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Baffour Osei Hyiaman Bretuo VI[/caption] Otumfuo’s Manwerehene, Baffour Osei Hyiaman Bretuo VI, has put himself forward to compete in the council of state election in the Ashanti Region. He is among the over 20 people in the Region who have filed to contest in the election which comes off on February 16 in Kumasi, the regional capital. Other renowned personalities contesting to represent the Ashanti region on the council of state include chiefs and political figures. The bid of Baffour Osei Hyiaman Bretuo VI, Otumfuo’s Manwerehene, to represent the Ashanti Region on the council of state has received massive boost few days…

The President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has assured that his government “will fund the cost of public Senior High Schools for all those who qualify for entry from the 2017/2018 academic year onwards.” Spelling out the details of policy, “so that no one in Ghana is left in any doubts”, President Akufo-Addo explained that “by free SHS, we mean that, in addition to tuition which is already free, there will be no admission fees, no library fees, no science centre fees, no computer lab fees, no examination fees, no utility fees; there will be free textbooks, free boarding and free…

The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has indicated to investors that Ghana is open for business, assuring of the creation of a conducive business environment which will ensure that businesses flourish, thereby creating prosperity for the Ghanaian people. The President made this known on Friday, February 10, 2017,when the Chairman of the Al Serkal Group, Mr. Eisa Bin Nasser Alserkal, together with a delegation of investors from the United Arab Emirates, paid a courtesy call on him at the presidency. In the presence of the Minister for Trade and Industry, Alan Kyerematen, President Akufo-Addo noted that the…

The Minister of Tourism, Catherine Afeku has urged Members of Parliament and Civil Society to support the training of motorbike riders to enable them acquire knowledge in order to be efficient and effective. She wants them registered since it serves as another means transport as well as job creation. She therefore called on the National Road Safety Commission to beef up its sensitization drive, not limiting it to just talkshops, but the use of traditional media, social media, platforms like community engagements to support the training of okada riders. The Minister who is also the MP for Evalue Ajomoro Gwira indicated that…

Yung L[/caption] Nigerian Afro-Dancehall musician Yung L, born Christopher Omenye, seems to agree with Mr Eazi’s assertion that Ghanaian music has influenced Nigerian music. The musician, who is currently in Ghana to record songs with some Ghanaian artistes was on the Hitz Gallery with Dr. Pounds where he also reiterated that Nigerian sounds are indeed influenced by Ghanaian music. INFLUENCE Mr Eazi in January stoked a controversy when he tweeted that “Ghana’s influence on present day “Naija Sound” cannot be over emphasized!!!”. That tweet did not go down well with some Nigerians. Yung L, who is currently recording a song with…

Donald Trump is considering a new executive order to ban citizens of certain countries from travelling to the US after his initial attempt was overturned in the courts. Mr Trump told reporters on Air Force One that a “brand new order” could be issued as early as Monday or Tuesday. It comes after an appeals court in San Francisco upheld a court ruling to suspend his original order. It barred entry from citizens from seven mainly Muslim countries. It is unclear what a new US immigration order might look like. Mr Trump said that it would change “very little”, but…

Sheikh I.C. Quaye[/caption] Former Greater Accra Regional Minister, Sheikh I.C. Quaye has been appointed as the new chairman of the national Hajj Board. The 11-member board was composed by the President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, a statement from the presidency said on Friday. Persons that have been appointed to serve on the Hajj Board are: Sheikh I.C. Quaye – Chairman Abdul Malik Adams Gariba – Member Mr. Farouk Hamza – Member Sheikh Amin Bonsu –  Member Alhaji Inusa Amadu –  Member Mr. Kamal-Deen Abdulai – Member Ismaela Ibrahim – Member Mohammadu Osmanu Alidu –  Member Mohammed Osumanu Yunusah –  Member…

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo on Friday said government was determined in to support local pharmaceutical companies to manufacture anti-retroviral drugs for persons living with HIV and AIDS. He said the development of the country’s pharmaceutical industry, the production of drugs, particularly anti-retrovirals, was a key commitment of his government, and a part of a wider programme for the industrial growth of the country. “We are going to make a determined effort to try and reverse the structure of the economy and we have chosen the pharmaceutical industry as a key point of that programme,”, President Akufuo-Addo disclosed when the…

George Smith-Graham[/caption] The Industrial and Commercial Workers Union (ICU) is expressing worry over the sudden resignation of CEO for Fair Wages and Salaries Commission, George Smith-Graham. The union describes his exit as a shock and an irreparable loss to the labour front. George Smith Graham who resigned on Wednesday February 8 said he was going to pursue personal interests. General Secretary for the ICU, Solomon Kotei says sustaining the single spine pay policy is under threat with the exit of the CEO. Solomon Kotei further explained that when heads of public institutions exit their positions because a new government has…