Over 80 adult learners have passed out from a year-long basic literacy programme in the Esikuma-Odobeng-Brakwa District of the Central Region, thanks to the efforts of Engage Now Africa’s (ENA) team of facilitators. The adult literacy graduates were trained in basic reading, writing and mathematics lessons to help improve their lives and mitigate against poverty. … Read more
Why Former Dep. Attorney General is wrong on AMERI IMANI principals have been locked in a debate over the last week with the former Deputy Attorney General (“ex-DAG”) who led the Ghanaian side in the AMERI deal. Our exchanges with the former Government functionary on Facebook in recent days have however brought us to the … Read more
Simon Mensah, a 53-year-old mason, has been put before an Accra Central District Court for failing to provide basic needs for his two kids. Mensah, charged with failing to supply basic necessities of health, education and reasonable shelter for a child when legally liable to do so, pleaded not guilty. The court presided over by … Read more
PRESIDENT Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo yesterday held a closed-door meeting with the three former Presidents, their Excellencies, Jerry John Rawlings, John Agyekum Kufuor and John Dramani Mahama, at the Flagstaff House, to discuss issues bordering on governance in the country The purpose of the meeting was to seek their views on some governance-enhancing measures his administration … Read more
Simon Mensah, a 53 year- old mason has been put before an Accra Central District Court for failing to provide basic needs for his two kids. Mensah charged with failing to supply basic necessities of health, education and reasonable shelter for a child when legally liable to do so, pleaded not guilty. The court presided … Read more
For his whole life, Hausa trader Bashiru Tanko has lived peacefully alongside the Yoruba people of Ile-Ife in southwest Nigeria. Originally from the northern city of Kano, Tanko’s father settled in the Sabo area of the city, where he built a prosperous family business. “I was born and bred in this town. Even though my … Read more
Chinese exports surged 16.4 percent year-on-year to $180.6 billion in March, official data showed Thursday, in a sign of stabilisation for the world’s second largest economy. The world’s largest trader in goods, China’s performance affects partners from Australia to Zambia, which have been hit as its expansion has slowed to levels not seen in a … Read more
Suspected armed robbers made history in the country and returned a whooping amount of fifty one Thousand Nine Hundred Ghana cedis (GH¢51,900.00) they robbed from their victim at the weekend in the Upper West region who is reported to have invoked 8 deities to strike and kill anyone who will spend the said amount . … Read more
Suspected armed robbers made history in the country and returned a whooping amount of fifty one Thousand Nine Hundred Ghana cedis (GH¢51,900.00) they robbed from their victim at the weekend in the Upper West region who is reported to have invoked 8 deities to strike and kill anyone who will spend the said amount. According … Read more
Two former Barclays traders have been acquitted by a jury of conspiring to rig Libor, which is used to set interest rates. Ryan Reich, a 35-year-old American, and Greek national Stylianos Contogoulas, 45, were both freed in unanimous verdicts. It was their second trial on a charge of conspiracy to defraud. The first jury to … Read more
Commuters in some parts of Accra have expressed worry over the 15 per cent hike in transport fares announced in Accra on Monday by stakeholders in the transport sector. In an interview with the Ghana News Agency (GNA) on Tuesday, Madam Doris Sackey, a Civil Servant, said the timing of the increment was not appropriate … Read more
The Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) has called on the Bank of Ghana (BoG) to consider enhancing its yuan trading capacities in order to provide an alternative to the dollar to importers who do business in China. Humphery Ayim-Darke, Vice President of the AGI, in an interview with the B&FT, said the increased introduction of … Read more
A 46-year-old lotto vendor and barber, Mr John Manu Israel (alias Diago) from Essianimpong near Ejisu in the Ashanti Region met his untimely death at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital on February 26, 2017 after he was knocked down by a hit and run taxi driver as he attempted crossing the road to the Kumasi … Read more
Cross-examination of Madam Akua Donkor, founder of the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP), was completed on Monday in a case in which she alleges that she had been robbed by four persons. Madam Donkor told the Accra circuit court hearing the case that she used GH¢1.3 million in exchange for the $30,000 stolen by the accused … Read more
FIVE male prisoners in uniform were yesterday seen begging for alms at the Odawna Market at the Kwame Nkrumah Circle in Accra. The incident happened in the early hours of yesterday when the inmates who were being escorted by a warden stopped by the Odawna Market to beg both traders and commuters for alms. The incident … Read more
Further cross-examination of Akua Donkor, founder of the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP) and failed presidential hopeful, in the case in which she is accusing four persons, including her driver, of robbery, took a dramatic turn yesterday. This time round, Akua asked private legal practitioner, Vincent Aikins, to drop the English language and speak Twi for … Read more
Flagbearer of the Ghana Freedom Party, Akua Donkor, has stated that she will stop at nothing in her pursuit of justice following a robbery attack she’s alleged to have suffered at the hands of her driver and some accomplices. Akua Donkor is said to have been robbed of her travelling bag containing a plane ticket, … Read more
Founder of Ghana Freedom Party (GFP) Akua Donkor, on Tuesday told an Accra Circuit Court that though she was on her way to United States of America when she was robbed at gunpoint, she doesn’t know the exact State she was visiting. According to her, eventhough she’s unable to name the exact destination, she is … Read more
Two toddlers and a twelve-year-old were arrested by the CMB Police, Railway Unit in Accra for allegedly stealing from a trader. The three aged 3, 5 and 12 years old were allegedly dragged to the police station at about 6: am after a trader accused them of stealing her money (GhC300.00) and her cell phone. … Read more
Akua Donkor, Founder of the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP), on Friday disagreed with the assertion of a lawyer that she traveled to the Netherlands to stop President John Dramani Mahama from handing over power. She told an Accra Circuit Court that it was not true that she did not want President Mahama to hand over … Read more