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Pollster Ben Ephson has fumed at Ghanaians casting doubt over his credibility following some failed predictions at the last Saturday NDC parliamentary primaries. The Daily Dispatch newspaper managing editor had predicted that actor John Dumelo will struggle to win the Ayawaso West Wuogon primaries, instead, Dumelo won by a landslide. He also observed Sam George was likely to loose the ...

The ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Ghana, His Excellency Shi Ting Wang has praised President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo over his government’s flagship program, Free Senior High School. According to Mr. Wang, China and Ghana shares in the same belief that investing in education is investing in the future. “H.E President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo raised the ...

The former Member of Parliament for Ahanta West Constituency of Western, George Kwame has pledge to welcome and work with the other two aspirants that contested the just ended NDC primaries to ensure victory in the 2020 general election. He pulled 533 out of the 1159 votes representing 46% of total valid vote cast to emerged victor in the 24 ...

The police in Nigeria have confirmed the arrest of Chika Nnodim, one of the men suspected to be part of the gang that kidnapped the girls from Takoradi. According to reports from Nigeria, Nnodim is suspected to be part of a cross-border criminal gang doing kidnapping and other unlawful activities in the West African sub-region. The suspect has been accused ...

Ghana beat Nigeria to win the Onga Jollof Battle which came off in Accra on Saturday. The initiative by food seasoning brand Onga, under Promasidor Ghana Limited, was aimed at settling a long standing debate on social media, regarding which country prepares the best jollof. At the end of a very interesting battle, the judges ruled in favour of the ...

The Vice Chancellor of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Professor Kwasi Obiri-Danso and a delegation from KNUST last Tuesday paid a working visit to Obuasi Satellite Campus to inspect renovation works ahead of the official opening in September, 2019. Briefing the management team of the university after the tour of the premises, Mr Stephen Teku, the Municipal ...

The unutilised Annual Budget Funding Amount (ABFA) of the oil revenue of the country has now increased to GH¢655.12 million as at the end of 2018. In 2017, the unused amount was GH¢403.74 million, but there has been an addition of GH¢251.38 million in 2018, and the Ministry of Finance is unable to account for the entire amount. Chairman of ...

Parliamentary candidates who lost in the just ended Parliamentary primaries of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) have been cautioned not to go independent or mastermind “skirt and Blouse” voting. According to the Eastern Regional Organizer of the party, Hackman Kabore, such individuals will be expelled from the party if found culpable. “We are not going to tolerate any bad ...

Five persons have been confirmed dead in a gory accident on the Nsawam – Accra highway. The accident which involved four cars occurred Sunday, the police confirmed. According to eyewitnesses, one of the vehicles had a burst front tyre and veered off its lane, crashing into other vehicles. Personnel of the Ghana National Fire Service spent hours disengaging trapped bodies ...

Lotto Operators in Ghana have accused Ghana’s National Lottery Authority (NLA) of extortion amounting to GHS1 million. According to the Ghana Lotto Operators Association (GLOA), the NLA’s current Director General Osei Ameyaw is extorting monies from private sector operators running into several millions of Ghana Cedi to provide them with the license to operate banker-to-banker lotto using the NLA draw ...