President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and former National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Paul Awentami Afoko came face-to-face for the first time in three years after the latter’s suspension from his position at the 80th birthday of President John Agyekum Kufuor. This is also the first meeting of both since the president became the Commander-In-Chief of the Ghana ...

Despite facing prosecution for illegal mining, the Chinese woman, Aisha Huang appears to be far from giving up the trade. A special operation on Monday by an inter-ministerial taskforce at a mining site said to belong to her in the Ashanti Region, led to the arrest two persons and confiscation of six excavators. Some three weeks ago, the team seized ...

Editor-in-Chief of the New Crusading Guide Newspaper, Abdul Malik Kweku Baako has advised the newly elected Communications Officer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Sammy Gyamfi to cease getting ahead of himself and stop misfiring salvos at his political opponents. The young lawyer cum politician has taken a swipe at President Akufo-Addo for “secretly and unceremoniously” attending the Global ...

The Supreme Court has dismissed an attempt by businessman, Mr Alfred Agbesi Woyome, to have the ongoing legal proceedings in relation to his GH¢47.2 million debt owed the state moved to the High Court. In a ruling yesterday, the apex court, presided over by a sole justice, Mr Justice Anthony A. Benin, held that it had the power to enforce ...

Second Deputy Speaker of Parliament Alban Bagbin has painted a bleak picture of the National Democratic Congress’ chances in the 2020 general elections if former President Mahama is chosen as presidential candidate. Speaking to Ago FM, the Nadowli Kaleo lawmaker who is also a flagbearer hopeful of the NDC said the party cannot win the 2020 general elections with Mahama ...

hiefs in the Ahafo area of the Brong Ahafo Region have banned Christmas conventions in their respective traditional areas due to the upcoming referendum on the creation of a new region slated for December 27, 2018. The organizer of Ahafo Council of Chiefs and Omanhene of Hwediem Traditional Area, Barima Apea-Dwaah Boafo II, made the announcement after a stakeholder’s meeting ...

The Commissioner-General of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), Emmanuel Kofi Nti, has served notice about plans by his outfit to start prosecuting pastors who refuse to pay tax on sales from anointing oil, holy water and other items. The move comes on the heels of a huge debate over whether or not the sale of these items constitutes commercial activities ...

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA) would from January 2, 2019 commence the use of an electronic platform for registration of vehicles. This system, which is to ensure that the time spent at the DVLA office is reduced drastically to prevent overcrowding would also require that, only customers who provide Tax Identification Number (TIN) will have their vehicles registered. ...

Savanna Agricultural Research Institute and the Crop Research Institute of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have developed nitrogen efficient rice and biological resistance cowpea to help the country gain over GHc8000 million annually if adopted. An economic assessment by the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA) showed that the country stood to gain GHc230 million annually ...

About 79 projects under the government’s One-district One-factory (1D 1F) programme are expected to be rolled out by the close of the year, Vice-President Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has said. Dr Bawumia, who made this known at the second stakeholders’ conference of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration in Accra on Thursday, said all the projects were at various ...