Work is yet to start on the Kaase to Adum and Obuasi railway line project almost a year after President Nana Akufo-Addo cut the sod for the project to commence on October 1, 2020, prior to election 2020. The Kumasi-Obuasi rail project formed part of other standard gauge rail lines being constructed across the country by the New Patriotic Party’s ...

President Akufo-Addo has broken his silence on the long-awaited release of the list of people to be appointed Metropolitan, Municipal, and District Chief Executives (MMDCEs), indicating that the names will be released before the end of the month. He has, however, indicated that there is no vacuum in local governance as had been perceived in that all districts are manned ...

The Black Stars of Ghana will return to action on Monday 6th Sept to clash with South Africa at the FNB Stadium for their 2nd fixture of the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers. Earlier on Friday, the Black Stars defeated Ethiopia by a lone goal scored by Mubarak Wakaso. Even though the Black Stars got the maximum 3 points, they were ...

Former France footballer Jean-Pierre Adams, who had been in a coma for 39 years, has died at the age of 73. Adams was admitted to hospital for knee surgery in March 1982 but never regained consciousness after an error with his supply of anaesthetic. Born in Senegal, the defender made more than 140 appearances for Nice and also played for ...

Mortuaries for preserving dead bodies in various health facilities in the Eastern Region are reportedly getting full following a strike by Environmental Health Officers. The nationwide strike action by the Environmental Health Officers – Ghana (EHOA-GH) over poor working conditions is expected to escalate the situation across the country. The municipal health director for Nkawkaw municipality Mrs. Celestina Asante speaking ...

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo Saturday lauded the oneness exhibited by the two paramount areas of the Dixcove Traditional Council in the Ahanta West Municipality and said it would bolster development. “You should continue to live in understanding, harmony and peace and remain united,” he added. The two paramount areas had witnessed turbulence resulting in attacks and physical abuses. President ...

Deputy Majority Leader, Alexander Afenyo-Markin, has said the decision of the Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin not to declare the Assin North seat vacant is a step in the right direction. According to the Efutu lawmaker, the speaker should not even have been written to, to declare the seat vacant. Mr Bagbin had declined to declare the Assin North seat ...

Deputy Minister of Defence, Kofi Amankwa-Manu, is challenging Media General, operators of TV3, Onua Fm and Onua TV to make themselves available for a site visit to the Afari Military Hospital in the Ashanti for a factfinding mission. According to him, the Accra-based media outlets have misrepresented the facts concerning the state of the military hospital project and equipment at ...

Fidelity Bank has launched a digital self-onboarding solution for its innovative Smart Account, a minimum-effort “Know Your Customer” (KYC) requirement account that was launched in 2014 to extend financial services to the unbanked and underbanked in Ghana. The new platform has made it easy to open a Fidelity Smart Account from any location using the shortcode *776#. Through this initiative, ...

Cristiano Ronaldo said former manager Sir Alex Ferguson was the “main key” in his return to Manchester United. United announced they had agreed to a deal with Ronaldo on Friday despite the Portugal international having been close to finalising a move to Manchester City, according to ESPN sources. Sources told ESPN the 36-year-old was persuaded to choose United over City ...