The Council of State is a constitutional body established to counsel the President of the country in the performance of his functions. The Council consists of 25 members, including former public officials, regional representatives and presidential appointees. Established under Article 89 of the 1992 constitution of the country, the Council is mandat­ed with the role … The post Role of Council of State appeared

 ONE person has been killed and four injured in a Russian missile at­tack on Ukraine’s capital overnight. Kyiv’s mayor said a nine-year-old girl was among the injured in the strikes which occurred early on Wednesday. The Ukrainian military said it had shot down six of seven ballistic missiles and 71 drones launched by Russia, which … The post One killed in ballistic

 Promasidor Ghana (PGH) has honoured its top-performing distributors at its annual Partners’ Dialogue & Awards event in Accra, with Tonifel Prestige Ltd winning the coveted National Best award and 10 others. Tonifel (Accra East) bagged the ultimate prize, Area Best and eight brand specific awards went to Cowbell VitaRich & Premium, Cowbell Coffee, Cowbell Flavour, … The post Promasidor

The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) started the year on pos­itive note with an improved performance on the market. Both the GSE composite and financial stock indices recorded favourable returns of 6.97 per cent and 3.97 per cent respectively. The GSE Composite index rose to 5, 229.44 compared with the 3,172.43 in the same period last … The post  Ghana

 Nutritionists have advised Ghanaians to eat more beans-based meals, including the popular local dish, gari and beans, also known as ‘Gobe’ to prevent heart diseases. They said incidences of obesity and cancer could be minimised with the regular intake of beans meals. At a programme in Accra to mark the World Pulses ( Beans) Day … The post  Intake of ‘Gobe’,

 The female pop­ulation of per­sons living with HIV and AIDS (PLwHAs) in the Bono Region outnumbers the male, statistics from the Ghana Health Service (GHS) has indicated. The figure reveals as of September 2024, out of the total 11,401 persons living with HIV and AIDS (PLHAs) in the region, 8,481 of them were females and … The post  More females living with HIV/AIDS in

 The Minister of Com­munication, Digital Technology and Innova­tions, Samuel Nartey George, has instructed the Acting Director General of the National Commu­nications Authority to furnish his office with a list of all frequency authorisations issued or renewed in the last 60 days. “As part of the government’s Operation Recover All Loot agenda, the Minister considers it … The post Provide

 President John Dramani Maha­ma has ordered engineers within the Ghana Armed Forces to construct a bridge over a stream at Asuo­kow in the Lower West Akim of the Eastern Region to facilitate students’ movement to access school. This, was in response to a video clip, which went viral on socio media showing a schoolboy carrying … The post Pres Mahama orders GAF engineers

 The Interim Management Committee (IMC) of Kumasi Asante Kotoko Sporting Club has declared that the club will not resume participa­tion in the Ghana Premier League (GPL) until their requests regard­ing new security measures are met by the Ghana Football Association (GFA). At a meeting with the GFA on Tuesday, Kotoko questioned the GFA’s decision not … The post Kotoko threaten to discontinue league

Black Satellites coach, Samuel Boadu, has invited the first batch of Black Satellites for camping at the Ghanaman Centre of Ex­cellence at Prampram.Some of the players were selected from the two Black Starlets squads that competed at the recent WAFU Zone Cup of Nations whiles others came through a nationwide scout­ing exercise that recently took … The post 32 players for Black Satellites camp appeared

 The Office of the Special Prosecutor says it will take the necessary legal steps to get the former Minister of Finance, Mr Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori-Atta, to return to Ghana from the United States of America (USA) to answer for multiple charges of alleged corruption. This was after Mr Kissi Agyebeng, the Special Prosecutor, declared … The post OSP declares

 The Accra Branch Coordi­nator of Chance for Chil­dren (CFC), a non-govern­mental organisation (NGO), Mr Freeman Mensah, says in partner­ship with relevant stakeholders, the NGO has been empowering street children with employable skills to lead meaningful lives. Mr Mensah announced that the Accra branch of the CFC had launched a pre-apprentice­ship programme for the youth at … The post Chance

 The International Mari­time Organisation (IMO) is taking significant steps towards achieving zero gas emis­sions from shipping and mitigat­ing its devastating effects on the maritime industry. Through its IMO-Green Voy­age 2050 Programme, the global organisation aims to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from shipping with focus on technical and economic feasibility studies, risk assessments, stake­holder engagement … The post IMO,

President John Dramani Mahama has left Ghana on a two-nation working visit to Germany and Ethiopia. The President’s first stop will be in Munich, Germany, where he’ll be participating in the opening session of the Munich Security Conference today Thursday, February 13, 2025. “In a fast evolving complex geopolitical environment where security is high on … The post President on working visits

The chairman of Taiwan’s Foxconn (2317.TW) said on Wednesday that the company’s aim is cooperation with Nissan (7201.T), not acquisition, as the Japanese automaker’s future hangs in the balance after stepping back from merger talks with Honda. Struggling Nissan is again at a crossroads after sources said last week that negotiations with bigger rival Honda (7267.T), to create the world’s No. 4 automaker had … The post Foxconn

 China’s Baidu (9888.HK), is set to launch the next iteration of its artificial intelligence model in the second half of 2025, a person with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. The new model, Ernie 5, will feature multimodal capabilities enabling it to process and convert between different formats including text, video, images and audio, CNBC reported … The post Baidu

OpenAI’s board has not yet received a formal bid from an Elon Musk-led consortium, although a lawyer for the billionaire said the offer had been sent to OpenAI’s outside counsel. A day after Musk publicized a bid to offer $97.4 billion to buy the nonprofit that controls ChatGPT maker OpenAI, the two sides were still at odds over … The post OpenAI’s board has not

Ghana’s per­formance on the global Corrup­tion Perception Index (CPI) has further dropped from 43 to 42 in the 2024 rankings released by Transparency Interna­tional (TI) yesterday. CPI scores and ranks countries by their perceived levels of public sector corruption as assessed by experts on a scale of zero to 100. Ghana’s score of 42 out … The post  Ghana’s Corruption

President John Dramani Mahama has inaugurated a 19-member task force to see to the realisation of his 120-day social contract with the Ghanaian people. The President, in the run-up to the 2024 general election outlined a set of activities his government intends to undertake in his first 120 days in office. Inaugurating the task force … The post President inaugurates task force to realise

 The Upper West Regional Minister, Mr Charles Lwanga Puozuing, has promised to operate an open-door adminis­tration, to allow all well-meaning people to contribute to the region’s development. He urged the people to make concerted efforts to propel rapid development in the region. “We need to support and assist each other to ensure the Upper West … The post Upper West minister