Kumasi Asante Kotoko and Accra Hearts of Oak have both progressed to the next stage of the MTN FA Cup after wins in their respective games. Hearts won by a goal to nil against second tier side Young Wise curtesy an own goal from Abdul Rahman Abdullah. Kotoko also won by the same score line at the Baba Yara stadium ...

The District Chief Executive (DCE) for Bole, Hon Veronica Alele Herming says the people of Bole have had their joy stripped following the gruesome murder of Major Maxwell Adam Mahama who traces his roots to the area. She observed that her kinsmen have forgiven residents of Denkyira Obuasi especially those who took part in the dastardly act but one thing ...

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) has described as laudable a judgment by the Supreme Court ordering the Auditor General to retrieve every penny siphoned from the state’s coffers. On Wednesday, a seven-member panel of the Supreme Court ordered the Auditor General to immediately initiate procedures to retrieve all looted state cash. The panel headed by Ghana’s Chief Justice nominee, ...

The Ashanti Regional Minister, Simon Osei-Mensah, has stated categorically that the Regional Coordinating Council would not compromise the development of Kumasi for party interest. The minister who was appalled by the level of impunity by the people that has caused the Kumasi metropolis to lose its onetime glorious status as the Garden City said they will prioritise the development of ...

Ghana’s World title hopeful Obodai Sai says he is ready to stop undefeated WBO African Champion, Walter Kautondokwa ahead of their Middleweight World Title bout. “Am prepared very well for this fight, I have been training hard for three-months now even my manager commended me for my efforts. “Am assuring Ghanaians of nothing less than winning the title and equally ...

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has declared his extraordinary interest in environmental protection and contribute towards safeguarding it for the next generation. The high incidence of “galamsey” or illegal mining in recent times, have been on several discussions and heated debates for some time now and has perplexed the minds of the general public in Ghana. Though ‘galamsey’ affects many ...

Three persons have sustained injuries at Pokuase Amanfrom in Accra as land guards clash with residents in a land dispute. One Mohammed Dani Baba is being accused of busing land guards to the town with some excavators to demolish buildings on a land he claims belongs to him. The locals have vowed to stop the intended demolition which has generated ...

Government has appointed Fidelity and Standard Chartered banks as lead managers for the issuance of the Energy Sector Levy Act (ESLA) bond. The two banks are expected to raise GHS10 billion. They were selected after evaluating 10 proposals received in response to the Request for Proposals. As part of their duties, the banks are expected to work closely with members ...

Police have warned they may never be able to identify all of the people who died in the fire that engulfed a west London block of flats. Emergency services are to spend a third day searching for bodies in the burnt-out Grenfell Tower in North Kensington. Seventeen people are known to have died but that figure is set to rise, ...

The just ended Basic Education Certificate Examinations (BECE) brings me a lot of fond memories. For me, like most people of my age, the examinations marked the end of a chapter. I remember the late night studies. I remember the revision classes. I remember the group discussions. I remember the anxiety and uncertainty that underlay the preparations for the exam. ...