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Former Black Stars defender now turned football coach, John Paintsil has described publications that he stabbed his ex-wife as untrue. He also denied rumours that the false publication cost him an arm and leg. Mr Painstil, who was a guest on Joy Prime’s Gee Spot with MzGee, admonished the media to be circumspect with their reportage. “Sometimes the media needs ...

The incumbent Eastern Regional Chairman, Bismark Tawiah Boateng has been defeated by his long-term political rival, businessman John Owusu Amankrah, popularly known as Jowak. Jowak polled 379 votes as against 281 votes secured by Boateng to revenge a painful defeat he suffered in the hands of the latter in 2014. Meanwhile, Mark Oliver Kevor, the incumbent Regional Secretary retained his ...

What would have passed out as a bragging right for the Akufo-Addo government was on Wednesday, boycotted by senior ministers’ in-charge of the country’s security, as well as the top hierarchy of the Police administration, including the Inspector General of Police (IGP), David Asante-Appeatu. Government three days ago, presented a total of 105 vehicles as part of retooling the Ghana ...

The Consultative Council of Subject Teachers Association (CCSTA) of the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has proposed the introduction of electronic device to check punctuality and regularity of staff in educational institutions. This was contained in a communiqué issued by CCSTA and signed by the chairman, Mr Solomon Sarpong Bagmae after its annual colloquium held at Koforidua. This year’s ...

Former President Jerry John Rawlings has charged delegates of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) who will elect regional officers this weekend to reject candidates who will approach them with money in order to gain their votes. According to Mr Rawlings, who is founder of the NDC, the time has come for the delegates to reject individuals who are interested in ...

Founder and leader of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), Pastor Mensa Otabil has expressed gratitude to Ghanaians for the birthday wishes he received on Friday, 31 August 2018 when he turned 59. “I would like to say a big thank you to all of you. I am grateful for all the birthday wishes and prayers. May God richly bless ...

Government’s decision to get involved with plans to build a National Cathedral has hit a snag as a suit has been filed at the Supreme Court against it. James Kwabena Bomfeh, a former Youth Organiser of the Convention People’s Party (CPP), aka Kabila who was earlier in court on the same issue wants an interlocutory injunction to restrain the construction ...

Poverty has been identified as the underlying cause of child trafficking in coastal fishing communities, forcing many to trade their children for a pittance. Participants at a two-day strategic planning seminar on Combating Child Labour and Trafficking in coastal fishing communities in the Central Region say the fight against the menace could only be achieved if the implementation of poverty ...

An Accra Circuit Court has granted bail of ¢700,000.00 with five sureties to a businessman for allegedly stealing ¢620,000.00 from the Frimps Oil Company. Two out of the five sureties should be public officers. Joshua Kofi Abusah also known as Godfred Kofi Debrah is again to make a security deposit of ¢200,000.00. In addition, he is charged for forging documents, ...

Measures introduced by the Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) in February 2018 to delete ghost names from the pension payroll have yielded positive results. The trust had, as of August 24, 2018, saved GH¢18.1 million following the deletion of 8,366 ghost names. The amount is currently lodged in a designated account at the Bank of Ghana (BoG). In ...