The opposition National Democratic Congress has described the report of the committee that probed the chaos in Ejura in the Ashanti region as a coverup. The party at a press conference said the findings of the committee are faulty and flawed. “After an objective and painstaking examination of the report, we take the view that the committee’s report is a ...

The University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG) has served notice it will resume its industrial action by Friday if government fails to shift its position in finding solutions to their concerns. The university lecturers first declared strike in August this year over the refusal of government to respect the terms of their conditions of service agreed upon in 2012. The ...

Ghana’s Richard Commey and Vasiliy Lomachenko have agreed to a deal for a December 11 fight at Madison Square Garden, multiple sources told ESPN on Tuesday. The clash of former lightweight champions will air following the Heisman Trophy presentation, one of the most coveted dates and time slots on Top Rank’s programming schedule. Lomachenko, the former three-division champion, lost his ...

President Akufo-Addo on Tuesday, 5th October 2021, inspected ongoing work on the retooling and re-equipping of the Kwahu-Atibie Hospital, and also on work on the $$77 million 47-kilometre Mpraeso-Hweehwee- Oyimso. At the commencement of his 3-day tour of the Eastern Region, President Akufo-Addo visited the Atibie Hospital, which is part of a €40 million contract award to Messrs Contracta Construzion ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, on Tuesday, 5th October 2021, commissioned ‘MaaGrace Company Ltd’, a garment manufacturing company, operating under Government’s 1-District-1-Factory initiative. The company specialises in the production of utility clothing, uniforms for security forces, hospital scrubs, uniforms for hotels, uniforms for schools and the production of standardised uniforms. Equipped with 600 industrial machines, and with the support from ...

Senegalese-American singer, Akon, has said he was much happier when he was poor because life is tougher for the rich than the poor. The singer said this during an interview with TMZ, on Monday. He revealed that he was actually happier when he was poor adding that being successful comes with a lot of problems. “Nobody can sit there and ...

Four persons have allegedly been shot in a clash between farmers and Fulani herdsmen at Salamkope near Gudupe village in Afram Plains South District in Eastern Region. About ten (10) cattle were reportedly shot and killed while dozens have sustained injuries. The renewed clashes were triggered after the residents accused the herdsmen of destroying their crops and water bodies. According ...

Hearts of Oak say they are in the ‘final stages of negotiations for a unique partnership’ with German club TSG Hoffenheim and FC Cincinnati of United States. The partnership is dubbed as the “Common Value Club Alliance”, and it is the first of its kind with clubs from Africa, Europe and America coming together to share expertise. The Common Value ...

Some staff of the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) have been interdicted for their involvement in the alleged theft of GHS10.4 million worth of cables. According to the Interim Management Committee (IMC), the affected staff “who hold various positions of responsibility and accountability concerning the transfer of products, have been queried and interdicted pending the outcome of investigations.” It added “The ...

The Minority in parliament has described as tunnel-visioned government’s six-month ultimatum for the re-registration of sim cards by Ghanaians. The caucus has demanded the immediate withdrawal of the threat of deactivation of SIM cards after re-registration exercise describing the move as illegal. It has also asked for the inclusion of other ID cards for the registration. In a statement Tuesday, ...