African countries lose $148 billion to corruption every year, President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina has said.“Just think of how many continents you could light up with that amount,” Adesina said at the Bank’s headquarters in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire on December 9, 2015 in commemoration of International Anti-Corruption Day under the theme Break […]
Ghana duo Reggie ‘N’ Bollie failed to snatch the ultimate in the final of the X Factor contest which came to an end Sunday evening.Seventeen-year-old Louisa Johnson was the winner.She managed to beat the Ghanaian pair to claim the much-coveted record deal with Simon Cowell’s label Syco.Ché Chesterman was eliminated the night before while performances
Climate and agriculture seem to have a love-hate relationship, but if sustainable actions are adopted, then there may be a chance for the two to co-exist happily enough. This relationship was the subject of much discussion by experts at the High Level Policy Dialogue on Investment in Agricultural Research for Sustainable Development in Asia
The Ashanti Regional Police Command in Kumasi, has retrieved 100 unregistered guns in a special operation at the weekend within various suburbs of the city. The operation which was aimed at clamping down on persons possessing unlicensed weapons in perpetrating crime within the Kumasi Metropolis, retrieved guns including 10 AK47 assault rifles, G3 rifles, pump
The assertion that the average Northern Ghanaian woman spends about 70 percent of her time on house chores alone cannot be far from the truth as most women in this part of the country are less educated and are mostly not allowed to take decisions that affect their lives for personal development. Despite the acceptance
A clerk assigned to the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, has been arrested for allegedly concealing vital information in connection with the state’s appeal challenging the freeing of businessman, Alfred Agbesi Woyome.Officials of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) picked up Kafui Bansah after it emerged that he had deliberately refused to enter the
President Mahama has conferred national honours on some 28 prominent Ghanaians including former Finance Minister Dr. Kwabena Duffuor at a special event in Accra. The former governor of the Bank of Ghana was honored with the Companion of the Order of the Volta award in Accra Friday. Dr. Duffuor was among 28 dignitaries who were
About 30% of poultry imported into the country are injected with water, Dr. Hannah Louisa Bissiw, Deputy Minister of Food and Agriculture has revealed.Dr. Bissiw disclosed this in an interview with Media practitioner Thursday December 10.According to the Deputy Minister, this practice is done by the perpetrators in order to increase the weight of the
A member of the Council of Elders for the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Mr. Ayisi Boateng, has said the suspension of General Secretary Kwabena Agyepong and the second Vice-Chairman, Sammy Crabbe, will not create any disaffection for the party.He told ghnewsnew Reporter that, the party members identified the problems confronting the party, and if
A member of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Dr Arthur Kobina Kennedy, has described as “laughable” the reasons adduced by the leadership of the party to justify the indefinite suspension of general secretary Kwabena Agyepong, second vice-chairman Sammy Crabbe, and Chairman Paul Afoko.In a statement, Dr Kennedy said those charges “diminish the proud traditions
