Dominic Nitiwul The Minority in Ghana’s Parliament has vowed to bring a hellfire of pressure to bear on the Mahama administration in a bid to compel swift criminal prosecution of officials thought to have mismanaged state funds meant for the Savannah Accelerated Development Authority (SADA). Deputy Minority Leader, Dominic Nitiwul, stated the group’s intension in […]

Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta has signed into law a controversial marriage bill legalising polygamy. It brings civil law, where a man was only allowed one wife, into line with customary law, where some cultures allow multiple partners. Controversy surrounded an amendment to the bill, supported by many male MPs, allowing men to take more wives […]

Fire has gutted some pipelines belonging to the Tema Oil Refinery (TOR) at Tema in the Greater Accra region. The pipelines are said to have be laid behind the Cocoa Processing Company at Community One, connecting TOR to the Tema Harbour. Graphic Correspondent in Tema, Benjamin Xornam Glover reported that, one person has been burnt beyond recognition […]

Ike Ekweremadu The Speaker of the Regional Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Ike Ekweremadu, has called on West African governments to show enormous political will and crack down on bribery and corruption at the various borders to help achieve the Community’s objective of economic integration amongst member states. He said […]

The bullet-riddled body of Awal, the latest victim of a land guard attack, is symptomatic of an ailing society, one in which law and order is being undermined by criminal elements. The story about how yet-to-be-apprehended land guards opened fire and killed an innocent life and sent others to hospital beds, made the front pages […]

Former President Jerry John Rawlings Former President Jerry John Rawlings has told a Nigerian newspaper, the Vanguard, in an interview that Ghanaians are unable to afford the high cost of food in the country. He granted the interview during a recent visit to Africa’s most populous country to join other distinguished political and military figures […]

From left: Paul Afoko, Nana Akufo-Addo , Dr Bawumia and other top guns of the NPP at the funeral The Opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), with its 2012 flagbearer, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, at the weekend mourned its former vice presidential candidate and Ghana’s Former Ambassador to Germany, Mr. Rowland Issifu Alhassan. The delegation, led […]

Dr Kwabena Adjei, NDC National Chairman  Three more deaths have been recorded in the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) after the weekend tragedy which claimed the lives of two of its top executives, Hajia Adisa Sali and Agnes Tia on the Kintampo-Techiman highway. In another road accident which occurred in the Volta Region the same […]

The Chief Imam of Ahafo Ano South District, Alhaji Fuseini Abdulai, has appealed to President John Mahama to reinstate the sacked District Chief Executive (DCE) of the area, Gabriel Barimma, popularly called ‘Tweaa’ DCE. According to him, the Imams and members of the Zongo community at Mankranso, the district capital, were saddened by the dismissal […]

Carlor Sakyie and Obuor The leadership of Ghana Music Right Organisation (GHAMRO), a collective society for music right owners, yesterday sounded its readiness to fight persons who are trying to drag the name of the society into disrepute. Reacting to a letter headlined ‘Need For Reforms At GHAMRO After Two And Half Years Of Operations’ […]

Akosua Adjepong Evergreen highlife musician cum dancer, Akosua Adjepong, whose stagecraft has attracted a lot of music lovers across the country, has announced the release of her much-awaited musical albums titled ‘Timeless’ and a compilation of her old songs, also titled the ‘Frema Reloaded’ on the music market. Akosua is one of the few female […]

The Food and Drugs Authority (FDA) has warned consumers against a fake anti-worm tablets –Vermox, circulating within pharmacy and chemical shops in the country. The drugs are said to be circulating particularly in the Western and Greater Accra regions. “The FDA, through its postmarket surveillance found two batches of fake/counterfeit Vermox in some shops in […]

A family sleeping under a mosquito net Delta Airlines and the Ghana Red Cross have begun training volunteers to kick start the activities for the anti-malaria campaign launched in February this year.   The dedicated Ghana Red Cross volunteer training session would train over 80 volunteers for the year-long project to undertake a number of […]

Kwesi Appiah Ghana coach Kwesi Appiah admits the weight of expectations on his team at the 2014 World Cup has been heightened following his honorary doctorate award. The Black Stars trainer amongst some prominent personalities were handed the award by the Day Spring Christian University of Mississippi for their enormous contribution to society. Appiah was […]

Amb. Quarcoo poses with the team at his house  Members of the national boxing team, the Black Bombers have petitioned their president, Ambassador Ray Quarcoo, asking him to rescind his decision of stepping down as the head of the Ghana Boxing Federation (GBF). The 20-member team, led by head coach Asare Ofori, called on the […]

Sydney Casely-Hayford I still have no water and the load shedding exercise that was supposed to be extended for two weeks, five weeks ago, is in its sixth week and showing no signs of letting up.  Now we are not even shown the civility of a timetable and dates when power will not be in […]

Christian Astu Ghana winger Christian Astu has been voted the Player of the Season by fans of Dutch top-flight side Vitesse Arnhem after excelling in his first season at the club. The 22-year-old, who is on loan from English giants Chelsea, has been highly impressive for the FC Hollywood aan de Rijn. This achievement could […]

A convicted Singaporean match-fixer has shockingly claimed that he helped Nigeria to qualify for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa through his match fixing shenanigans. In a mind-blowing revelation published in a book that will send shockwaves throughout the football world, Wilson Raj Perumal claims he influenced results to help the Super Eagles to […]

The widely anticipated bout between two of Ghana’s local boxing heroes –– Bukom Banku and Ayittey Powers –– has hit a new snag, after previous postponements. The bout, scheduled for the Accra Sports Stadium, had previously been postponed twice, after Ayittey Powers pulled out –– initially on the advice of his spiritual mentor, T.B Josuah, […]