President of policy think tank, IMANI Africa, Franklin Cudjoe, has criticized the record appointment and the huge staff at the Presidency by President Akufo-Addo saying its only “making former President Mahama a saint.” The situation, according to Cudjoe is the hallmark of unplanned policy programmes and a clear case of ‘official waste’ in the system. In a post on his ...

Lawyer of former Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) boss, Mr. Abednego Tetteh Mensah, has described as senseless, the charge of causing financial loss to the state as leveled against his client, Ernest Thompson in the award of a $72 million Operating Business Suite (OBS) contract. Mr. Ernest Thompson and three others have been indicted for alleged financial misdeeds ...

Four suspected robbers have shot and killed two young men at the Pelungu market of the Nabdam District in the Upper East Region. The four suspected robbers, on two motorbikes, attacked and robbed a First Allied bank branch at Pelungu, and later shot indiscriminately, killing the two people. Narrating the incident to Citi News, Assembly Member for the Damolg-Tindongo Electoral ...

Comedian and musician, David Oscar has reiterated that Stonebwoy is far better than Shatta Wale musically and as such, the self-acclaimed dancehall king should respect the ‘Dirty Enemies’ hit maker. Speaking on Daybreak Hitz, Thursday, monitored by abrantepa.com, Oscar said Shatta Wale is yet to achieve the feat Stonebwoy has. Organizers of the International Reggae & World Music Awards (IRAWMA) ...

The Supreme Court has granted the state’s application for extension of time in a suit in which government is being challenged over the construction of a National Cathedral. Ms Grace Oppong, a Principal State Attorney, who represented the Attorney General, had sought for extension of time to enable her office to file their statement of case in response to the ...

The Ashanti Regional Education Directorate has interdicted the headmaster of the Tweneboah Koduah Senior High School, Francis Badu Agyare, following allegations of sexual misconduct involving three female students. The directive follows a petition by some teachers of the school to the Kumawu Traditional Council about his conduct. The teachers had earlier threatened a sit-down strike if immediate action was not ...

The Government of Ghana has rejected calls by leaders of some powerful countries in the world for the legalisation of homosexuality. The UK Prime Minister Theresa May Tuesday urged Presidents of African countries attending the Commonwealth Heads of government meeting in London to decriminalise homosexuality in their various countries. She argues, it is wrong for homosexuals to be persecuted for ...

Ghana’s leading mobile telecommunication network MTN has acknowledged the contribution customers are making to keep the company in business. The company believes the millions of customers connected to its network remain the backbone of their operations. The acknowledgement was made based on decades of customer loyalty and cordial relationship that has been existing between them which the company considered crucial to ...

The Millennium Development Authority (MiDA) has announced that Meralco Consortium has been selected to manage the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG). “The Meralco Consortium was determined to have the highest combined technical and financial score and has therefore been designated as the Preferred Bidder,” MiDA said in a statement. Meralco Consortium, which is led by the Manila Electricity Company (Meralco), ...

Former President John Kufuor has denied family ties to one Felicia Kufour who together with ten others were recently sentenced a to combined prison term of 139 years. Since the news about the drug-related arrests and sentencing broke, several social media posts have linked the lady to the former President with some describing her as a niece to former President Kufuor. Felicia ...