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TAP Air Portugal has offered its sincere apologies to passengers aboard its flight from Accra to Sao Tome on 23rd December 2017. Two Ghanaian passengers scheduled to board the plane but were dropped at the last hour, complained of mistreatment and accused officials of racism. But in an unsigned statement issued on company letterhead, TAP Air Portugal acknowledged notice of ...

The case involving a final year GSTS student who was shot dead on Friday, December 22 at Nyanikrom in the Shama District of the Western Region has been adjourned to January 12, 2018, by the Takoradi District Court. The suspect, Detective Corporal Adjei Shaibu has also been taken into police custody at Sekondi. State Prosecutor Bernard Paa Ahinsan pleaded with ...

Justice Williams Atuguba has spoken for the first time since delivering judgement on the 2012 election petition. In a yet to be aired documentary titled “The Election Petition” and produced by journalist Paul Adom Otchere, Justice Atuguba defended the decision of the court in favour of then President John Mahama. Then candidate Nana Akufo-Addo, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia and Jacob Otanka ...

Member of Parliament (MP) for Takoradi, Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah, actualised what is meant by grassroots participation when he took part in a festive activity of his people The lawmaker surprised many of his constituents after taking to the streets to celebrate Christmas in a rather awkward way. Kwabena Okyere Darko-Mensah marked the festive season by teaming up with masquerades to ...

The Government of Ghana has denied news that its president has congratulated George Weah for winning Liberia’s presidential runoff vote held on December 26. Mustapha Abdul-Hamid, Ghana’s Information Minister described the reports making rounds in local media and on social media as ‘fake news,’ stressing that the Government was waiting for the elections body to declare official results. “We wish ...

The Government has stated that enough mechanisms have been put in place to protect the public purse despite claims that some budgets for certain ministries have been bloated. The government has also rejected claims that portions of the Ministry of Special Development Initiatives’ 2018 budgetary allocation, was a ploy to divert funds into private pockets. The response by government comes ...

The Minority in Parliament is accusing the New Patriotic Party (NPP) over the attack on one of its members Eric Opoku, MP for Asunafo South. The unknown gunmen attacked the Member of Parliament for Asunafo South constituency and former Brong Ahafo regional Minister, on Christmas Day. The gunmen, who were armed with a local pistol and machetes, went berserk when ...

President Akufo-Addo has reemphasised his commitment to the fight against corruption hinting that the coming year will witness prosecution of corrupt officials. He assured of his government’s desire to drastically minimise the canker by punishing those found to be culpable of acts of corruption as government has undertaken audits and investigations. The president, however, was quick to rubbish attempts by ...

The 2016 presidential candidate of the All People’s Congress (APC), Hassan Ayariga says has registered his disappointment with dancehall artiste Shatta Wale. The politician and businessman says in as much as he loves Shatta Wale’s music, he is not happy with the musician’s behaviour in recent times. Making reference to a recent video that surfaced online in which the ‘Kakai’ ...

New Patriotic Party (NPP) firebrand, Kennedy Agyapong has revealed that he will not cease speaking the truth and launching attacks on those in authority who may sleep on their jobs if need be in 2018. “I will continue to speak the truth no matter who may be affected by what I say. Ghana’s interest is paramount to me than political ...