Leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), would meet today in Abuja with aggrieved members to find a lasting solution to the crisis within the party.Stakeholders expected at the meeting at the Ondo Governor’s Lodge in Abuja are, the PDP

Chairman of parliament’s Roads and Transport Committee, Theophilus Tetteh Chai has admitted the failings of his Committee to protect the public purse in the execution of government awarded road contracts.The Speaker of the House, Edward Doe Adjaho

The Greenstreet campaign tour which is dubbed “Apam Foforↄ” (new covenant) also translated in Mampruli as “Alkawule-pale” reached the Mamprusi territory amidst chanting and drumming.The CPP presidential candidate has been preaching

Governors have expressed support for the increase in fuel price, saying that the policy is in the interest of the masses.The governors also said that they are making efforts to access ‎$4.25 billion earmarked by the World Bank for states’ development.

Kano state governor Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, has disclosed that his administration aims to ensure that by the end of 2016, its total recurrent expenditure is covered by the state’s internally generated revenue. He also stated that the administration plans to ensure

Nigeria is in dire straits and lacks enough funds to meet its obligations, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said wednesday.The minister stated this in Abuja while explaining the decision of the federal

A water research scientist Dr. Gloria Addico has mounted a robust defence of her research findings that there are toxins in water produced for consumption by the Ghana Water Company.Dr. Addico, who is with the Water Research Institute

Sixteen police chiefs have been transferred with immediate effect as the IGP makes his third round of changes since he was appointed seven months ago.The transfer of the Accra Region Police Commander, COP George Akuffo

Two persons are in critical condition after a tipper truck loaded with sand ran into a KIA truck at Achimota Mile 7 on Monday.The two were trapped in the KIA truck for almost an hour and a half, according to an eyewitness.

The Apam foforↄ (New Convenant) campaign tour of the Convention People’s Party (CPP) has hit Damongo, Bole and Sawla in the West Gonja districts of the Northern Region.In the entourage, are the Presidential Candidate -Ivor Kobina

The Judicial Service Staff Association of Ghana (JUSSAG) has hinted it will lay down its tools after May 18 if the government fails to address its grievances. A timely intervention of the Employment Minister, Haruna Iddrisu

The National Communications Authority (NCA0 says it will soon decide on whether subscribers should still be allowed to make calls over the internet with applications like WhatsApp, Skype and Viber or not.The response follows calls by Telecoms operators

In spite of President Muhammadu Buhari’s fight against corruption in Nigeria, British Prime Minister David Cameron has tagged the country and Afghanistan “possibly the two most corrupt countries in the world.”“We’ve got some leaders of some fantastically corrupt

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has paid the sum of N69.544 billion into the Federation Account in March.This is contained in the corporation’s monthly financial report for March released in Abuja.

President John Dramani Mahama is promising more jobs for the youth since the short-term economic environment of the country looks brighter.

The Batsonaa Divisional Police Command has arrested two security men on suspicion of complicity in a robbery on the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Okere Constituency, Mr Dan Botwe, yesterday.One of the two men is a personal security guard

The Chief of Army Staff, Lt-Gen. Tukur Buratai, says the military hierarchy will review the entire counter-insurgency operations in order to improve the performance of troops in the northeast.Buratai made the plan known while addressing troops

An amount of $2.6 million has been disbursed to 35 institutions in the country to support initiatives to promote peaceful and credible elections this year.The initiative is also meant to assist the institutions in promoting issues-based and inclusive

Customers of the Electricity Company of Ghana (ECG) in Kumasi are planning to vent their spleen on officials of the company after weeks of erratic power supply leading to the destruction of gadgets and stalling businesses.Many customers interrupted radio programmes

Five ghanaians living in the United States of America (USA) have dragged the Electoral Commission (EC) to court over delays in the implementation of the Representation of the People Amendment Act 2006 (Act 699).The applicants want the Human Rights Division

Hon. Abdou Jobe, Minister of Trade and Regional Integration, has told TFM that he was in Dakar at the invitation of his Senegalese counterpart Alioune Sarr to attend a forum.He spoke to the press about the border closure between

TTL Capital Limited, an integrated investment banking and financial advisory firm, has officially launched its operations in Accra.Established in 2014, TTL Capital is managed by professionals who are committed to providing quality services for both

The president, Mr John Dramani Mahama, has appointed Dr Johnson P. Asiama as the Second Deputy Governor of the Bank of Ghana with effect from April 5, 2016.Dr Asiama is an economist with an extensive

The All Peoples Congress (APC) became the 26th recognised registered political party in the country, following the receipt of its final certificate from the Electoral Commission (EC) at a ceremony in Accra yesterday.The ceremony was exciting as truckloads of party

President Muhammadu Buhari has urged university administrators to ensure prudent management of scarce resource at their disposal.The president made the call in Kano on Saturday at the 32nd Convocation Ceremony of Bayero

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) said a total of 1,082 truck of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) were loaded and distributed nationwide on Friday.This is contained in the Daily PMS Supply and Distribution

The Nigerian Army on Saturday prevented another suicide bomb attack on Ummarari in Borno after intercepting a suspected bomber on his way to the community.This is contained in a statement signed by the Acting Director

President Yahya Jammeh has decided to relieve Mrs Sira Wally Ndow-Njie of her ministerial position as minister of petroleum and energy with effect from April 18, 2016. Subsequently, she has been appointed deputy minister

National Reconciliation Party leader Hamat Bah has said “there is no doubt that the opposition has serious grievances that are needed to be addressed.”Mr Bah spoke yesterday in his office at Kairaba Avenue, in an interview

Indian rescue workers and volunteers try to free people trapped under the wreckage of a collapsed fly-over bridge in Kolkata on March 31, 2016. At least 14 people were killed and dozens more injured when a flyover collapsed in a busy

Another mid-night fire outbreak on Thursday gutted Gwarzo market in Gwarzo Local Government Area of Kano State, destroying property worth millions of Naira. An eyewitness told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano on Friday that the incident occurred around 1 a.m.

The Progressive People’s Party (PPP) has unveileded its National and Greater Accra Parliamentary Campaign Committees at a ceremony in Accra.The National Parliamentary Campaign Team will operate out of the party headquarters

The Mayor of Accra, Dr Alfred Okoe Vanderpuije, has said his outfit would seek spiritual consultation to determine the frequent fire outbreaks in the capital.According to him, although the necessary authorities

Social Forum The Gambia (SFG), a social advocacy group, on Tuesday organised a daylong strategic planning workshop at Tango conference hall in Fajara.The programme, funded by Action Aid International The Gambia,

National Youth Council (NYC) in collaboration with the National Enterprise Development Initiative (NEDI) has trained 33 young people who voluntarily returned from Niger, Libya and other North African countries.The training, held recently at the Independent Stadium

The New Patriotic Party (NPP) has said it will do all it can to ensure the safety of its flagbearer and running mate.According to the NPP, it will not be intimidated by any attempts by government to criminalise the party’s measures to protect Nana Akufo-Addo

The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) on Monday decried the destruction of Power Holding Company of Nigeria’s (PHCN) property by a top government official (name withheld).The union in a letter addressed to President Muhammadu Buhari

SC Johnson has adopted mPedigree mobile technologies in its “Raid for More” campaign, which aims at boosting malaria prevention in Kumasi On Friday, the Commander of the Royal Guard of Asante, Anantahene Baffour Agyei Fosu Twitwiakwa II, on behalf of His Majesty Otumfuo Osei Tutu II

The Chief Justice, Mrs Justice Georgina Theodora Wood, has called for a concerted effort to strengthen the International Criminal Court (ICC) to provide ready access to justice for victims of crimes against humanity. She stressed that the complementary support the ICC

Awa Barry, a native of Basse living in Gunjur, Kombo South, on Friday, 11 March 2016, gave birth to triplets, two girls and a boy.In an interview with The Point newspaper at Gunjur Jabang Kunda, the new mother thanked

Students of LEEDS Beckett University in Ghana, Sierra Leone and The Gambia yesterday graduated with MSc degrees after completing three years of studies in public health.The graduation ceremony was held in The Gambia

No fewer than 60, 000 rice farmers in Kano State will benefit from the Central Bank of Nigeria’s Anchor Borrowers Programme.Alhaji Isa Bawa, the Organising Secretary, Rice Farmers Association of Nigeria (RIFAN) in Kano State, said this

Few days after 34 construction workers were killed in a building collapse in the Lekki area of Lagos metropolis, another occurred yesterday at the Mile 12 area, killing at least one person.The collapse of the one-storey building comes on

The government is doing everything possible to secure the nation against the threat of terrorism, President John Dramani Mahama has assured.Addressing Ghanaians in Scotland last Thursday, he said, “The threat level is something we

The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) on Wednesday said that NNPC/CBN assistance in sourcing foreign exchange for oil marketers would solve the lingering fuel scarcity.The South-West Chairman of the union, Alhaji Tokunbo

The Ghana Centre for Consumer Unity and Trust Society (CUTS) International, a consumer advocacy group, is calling for a law to protect the rights of consumers in the country.Such a law, it said, would help streamline the activities of

The President, Mr John Dramani Mahama, has called on leaders in the sub-region to renew their commitment to the fight against examination malpractices.He said examination malpractice was not only immoral and illegal, but undermined the

The Civil and Local Government Staff Association of Ghana (CLOGSAG) has added its voice to the call for the Information Service Department (ISD) acting Director, Mr Francis Kwarteng Arthur to be removed.This was after the association received a copy

Electricity generation profile in the country wednesday dropped to 15,80.6 megawatts (MW) following a suspected partial systems collapse.Sources in two of the 11 electricity distribution companies (Discos) told THISDAY that load

A 19-year-old woman has been arrested by the Tesano Police in Accra for allegedly stealing a three-month-old baby of her neighbour at Avenor, near the Kwame Nkrumah Circle.The suspect, Deborah Ansah, was said to have run

The Borno state government in northeast Nigeria has suspended trading in four cattle markets to prevent the sale of stolen livestock to raise funds for Boko Haram Islamists.Governor Kashim Shettima said “all trading activities

A mummified adventurer found floating aboard a ghost yacht had penned a tragic final message to his dead wife. Manfred Fritz Bajorat, 59, was found by two fishermen at the weekend off the coast of the Philippines.His decomposing body was discovered beside photographs

Students and lecturers of the Cape Coast Polytechnic in the Central Region Tuesday morning demonstrated over their exclusion from the list of six polytechnics to be transformed into technical universities in September.The students and their lecturers blocked

President Muhammadu Buhari has tactically rejected the invitation by Saudi Arabia to join the coalition of Islamic States against terror.Buhari, who is on a week-long visit to Saudi Arabia and Qatar told his host and ruler of

The General Manager (GM) of the Accra City Hotel (ACH), Mr Roman Krabel, has commended the government for educating hoteliers on security.He said the National Security outfit had, after the terrorist attack

President John Dramani Mahama has asked the leadership of the Catholic Church in West Africa to ensure that its social teachings influenced government policies.He said for development to take place in Africa, there was

Commercial Quarry Operators Association (COQOA) has expressed concern about the encroachment of its members’ sites.It has meanwhile alerted the public to the risks associated with living close to quarrying sites.Aside from the cracks caused

FOREMOST Yoruba traditional ruler, and Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Eniitan Ogunlusi, who was recently installed the Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, has challenged Nigerian youths to chase their dreams.The Ooni urged them to also have the belief

The Forestry Commission has signed an agreement with a development partner, Aikan Capital Limited, to convert the Achimota Forest into an international ecotourism facility.The agreement would see Aikan Capital Limited

A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has ordered the seizure of assets belonging to ex-Niger Delta militant leader, Government “Tompolo” Ekpemupolo’s after he failed again Friday to appear on graft charges. Ekpemupolo, an infamous armed militant

Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose has rejected the call by the Federal Government on state governments to adopt Treasury Single Account (TSA) pointing out that the TSA was not foolproof.Fayose said in a press statement issued on

The Police Administration have dismissed rumors that Presidential staffer Mr Stan Xoexe Dogbe has been invited over the killing of the Abuakwa North Member of Parliament, Mr Joseph Boakye Danquah- Adu.According to the police, the suspect in custody