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President Akufo-Addo says Ghana can be like the United States of America after the successful implementation of his flagship education policy – Free SHS. The President made the comment during the unveiling of the logo for the policy at the Flagstaff House Thursday. “The first country in the world to institute a system of free public education is The United ...

A Deputy General Secretary of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Koku Anyidoho says the party will not shield or protect any former corrupt appointee under Mahama’s administration should the person be found culpable. According to the fierce critic of President Nana Akufo-Addo, the party will not agitate or embark on any protest should any member of the previous government ...

Three Ghanaian Muslim pilgrims, who were part of this year’s Hajj have died in Saudi Arabia, the Hajj Board has confirmed. They are made up of two females who were said to have died from natural causes and one male who died from a medical condition. One of the females died in her sleep whilst the other two died at ...

A staunch member of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Appiah Stadium, has said there was no need for the former Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture, William Quaittoo, to have resigned from his post over his ethnocentric comments. Mr Quaittoo resigned after describing northerners as ‘liars’ and ‘difficult’ people to deal with. The Akim Oda MP received a lot of ...

Under fire musician, Kwame Asare Obeng has admitted being awarded a contract under the current government to transport fuel from Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST) to parts of the country. According to him, he was awarded the contract during the first quarter of 2017 indicating that he did not get it because he was a party person ...

For the first time ever, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is about to change the cryptographic keys that help secure the Internet’s Domain Name System (DNS). “It is critical that Internet Service Providers and network operators around the world make certain they are ready for this change as failure to do so can result in their ...

Pressure is mounting on government to halt the sale of assets of the Volta River Authority. The Institute of Energy Security is the latest to oppose the move, accusing government of attempting to bequeath the thermal plants to its cronies. Government’s announcement of the sale of the thermal plants comes months after the president told parliament that VRA and GRIDCO ...

The Member of parliament for Sagnerigu, Hon. A.B.A Fuseini says Peace Council and the Christian Council are gradually losing their credibility. According to him, their long silence on issues in the country is making them spiritually impotent. The member of Parliament who seem excited about the resignation of the embattled Deputy Agric Minister, Hon.William Quaitoo explained that this is the ...

The embattled IT head of the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) Dr. Caleb Afaglo has been sacked. The decision to relieve Dr. Afaglo of his post was taken after a board meeting was held on Wednesday, 30 August. Dr. Afaglo will, however, remain on interdiction. Dr. Afaglo was interdicted by the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) after ...

Local manufacturers of cooking oil have decried the unavailability of raw materials in the country. The manufacturers are currently importing about 90 percent of palm fruits used in producing the cooking oil. Demand for palm fruits in the country currently stands at 400,000 tons. However, the local market is only able to meet 150,000 tons of the demand compelling manufacturers ...