Former President John Dramani Mahama says the main opposition National Democratic Congress(NDC) must begin to restore the lost values and principles as a social democratic party so it could remain distinct from the ruling NPP. Speaking at the 9th wreath-laying ceremony for HE Prof. JEA Mills at the Asomdwee Park in Accra, Mr. Mahama intimated that it could only be ...

Former Member of Parliament for Kumbungu, Ras Mubarak, has slammed Madina lawmaker, Francis-Xavier Sosu, labelling him ‘foolishly courageous,’ over his stance on same-sex relationships. Mubarak was reacting to a story that reported Sosu’s comments about how a strong opposition of Speaker Alban Bagbin to the Lesbians, Gays, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer, LGBTQ+ community could best be described as his private ...

Director General of the National Sports Authority (NSA), Peter Twumasi, has described the hosting of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games as a victory for the world, athletes and Ghana to conquer the Coronavirus. Motivating Team Ghana ahead of the opening ceremony at the Games Village, when he led government’s delegation to visit the athletes and officials, he praised the federations’ ...

Officials of Hisense, Kotoko and the players displaying the dummy cheque Euro 2020 key sponsor Hisense Ghana, the electronic giant, has made good on its pledge to Asante Kotoko and players who scored against the Porcupine Warriors in the just-ended Premier League. Kotoko, who finished second in the 2020/21 league season few days ago, received a cheque for GH¢135,000 for ...

The Ashanti region recorded 783 new cases of Alpha and Delta variant of COVID-19 between 19th -25 July 2021, the regional health directorate has said. Eighty-five schools including Basic, Senior High, and a University have been infected. 365 students have so far contracted the virus with 254 recoveries while 111 students are still undergoing treatment. Currently, 25 schools still have ...

Reggae/dancehall artiste, Shatta Wale, has been receiving praises and commendations for a move to introduce his own ride hailing service called Shaxi. “Shaxi”, an acronym for Shatta Taxi, is an initiative aimed at providing jobs for the youth in various communities. The Shatta Movement boss who announced the employment opportunity for drivers in the country on social media on Thursday, ...

The National Coordinator of the Ghana School Feeding Programme (GSFP), Dr. Mrs. Gertrude Quashigah has said that the Government is committed to providing nutritiously balanced meal for pupils benefiting from the feeding programme. She said, provision of nutritious meal is essential and remains the topmost priority of GSFP and the Government of Ghana. She indicated that good meal does not ...

According to Brother Sammy, lovers who are willing to get married must first have sex before deciding to get married. Speaking in an interview with Okay FM, he argued that having sex before marriage is the only time couples can find out if they are compatible sexually. Not knowing a partner’s sexual preferences before marriage, he said, is a recipe ...

Ghana’s public debt stock has risen to GHS332.4. The debt, which was GHS304.6 billion as of the end of the first quarter in 2021, shot up by GHS30 billion in April and May, according to data released by the Bank of Ghana. This translates into a debt-to-Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ratio of 76.6%. It is marginally higher than the debt-to-GDP ...

The Secretary-General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat Wamkele Mene has arrived in Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire to begin a four-day working visit upon the invitation of the President of Cote d’Ivoire Alassane Ouattara. This is the Secretary-General’s first official visit to Cote d’Ivoire and he is expected to hold talks with a number of government officials and ...