For national prayer breakfast   The 2012 presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, left Accra yesterday to the United States to honour an invitation by the United States Congressional Committee. Nana Akufo-Addo, the leader of Ghana’s main opposition party, has been invited to join the President of the United States, Barrack Obama, members of the US... 

Apostle Onyina being inducted The Vice-President, John Dramani Mahama, has made a called on the Christian body to vote to make sure God’s chosen people lead the nation. The Vice president also remarked that “as an election year, all church members must endeavour to register in the biometric registration exercise slated for March this year.” Mr. Mahama made this call at the induction service for... 

Avoka Cletus Avoka The Majority Leader of Ghana’s Parliament, Cletus Avoka, has appealed to sitting MPs who lost the National Democratic Congress (NDC) primaries over the weekend in a bid to re-run on the ruling party’s ticket not to shun government business in the House. He said the defeat is a blessing in disguise because in a way the losers will have more time to stay in the House to champion... 

Mayor Dr. Alfred Oko Vanderpuije, Mayor of Accra The Mayor of Accra, Alfred Oko Vanderpuye, has revealed to Citi News that excessive interference in his work is stifling progress and good plans that he has for the metropolis.  Although he failed to mention names or institutions, Mr. Vanderpuije appealed to all and sundry to cooperate and understand the work of the city authorities in order to strive... 

A Human Rights Court hearing the case involving the top policewoman detained for her role in the cocaine-turned-baking soda scandal has ordered the BNI to produce her in court Tuesday January 31. The court gave the order today after lawyers for DSP Gifty Tehoda brought an application for bail. An Accra circuit court remanded DSP Tehoda after she was charged of abetment of crime and stealing of cocaine. But... 

Madam Sherry Ayittey, Minister for Science & Technology The Minister for Environment, Science and Technology, Madam Sherry Ayittey, has expressed worry over the present hazardous waste management system in Ghana saying it does not only pollute the natural resources as well as endanger the people’s health but it also misses out on substantial business opportunities in material recovery and recycling. According... 

The Odododiodioo constituency in the Greater Accra Region was last Saturday thrown into a state of frenzy after officials of the Electoral Commission (EC) formally declared Special Aide to President John Evans Atta Mills, Edwin Nii Lantey Vanderpuije, the ultimate winner of the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary primary organised in the constituency. Soon after the formal declaration... 

After NHIA met with protesters Edmund Oppong-Peprah, ADU Coordinator The much-anticipated about demonstration which was expected to take place in the Ashanti regional capital, Kumasi, yesterday January 30, 2012 has been put on hold, following a call by the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) for a dialogue with the organisers, Today can report.   The putting on hold of yesterday’s protest,... 

…Of sabotaging dev’t in Krowor Hon. Dr. Quaye-Kumah-Nii-Oakley, MP for Krowor Some market women at the Nungua market are accusing authorities of the Ledzokuku Krowor Municipal Assembly and the Member of Parliament for Krowor, Honourable Quaye Kumah, of acts of ‘commissions and omissions’ that are sabotaging the development of the area. Naomi Marquaye, Ntaase Krowey, Regina Kwandahor, and their... 

Ghana placed 20th out of the top 20 African countries using social media website Twitter in the last three months of 2011, according to a study released last week. The survey titled “How Africa Tweets” – conducted by Portland Communications and Tweetminster, indicated that Ghana recorded 2,150 tweets during the last quarter of 2011. South Africa was the continent’s most active country by volume...