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Local police assisted Secret Service in an investigation that led to the arrest of Samuel B. Boah and Kwame A. Nketiah in Bolingbrook. An ongoing investigation by the U.S. Secret Service's Chicago Electronic Crimes Task Force led to Bolingbrook and the arrest of two Ghanaians on charges of credit card fraud, said Derrick Golden, assistant to the special agent in charge. Samuel B. Boah, 27, and Kwame A. Nketiah, 23, were charged...
Category: Crime News | Added by: Nana_Kesse | Date: 16 Jan 2014 | 5:42:00 PM | Comments (0)

A man allegedly had a bath for 60 years. Daily Mail reports that 80 year old Iranian Amou Haji hasn't washed for 60 years because he believes being clean will make him sick, and his favourite food is rotten porcupine. To relax he likes to sit down and have a smoke, from a pipe packed with animal faeces. Mr Haji says he chose this way of life after going through some emotional setbacks in his youth and since then - perhaps unsurprisingly - he has become a bit isolated...
Category: World News | Added by: Nana_Kesse | Date: 16 Jan 2014 | 5:15:19 PM | Comments (0)

Former Asokwa Legislator, Maxwell Kofi Jumah says Ghana’s Electoral Commission Chairman deserves to be in jail by now. The former Kumasi Mayor has accused Dr. Kwadwo Afari-Gyan of making the state waste US$96 million on "useless” biometric registration and verification machines used for the 2013 general elections. "US$96 million thrown to the dogs, useless, the machine is useless and indeed if I had my way, Afari-Gyan will be in jail today for...
Category: General News | Added by: Nana_Kesse | Date: 16 Jan 2014 | 2:18:09 PM | Comments (0)

Minority Spokesperson on Finance,Dr. Anthony Akoto Osei has advised President Mahama to re-negotiate the 3 billion dollar CDB loan since the current terms and conditions for the loan is making disbursement cumbersome. Government has so far received 600 million dollars out of the 3 billion dollars and has so far paid a commitment fee of 54 million dollars. Speaking at a forum in Accra, Dr. Akoto Osei, said the President should intervene in...
Category: General News | Added by: Nana_Kesse | Date: 16 Jan 2014 | 2:08:14 PM | Comments (0)

The Minister of Finance, Mr. Seth Terkper has said attempts by some people within government to get the President to fire him would rather challenge him to do better. President Mahama revealed on Wednesday at a meeting with the new Barclays Bank boss that he was under pressure to dismiss Mr. Terkpeh. The minister’s critics accused him of mismanaging the economy, allowing the Cedi to fall sharply against the dollar, rising inflation and unnecessary borrowing...
Category: General News | Added by: Nana_Kesse | Date: 16 Jan 2014 | 1:56:58 PM | Comments (0)

The Bank of Ghana (BoG) is expected to offload its shares in the Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) within two months. The central bank, which has 42 percent shares in the ADB last year announced it will offload its shares by the end of that year but failed to. Speaking to Citi Business News the Board Chairman of ADB, Nana Soglo Alloh IV said, "almost everything is done as far as we are concerned, we are just waiting for the government to...
Category: Business News | Added by: Nana_Kesse | Date: 16 Jan 2014 | 1:43:29 PM | Comments (0)

The Ghana Private Roads Transport Union (GPRTU) says users of public transport should expect an increase in fares. "Definitely there will be an increase in the transport fares,” the Greater Accra Regional Chairman of the GPRTU, Robert Sabah said. This is as a result of an announcement by the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) on Wednesday over a 6 % increment in petrol, 7 % increment in diesel and a 9% increment in...
Category: General News | Added by: Nana_Kesse | Date: 16 Jan 2014 | 1:33:46 PM | Comments (0)

I do not think sacking the Finance Minister will change anything in Ghana probably sacking the entire Government may make a difference. The compounding problems of Ghana is not being caused by the dealings of one person-the Finance Minister. According to President John Dramani Mahama,
extensive pressure is being mounted on him from within to sack Finance Minister-Seth Terkper for...
Category: General News | Added by: Nana_Kesse | Date: 16 Jan 2014 | 1:21:17 PM | Comments (0)

According to Agya Koo, Producers did not cast him throughout 2013 because his charges are exorbitant. The Producer in question who double as the CEO of Peace and Love Productions, Daniel K. Sarfo Tyson has responded after the story went viral last week. Following up on the story, Nana Kwame, the host of OC Showbiz Review on Skyy Power 93.5, a Radio Station in Takoradi interviewed the...
Category: Entertainment News | Added by: Nana_Kesse | Date: 16 Jan 2014 | 12:55:48 PM | Comments (0)

Smooth highlife musician, Kwabena Kwabena, appears to be of two minds about his hit song  Adult Musik. Last year, when the song made its debut, it was largely believed that Kwabena Kwabena was being careful not to hurt  public sensitivity by categorising the song as 18+, the reason behind the title Adult Musik. But that does not seem to be the case. The song is now  virtually on air at all...

Category: Entertainment News | Added by: Nana_Kesse | Date: 16 Jan 2014 | 12:42:55 PM | Comments (0)

After clearing the air surrounding ‘key’ financiers of the New Patriotic Party, Mr. Jake Obetsebi Lamptey has proceeded to warn Hon. Kennedy Agyapong to cease badmouthing him. Not too long ago, news went viral that the leadership of the NPP had squandered moneys meant for the 2012 election. The self acclaimed financier of the party, Hon. Kennedy Agyapong, proclaimed that the...

Category: Politics News | Added by: Nana_Kesse | Date: 13 Jan 2014 | 8:20:34 PM | Comments (0)

Cristiano Ronaldo has won the FIFA Ballon d’Or award for 2013, ending Lionel Messi’s four-year run as the world’s best player. Ronaldo scored 69 goals for Real Madrid and Portugal last year, and his stunning hat trick against Sweden in a decisive World Cup playoff was perhaps the defining individual performance. "There are no words to describe this moment,” said Ronaldo, who...
Category: Sports News | Added by: Nana_Kesse | Date: 13 Jan 2014 | 8:11:57 PM | Comments (0)

A total of 32 members of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the Volta Region at 1700 hours on Friday January 10, deadline, listed to contest various regional positions in the Party. George Ahiable, Chairman of the Regional Election Committee told Ghana News Agency that the exercise had been smooth and that the candidates are scheduled to be vetted...
Category: Politics News | Added by: Nana_Kesse | Date: 12 Jan 2014 | 8:55:19 AM | Comments (0)

Two of the five persons standing trial for importing narcotic   substances believed to be cocaine into the country last year, were yesterday sentenced to a total of 35 years imprisonment in hard labour by an Accra High Court. The court, presided over by Justice C. J. Hoenye-nugah, an Appeal Court Judge, sitting as an additional High Court...
Category: Crime News | Added by: Nana_Kesse | Date: 12 Jan 2014 | 8:49:13 AM | Comments (0)

Cases of elephantiasis reported in health facilities in the Bolgatanga Municipality rose from five in 2012 to 225 in 2013. The Municipal Disease Control Officer of Ghana Health Service, Mr Collins Addo, who made this known at Bolgatanga , explained that are many unreported cases of the disease in some communities in the Municipality and its surroundings...
Category: General News | Added by: Nana_Kesse | Date: 12 Jan 2014 | 8:08:28 AM | Comments (0)

Following his loan move to Sochaux until the end of the season, Jordan Ayew has a lot of prove after a very poor first part of his season at Marseille but in your estimation is the Ghanaian forward going help Les Lionceaux who are 19th on the league log stay up? 67 percent of 4800 votes responding to our question of the week say that the 22-year old loanee from Marseille will not help Sochaux survive relegation this season. 
Category: Sports News | Added by: Nana_Kesse | Date: 12 Jan 2014 | 7:58:43 AM | Comments (0)

Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe began his long goodbye at White Hart Lane with a goal as he helped Spurs to victory over Crystal Palace. The 31-year-old, who will join MLS side Toronto for £6m in February, produced a typical poacher's finish after replacing the subdued Roberto Soldado. Christian Eriksen had earlier put Tottenham ahead just after half-time.
Category: Sports News | Added by: Nana_Kesse | Date: 12 Jan 2014 | 7:42:43 AM | Comments (0)

Access Bank (Ghana) Limited has signalled its strong commitment to Ghana with the appointment of a new board chairman and four new directors to strengthen its existing team to oversee the next phase of its growth and expansion. Mr. Frank W. K. Beecham, a seasoned lawyer and a past National President of the Ghana Bar Association who joined the Board as a Director in 2012,
Category: Business News | Added by: Nana_Kesse | Date: 12 Jan 2014 | 7:30:58 AM | Comments (0)

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