Gender advocates in the country should push for the passage of the Affirmative Action Bill into law the Dean of the Faculty of Law of the University of Ghana, Dr Raymond Atuguba, has said. He described the bill as one with good intentions to empower women to be economically independent, adding, “This is a bill which, among others, seeks to ...

Farmers are rejecting imported seeds meant for the government’s ‘Planting for Food and Jobs programme’. According to the farmers, the imported seeds do not suit local conditions for proper cultivation. The Minister of Agriculture Dr. Akoto Owusu Afriyie confessed, “Government has had to import seeds for the programme due to local seed producers’ inability to meet up with demands.” On ...

Former Chelsea attacker Oscar has been banned by the Chinese Football Association (CFA) for inciting a brawl in Shanghai SIPG’s 1-1 draw on Sunday. The Brazilian kicked the ball violently and purposefully against two Guangzhou R&F players, resulting in a fight on the pitch between both sets of teams. Oscar will now not be eligible to play in the Chinese ...

A research fellow at the Institute of Economic Affairs, Professor Ransford Gyampo has urged President Akufo-Addo and subsequent Presidents of the country to implore the skillset and expertise of “competent” members from the main opposition political parties in the country. “The President, all Presidents must be encouraged to reach out to the main opposition parties in the search for competent ...

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is ready to return to the Flagstaff House in 2020, the Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Alban Kingsford Sumana Bagbin has said. His comments come days after the 13-member Committee tasked by the NDC to conduct a comprehensive review of its “planning, execution and outcomes” of campaign and participation in the election submitted its ...

Kumasi-based serial caller for the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Frank Appiah, popularly called Appiah Stadium has accused the party’s National Organiser of being a chronic womanizer. “If he comes to Kumasi, he keeps changing girls at Golden Tulip City Hotel. Some with big booties and others slim. Small small girls are his taste always hiding in his car when ...

A former President of Ghana, Jerry John Rawlings turns 70-year-old today, Thursday June 22, 2017. Popularly known as JJ, the former military dictator was born in Accra on this day to Victoria Agbotui and James Ramsey John, a chemist from the United Kingdom. Mr. Rawlings, who attended Achimota School is married to Nana Konadu Agyeman and has three daughters – ...

Former Sports Minister and Member of Parliament for Odododiodio Constituency, Edwin Nii Lante Vanderpuye has revealed that Former First Lady, Lordina Mahama has been cited several times in the report for contributing in various ways towards the defeat of the National Democratic Congress (NDC). The lawmaker said, several recommendations have been made to that effect when asked the role of ...

The Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has extolled the contribution of Majority Leader Osei Kyei Mensah-Bonsu in deepening parliamentary democracy. Speaking on Starr Chat Wednesday, Mr. Bagbin who is also the Member of Parliament for Nadowli-Kaleo in the Upper West region could not hide his awe for the Suame legislator, describing him as a gem and that he ...

The National Women Organiser of the National Democratic Congress, Hajia Joyce Zainab Mahama, has said former President John Dramani Mahama is the present day Jesus. The NDC women leader also noted that if Ghanaians knew that Mahama was the modern day Jesus, they wouldn’t have voted against him in the 2016 presidential election. Hajia Mahama, who spoke on Okay FM, ...