I am not once again going to point out the depth of the hypocrisy of the Ghanaian Christian or the preposterous bias of the Ghanaian social media moralist but certainly, I would discuss the hovering disgrace surrounding Yvonne Nelson’s recent pregnancy to the delight of the few reasonable men—after all, the moral and religious “crusaders” now say I am strident. ...

The founder of Ashesi University College in Ghana and campaigner to raise the quality of higher education in Africa has won a major global education award. Patrick Awuah left Ghana in the 1980s with “$50 in his pocket” to take up a scholarship in the US. But after a career with Microsoft, he returned to found Ashesi University College, and ...

Johannesburg – President Jacob Zuma has denounced any unconstitutional take over of government in Zimbabwe. Zuma who is the chair of the regional body SADC said the body stands ready to assist in the political impasse currently gripping the country. “Presidency has called for calm and restraint and has expressed hope that developments in Zimbabwe would not lead to unconstitutional ...

Residential and non-residential electricity consumers in the country will enjoy a 13% reduction in tariff beginning January next year, Finance minister Ken Ofori Atta announced in Parliament during the 2018 budget presentation Wednesday. Additionally, other composite charges in the tariff build-up of electricity have been reduced by the government. The reductions in electricity tariff as contained in the 2018 budget ...

President Akufo-Addo ended his tour of the Greater Accra Region on Monday with a call on Ghanaians to keep hope alive. His reason was evident in an assurance he gave to the people: “Something good is coming.” That was when he addressed a durbar of chiefs and people of Ogbojo, near Adenta. It followed a request by the chiefs and ...

President Akufo-Addo has told the story of the stress he went through to eventually become the President of the Republic. This was when some chiefs in the Brong-Ahafo Region, led by the President of the BA Regional House of Chiefs, Pimampim Yaw Kagbresse V, paid a courtesy call on him at the Flagstaff House yesterday. Their mission was to, among ...

BARCELONA star Lionel Messi has risked damaging the club’s hopes of signing Antoine Griezmann with a transfer demand, according to reports. Barcelona appear to be in pole position to sign Griezmann from Atletico Madrid at the end of the season. The France international was heavily linked with a move to Manchester United in the summer – but ended up sticking ...

Music enthusiasts, particularly lovers of hip-pop should brace themselves for topnotch records as two music greats, Obrafour and Sarkodie, hit the studio for a joint album. The award winning rap artistes have agreed to work on a project with Da’ Hammer of The Last Two as the producer. There have been a number of collaborations between the two acts on ...

Education Minister Dr Mathew Opoku Prempeh yesterday lambasted his predecessor, Professor Naana Jane Opoku Agyemang, describing her as an embarrassment and disgrace for piling up debts for the ministry. According to the current Minister of Education, “Her four-year tenure under John Mahama was an embarrassment.” Dr Opoku Prempeh, popularly called Napo, was livid about the conduct of the former minister. ...

Finance Minister, Ken Ofori Atta is currently in parliament to present the 2018 budget. The 2018 budget is the second budget statement of the Akufo-Addo led administration since it took over affairs of the country in January 2016. The budget is expected to focus on about 10 key areas which include: infrastructure, macroeconomic stability, job creation, agriculture, entrepreneurship, business growth, ...