The Police administration has taken the military-Police relationship a notch higher by organising a historic Guard of Honour and reception for the outgoing Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Vice Admiral Seth Amoama. The programme, held at the forecourt of the Police Headquarters, had in attendance heads of other security services. They are; Mr Isaac Kofi […] The post Dampare

Mr Samuel Abu Jinapor, the Minister for Lands and Natural Resources has hosted the Administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency, Mr. Michael S. Regan and the US Ambassador to Ghana, H.E. Virginia Evelyn Palmer, at the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources to discuss forest and climate-related matters. The meeting focused on Ghana and […] The post Jinapor hosts US diplomats over climate

The Minerals Commission (MC) says neither itself nor the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources has received a formal application or request from FGR Bogoso Prestea Ltd, the operators of the Prestea-Bogoso Mines, to put the Mine under Care and Maintenance. Spokesperson for the Senior Staff Union of Bogoso-Prestea Mines, MacDonald Hickson had in an […] The post Minerals Commission speaks

The world was greeted with thunderbolt of shock when on Sunday January 28, 2024 three member states of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) pulled out of the sub-regional body. They are Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger, all Sahelian states in the block. A number of factors, ranging from trans-border trade to security […] The post Burkina, Mali, Niger exit –slap in the face of

Headline inflation is expected to ease between13% to 17% by the end of 2024, according to the Bank of Ghana (BoG). The Central Bank says the expectation was as a result of inflation declining sharply by more than 30% in the course of 2023. It is also expected to trend back gradually to within the […] The post 2024 expected to end with at least 13% inflation -BoG appeared first on The

Ghanaians have been advised against allowing themselves to be manipulated by fake prophecies in choosing political leaders as the country prepares towards the 2024 general election. Those prophecies were self-made from persons who wanted to deceive the citizenry to believe that God had chosen certain leaders for the country, the Rector of Global Theological Seminary […] The post Editorial:

Chiefs from Ekumfi Traditional Area, led by their Omanhen, Ode?fo Akyin VIII, have described as highly unfortunate and regrettable, a deliberate attempt by President Nana Addo to deny the people of Ekumfi development. In a recent public reaction, President Akufo Addo explained that he had denied the people of Ekumfi development because they voted out […] The post Ekumfi chiefs are ‘mad’ over

Yet again, we have scored 43 out of a possible 100 on the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI). The results are disappointing. Yes, we did not slip. One will muse. Fair enough. But we did not progress either. We did not cross the threshold of an average mark. That is our reality. On the credit side […] The post Corruption and Justice, Where Does Ghana Stand -Special Prosecutor

The Federal Road Safety Corps, FRSC, in Osun State says it arrested 4,971 traffic offenders across the state in 2023. The Sector Commander, Mr Henry Benamasia, revealed this in an interview with newsmen on Tuesday in Osogbo. He added that personnel from the Command rescued 976 accident victims across the state during the period. According […] The post We arrested 4,971 traffic offenders in 2023

Nigeria on Tuesday recorded an improved ranking in the Corruption Perception Index (CPI), moving five places up to rank 145 out of 180 countries assessed. According to the latest corruption index released by Transparency International (TI), the country also gained one point added to its previous 24, ending up scoring 25 out of the 100 […] The post Nigeria moves up in Corruption Index

As part of pursing a career in media, Anita Akuffo had a masterplan of participating in a beauty pageant which will ultimately end her on the screens. In a relationship then in her second year in the University, she discussed this idea of the beauty pageant with her then boyfriend who was strongly against it. […] The post Anita Akuffo shares how she chose career over boyfriend appeared

Artistes, music executives, instrumentalists, composers, and all music industry stakeholders can submit their musical works for nomination in the 25th Ghana Music Awards. The organisers of the prestigious awards scheme, Charterhouse, are receiving the nominations till February 29, 2024. Works should be submitted via the Ghana Music Awards website www.entry.ghanamusicawards.com. These songs should have been […] The post Nominations

Albania’s Constitutional Court on Monday approved a controversial deal signed with Italy to host two holding centres for migrants rescued in Italian waters. But the agreement has sparked anger among politicians in both countries and human rights groups who describe it as “dehumanising”. The agreement has been condemned by opposition parties in both countries, as […] The post Albania,

The United States has begun reimposing sanctions on Venezuela by restricting its mining sector after the South American nation’s top court upheld the disqualification of an opposition presidential hopeful. Any US companies doing business with Venezuela’s state-owned mining concern Minerven have until February 13 to complete a “wind down of transactions” with the company, the US Treasury’s […] The post US

Three foreign-born residents in Japan have sued the country’s authorities over alleged racial profiling. The plaintiffs say they have suffered distress from repeated police questioning based on their appearances. “There’s a very strong image that ‘foreigner’ equals ‘criminal’,” Pakistan-born Syed Zain told reporters. The lawsuit filed on Monday aims to confirm that racial profiling is […] The post Foreign-born

Former Pakistani prime minister Imran Khan has been sentenced to 10 years in jail in a case in which he was charged with leaking state secrets. Khan, who was ousted by his opponents as PM in 2022, is already serving a three-year jail term after being convicted of corruption. He has called all the charges […] The post Pakistan Ex-PM Imran Khan jailed in state secrets case appeared first

Israeli forces have killed three members of Palestinian armed groups in a hospital in the occupied West Bank. CCTV footage showed members of an undercover unit disguised as medics and other civilians making their way through a corridor with rifles raised. The Israeli military said the men were hiding in the Jenin hospital, and that […] The post Israeli forces kill 3 Palestinian fighters

Vietnam and the Philippines have agreed to cooperate on maritime security in the South China Sea, a conduit for $3 trillion of annual shipborne trade that China claims almost in its entirety. The deals, signed during a state visit to Hanoi by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Tuesday, will see the two countries’ coastguards working […] The post Vietnam, Philippines sign deals

The Registrar of the Ghana Scholarship Secretariat, Dr. Kingsley Agyemang, has assured residents in the Abuakwa South Constituency of his readiness to bring more developmental projects to the area.   According to him, the life of residents in the area could only improve when there are conscious development projects, a position that is motivating him […] The post Kingsley Agyemang assures

Bismark Mborchie, a Visual Arts Tutor at Benkum Senior High School, is leading a creative initiative to enhance road safety education through concept drawings to visualize road safety education, providing a unique and engaging perspective for drivers and road users. His motivation is borne out of worrying statistics provided by the World Health Organisation (WHO) […] The post Visual Arts