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The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MoTI) has pleaded with spare parts dealers at Abossey Okai in Accra, not to go on their planned demonstration against the government. Deputy Minister Carlos Ahenkorah, said on Wednesday, 19 September 2018 that measures are being put in place to deal with their concerns, hence, there will be no need to hit the streets. ...

Twenty-Seven year old Akwasi Offi popularly known as Shatta Wale nearly beheaded himself with a sharp knife at Nsuaem 2 in the Bosom Freho District of the Ashanti Region. The incident which occurred on Tuesday September 18, 2018 has thrown residents into a state of shock. An eyewitness Emmanuel Nyame narrating the incident to Abusua Fm’s Osei Kwadwo said Shatta ...

Vice President, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has revealed that Akosombo Textile Limited (ATL) will be charged to produce 100,000 uniforms for graduates under the Nation Builders Corp (NABCO). According to the Vice President, the initiative will ensure the sustainability of the company and also encourage the culture of accepting made in Ghana products. “ATL for example was dead. It was shut ...

Former Managing Director of the Bulk Oil Storage and Transport (BOST) Kwame Awuah-Darko has denied the allegations of thievery through some suspected illegal payments at the Bulk Oil Storage and Transportation Company Limited (BOST) to the previous Mahama administration. The Centre for National Affairs (CNA), a pressure group, has petitioned the Office of the Special Prosecutor to initiate criminal investigations ...

A former Communications Consultant at the Energy Ministry Edward Bawa has denied reports that a former MD of the Bulk Oil Storage Transportation (BOST) company made “illegal payments” close to GHC40.5million into the account of former chief of staff Julius Debrah. Mr. Kwame Awuah-Darko is reportedly a wanted man by the Economic and Organised Crimes Office (EOCO) for sanctioning the ...

This story was first published on October 30, 2016 The 2016 Presidential Candidate of the New Patriotic Party(NPP),Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has described the Mahama-led administration as an insensitive government, following a 9 % increment in fuel prices. According to him, the governing party ‘s decision to increase the prices of petroleum products, in the midst of the ongoing, crippling ...

In what appeared to be a pre-election push for NPP in 2020, Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia spoke to a packed audience reemphasizing his commitment to strengthening Ghana’s economy. “A strong economy expands opportunities and allows individuals to venture into new territories,” said Bawumia at the Ghana Industrial Summit in Accra Tuesday. “We cannot develop a strong economy if we don’t ...

Halls of residence at tertiary institutions are known to be places where students have the absolute freedom to move around at any time, but it seems that is not the case for all. The newly converted Unity Hall of the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) seems to have a different philosophy as it has some strict rules ...

Embattled gold trading firm Menzgold has extended the suspension on the payment of dividend and activities regarding its gold vault to September 28,2018. The initial suspension was to expire today, Wednesday September 19. In a statement Menzgold said: “Following our correspondence with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), we regret to advise that the Gold Vault Market product services will ...

Parliamentarians have been recalled from recess and expected to converge on Parliament House beginning Monday, 24 September 2018. Speaker of Parliament, Prof. Aaron Mik Oquaye noted in a press statement that the legislators are expected to debate some important bills. “In exercise of the power conferred on the Speaker by order 42 (3) of the standing orders of the Parliament ...