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Young Leaders have been tasked to be authentic in their respective positions if they want to be successful. Speaking at a mentorship program dubbed the Emerging Leaders’ Summit organized in Accra, renowned businessman and CEO of Yamson and Associates, Dr. Ishmael Yamson said “leadership is not a position but a behavior.” He added that “there are three kinds of leaders, ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo will visit Denkyira-Obuasi as part of his six day working visit to the Western and Central Regions. Denkyira Obuasi became famous after Major Maxwell Mahama was lynched in the town. Below is a statement from the Presidency. President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo from Monday, August 7, 2017, embark on a six day tour of the ...

Residents of Denkyira Obuasi where a military officer was lynched want suspended Chief Executive of the area reinstated. The calls come ahead of President Akufo-Addo’s visit to the town. Daniel Appianin was suspended for his unguarded comments following the murder of the army officer. Major Maxwell Adam Mahama was lynched on May 2, 2017, in the farming community in the ...

A team from the Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) says it is not impressed with projects funded from oil revenue in some parts of the Volta Region. During a monitoring tour of the region, the team revealed that monies allocated for projects in the Ketu South, Ketu North and Keta municipalities have not been properly executed. The team observed ...

A former Attorney General and Minister for Justice Martin Amidu says the erstwhile John Dramani Mahama-led government must be blamed for the current conflict between the Chairperson of the Electoral Commission, Mrs Charlotte Osei and her deputies. Mrs. Osei and two of her deputies, Georgina Amankwaa and Amadu Sulley have been trading accusations at each other over the last few ...

A Ghanaian citizen, Ayamga Yakubu Akolgo, has sued the Chief Justice and the Attorney General over the widely published petition to the President seeking to remove the Electoral Commission Chairperson Charlotte Osei from office over allegations of corruption and stated misconduct. Mr Akolgo asserts that there is no need for the Chief Justice to constitute a committee to investigate the ...

An illegal miner has been shot dead by the anti-galamsey taskforce at Wawase in the Ashanti region after an exchange with the taskforce. According to the Public Relations Officer of the taskforce, Major Gariba Pabi, the deceased, together with some illegal miners pelted stones and fired at the taskforce known as Operations Vanguard over their removal from the site. “We ...

The UK High Commission to Ghana has denied media reports making rounds that it has issued fresh terror alert to its citizens in Ghana. According to the Minority National Democratic Congress (NDC) in Parliament, the governments of UK, Canada and the US have warned their citizens of potential attacks at malls highly patronized by Westerners. That has prompted the government ...

Embattled businessman Alfred Agbesi Woyome is celebrating progress of his suit he filed at the African Court in Tanzania against the government of Ghana on the controversial matter of the Gh¢51.2million, he owes the state. In a statement, the businessman announced the court in Arusha in Tanzania, which Ghana is a signatory to, has established, the government has a case ...

Former Member of Parliament for Ellembele, Samia Yaaba Nkrumah has said President Akufo-Addo and his government can never change the history of Ghana’s political struggles by attempting to discount her father’s contribution. According to Samia Nkrumah who is also a former National Chairman of the Convention People’s Party, her father’s contribution to the struggles for independence is significant and ”no ...