Curfew imposed on Chereponi and Saboba Townships
The Minister for the Interior, has on the advice of the Northern Regional Security Council and by Executive Instrument, imposed a 1600-hours-to-0700 hours-curfew on Chereponi and Saboba Townships and their environs in the Northern Region, effective, Thursday, 3rd January, 2019. A statement issued by the Ministry in Accra, said the imposition of the curfew followed […]
Information Ministry to hold maiden Constitution Day Public Lecture on Monday
The Ministry of Information will hold the maiden Constitution Day Public Lecture on Monday January 7 as part of the first celebration of Constitution Day. The Day which has been declared a public holiday, is in recognition of the commencement of the 4th Republican constitutional dispensation on January 7, 1993. It is also set aside […]
OccupyGhana salutes AG and calls for prosecution of persons involved in misappropriation of funds
OccupyGhana, a pressure movement in Ghana has commended the Auditor General, (AG), for the bold steps taken and results obtained by the current Audit Service under the leadership of Daniel Domelevo, and called for the prosecution of persons found culpable in misappropriating funds. A statement issued by the group siad “We applaud the bold steps […]
North Tongu MP suggests total media blackout on all doomsday pronouncements
The Member of Parliament, (MP) for North Tongu, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa has suggested to the National Media Commission, (NMC) and the various associations within the Ghanaian media fraternity to give a total media blackout on all “doomsday pronouncements and activities of false prophets who he said are undoubtedly worshippers of Balaam. In a statement signed […]
Top 50 Tertiary Institutions in Ghana for last quarter of 2018 released
The Top 50 Tertiary Institutions in Ghana for the last quarter of the year ending 2018 has been released by the organizers of the Universal Merchant Bank (UMB) Ghana Tertiary Awards. A Youth oriented organization made up of students, (Youth Web Ghana) has officially released the best Tertiary Institutions after reviewing and subjecting over 59,800 […]
'I owe President Nana Addo a debt of gratitude' – Naa Bohagu Mahami Abdulai Sheriga
The Overlord of the Mamprugu traditional Area, Naa Bohagu Mahami Abdulai Sheriga, says the creation of the North East Region did not come through the singularity of any human effort but by divine grace. According to him, he owe President Nana Addo and the government a debt of gratitude for making sure that the manifesto […]
Customers lauds DVLA for swift and convenient service
Vehicle owners who thronged the Regional Office of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) in Accra have commended managers for making the service easy and convenient. Over the years the scene at any DVLA office on the beginning of first working day of the year has always been chaotic and hectic. But that was […]
