The Over-Lord of the Bawku Traditional Area, Zug-Raan Bawku Naba Asigri Abugrago Azoka II, has rejected calls by some persons to join the ‘Western Togoland.’ “I admit having been contacted by persons advocating for secession of parts from Ghana a number of times, but I want to assure you that I do not buy into their wishes. It is not ...

The Vice President, Dr Mahamudu Bawumia has charged the Bawku Inter-Ethnic Peace Committee and other stakeholders in promoting peace in the area to ensure that Bawku “does not return to the dark days” of conflict. According to the Vice President, the area had “a little over four decades ago” carved a niche for itself as one of the largest commercial ...

Actress Beverly Afaglo has accused Golden Tulip hotel of extorting monies from customers under the guise of ‘Year of Return’. According to the actress, prices have been increased by over 100 per cent at the plush hotel in Accra. The visibly angry actress took to her Instagram page to express her outrage over the exorbitant charges at the hotel She ...

Fifteen Model 3 sedans were handed over at the company’s so-called “Gigafactory” near Shanghai. It comes as Elon Musk’s company aims to secure a significant slice of the world’s biggest car market. Tesla’s move into the country comes as the trade war has forced other American companies to shift production out of China. During a ceremony at the company’s multi-billion ...

Ghanaian vehicle manufacturing company Kantanka has unveiled what it describes as one of its luxury vehicles – a 40 feet-length mini aeroplane size vehicle. The red car which was exhibited at its annual 39th technology and agriculture exhibition fair on Sunday has looks of its interior similar to an aeroplane. Though it does not have wings and cannot fly, it ...

Ghana has backed eight African states on the decision to abandon the CFA Franc, in favour of the proposed, new common currency of ECOWAS, the ECO, beginning in 2020. A statement by the government of Ghana stated that “We, in Ghana, are determined to do whatever we can to enable us to join the Member States of UEMOA, soon, in ...

Accra based Asempa FM, has put together a list of Ministers and Deputies who performed outstandingly in the year 2019. The list which was announced on the station’s late afternoon political talk show “Ekosii Sen” looked at five benchmarks in the Akufo-Addo/Bawumia administration. The five benchmarks were sector ministry and its mandate, ministry deliverables, visibility and branding, human relations, accessibility ...

Muslim-majority Burkina Faso has been hit by a wave of violence by militant Islamists in recent years. Christmas Eve saw more than 30 people, mostly women, killed in a suspected jihadist attack. But behind such grim headlines lies a more complex picture. The country has a history of religious tolerance, and it is not uncommon to see families made up ...

The member of Parliament for the Krowor Constituency, Mrs Elizabeth Quaye, has urged beneficiaries of the government’s Free Senior High School (Free SHS) policy to confide in her. According to her, if they are faced with challenges that they cannot inform their parents about, she is always available to listen to their plight. “As a ‘Mother for All’, I am ...

In June 1983, Ghana’s borders were closed and curfew hours extended by the head of state, Flight Lt. Jerry John Rawlings. This was to ensnare rebel soldiers who staged the fourth unsuccessful coup attempt against his military government. Rawlings said on Radio Ghana that there was an attempted coup but was crushed after the loyal troops and the rebels fought ...