General

Vigilantism beyond the reach of political parties, government – Ibn Chambas

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United Nations Secretary General’s Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel Dr. Ibn Chambas has said that the seeming resilience of political vigilantism goes beyond the capacity of political parties and government alone. He maintained that there is the need for partnerships Read More

General

Blame Ghanaians for assisting, protecting Chinese illegal miners – Ambassador

Admin Editor April 19, 2019 54 0

The Chinese Ambassador to Ghana is accusing Ghanaians of assisting and providing Chinese nationals with protection to engage in illegal mining, locally called ‘galamsey’. Shi Ting Wang questioned how foreigners would be able to determine gold deposits without the support of the indigenous people. The Ambassador was reacting to some Chinese national’s involvement in illegal Read More

General

Remedy to prison overcrowding identified

Admin Editor April 19, 2019 37 0

Mr Nelson Basubinin Duut, Director of Prisons Technical and Services, on Thursday suggested that Prison overcrowding could be addressed by decriminalizing petty offences in Ghana. He said studies on the current overcrowding situations of Ghanaian prisons from 2015 to 2019 revealed that our prison facility had an average overcrowding rate of 44.36 per cent with […]Read More

General

I will abolish luxury vehicles tax – Mahama

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The presidential candidate of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) John Dramani Mahama, on Thursday, announced he will abolish the luxury vehicles tax introduced by government to tax vehicles with bigger engine capacities. The tax affects all vehicles including commercial vehicles, farm tractors, pick up vehicles among others. With many complaining about the impact of Read More

General

‘We need Charles Bissue back’

Admin Editor April 19, 2019 42 0

Drone Pilots of Government’s anti-galamsey programme have appealed to President Akufo Addo to compel state agencies to expedite investigations on Mr Charles Bissue, Secretary to the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Illegal Mining. Mr Bissue was captured in the Anas Tiger Eye video on Anti Galamsey in Ghana. The Drone Pilots are worried, the absence of Mr […]Read More

General Politics

Mahama still has more to offer Ghana – Ofosu Kwakye

Admin Editor April 19, 2019 66 0

Former Deputy Minister of Communication under the erstwhile National Democratic Congress (NDC) government, Felix Ofosu Kwakye is of the view that the party’s presidential candidate, John Mahama is still visionary enough to govern the country and manage the economy. According to the former minister, who has hinted of plans to contest the Abora Asebu Kwamankese […]Read More

General

NPP Organizer goes after Anas

Admin Editor April 19, 2019 38 0

The Western Region Organizer for the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), Abdul Ganiyu has added his voice to growing concern on the techniques investigative journalist Anas Aremeyaw Anas employ in his work. He observes that Anas prefers to capitalize on “the act of appreciating someone after a goodwill is shown as taking bribe”. “In all […]Read More

General

Joy News begs Akufo-Addo

Admin Editor April 19, 2019 37 0

JoyNews, a subsidiary of Multimedia Group Limited says its recent documentary on vigilantism in the country which exposed “some untoward activity happening at the Castle” never mentioned President Akufo-Addo as having nursed the De Eye Group. In a commentary aired on Joy FM’s Super Morning Show on Monday, April 15, editor of Myjoyonline.com indicated that […]Read More

Sport

Classy Arsenal reach Europa semis

Admin Editor April 18, 2019 27 0

Alexandre Lacazette’s free-kick calmed any nerves as a defensively stoic Arsenal beat Napoli 3-0 on aggregate to reach the Europa League semi-finals. Lacazette’s 36th-minute strike, a 25-yard curling effort which caught Alex Meret on the wrong side of his goal, put Arsenal effectively four goals up on their hosts, who did not trouble Petr Cech […]Read More

Business

University Workers Association calls for review of Single Spine Salary Structure

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The Sunyani Technical University Chapter of the Technical University Workers Association (TUWAG) has called for the review of the Single Spine Salary Structure (SSSS) to benefit low income earners in the public service. According to Mr Kofi Abrefa, the chapter Chairman, basic monthly salaries of junior staff at the university under the government pay policy […]Read More

Business

Aayalolo buses back on the road

Admin Editor April 18, 2019 58 0

The Quality Bus System (QBS), popularly known as Aayalolo, has resumed operations almost seven months after being grounded because of financial difficulties. Operations of the bus service was halted in October 2018 as a result of what officials described as technical hitches. The company’s Tudu Terminal was functional on Thursday April 18, 2019 and Graphic […]Read More

General

Namibia topples Ghana

Admin Editor April 18, 2019 36 0

Ghana has lost its bragging rights as Africa’s best-ranked country in the World Press Freedom Index having dropped four places from 23 to 27 in the 2019 edition. The Index compiled by Reporters Without Borders cited the murder of Tiger Eye PI investigative journalist Ahmed Hussein-Suale and police harassment of journalists as factors for the […]Read More

General

Mahama preaches road safety ahead of Easter weekend

Admin Editor April 18, 2019 30 0

Former President John Mahama has been touring some major bus terminals in Accra to advocate for safe driving ahead of the Easter festivities. Many Ghanaians are expected to commute by road ahead of the extended weekend which begins with Easter Friday. A significant amount of the traffic will be heading towards Kwahu, via the Accra […]Read More

Regional

Catholic community to hold blood donation exercise

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The Catholic community in Ghana will be embarking on a nationwide Catholic Blood Donation Campaign to help save lives. The exercise, dubbed: “Be there for someone. Give Blood,” seeks to donate a total of 10,000 units of blood by the end of the year. A statement issued in Accra and signed by Maame K Stephens, […]Read More

General

Ibn Chambas to deliver public lecture at centenary birthday celebration of Chief Imam

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United Nations Secretary General’s Special Representative for West Africa and the Sahel Dr. Ibn Chambas is set to deliver a public lecture on the theme; Advancement of Modern Ghanaian Society through Peace, Tolerance and Development. Dr. Ibn Chambas lecture will be in honour of the Chief Imam Sheikh Osman Nuhu Sharubutu during his 100th birthday […]Read More

General

Mahama to build modern bus terminal in Kaneshie

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Former President John Dramani Mahama has begun a road safety campaign ahead of the Easter festivities, through which he is sensitising drivers of the need to curb road accidents. Mr. Mahama used his visits to advocate for an accident-free Easter, advicing and encouraging the drivers to take greater responsibility for the safe arrival of their […]Read More

General

Anas sues Despite Group, two workers of Okay FM

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Investigative Journalist with Tiger Eye PI, Anas Aremeyaw Anas has filed a suit against the Despite Group of Companies together with two employees with its subsidiary, Okay FM for defamation. This comes barely two days after he sued the Multimedia Group Limited as well as three of its workers for the same reason. The plaintiff, […]Read More

General

Luxury vehicle tax ill-conceived, gov’t must scrap it – Mahama

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The Presidential candidate of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), John Mahama has said his administration will scrap the luxury vehicle tax introduced by the Akufo-Addo government if it wins election 2020. Describing the levy as an ill-conceived one, he said its introduction has overburdened the ordinary commercial driver whose vehicle possesses the white Read More

Opinion

TALKING DRUM: Exams on chalkboard, new school uniform; ‘Awurade b3 gye steer no!’

Admin Editor April 18, 2019 30 0

I completed Ghana Institute of Journalism in 2016, receiving an award of Bachelor of Arts in Journalism. Three solid years after my completion, I have seen a number of my classmates and schoolmates getting their masters done. That’s impressive, I tell myself. At times, I feel I should get my masters done, too. So, I […]Read More

Opinion

Gyampo is being too simplistic on Public Universities Bill

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I have read the six-point grievance tabulating why Prof. Ransford Yaw Gyampo thinks that the proposed Public Universities Bill currently floating before Parliament ought to be summarily rejected, and find most of it to be, at best, tenuous and devoid of merit (See “Read Why Prof. Gyampo Is Against Public Universities Bill” Ghanaweb.com 4/9/19). The […]Read More

Opinion

Bawumia stands well above the pack

Admin Editor April 18, 2019 32 0

It is bound to be hogwash, a complete waste of time, if you were to ask me. I am talking about the Ghana Institute of Journalism-scheduled public forum called “The Vice-Presidential Forum: An Analysis of Key Qualities and Contenders” (See “Etse Sikanku to Host Veep Forum April 17” Modernghana.com 4/16/19). This forum comes off today, […]Read More

Opinion

But didn’t Mahama admit he cannot fix a broken economy in 30 months?

Admin Editor April 18, 2019 31 0

I thought I was dreaming when I heard the voice of Ex-President Mahama on audio tape on Oman FM on Thursday 18th October 2018 which was purported to be excerpts of an interview with a certain journalist in somewhere 2015. In his response to a pertinent question on Ghana’s economic collapse under his watch, Former […]Read More

Business General

FDA prevents unwholesome rice from entering Ghana

Admin Editor April 18, 2019 62 0

Checks at the Food and Drugs Authority(FDA) has revealed that the Authority received an alert on some substandard rice that was being imported into the Ghanaian market from Myanmar. Officials at the FDA quickly moved to prevent the unwholesome rice from entering Ghana with the aid of the customs division and other state agencies. The […]Read More

Business

We’ve paid our clients GHC70m out of over GHC200m – Gold Coast

Admin Editor April 18, 2019 71 0

The management of the Gold Coast Fund Management (GCFM) Limited has revealed that it has paid close to GHC70 million to its investors out of a total of GHC200 million. “So far, I think we have paid out about GHC70 million”, out of the over GHC200 million owed clients, the General Manager for Investor Relations […]Read More

Business

Gas supply has improved – Ghana Gas

Admin Editor April 18, 2019 68 0

Ghana Gas has assured that there is more gas flowing, and the challenges in power production and supply experienced over recent weeks should be down to their barest minimum. “We are constantly on point and we are delivering on getting gas to VRA and the other IPPs for them to produce electricity. Currently, we are […]Read More

Regional

I have not banished anyone – Edina chief fumes

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“Banishment in our traditional setting is archaic so why will I engage in that?” The Paramount Chief of Edina in the Central region, Nana Kodwo Condua VI has said. Media reports claimed that a 40-year-old woman, Margaret Akuvi Akoto had been banished by the Edina Traditional Council for refusing to pay a fine imposed on […]Read More

Regional

CID takes over rape allegation against police officer

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The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) at the Northern Regional Police Command has taken over the investigations into an alleged rape case involving a policeman on peacekeeping operation at Bunkpurugu in the North East Region and a student. The Northern Regional Coordinator of the Domestic Violence and Victim Support Unit (DOVVSU) of the Ghana Police Service, […]Read More

Politics

Keep quiet and go to court – Pius Hadzide to NDC

Admin Editor April 18, 2019 57 0

Deputy Information Minister, Pius Enam-Hadzide has offered advice to the biggest opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) to ‘keep quiet in the media and go to court with their facts’ if they have any proof to show that Chairman Ofosu-Ampofo is innocent in the charges proffered against him. “If they have something to say, I will […]Read More

General

My wife is an extraordinary pillar – Otumfuo

Admin Editor April 18, 2019 44 0

The saying that behind every successful man there is a strong and wise woman holds true at the Manhyia Palace. Otumfuo Osei Tutu II appreciates the role his wife, Lady Julia, has played in the success story of his reign. Speaking exclusively to the Daily Graphic at the Manhyia Palace in Kumasi last Saturday, Otumfuo […]Read More

General

Yemeni defilement suspect on the run

Admin Editor April 18, 2019 31 0

Family of a 14-year-old girl who was allegedly defiled by a Yemeni, Mohammed Ould Ibrahim, aka Omar Mohammed in 2017, has expressed worry about the seeming neglect of the prosecution of the accused almost two years after the incident. After the alleged defilement at Haatso in Accra in December 2017, Omar Mohammed was initially granted […]Read More