Deputy Minister of Lands and Natural Resources, Benito Owusu-Bio has described as embarrassing, a promise by former President John Dramani Mahama to grant amnesty to all jailed illegal miners if he is re-elected. According to him, the former president is only running his mouth knowing very well that his chances of winning the December polls are extremely slim. Speaking to CitiNews on the back ...

Deputy Chief Executive Officer for Microfinance and Small Loans Centre (MASLOC), Afia Akoto says the only thing John Dramani Mahama is good at is buying Guinea fowl with monies meant for development. According to her, Ghanaians gave John Dramani Mahama the mandate some years ago to ensure that their lives are made better but John Dramani Mahama who is incompetent at leadership invested the country’s money ...

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has urged the international community, especially those who have shared concerns about the protests in Nigeria, to know the facts before making judgements. Several days of protests to get the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (Sars) unit of the Nigerian police disbanded has degenerated into violence and shooting of peaceful protesters. This has seen the international community including ...

The Majority Leader, Mr Osei Kyei-Mensah-Bonsu, has said the resumption of illegal mining activities at the headwaters of the Pra River is not only polluting the river but it is undermining efforts to ensure the supply of quality water to the residents of Sekondi-Takoradi and surrounding towns and villages. In a submission on the floor of Parliament yesterday, he said ...

For some strange reasons, many Ghanaians are behaving as though the coronavirus pandemic has vanished. A vast majority of Ghanaians continue to defy the COVID-19 protocols, including wearing nose masks, social distancing and washing of hands frequently under running water. It is commonplace today to see a mass gathering of people of all ages at political campaigns, market places, and lorry parks ...

The Minister of Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh has today, Wednesday, October 21, 2020, handed over 16 Toyota Landcruiser Prado 4 x 4 vehicles to all Regional Directors of Education on behalf of President Akufo-Addo. The short ceremony was held at the Ministry of Education in Accra. It will be recalled that in March 2020, the Vice President, on behalf ...

A total of 14 people have been confirmed dead in the church collapse disaster at Akyem Batabi in the Asene Manso Akroso District, Eastern Regional Minister Eric Kwakye Darfour has said. Rescue efforts are still continuing with the help of five excavators and sniffer dogs. Meanwhile, the District Chief Executive of Asene Manso Akroso, Mr Alex Inkoom, has said his ...

The Paramount Chief of Afife and President of the Afife Traditional Council, Torgbui Adrakpanya VI, has described the President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, as a competent, compassionate, great and visionary leader who is deserving of a second term in office. According to Torgbui Adrakpanya VI, “We have been keenly monitoring your development focus and agenda for the ...

The National Sports Authority (NSA) has announced rates to be charged for teams that will use the Accra Sports Stadium in the 2020/21 football season. A statement signed by Professor Peter Twumasi, Director General of NSA said matches scheduled at the stadium had been categorised into three groups. “Management would like to bring to your notice and attention of fees ...

Mr Clifford Ashun, the Central Regional Head of the Museums and Monuments Board (MMB) has commended government for its resolve to establish an airport in the historic and academic city of Cape Coast. Speaking in an interview with the GNA in Cape Coast, Mr Ashun said international tourists land in Accra before travelling to the tourism hub in Cape Coast. ...