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Former Chief of Staff Julius Debrah has denied reports suggesting that former President John Mahama had to be persuaded to handover power after he lost the 2016 elections to the the candidate Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic Party. The Asantehene had claimed in an address abroad that his palace had …

The Roads and Highways Minister, Kwasi Amoako-Atta says government is committed to improving the country’s road infrastructure. He said only 39% of the about the 78,000 kilometres of roads in the country is in good shape. Some Ghanaians in parts of the country have resorted to demonstrations to draw the …

A combined police and military team Monday dawn arrested over 300 suspected criminals at Madina Zongo Junction in Accra. The operation was to rid the area of criminals who have been operating within the vicinity. The suspects have been moved to the Regional Police Headquarters where they are expected to …

The Ashanti Region chapter of the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT) has charged its members in the region not to return to the classrooms. NAGRAT insists until its tabled demands are duly addressed by authorities, the much condemned strike will continue unabated. A statement signed by its Chairman Francis …

The opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC) is yet again demanding the release of the Emile Short Commission report on the Ayawaso West Wuogon by-election violence. The NDC’s demand comes after the President’s assurance that the report will be released soon. A Deputy General Secretary of the NDC, Peter Boamah Otukonor, …

The Chairman of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Environment, Science, Technology and Innovation Yaw Addo Frimpong has called on political leaders and all stakeholders to support the Jospong group of companies. The Manso-Adubia MP praised the Group for its immense investments into the waste management, environmental and sanitation industry in …

President Akufo-Addo’s government has come under stern scrutiny in the past few weeks over its perceived failure to prosecute officials of the Mahama administration for alleged cases of corruption. The President, in the lead up to the 2016 election campaigned forcefully on corruption and pledged to prosecute government officials at …

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) has announced GHS20 million as the minimum capital required for operating a mobile money company in the country. The diercetive comes on the back of the enactment of the Payment Systems and Services Act, 2019 (Act 987) to provide the legal and regulatory framework for …

The Herald has intercepted incontrovertible evidence that indicate that the Bank of Ghana (BoG) received a cash transfer totalling GHS90 million from the now collapsed Heritage Bank Ghana Limited as minimum capital to help meet the requirements of the licence granted its shareholders. The documents indicated that the money was …

After qualifying Tanzania’s Taifa Stars for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) for the first time in 39 years and leading the team to the continental showpiece in Egypt, Emmanuel Amuneke, has asked the Arbitration Committee of FIFA to compel the East African nation to pay him his outstanding …