The High Court has ordered the Electoral Commission to produce evidence of concrete steps it is taking to implement a law – the ROPAA (Representation of the People (Amendment) Act, 2006 [Act 699] – allowing Ghanaians abroad to vote in national elections. Justice Anthony Yeboah gave the order after the EC stated in its defence in a case before the ...

Shortly after Muhammad Ali died last June, a story surfaced about his estranged son, Muhammad Ali Jr., living in poverty in Chicago’s South Side. Although a subsequent report claimed that Ali Jr. received his portion of the $80 million inheritance that the late boxing great and global sports icon left to his children and widow, the 45-year-old claims that he ...

Ghanaian actor John Dumelo has hailed President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo for posthumously promoting the military officer who was murdered in broad daylight at Denkyira-Obuasi in the Central Region. The President Akufo-Addo who is the Commander-in-Chief of the Ghana Armed Forces on Monday announced the promotion of Captain Maxwell Adam Mahama from the rank of Captain to Major, during the ...

Douri Bennin Haji, family spokesperson for Major Maxwell Adam Mahama is calling on the public to volunteer information that could possibly lead to more evidence to aid in the prosecution of suspects in connection with his gruesome murder. On Accra-based Peace Fm, he thanked the media and citizenry for showing concern towards the unfortunate incident but urged them to volunteer ...

Few weeks after it was reported that host of the ‘Tonight Show’ had parted ways with the satirical talk show, few names have popped up as potential candidates to fill one of the most coveted spots on late night TV. Among the top likely replacements for Nii Kpakpo Thompson include Kwame Sefa Kayi, Derick Kobina Bonney (DKB) and Richard Dela ...

POTATO Potahto”, an African marital comedy of errors, based in Ghana and directed by one of Africa’s best known female directors, Shirley Frimpong Manso, took the centre stage at the just concluded Cannes film festival, France when it premiered. The premiere launched the film into the global film market, as it was greeted with a resounding ovation at the festival. ...

Some military personnel close to slain Major Maxwell Adam Mahama had wanted to rally soldiers to storm and kill residents of Denkyira-Obuasi, a spokesperson for the late soldier’s family has revealed. It would have been bloody had it not been the intervention of the family, Zakaria Sakara Ahmed indicated on Sunrise morning show on 3FM92.7 Wednesday. Major Maxwell Mahama was ...

Former Trade and Industry Minister, Ekwow Spio-Garbrah has admitted that the National Democratic Congress (NDC) veered from the track of probity and accountability and must go back to uphold the principles before it is too late. “I wish to appeal particularly to the leadership, members, supporters, sympathisers and grassroots activists of our beloved party, the National Democratic Congress (NDC), which ...

The Akufo-Addo Administration is targeting the next 18 months to clear the debts that have saddled the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS). President Nana Akufo-Addo noted that, his government has found it necessary to find the money to save the scheme from collapse. “The scheme has been threatened by mismanagement and by huge indebtedness. We are now having to liquidate ...

The burden of signing players at Manchester United this summer will fall solely on the shoulders of CEO Ed Woodward after Jose Mourinho says he is “fed up” of football after an exhausting first year at Old Trafford. United is expected to have another busy summer when the transfer window opens on June 9, with Mourinho reportedly giving Woodward a ...