The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights has dismissed the case filed by businessman, Alfred Agbesi Woyome, against the state. The court said Woyome’s right to non-discrimination, right to equality before the law, equal protection before the law and his right to be heard by an impartial tribunal had all not been violated. Below is a summary of the ...

Ghana’s former President Jerry John Rawlings has called on the Electoral Commission to take a critical look at the concerns raised by the National Democratic Congress on the ongoing limited voter registration exercise. The former President said following concerns raised in a press conference by the NDC on Thursday, it has become necessary for the Electoral Commission to give the ...

Tullow Oil has announced five hundred million dollars in profits for the first half of this year [2019]. The company’s revenue also recorded 900 million dollars. Tullow is however hopeful that the figure will inch up when production levels increase to expected levels. Tullow, in its trading statement, said the increase in production in West Africa from 95,000 to 100,000 ...

Power Distributor PDS Ghana Limited has said it will undertake scheduled maintenance works in the Volta Region. This is to improve service delivery. In a PDS statement released on Thursday, 27 June 2019, the company said: “The following areas will experience power outage on Monday, 1 July 2019 and Wednesday, 3 July 2019 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.” The ...

The Ministry of Finance has been cited for compelling Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) to cancel a $50 million indebtedness to the Corporation. The money was withheld by the Finance Ministry in 2014 by the previous government and is yet to be paid. The 2018 Public Interest and Accountability Committee (PIAC) report, which captures this activity, said it was inappropriate ...

Chief Executive Officer of the now-defunct The Beige Bank, Mr Michael Nyinaku, together with 12 of his subsidiary companies, are expected to cough up over GHC1.3 billion to the Receiver of the defunct company, Nii Amanor Dodoo. Mr Amanor Dodoo, who has dragged Nyinaku and 12 of his subsidiaries, including Legacy Pension Trust Ltd, The Beige Group Ltd, BBS Logistics ...

Cyberbullying can be defined as a form of harassment through electronic means. With technology improving on the daily and access to mobile internet gadgets rising up the graph, cyberbullying has been more frequent than ever. In history, cyberbullying has almost always been associated with children. However, Ghana has recently seen a host of cyberbullying that is now the new norm ...

Embattled businessman Alfred Woyome who is contesting the state’s action to retrieve a 47.2m debt says he is ready to cooperate if he loses the case at an Africa court. The African Court on Human and People’s Rights, based in Arusha, Tanzania is expected to deliver its judgement Friday 10am, determining if his human rights have been abused in a ...

Gabriel Jesus scored the decisive spot-kick as hosts Brazil beat Paraguay on penalties to reach the Copa America semi-finals. Paraguay had Fabian Balbuena sent off after 58 minutes for a foul on Roberto Firmino, but the match ended goalless. Gustavo Gomez and Derlis Gonzalez missed from the spot for the visitors as Brazil won the shootout 4-3. The eight-time winners ...

Dancehall and Afrobeat artiste Kelvyn Boy says Ghanaians need to respect the fact that Medikal is the best rapper in Ghana. The talented young musician noted that Medikal’s position as the best when it comes to rap currently, cannot be disputed by anyone. “As it stands, he is the best rapper unless you tell me that VGMA is bogus,” he ...