President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo (2nd right) being congratulated by Oblempong Nii Kojo Ababio V (right), the Paramount Chief of Ngleshie Alata Traditional Area, at the durbar ground President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has pledged to make Accra the neatest and best city in Africa by the end of his first term of office. “The commitment we are making…
The founder of Groupe Nduom, Dr Papa Kwesi Nduom has described the fire that destroyed a portion of his property located on the premises of the Coconut Grove regency Hotel in Accra as his most difficult challenge as an entrepreneur. The blaze which occurred late Saturday destroyed the studios of Amansan Television (A TV), BTA, parts of the GN…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, delivering the keynote address at the fourth Rotary International District 9102 Conference in Accra last Friday, said: “After 60 years of independence, Ghana must think big and break away from being an aid-dependent and charity-driven economy.” After 60 years of nationhood, Ghana continues to rely heavily on donor partners or foreign aid…
The Ghana music industry has and it is growing. A few years ago, it was so hard to hear a musician charge as much as 50,000 or 100,000 cedis just to play a show. But today, the likes of Sarkodie, Shatta Wale, Stonebwoy and others can quote an amount they are worth. Stonebwoy Born in Ashaiman in 1988 in…
Uru, an online transportation service, has been launched in Ghana with its operations covering nationwide West African country, Ghana has launched a mobile app to connect commuters and drivers. Uru is a smartphone-app based taxi booking service which connects users who need to get somewhere with drivers willing to give them a ride. Just like Uber. The local taxi…
The Brixton-based chef behind Zoe’s Ghana Kitchen rediscovered her heritage through cooking. Here she talks family, food and identity – and shares two recipes from her new cookbook Zoe Adjonyoh’s dad gave her precisely one cooking lesson, when she was 10 years old. “How do you know when it’s done?” she asked, straining to catch a glimpse of the…
The world’s first vaccine against malaria will be introduced in three countries – Ghana, Kenya and Malawi – starting in 2018. The RTS,S vaccine trains the immune system to attack the malaria parasite, which is spread by mosquito bites. The World Health Organization (WHO) said the jab had the potential to save tens of thousands of lives. But it…
President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo is expected to inaugurate 10 factories as part of the government’s district industrialisation programme (DIP) called the ‘One District, One Factory’ initiative in June this year. This follows a GH¢45 million initial commitment from the government to facilitate the launch of the programme which seeks to create about 1,296,000 direct and indirect jobs nationwide….
Tema, April 23, GNA – Nii Adjei Kraku, Paramount Chief of Tema Traditional Area (Tema Mantse) has appealed to President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo to nominate an indigene of Tema as its Metropolitan Chief Executive. In an interview with the Ghana News Agency at his palace in Tema Manhean, he said “my people have come out boldly to tell…
The centrist Emmanuel Macron will face far-right leader Marine Le Pen in a run-off for the French presidency on 7 May, near-final results show. With 96% of votes counted from Sunday’s first round, Mr Macron has 23.9% with Ms Le Pen on 21.4%. Opinion polls have consistently predicted Mr Macron defeating his rival in the run-off. The two fought…
