There is no justification for President Akufo-Addo to hire a presidential jet for $14,000 per hour for his trip to Germany, a former Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs under the Mahama administration, Emmanuel Bombande, has said. The former Executive Director for the West Africa Network for Peace Building (WANEP) said any justification for this decision will only pollute the minds ...
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FDA cautions against body enhancement products
The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has cautioned manufactures and sellers of unregistered body enhancement products on the Ghanaian markets to desist from such act. The FDA said this act is illegal and can have adverse health implications on consumers. The FDA said in a statement that as part of its routine market surveillance, they have noted with utmost concern ...
Read More »‘I Want To Become The Biggest Artiste From The North’
Tamale-based afropop artiste, Mujahid Ahmed Bello, known in showbiz circles as Fancy Gadam, wants to maintain his reputation as one of the biggest Ghanaian artistes to emerge from the northern part of the country. The award-winning artiste in an interview with the media stated that he wants to maintain his originality as a vibrant artiste from the north and not ...
Read More »Change the course of Land Administration – Akufo-Addo to Land C’ssion Board
President Akufo-Addo has charged the newly constituted twenty-five (25) member Lands Commission Board to do everything possible to change the current negative course of land administration in Ghana. Addressing members of the Board after swearing them into office at the Banquet Hall of the Jubilee House, President Akufo-Addo noted that the country’s land administration challenges have persisted far too long ...
Read More »446,321 Candidates participating in 2021 WASSCE
The written papers of this year’s West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for the second batch of final-year free senior high school students began smoothly throughout the country yesterday. The examination began with Oral English with the observance of the COVID-19 safety protocols. A total of 446,321 final-year SHS students are writing the 2021 WASSCE for school candidates across ...
Read More »NAM1 case: Prosecution still to file processes, case adjourned to October 11
The case of the Chief Executive Officer of Gold dealership firm Menzgold Ghana Limited Nana Appiah Mensah has been adjourned to October 11, 2021. This was because the prosecution was yet to file any processes on how the case should proceed. At the last court sitting on July 6, the court was informed that the accused person was coughing and ...
Read More »UCC ranked best global university for research influence
Ghana’s University of Cape Coast (UCC) has been ranked the number one university in the country and best university globally for research influence. UCC has also been ranked as the number one university in West Africa and part of the top five universities in Africa. This was contained in the 2022 Times Higher Education annual rankings. The 2022 World University ...
Read More »Aliu Mahama-led GIISDEC Board inaugurated
Farouk Aliu Mahama, son of late former Vice President, Alhaji Aliu Mahama and Member of Parliament (MP) for Yendi, has been sworn in as Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Ghana Integrated Iron and Steel Development Corporation (GIISDEC). He is joined by eight other technocrats drawn from other government institutions and agencies to constitute the new GIISDEC Board. ...
Read More »Ghanaians lie and cheat about everything – Osei-Wusu laments
The 1st Deputy Speaker of Parliament Joe Osei Wusu says Ghanaians must first fix their character if they want to see things changed in the country. According to him, the average Ghanaian will lie about everything and has no interest of the nation at heart. “I’ll rather say we should fix our character. We cheat freely with the everyday thing ...
Read More »African politicians only think about their bellies – Kwabena Yeboah
Legendary Ghanaian commentator, Kwabena Yeboah, has hit out at Ghanaian and African politicians who only think of their personal gains instead of working to improve the lives of the masses. In an interview on Starr Chat on Wednesday, Kwabena Yeboah bemoaned the toxic nature of African politics and slammed politicians who come to power only to amass wealth for themselves ...
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