Defending champions, Asante Kotoko Sporting Club (SC), were held to a pulsating 0-0 drawn game by arch-rivals, Accra Hearts of Oak SC, in their day seven outstanding Glo-Premier League duel at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi on Sunday.…

The Late Alhaji Aliu Mahama The mortal remains of Alhaji Aliu Mahama, former Vice President were laid to rest at his private residence at Kalpohin Estate in Tamale. President John Dramani Mahama who followed the casket from Accra to Tamale, …

Ghana’s Minister for Defence, Lieutenant-General Joseph Henry Smith, has announced that the government has acquired a site in the Western Region to establish a Military Forward Operation Base (FOB) that would deal swiftly with any external aggression. He said this …

The Late Alhaji Aliu Mahama The US Ambassador and the British High Commissioner to Ghana have both expressed their deepest sympathy to the people of Ghana over the passing away of former Vice President, Alhaji Aliu Mahama. Alhaji Aliu Mahama …

In the first three quarters of 2012, Ghana’s tax revenue was GH¢8.6 billion, and the payments of salaries and personal emoluments have risen 65.8%. The figures on tax revenue from preliminary data from the Ministry of Finance as published by …

The demand for power in Africa is expected to grow, driving the projected worth of continent’s renewable energy sector to $57 billion by the year 2020, a senior UN official has said. Mr. Said Adejumobi, the Director, Governance  and Public …

More than 600 journalists and media workers have been killed in the line of duty in the last 10 years, according to the UN. These journalists were killed as they worked to bring news and information to the public. Violence …

Most countries have financial disclosure laws requiring public officials to declare their assets and liabilities, but available information shows that only a small number of countries with this law actually keep an eye on public officials’ assets. According to a …

Jan Eliasson – UN Deputy Secretary-General The UN says its agencies should measure their successes by how many lives they change positively. Addressing a press conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, November 15, 2012, the Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, …

Prof. Emmanuel Nnadozie African countries have been called upon to prioritize inclusive development strategies to benefit the needs of the youth, the poorest and most fragile states. The call was made by Prof. Emmanuel Nnadozie, at the closing ceremony of …

The government has between 2009 and 2012 invested GH¢71,981,452 in the construction of 563 educational infrastructure in the Eastern Region. The projects include three storey teachers’ bungalows, six unit classroom blocks, 18 unit storey classroom blocks, two dormitories, three unit …

More qualified Senior High School (SHS) graduates may not gain admission into public universities from the next academic year (2013/2014) if infrastructural facilities remain as they are now. This situation will arise because there will be two streams of SHS …