Steve Darko

Beauty contestant dies during photo shoot at beach

Steve Darko August 17, 2018 4 0

Tragedy hit a group of beauty contestants when a strong wave hit them while they were taking a photo shoot at the Oasis beach in Cape Coast Thursday evening leading to the death of one of them. One of the ladies is still missing while two of them and a gentleman are on admission at […]Read More

Business

Ghanaians not angry enough over collapsed banks – Joe Jackson

Steve Darko August 17, 2018 12 0

Businessman Joe Jackson has rallied Ghanaians to demonstrate much more anger over the collapse of seven banks. The Director of Business Operations at Dalex Finance said on the Super Morning Show Friday, government has had to put in “crazy” amounts of money to protect the thousands of depositors who had accounts with the failed banks. […]Read More

General

Akufo-Addo ‘disrespects’ Bawumia in public

Steve Darko August 17, 2018 53 0

A video posted on social media platforms appears to show President Akufo-Addo apparently refusing to shake Vice President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia during an event at the Jubilee House on August 7. The president, who was ushered in by Director of State Protocol, Hassan Ahmed, is seen walk past his vice who had bowed and looked forward […]Read More

General

Stop ‘wasting money’ on funerals – Palmer-Buckle

Steve Darko August 17, 2018 7 0

The Metropolitan Archbishop of Cape Coast, Most Reverend Charles Palmer-Buckle, has condemned the one-week celebration of the dead in Ghanaian culture. According to him, the one-week celebration is unnecessary and a waste of time and resources. In his sermon at the funeral ceremony of the late Senior Minister J.H. Mensah at the Accra International Conference […]Read More

Regional

JH Mensah goes home today

Steve Darko August 17, 2018 12 0

The mortal remains of the late statesman, Joseph Henry Mensah, are expected to be laid to rest today at the new Military Cemetery, in Accra. A press release issued by the General Secretary of New Patriotic Party (NPP), John Boadu announcing the funeral arrangements, said Mr. Mensah is going to be given a State Burial […]Read More

General

EOCO confiscates Ayariga’s 3 V8s

Steve Darko August 17, 2018 5 0

Lawmaker Mahama Ayariga, according to reports, had his three Toyota Land Cruisers sent to the office of the Economic and Organised Crime Office (EOCO) over two months ago, following investigations launched into the procurement of the cars by Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu. The Bawku Central MP is being probed for allegedly abusing his office in […]Read More

Business

Mobile money accounts outstrip population of Ghana

Steve Darko August 17, 2018 8 0

Registered mobile money accounts across the three major telcos have – for the first time, outstripped the country’s total population. The latest data from the central bank’s Payment System show that the registered number of mobile money accounts increased from 21.36 million in June 2017 to 29.99 million in June 2018. This represents an increase […]Read More

Business

uniBank Board approved loans despite BoG’s warning – Report

Steve Darko August 17, 2018 10 0

It has emerged that the board of the now-defunct uniBank, did not follow any of the key good corporate governance rules outlined by the regulator of the financial sector, the Bank of Ghana. Even when the central bank had cautioned the board of uniBank not to advance loans, the board went ahead and granted loans […]Read More

Regional

Pharmaceutical Society condemns TTH attack

Steve Darko August 17, 2018 6 0

The Pharmaceutical Society of Ghana (PSGH) on Thursday condemned attack on the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Tamale Teaching Hospital by some individuals. Mr Benjamin K. Botwe, President of the Society stressed that the attitude of attacking officials by some vigilante groups mostly affiliate to political parties were becoming rampant. He recalled the threats […]Read More

Politics

Mahama failed to reward loyalty – Bagbin to delegates

Steve Darko August 17, 2018 7 0

The Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Alban Sumana Kingsford Bagbin, has appealed to delegates of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) not to give another chance to former President of the Republic, John Dramani Mahama, to lead the party into the 2020 general elections. To him, having assessed the performance of the former Ghanaian leader, […]Read More

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