Guinness Ghana Limited has pledged its support for government’s “Planting for Food and Jobs” programme, stating that it would boost the use of local raw materials by manufacturing companies, and at the same time help to create jobs for thousands of Ghanaians. According to Mr. Francis Agbonlahor, Managing Director of Guinness Ghana, the company made … Read more
As a rule, I do not comment on the work of other journalists. I try not to criticize their views on life or national debates either. It’s a small community, and, we often are on one side, trying to hold the powerful accountable and keep citizens informed. We do so much with so little under … Read more
Youssou Ndour, Senegal’s most famous musician, is throwing his weight behind malaria eradication in his homeland to combat an illness that has for too long held back Africa’s economic development. Malaria killed more than 400,000 people last year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) — the vast majority of them children living in sub-Saharan … Read more
Two civilians and two Malian soldiers were killed Monday in an attack blamed on jihadists in the country’s restive north. Mali’s defence ministry confirmed two soldiers were killed and two injured during the assault by armed men close to the village of Fafa, which lies near the border with Niger. Reinforcements were on their way … Read more
Emmanuel Sogadji has a message for the government in Togo from people who are being squeezed by fuel price rises: “Enough is enough!” The consumer group he heads has given the administration two weeks to put the prices back to what they were, as the hike is “hitting households where it hurts”, he said. “The … Read more
Life involves different forms of transitions from one stage to the other. More importantly, whatever one becomes in this life has everything to do with the kind of environment he found himself. I was born and bred in the Republic of Ghana, a West African state bordered by Togo to the east, Ivory Coast to … Read more
After six days of touring the country, the Citi FM Heritage Caravan has returned to Accra. The Second edition of the Heritage Caravan, saw over ninety tourists embark on a road trip to discover the rich and lovely story of Ghana embedded in different parts of the country. This year the Caravan started its tour … Read more
The General Secretary of opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) Johnson Asiedu Nketia has admonished foot soldiers to be patient with their party when they win power. According to the NDC kingpin, popularly called general Mosquito, “there is nothing gratifying in party politics than having your party in power”. He argues agitations of party supporters for … Read more
The Tumu township, capital of the Sissala East district of the Upper West region is gradually gaining notoriety in child prostitution a study by Social Initiative for Literacy and Development Programme (SILDEP) has revealed. Chief Executive Officer of SILDEP Moses Dramani Luri disclosed that the child prostitutes operate in groups and are referred to as … Read more
A high powered delegation of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), led by its General Secretary, Johnson Asiedu Nketia, has left Accra on Friday March 10, 2017 for Ouagadougou to participate in the National Congress of the governing Movement for People’s Progress (MPP), Party. Asiedu Nketia, who has just been elected for a four year … Read more
A battalion of commercial sex workers in the Tamale metropolis in the Northern Region have extended their business activities to the Regional police headquarters barracks. A monitoring by Graphic Online has showed that the sex workers, including teenagers, report for work at the police park where the Northern Regional Prisons Service headquarters is also located … Read more
A jihadist alliance uniting Malian insurgents loyal to Al-Qaeda has claimed responsibility for an attack that killed 11 soldiers close to Mali’s border with Burkina Faso, its first such attack. The Group to Support Islam and Muslims (GSIM) announced their merger in a video released earlier this month showing five jihadist leaders seated together, led … Read more
A survey conducted by the Ghana Integrity initiative anti-corruption Consortium, has confirmed that bribery is actually taking place at the customs division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), the passport office and the Ghana The survey, which was to assess citizen’s understanding of corruption, their perceptions and actual … Read more
Ghana moved up two places to 43rd in the latest FIFA ranking released for the month of March but remained stagnant on the continent. Last month, the Black Stars profited from their semi-final place at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations to move nine places up. Egypt continued their surge by moving three places up … Read more
Ghana is now 43rd on the FIFA ranking Ghana moved up two places to 43rd in the latest FIFA ranking released for the month of March but remained stagnant on the continent. Last month, the Black Stars profited from their semi-final place at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations to move nine places up. Egypt … Read more
A survey conducted by the Ghana Integrity initiative anti-corruption Consortium, has confirmed that bribery is actually taking place at the customs division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), the passport office and the Ghana Police Service. The survey, which was to assess citizen’s understanding of corruption, their perceptions … Read more
A survey conducted by the Ghana Integrity initiative anti-corruption Consortium, has confirmed that bribery is actually taking place at the customs division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA), the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority (DVLA), the passport office and the Ghana Police Service. The survey, which was to assess citizen’s understanding of corruption, their perceptions … Read more
Angola have appointed Brazil’s Roberto Bianchi as their new coach, the football federation said on Wednesday. The 50-year-old, who has previously worked in Jordan, Spain, Montenegro and Indonesia replaces Jose Kilamba, who had been coaching Angola since 2015. Bianchi, the fourth Brazilian to coach Angola, has been coach of Angolan club Petro de Luanda since … Read more
REPORTS reaching Today indicate that tomato traders who ply the road from Burkina Faso through Buipe to Accra have been seriously affected following the ongoing repair works on the Buipe bridge. The development, the traders lamented, has affected their business as they cannot bring their cartons of tomatoes to its final destination—Accra—for sale, a situation they lamented, was … Read more
Senegal’s President Macky Sall has commended film director Alain Gomis for winning the Golden Stallion of Yennega. It is the top award at Fespaco – Africa’s biggest film festival which wrapped up over the weekend in Burkina Faso’ capital, Ouagadougou. Gomis won the trophy and a cash prize of 20,000,000 CFA ($32,000; £26,000) for his … Read more