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Attempts by some discredited individuals within the Akwamu Traditional area to tarnish the reputation of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Lottery Authority (NLA), Kofi Osei Ameyaw, have been exposed. Some elements within the Yaa Ansaa Royal Family of Akwamu in a recent press release, published in the Daily Graphic of Monday, November 13, 2017 subtly accused the ...

The Kumasi office of the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation has been rendered non-operational after electricity supply was cut by the Electricity Company of Ghana over a GHc1.7 million debt. ECG took the step to cut power supply after the State Broadcaster showed no sign of redeeming its debt obligations to the power distributor. Staff of the state broadcaster, however, clashed with ...

Former President Jerry John Rawlings says Africa’s longest-serving leader is one of the few to have served with pride as an African, more than many leaders the continent has produced. The Zimbabwean leader since Tuesday, has been confined to his home in Harare, after the army took over power, ending the 37-year-rule of the former British colony. Mr Mugabe is ...

Director of Faculty of Academic Affairs and Research at the Kofi Annan International Peace Keeping Center, Dr. Emmanuel Kwesi Aning, has called for the immediate end to vigilantism and all forms of youth-related upheavals. The Security analyst was a guest speaker on curbing youth vigilantism – a panacea for sustainable development – at an event organized by NORSAAC to mark ...

Vice president Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has eulogized the late Alhaji Aliu Mahama for his principles in both private and public life. Speaking about the late former second gentleman of the land on the 5th anniversary celebration of his death, Dr. Bawumia disclosed that the late Mahama who deputized for President J.A Kufuor from 2001-2008, was key in getting him into ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has said access to education is the only way by which the world can foster a sense of cohesion and solidarity amongst displaced persons. He said education helps to create an enabling environment, which will spur them on to lead more purposeful and dignified lives. According to President Akufo-Addo, education is the key to human ...

The government has created 38 new Metropolitan, Municipal and Districts to bring governance closer to the doorstep of citizens. This brings the number of MMDAs in Ghana to 254 from the previous 216. The Minister of Local Government Hajia Alima Mahama laid the Legislative Instrument to back the creation of the new MMDAs in Parliament on Thursday. She said some ...

As part of the celebrations to mark the 5th anniversary of the passing away of the late Alhaji Aliu Mahama, a special prayer was said for him by the National Chief Imam, Sheik Dr. Osman Nuhu Sharubutu at his residence in Cantonments, Accra on Thursday, November 16. Dignitaries who graced the occasion were the Vice President; Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia, Minister ...

The Akufo-Addo administration has introduced a special initiative targeted at jobless graduates called the Nation Builders Corps (NBC). In the 2018 Budget address, under the theme, “From Stabilization to Work; Putting Ghana to Work Again”, the Finance Minister, Ken Ofori-Atta, said 100,000 tertiary graduates will be employed under the NBC in 2018. Every one of Ghana’s 216 districts should be ...

Finance Minister, Mr Ken Ofori-Atta has presented to Parliament the budget for 2018. This is the second budget statement and economic policy since the President Akufo-Addo led administration assumed office on January 7, 2017. Click here to access the document. Key Highlight of the 2018 Budget Statement and Economic Policy Theme: “Putting Ghana to work” MACROECONOMIC PERFORMANCE FOR 2017   ...