A remembrance ceremony is expected to be held today, July 24, in Accra to mark the fifth anniversary of the passing of former President John Evans Atta Mills. Prof. Mills passed away on July 24, 2012, at the 37 Military Hospital in Accra where he had been rushed to for treatment. He was laid to rest on August 10 of ...

Tweet Veteran Actor Kofi Adjorlolo and the Osu Mantse , Nii Okwe Kinka Dowoana VI, who is also President of Greater Accra Regional House of Chiefs have been honoured by the President and People of Liberia. The celebrated award winning actor and former broadcaster was last Thursday presented with the international Golden Image award in Liberia by President Ellen Johnson ...

A suicide car bomb has exploded in the Afghan capital, Kabul, killing at least 24 people, officials have told the BBC. At least 42 were also injured and there are fears the casualties could rise. The blast in a mainly Shia district in the west of the city struck a bus carrying government employees from the ministry of mines. The ...

The Deputy Commissioner in charge of operations at the Electoral Commission Amadu Sulley has said he is seeking legal advice over the corruption allegations made against him by the chair of the commission. The EC chair, Charlotte Osei, in reaction to a petition by some anonymous staff of the commission seeking her removal from office, alleged that Mr. Sulley has ...

The Peasant Farmers Association of Ghana (PFAG) has expressed worry over reports that subsidised fertilisers meant to support the ‘Planting for Food and Jobs’ are being smuggled to neighbouring Togo and Burkina Faso. Volta Region Minister, Dr Archibald Letsa, revealed recently that the fertilisers meant for distribution to farmers in the Volta Region as part of government’s flagship agriculture programme ...

The oral examination of embattled businessman and Judgment debtor Alfred Agbesi Woyome is expected to begin Monday, July 24, at the Supreme Court. A single Justice of the Supreme Court, Justice Alfred Benin, on the 4th of July 2017 paved way for the oral examination when he dismissed an application by Mr. Woyome, challenging the State’s motion seeking an order ...

JOSE MOURINHO has made a surprise revelation after Manchester United’s victory over Real Madrid. Manchester United took the spoils against the reigning European champions in a pre-season encounter in the States by virtue of penalties. Nothing separated the sides after 90 minutes and in the shoot-out, only three of the 10 spot-kicks were converted. Amongst the takers for United were ...

Chairperson for the Electoral Commission, Mrs. Charlotte Osei has said that Georgina Opoku Amankwah in her capacity as Deputy Chair of the commission evidently exhibited general incompetence severally. Citing a number of occasions where her deputy exhibited ineffectiveness, she maintained that Ms. Amankwah “without authorization and notice to the Chairperson, approved 2015 financial statements of the commission, increased the amount ...

Former President John Dramani Mahama has said that his predecessor, late President John Mills, was and continues to be a source of motivation for him, five years after his death. According to Mr Mahama, who served as Vice President under late Mill, his mentor is ”a man of great moral courage and strength” adding “he remains a source of inspiration ...

High life actress, Paulina Oduro, has disclosed she was working on a new album with highlife legend, Paapa Yankson before his demise Friday. Paulina told Anita Erskine on Starr Drive that they were both preparing to go to the studio to work on the new album when the news of his demise got to her. “It was really a shock for me this morning ...