A former Minister for Trade and Industry, Ekwow Spio-Garbrah has disclosed that he will file his nomination to contest for the presidential slot of the opposition National Democratic Congress. Dr. Spio-Grabrah told host of Starr Chat Bola Ray that he has what it takes to win the presidential slot of the NDC ahead of the 2020 general elections. “I’m going ...

Concerned national service personnel have rejected plans by the management of the National Service Scheme (NSS) to introduce insurance packages of NSS personnel in the country. A statement signed by Emmanuel Asenso Adusei, Accra Metro, said: “The National Service Scheme has launched a mandatory insurance policy to deduct money every month from the non-taxable allowance it pays to service personnel ...

Chelsea keeper Thibaut Courtois admitted his team ‘lost their fighting spirit’ as they fell to a 3-0 Champions League defeat against Roma in the Italian capital. The Premier League champions remain in pole position to qualify for the knock-out phase of the competition after a Group C minnow Qarabag secured a shock 1-1 draw against Atletico Madrid in Spain, but ...

Former president John Mahama has described as palpable falsehood allegation by the CEO of COCOBOD that he ordered the construction of a guest house in his hometown Bole for his personal benefit. Joseph Boahen Aidoo accused Mahama of influencing the construction of an “unnecessary guest house” using funds belonging to COCOBOD. “The penchant to siphon funds through inflated contracts was ...

Chelsea were likely expecting a tough game at the Stadio Olimpico this week, but they didn’t even need to watch until the match itself started for the examination to begin. That came when Alvaro Morata was placed in front of the Italian press following comments made in an interview published that day. There was squirming. The Chelsea striker was pressed ...

The Rwandan government has offered its experience and expertise to support the reforms being undertaken by the Nana Akufo-Addo government in Ghana. President Paul Kagame made the offer on Wednesday October 1, 2017 when he met with Ghana’s Vice President, Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia, on the side lines of the ongoing Global Business Forum on Africa in Dubai, United Arab ...

Vice president Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has assured the investor community of excellent opportunities in the health care sector of Ghana. Ghana, Dr Bawumia maintains, is open for business, and this is reflected in the various reforms being undertaken by the Nana Akufo-Addo government including the abolition of 15 ‘nuisance taxes’ in the 2017 budget statement, as well as the introduction ...

The retraction and apology of Ghana’s High Commissioner to South Africa, George Ayisi-Boateng, over his widely condemned statement that he will always put the interest of members of the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) first above all other Ghanaians, “should put the matter to rest”, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey has said. Mr Ayisi-Boateng in an interaction with ...

Dancehall artiste, Stonebwoy, has requested to meet President Akufo-Addo after his arch-rival, Shatta Wale paid a visit to the seat of government. Shatta Wale, on Wednesday, 1 November 2017 paid a courtesy call on Nana Akufo-Addo at the Flagstaff House, together with some members of his management team and CEO of EIB Network,Bola Ray upon invitation by the President on ...

At least seven New Patriotic Party (NPP) activists in the Sissala West District of the Upper West Region have been remanded in prison custody for a week. They face charges of conspiracy to riot and rioting with weapons. The seven were part of a marauding crowd who besieged the offices of the District Chief Executive of the area, chased him ...