President John Dramani Mahama is in Malta for the 2015 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM Malta 2015).He is being accompanied by the First Lady, Mrs. Lordina Dramani Mahama and the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hanna S. Tetteh (MP), an official statement from the Flagstaff House announced.The theme for CHOGM Malta 2015 is “Adding Global […]
The Asantehene Otumfour Osei Tutu II has charged new Sports Writers Association Of Ghana’s( SWAG) President Kwabena Yeboah to help resurrect the falling standard of sports in the country. According to His Royal Majesty, sports can never be without the contribution of the sports writers and so the president should bring all on board to
Thieves have stolen gold ornaments and other valuables from the strong room of powerful god, Antoa Nyama in the Kwabre East of the Ashanti region.The gold ornaments and the other valuables stolen by the thieves are worth thousands of cedis.It is not quite clear when exactly the raid occurred, though it came to light on
Board Chairman of Hearts of Oak Togbe Afede XIV says his plans to secure a partnership with English giants Arsenal and Liverpool are being frustrated by bad publicity of the club. Some disgruntled fans of the Phobians are demanding the immediate dissolution of the board over claims they have been incompetent throughout their five-year reign.
Hundred and two teachers across the ten regions of the country have been honoured by His Royal Majesty, King of the Ashanti Kingdom, Otumfour Osei Tutu II at the Manhyia Palace. The ceremony, christened ‘Otumfour Teachers Awards’ was instigated in 2011 has since its inception honoured quite a number of teachers who in diverse ways
The Chairman of Ghana Prisons Service, Rev. Stephen Wengam has hinted that plans are far advanced to relocate the highly congested Kumasi Central Prisons to a different location. The project dubbed ‘Afiase’ will help to decongest the Kumasi prison which has been a major source of concern to authorities. The Kumasi central prison which has
The Asokwa Magistrate Court in Kumasi on Tuesday November 24, refused a bail application by Counsel for accused persons standing preliminary trial in connection with the murder of a member of the NPP in the Asawase Constituency, Sadiq Abubakar. The Court therefore remanded three of the four accused persons into prison with the fourth one,
A founder-member of Ghana’s biggest opposition party, Mr Harona Esseku, has said the New Patriotic Party (NPP) is keeping an eye on its suspended chairman Paul Afoko because he is still scheming within the Danquah-Busia-Dombo family, a situation he said could get him dismissed completely.“Mr Afoko is still doing some wrong things, but maybe he
President John Dramani Mahama has asked local manufacturers to put premium on the packaging of their products. Launching the made-in-Ghana goods campaign in Accra yesterday, the President said, “A lot of the time the quality of local products is good but the packaging is bad.” He also asked manufacturing companies to pay attention to marketing,
Ghana has placed second in the 2014 cholera ranking in West Africa.Ghana recorded a total of 28,944 cholera cases with 247 deaths.The latest figures were released by the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund.Ghana followed Nigeria which took the lead with 35,946 cases and 755 deaths.Guinea Conakry was at the bottom of the ranking with
