To some, he is a spoilt, playboy prince who sees ruling the oil-rich Gabon as his birthright; a one-time funk singer who stepped into his father’s shoes to continue his family’s 50-year rule. To others, he is a reformer – a man who, they would argue, was voted into power democratically by the masses. But […] The post Who is Ali Bongo, president of Gabon? appeared

Authorities at the Ankaful Maximum Prisons in the Central region have arrested a prisons officer for attempting to smuggle substance suspected to be Indian hemp into the facility. The suspect whose name has been withheld pending further investigation is said to be of the rank of a senior inspector. He was arrested last night that […] The post Snr. Prisons officer

A flagbearer aspirant of the National Democratic Congress, Sylvester Mensah, has stated his vision is to appoint a presidential staffer each from all the 275 constituencies in order to bring government closer to the people. Mr. Mensah gave this promise when he met with branch and constituency executives of the Ashaiman, Tema East and Tema […] The post I’ll

The political situation in Gabon is “under control” following an attempted military coup, a spokesman for the government has said. All five of the rebels who tried to take charge have now been arrested by the authorities. The junior officers claimed they seized power “to restore democracy” in oil-rich Gabon, where the ailing leader’s family […] The post Gabon

Non Governmental Organisations in Health, Aurum institute Ghana and its partner the TB Voice Network, on Saturday spearheaded a Tuberculosis outreach tournament dabbed the “Kick Tuberculosis Gala” in slum communities in the Ashanti region. It forms part of community driven activations aimed at finding cases of tuberculosis in high risk communities where education about the […] The post Aurum;

Junior officers say they have seized power in oil-rich Gabon, where the ailing leader’s family has ruled for 50 years. Soldiers in the west African country say they launched a coup “to restore democracy”. They took control of the national radio station at 04:30 local time (03:30 GMT) to read a short statement announcing a […] The post Gabon officers ‘oust

Vice President Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has bemoaned the negative impact of violence, especially violence fuelled by religious misunderstandings, on national development. He has therefore called for religious tolerance and peaceful co-existence between persons of different religious persuasions. Vice President Bawumia made the call when he addressed participants at the 87th Annual National Convention of […] The post Violence

The Secretariat in charge of the National Cathedral of Ghana has rubbished reports that the Gay community is partially funding the controversial religious edifice. Reports have it that the community through their UK counterparts has parted with $25 million to support the construction of the Cathedral. However, the executive director of the Secretariat Dr. Paul […] The post Gays

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has appointed a former Governor of the Bank of Ghana, Dr. Paul Acquah as Chairman of the newly established Fiscal Council. President Akufo-Addo established by Executive Instrument the Fiscal Council and Financial Stability Council in December 2018. The Financial Stability Council is to enhance the stability and soundness of the […] The post Fmr

The National Women Organiser of the Opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Hannah Bissiw has told men in rural communities  the controversial Medical Drones introduced by government to dispense blood during emergencies, will also take naked pictures of their wives when they are bathing. According to her, it is well known that every drone has high […] The post Medical

The Inter Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining (IMCIM) Task force has stormed the site of Nawara mining Company at Akyem Nsuapemso in the Fanteakwa South District of the Eastern Region and set ablaze four excavators and pumping machines, arresting some workers in the operation. According to sources, the action was taken following continues complaint from […] The post Four excavators