Award-winning Ghanaian rapper Kwame Ametepee Tsikata, popularly known in the music industry as M.anifest, has urged entrepreneurs to learn from the collapse of the UT and Capital Banks, rather than allow the situation to discourage them. The rapper said the confidence of Ghanaian entrepreneurs need not to be shaken at all, insisting a lot can be learned from the troubles ...

Some nursing and midwifery training institutions across the country are charging unapproved fees, contrary to the Ministry of Health’s (MoH’s) directive not to do so. Some of the bills stumbled upon by the Daily Graphic showed that those institutions were charging a combined fee of almost GH¢2,400, as against the MoH directive instructing them to charge GH¢1,400 as normal fee ...

TOTTENHAM face Burnley in their quest to break the Wembley gloom. Mauricio Pochettino will be desperate for Tottenham to shake the negativity swirling around his team’s form at Wembley when Burnley make the trip south. Spurs will also hope Harry Kane can end his August barren spell, but will Pochettino be making changes to his team and formation this Sunday? ...

Emmanuel Macron spent €26,000 (£24,000) on makeup during his first three months as president of France, it has emerged. In potentially damaging news for the 39-year old centrist leader, whose popularity is waning, Le Point reported that his personal makeup artist – referred to only as Natacha M – put in two bills, one for €10,000 and another for €16,000. ...

The General Agricultural Workers Union (GAWU) has launched a scathing attack on the government over claims that it has defeated the army worms which invaded farms across the country. According to the Union, the government’s claims are untrue. It made this known Thursday after visiting a number of farms in the Upper East region, where armyworms invaded numerous farms. More ...

Afrobeats, Reggae/Dancehall star, Eboo has dominated headlines in recent weeks because of his explosive return to mainstream music. Signed to Empire Records, the “Honey” hitmaker is set to release his new album in coming months. Made up of carefully crafted masterpieces, “Good Life”, as the album is titled, also features high-profile collaborations. Over the weekend at the Swedru Stadium, the ...

Conor McGregor is going to have one dapper-looking fan in the audience when he fights Floyd Mayweather — his baby son. On Thursday the fighter released photos of his son’s fight-night attire, and it’s something else. My mini-me! Conor McGregor gets his son suited up before Floyd Mayweather mega-fight https://t.co/tDQVG0LTel pic.twitter.com/CIc7Z1IjWv — Mirror Fighting (@MirrorFighting) August 24, 2017 At the ...

A report of the Special Budget Committee of Parliament has revealed how the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission (EC) Charlotte Osei, requested for more money for the commission, although the general elections have been concluded. She was demanding approval for the balance of GH¢223,000,751 from GH¢1,093,000,751 which was required for the 2016 general elections. However, an audit report indicated that ...

Electricity is very critical to individuals and businesses, but for residents of ‘Katapie’ in the Ahafo Ano North District of the Ashanti Region, it has remained a wish. Amid the unfortunate developmental vacuum, comes the flourishing mobile phone charging business. Thirty-five-year old ‘Katapie’ resident, D.K. Emmanuel, as he prefers to be called, is the brain behind the initiative. He is ...

The Eastern Regional Minister, Eric Kwakye Darfour, has expressed concern at what he describes as an unwarranted craze for gold in the country which is giving rise to activities of illegal miners. According to him, the situation has reached a stage where the illegal miners are now going the extra mile of using sophisticated machinery to mine even in water ...