Former President John Dramani Mahama has come down hard today on the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Upper East region, saying government has abandoned the Bolgatanga-Bawku-Pulmakon Road because it believes the contractors in charge of the project are aligned with the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC). “All the good projects that we started— the roads, the hospitals, the ...

The Consumer Protection Agency (CPA) has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Ghana Standards Authority (GSA) to publish the names of companies importing substandard goods into the country or face a court action. The ultimatum follows the Authority’s disclosure last week that it had identified some sub-standard goods on the Ghanaian market. Speaking at a press conference Wednesday, the Chief ...

Head of the Ghana Association of Songwriters (GAS), Emmanuel Barnes, popularly known as Mr Logic, says even if the media forgets Shatta Wale, he would still reign on the streets. Speaking on Daybreak Hitz on Hitz FM, Mr Logic slammed the assertion by some people that Shatta Wale has been sidelined in the media, limiting his relevance. “The Media is ...

The Sierra Leonean government says it has cancelled a $400m (3300m) contract with China to build a new airport. The aviation minister, Kabineh Kallon, told the BBC the facility wasn’t necessary and the current airport would be renovated instead. The agreement was signed by the previous president, Ernest Bai Koroma, just a week before an election in March that swept ...

It seems multi award winning Ghanaian rap artist Sarkodie has had enough of Shatta Wale. The rap icon who has over the past months suffered all forms of abuse from the dancehall artist has in a new song titled My Advice addressed Shatta Wale. Unlike many other songs, the rapper threw direct shots at the Kakai hit maker. In the ...

Founder of Perez Chapel International, Bishop Charles Agyinasare, has said the state should not use the wealth-flaunting attitude of “a few” people who do not understand their calling, as justification to institute a tax-paying policy that affects the generality of the church in Ghana. “…We shouldn’t use the actions of a few [to judge all other men of God] because ...

Information Minister-designate, Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, has clarified that the ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP), did not promise to construct a factory in every district in the country. Speaking to the press, Mr. Oppong Nkrumah clarified that the NPP promised to partner with the private sector towards achieving the one-district-one-factory policy. Making reference to the Party’s manifesto (Page 43), he said ...

The Ghanaian ICT teacher who, in the absence of a computer, drew the Microsoft Word interface on a blackboard to teach his students says he is not perturbed after being overlooked by organisers of this year’s Ghana Teacher Prize. According to the teacher – Richard Akoto Appiah, he applied for the awards and was interviewed at the District level and ...

Monaco are set to name former Arsenal and France striker Thierry Henry as their new manager after deciding to sack Leonardo Jardim, sources have told ESPN FC. Jardim will lose his job with Monaco after a dismal start to the season that sees them marooned in 18th place in Ligue 1 nine games into the season, one point off the ...

Former President John Dramani Mahama has said it is dangerous to experiment with a political leader who lacks the needed leadership skills to put the country on the right track. “Somebody came to you and said try me, now look at the results”, Mr Mahama told delegates of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) in the Nadowli constituency in the Upper ...