George Afriyie says he bears no grudge against Ghana Football Association boss Kwesi Nyantakyi despite his shock dismissal as the Vice President. Afriyie, who has been second-in-command to Nyantakyi for three years was sacked following a meeting of the GFA Executive Committee last week. This followed his sacking as the Chairman of the Black Stars management committee. It’s believed Afriyie was ...

The Danquah Institute (DI) has accused former President Mahama of endorsing illegal mining also known as galamsey. According to DI, “when it comes to fighting illegal mining, former President Mahama was a miserable failure; in fact, he promoted it”. This was contained in a statement signed and released by Dr Kingsley Nyarko, Executive Director for DI, on Monday 30 April ...

The Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) has served notice it will be taxing street beggars as part of moves to widen the tax net. The exercise will also target individuals, especially women selling Dubai Wax prints and other imports through door-to-door and neighboring nationals trading on bicycles in the Northern region. The Principal Revenue Chief at the Small Tax Payer Office ...

Two heavily-muscled men in black T-shirts branded as ‘The Hawks’, were seen carrying out security duties at the main opposition National Democratic Congress’ Unity Walk held in Kumasi in the Ashanti Region on Saturday, 28 April, 2018. It was not clear if The Hawks were a vigilante group within the NDC, but reports from the grounds of the Unity Walk ...

Once again, the country is mourning the passing of one of its legends; Highlife musician, Jewel Ackah. The veteran musician, who had been ill for some time, died last Friday evening at the age of 73. He had battled a stroke and other ailments for about 10 years but his passing has still hit the music industry hard especially his ...

Rafael Nadal won his 11th Barcelona title on Sunday when he breezed past Greek teenager Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-2, 6-1 in the final. It was world number one Nadal’s 55th career clay-court title while he also extended his winning streak on the surface to 46 consecutive sets. The 31-year-old Spaniard won his 11th Monte Carlo Masters last weekend also without dropping ...

Members of the Coalition of Unemployed Private Nurses (COUPN) have rejected government’s flagship programme, Nations Builders Corps (NABCO), meant to provide temporay employment for unemployed graduates and professionals in the country. The jobless nurses say they will not be part of the module, which includes the temporary employment of health professionals, because it is an attempt by government to deny ...

The newly elected Northern regional chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Mohammed Samba has said he did not receive any financial support from anybody in the polls that saw him defeat the popular Daniel Bugri Naabu. Bugri Naabu was defeated in the Saturday polls which came two days after he was involved in an accident. Mr. Samba polled 312 ...

National Democratic Congress [NDC] Member of Parliament for Bawku Central, Mahama Ayariga, has told Citi News that the Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Gloria Akuffo, is yet to respond to his suit before the Supreme Court seeking to review the scope and mandate of some government agencies. The former Youth and Sports Minister in March 2018, started advocating for ...

I will begin this article with an NBC news item: LAS VEGAS, NV (NBC) December 9, 2009 –  What killed Angel Nicole Dewberry? It’s a question the Las Vegas Coroner’s Office is tackling after the baby girl died following an at-home delivery. An attorney for Angel’s mother, Roshunda Abney, says Abney was in full labor last week when two local hospitals failed ...