Ahead of the National Democratic Congress’ planned demonstration in Kumasi, the Ashanti Regional Chairman of the New Patriotic Party has warned them to comport themselves in a good manner or risk incurring his wrath. Mr. Bernard Antwi-Boasiako in an interview with Peacefmonline.com stated that he personally granted the opposition party the chance to demonstrate in his region but would not ...

Alaves midfielder Mubarak Wakaso has completed his move to Chinese Super League side Jiangsu Suning. The Ghanian international had been heavily linked with a move away from the Basque side during the January transfer window, and the club have now officially confirmed his exit via their official Twitter page. There is no confirmation on the details of a transfer fee paid between ...

A member of the newly established Forex Development Committee, Franklin Cudjoe, says their work will not usurp the mandate of the Central Bank. In his view, the committee, instead, will bring more value to the work of the Bank of Ghana in finding solutions to the destabilisation of the Cedi. Critics of the committee say the terms of reference of ...

Former Deputy Minister of Finance and MP for Cape Coast South, Kweku Ricketts-Hagan has mocked the government for reducing the Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, to an ICT Development Officer, instead of being the Head of the Economic Management Team (EMT). He cited the bad management of the economy, the lack of finding solutions to the cedi depreciation and the ...

The number of observers extremely worried about the “pathetic conditions” of football pitches in the Upper East Region, home to one of Africa’s soccer greats, Abedi Pele, is shooting up with speed. More than a few grassless pitches in the region are layered with unwanted nails, bones, broken bottles, gullies as well as rocks and, as such, players dare not ...

The Gbi Traditional Council in the Hohoe Municipality of the Volta Region have announced the demise of their overlord, Togbega Gabusu VI. The announcement lays to rest months of rumours about his death. Togbe Keh XII, Chief of Gbi Wegbe, who made the announcement at a durbar in Hohoe over the weekend, said Gabusu passed on several months ago after ...

The country’s accumulated pension funds can be used to facilitate domestic financing for developmental projects under the Ghana Beyond Aid agenda, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Pensions Regulatory Authority (NPRA), Hayford Atta Krufi has said. He said current guidelines for investment of pension funds permitted the use of the funds  for socio-economic development, just like the financial ...

A member of the Council of State, Mr Sam Okudzeto, has advised senior high school students to study hard, be committed and contribute their quota towards the development of the country. He said the youth must learn to appreciate that they had a job and responsibility to build the nation. Mr Okudzeto gave this advice to students from selected senior ...

There is no government projects abandoned in the Biakoye District of the Oti Region, Ms Comfort Akua Attah, the District Chief Executive (DCE), on Thursday told a Public Accounts Committee of Parliament (PAC) hearing in Accra. Rather, works are ongoing on the projects, stalled for lack of funds, but have recommenced, and are at various stages of completion. Mr Samuel ...

A gang of suspected armed robbers Monday dawn attacked and robbed traders travelling from Sefwi Juaboso to Kumasi to buy goods for their trading activities. The robbers, according to a victim Maame Joe, first shot into the tyre of their vehicle forcing the driver to stop in the middle of the Bibiani forest around 5:30 am after which they robbed ...