A Ghanaian doctor has expressed grave dissatisfaction over government’s decision to fly the vice president, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, to the United Kingdom (UK) for medical treatment. The government had earlier released a press statement over the ill health of the vice president. To this end, minister of information – Mustapha Hamid. After the departure of the vice president to London, ...

Outspoken actress, Lydia Forson, has been assaulted by a security officer. The assault followed a verbal altercation between Ms Forson and the said security official The “Perfect Picture” actress posted the video of the said assault on her Facebook page Monday morning She narrates: I don’t even know where to start this piece from. How do I explain that I ...

A Deputy General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Koku Anyidoho, has accused the Inspector General of Police (IGP) of sleeping on the job. According to him, the state of insecurity in the country has gotten to an alarming level, for which reason the IGP must be proactive in discharging his duties effectively to ensure the citizenry are ...

Ghanaian musician, Kurl Songx, says he was on a GHC 90 pay before coming into the limelight in the music industry. The sensational musician who featured BET award-winning rapper, Sarkodie, on his Jennifer Lomotey hit song revealed he was an elementary teacher before he ventured into music. He continued that life after Senior High School didn’t favour him hence as ...

SIR ALEX FERGUSON was interested in signing Alexis Sanchez back when he was in charge of Manchester United. The legendary boss ran the rule over Sanchez while he was at Udinese. But the forward ended up at Barcelona after Manchester United signed Ashley Young. But Sir Alex admits he was keen on Sanchez and his Chile team-mate Marcelo Salas. In ...

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Ghana (BoG) has maintained the policy rate after meeting last week to review the health of the economy. The Committee kept the rate at which it lends to commercial banks at 20 percent. At a press briefing Monday, the Governor of the Central Bank, Dr Ernest Addison said the move was ...

While most people in Africa are struggling to understand the fundamentals of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology, Elisha Owusu Akyaw, a 16-year-old Senior High School student is already cashing in the opportunities that these technologies have to offer. Currently, Elisha is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Token Media, a cryptocurrency marketing firm he set up in 2017 to help blockchain ...

Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia is recuperating well and will be flown back home soon, Minister of Information Mustapha Abdul-Hamid has said. Dr Bawumia was reported to have taken ill on Friday, 19 January and was flown to the UK on Saturday for medical attention. Addressing journalists on Monday, 22 January, Mr Abdul-Hamid said: “We wish to report that he is ...

Tens of thousands of Liberians have witnessed the swearing-in of George Weah as the new president of Liberia, at a packed stadium on the outskirts of Monrovia. A former international football legend, George Weah replaces Africa’s first elected female head of state, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. It’s Liberia’s first transition between democratically-elected leaders since 1944. Also present are heads of state ...

The Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) on Sunday arrested a 34-year-old nursing mother at Dabala Customs checkpoint in the Volta Region for allegedly possessing 44 compressed parcels of suspected cannabis. The items, concealed in two ladies bags and weighed 34.83kg was discovered by Customs officials when a check was done on the vehicle on which the suspect ...