President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has cut the sod for work to commence on the 83.5-kilometre standard gauge railway line from Kumasi to Obuasi, as part of the new Western Line being constructed. Performing the sod cutting ceremony, he noted that, by January 2017, out of the 947 kilometres of colonial narrow-gauge rail network bequeathed to the country by the ...

Suspects who appeared at the Circuit Court 3, presided over by Susan Eduful after rioting in some parts of the Volta Region, have claimed that the removal of their names from the Electoral Commission’s voters register is what triggered their activities of rioting. They claimed their rioting was to let the world know that they were been being ‘marginalized’ in ...

The political agenda behind the activities of the people masquerading in the Volta Region as secessionists are getting clearer by the day, with confirmation that they are hired agents with no ties whatsoever to the region. But the involvement of Togolese nationals in the attack, which left some three persons killed, has been established with confirmation that a lawyer based ...

The Netherlands is crazy about sweet potatoes. We bake fries from it en masse, roast them in the oven or stomp it through our stew. But how much healthier is the exotic sweet potato compared to the traditional Dutch squeaker? Raquel Palla Lorden 10/02/20, 11:00 Last update: 12:33   Contrary to what the name suggests, the sweet potato, also called sweet potato, is not a relative of the potato.Nutritionist Manon ...

The minority in Parliament is demanding the immediate suspension of a contract with Frontiers Healthcare Solution Services Limited forCOVID-19 testing at the Kotoka International Airport. Government engaged the company to conduct rapid COVID-19 tests of passengers since the opening of the airport to International Passenger flights. The NDC MPs argue the fact that the company was incorporated just days before ...

In what can best pass for an official response, Former President John Dramani Mahama, has publicly condemned the actions of the Volta Separatist group known as the Homeland Study Group Foundation (HSGF) seeking independence from Ghana. Slamming their action, the former President stated emphatically that “Ghana is a sovereign republic” and added that: “Nobody can claim a part of Ghana”. ...

Founder of the National Democratic Congress, Jerry John Rawlings, over the years has been said to have taken a step back from actively engaging in activities of his party. In many instances, the former president has explained why he is laid back on matters relating to the party he founded. In 2019, Mr Rawlings delivering a keynote address at a ...

Security analyst, Paul Boateng, has alleged that a European country’s Embassy in Ghana, three years ago gave support to the Homeland Study Group Foundation (Western Togoland) in their struggle for secession from Ghana. According to him, the said Embassy in 2017 coached and aided the secessionist group to write officially to the United Nations to recognize their ‘country’, ‘Western Togoland’ ...

Member of Parliament for North Tongu Constituency in the Volta Region, Hon. Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa says he is reliably informed the secessionists who launched attacks on security installations over the weekend were largely from Togo and not Volta Region. According to him, his fact-finding after the incidence has pointed to the fact that the language of the large majority of ...

Special Prosecutor Martin Amidu has called on the Finance Ministry to hold on with its scheduled initial Public Offer (IPO) on the Agyapa royalties deal until he is done with his corruption risk assessment on the transaction. “This Office would have wished to complete its corruption risk assessment on the Agyapa Royalties Transaction soonest but for the non-submission of the ...