Former President Jerry John Rawlings has said he is unaware of the latest Corruption Perception Index (CPI) indicting the government of Ghana of doing little to fight the canker. Ghana was ranked 81 out of 180 countries in the 2017 CPI released on Wednesday by Transparency International, scoring 40 as against last year’s score of 43 and dropping 11 places ...

Controversial comedienne, Afia Schwarzenegger has in a rebuttal, thrown jabs at married Counsellor Reverend George Lutterodt for labelling the mother of two as a “joke” and believes she is “struggling” to find a father figure for her children. Counselor Lutterodt said although he admires Afia Schwarzenegger’s determination to take care of her children, her frustration led her to marry her ...

ARSENAL will play Italian giants AC Milan in the last-16 of the Europa League. The Gunners – who suffered a scare to progress against Ostersunds in the round of 32 – will travel to the San Siro for the first leg on Thursday, March 8. The second leg takes place at the Emirates Stadium the following week on Thursday, March ...

Tullow Ghana has rolled out a programme to empower Human Resource Practitioners in the country by providing them with mentors. The yearlong programme dubbed “Tullow HR Mentoring” will see 25 practitioners selected from across the country benefit from the experience of the most accomplished in the sector who will serve as mentors. The programme is a collaboration between Tullow Ghana ...

Vice President Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has reiterated Government’s interest in further strengthening the development of electronic payment system infrastructure in Ghana as it has the potential to lessen the burden of tax and fees payments, especially by businesses and the general public. He explained that making the process of payment of taxes and fees less cumbersome, for instance, would encourage ...

Ghana Premier League side Asante Kotoko have sacked their coach Steven Polack with immediate effect. The Porcupine Warriors failed to progress in the Africa Confederation Cup following a shoot-out defeat to Congolese side CARA Brazzaville during the preliminary round of the contest. A statement from the club said: “The management of Asante Kotoko S.0 has relieved Coach Steven Polack as ...

For a very long time, Kwaku Sintim-Misa (KSM) was known as the Undisputed King of Comedy and he lived by that accolade until he passed on the baton to comedian DKB two years ago. Interestingly, DKB has conferred on him the title of Emperor of Comedy. Showbiz caught up with KSM last Monday and though he concedes that his reign ...

A police officer has died in Spain after violent clashes erupted between rival fans before Athletic Bilbao’s home Europa League match against Spartak Moscow at San Mames. The officer from the Ertzaintza – the Basque Country’s police force – reportedly suffered a heart attack. More than 500 officers were deployed for the tie and reports say at least five arrests ...

Gospel Musician and sympathizer of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Isaiah Ampong has indicated that he has forgiven Daddy Lumba for all the wrongs he did to him because his mother has asked him to do so. Ampong had threatened in the past to take his money wherever he meets Daddy Lumba after the highlife legend run away with all ...

The New Patriotic Party Member of Parliament for Ayensuano Samuel Ayeh Paye has urged Special Prosecutor nominee Martin Amidu to slow down on his write-ups and commentaries as he readies to assume the special position today. According to the MP, It is important that the former attorney general took time to prepare and study the ropes of his new office ...