Minister for Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, has said the government is committed to obtain French as a second language. She reiterated plans by government to include the promotion of the learning of French in basic schools and across all other levels of learning, as part of a general reform of Ghana’s […] The post Ghana to

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has made a passionate appeal to Ghanaians wherever they find themselves, to champion the cause of the rule of law as well as the maintenance of law and order in every facet of society. Speaking at the formal launch of the Judicial Service of Ghana’s “E-Justice Project” on the 20th […] The post Be champions of law and order

The recent depreciation of the Cedi against major international currencies, especially the dollar, has added GH¢15.3billion to the country’s external debt stock, the Minority has said. The development, according to the Minority, means that Ghana’s external debt stock as at November 2018 will be translated at the current exchange rate into GH¢101.3 billion. This was […] The post Cedi

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo says measures to deal with the phenomenon of climate change are contained in his Government’s Co-ordinated Programme of Economic and Social Development Policies. According to President Akufo-Addo, Government’s flagship programmes such as the programmes for “Planting for Food and Jobs”, “One-Village-One-Dam”, and “One-District-One-Factory”, are all geared towards boosting industrialisation and […] The post Ghana

The largest annual hackathon will be held in April Friday, 19th – Saturday, 21st, at the Great Hall of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology, Kumasi with over 600 student developers from 18 tertiary institutions. The event will address the topic: “Can Blockchain Technology Transform the Service Industry in Ghana?” Hacklab Foundation picks a […] The post HACKLAB

Japanese car maker, Suzuki Motors Corporation, has announced its intention to establish an assembling plant in Ghana to start production of Suzuki vehicles to feed the company’s growing African market. The Department General Manager for the Middle East Africa Automobile Department of Suzuki Motors, Mr. Koichi Suzuki, made the announcement on the 19th of March […] The post Suzuki

Former Finance Minister Seth Terkper has said the most efficient way to stop the fall of the Cedi against international trading currencies is to ban the importation of products and goods produced in Ghana. According to him, although such a measure will come will consequences it is the best approach in dealing with the perennial […] The post Cedi fall: Ban import

Radio show host and lawyer Samson Lardy Anyenini has been appointed as the chairman of the Disciplinary Committee of the Ghana Football Association, an official statement has communicated. He replaces top cop Kofi Boakye. The Normalisation Committee of the Ghana FA has also announced the appointment of  individuals to serve on three other Committees of […] The post Samson

Boomplay, the largest music streaming and download service in Africa, has signed a direct licensing agreement with Warner Music to bring the record company’s diverse global roster of music to the region. The terms of the partnership allow Boomplay to distribute Warner Music’s extensive catalogue of more than one million songs to its community of […] The post Boomplay

The Northern regional Minister Salifu Saeed says the devil must be blamed for the renewed conflict between Chokosis and Kokombas which has resulted in the loss of lives in Chereponi in the Northern region. He is recommending a spiritual warfare with the devil to help stop the conflict permanently. Several properties have been destroyed while […] The post Blame the

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has officially written to the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to dialogue over the disbandment of vigilante groups within their setups. The correspondence comes a month after President Akufo-Addo directed the two major political parties to dissolve their vigilante groups during his State of the Nation Address. “We have also taken […] The post NPP

The leadership of the Ghana Bar Association (GBA), together with the National Council of the Bar have called on President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo Addo, to take a critical look at the culture of impunity that is gradually growing in Ghana and deal with it. Addressing the President at the Jubilee House when they paid […] The post Address growing impunity in Ghana – GBA

The Asantehene Otumfuo Osei Tutu has warned queen mothers in Ashanti Kingdom against the formation of associations that are intended to undermine the authority of chiefs. He said he has observed recent developments where queen mothers form associations and then travel to Accra to meet government officials for validation. Addressing the Asanteman council  at the […] The post You

The General Secretary of the National Democratic Congress, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has been slapped with a cost of GHc600 in the GH?15 million cedi defamation case by the Board Chairman of the Audit Service, Professor Edward Dua-Agyeman. The defamatory suit is in connection with Mr Asiedu Nketiah’s comments he made on radio which Prof Dua-Agyeman […] The post Asiedu

Fifty-nine foreign nationals from neighbouring African countries have been arrested by a team of police and Immigration officers at Adum Banso in the Mpohor district in the Western Region. Briefing Empire News in Takoradi, Head of Operations at the Western Regional Office of Ghana Immigration Service, Assistant Commissioner Immigration (ACI) Beatrice Okpoti said the Mpohor […] The post W/R:

Some 164 staff of the defunct UT and Capital banks staff who were absolved by the GCB bank have been sacked from the company over their secondary school results. Even though some of the affected personnel have proceeded to acquire masters degrees, they are being sacked over their WASSCE and SSSCE results, a former staff […] The post GCB Bank sacks

The Governing Council of the University of Education,Winneba, has thrown its support behind the beleaguered Vice Chancellor of the Rev. Father Prof. Anthony Afful-Broni describing attacks at him as unwarranted. The Vice Chancellor, according to the University Governing Council, was only performing duties he was directed by the council and so cannot be blamed for […] The post UEW

The founder of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Jerry John Rawlings, has paid tribute to former party chairman, Dr. Kwabena Adjei, describing him as a very strong and passionate man who lived his conviction. The former President said he had a great deal of respect for Dr. Adjei because he stood for his beliefs and […] The post Kwabena Adjei lived his conviction – Rawlings

Some civil society organisations in the country have expressed disappointment over the low women representation in the recent appointments made by the President, His Excellency Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo. The CSOs in a joint release copied to Ultimatefmonline, said it was dismayed about the President choosing only 1 woman out of 14 persons for its […] The post CSOs Disappointed

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) Member of Parliament for Assin Central, Kennedy Agyapong, has revealed that some big men within the party asked him to destroy renowned investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas. The controversial politician confessed that after mounting a spirited defense for the party, some members with the NPP have now decided to embarrass […] The post Gov’t