The Interior Minister, Ambrose Dery, has downplayed claims Ghana’s sovereignty will be sold out should parliament ratify the military pact between it and United States. His assurance comes as former Attorney General and Minister of Justice Obed Yao Asamoah cautions President Akufo-Addo to be bold and rescind the decision on the US military deal. “It’s not advisable to sign it,” ...

A founding father of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Dr. Obed Yao Asamoah has stated that former President Jerry John Rawlings cannot always have his way of being in the helm of affairs of the party. The country’s longest serving Attorney General recalled that Mr Rawlings had issues with him in the past because he wanted to have his ...

Ghanaian dancehall artiste Shatta Wale might have bitten more than he can chew when he used Stonebwoy’s disability to his advantage. The ‘Ayoo’ hitmaker in a Facebook post in his response to Stonebwoy’s comedian comment described Stonebwoy as a crippled man who misbehaves after experiencing fame. “Ur one knee pad like kanda overpass n u there saying u be good ...

The majority of the Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by militants from the town of Dapchi last month have been returned, the government says. Nigeria’s Ministry of Information says 76 of the 110 schoolgirls were brought back in the early hours of this morning following “back channel efforts”. The army then “paused” its operations in the area to ensure “lives were not ...

The Education Ministry is calling for a change in existing policy that allows the Ghana Education Service (GES) to investigate allegations of sexual abuse of students brought against teachers. Deputy Minister of Education, Dr. Yaw Osei Adutwum, says the GES, the employer of teachers, is not allowed to investigate such allegations. His comments follow allegations that teachers at the Ejisuman ...

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has commended the governor of Imo State of Nigeria, Rochas Okorocha, for his extensive support for the education of Nigerians and African youth. He said the investment in education and sponsorship of under-privileged youth, which has benefited thousands of Nigerian youth, was an exercise worthy of commendation and emulation by other well-meaning African politicians and ...

The embattled referee has spoken about his match report error and insists it was not intentional Beleaguered Fifa referee Reginald Lathbridge has apologized to Bechem United and Elmina Sharks, as well as football lovers, following his error which delayed the start of the 2017-18 Ghana Premier League season. The 41-year-old was found guilty by Ghana FA’s disciplinary committee on Tuesday ...

Former President Jerry John Rawlings is still relevant in Ghana’s contemporary politics, former Attorney General Dr Obed Asamoah has said. A section of Ghanaians especially some members of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) have questioned the significance of Mr Rawlings in modern politics due to his constant criticism of how the NDC is being run and his opinions on national ...

Ghanaian Dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale has descended heavily on fellow Dancehall act, Stonebwoy after the latter claimed he is a better lyricist than him. The two acts, over the weeks, have been throwing jabs at each other ever since the Bulldog-Zylofon-Stonebwoy brouhaha happened at Paloma Hotel in Accra. Speaking to Multimedia’s MzGee on Sunday, Stonebwoy argued that he was lyrically ...

The Mayor of Accra has suggested that the governance module of sweepers of the streets is to blame for the dirt on the city’s streets. According to Mohammed Adjei Sowah, the system where private companies in collaboration with the Youth Employment Agency (YEA) control the payment of the labourers is ineffective. Speaking Tuesday at the Ghana Sanitation Forum organised by ...