FDA fine Adonko Bitters Ghc25,000, ordered to call all the products from the market

The Food and Drugs Authority has slapped Angel Group of Companies, producers of Adonko Bitters with a GHs25,000 fine among other sanctions for contravening its code on sale and advertisement of alcoholic beverages. The Authority took the decision after preliminary investigations into circumstances that led to dozens of youth and minors passing out at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium in Kumasi after an Easter Monday concert organized by the company.

Twenty-four hours after the ‘all night’ concert, which attracted Oseikrom big guns as well as Dancehall King Shatta Wale and Bisa Kdei, the revelers, most of

PAC sitting: Auctioneer auction state ambulance for Ghc350

Officials of the Ghana Health Service on Thursday argued in favor of giving their staff the first option in the auctioning of their state vehicles. During the sitting of the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament on Thursday, the officials initially disputed the findings of the Auditor General with regards to the auctioning of nine state vehicles in 2012, as captured in the 2015 Auditor General’s report.

It is alleged that, the service sold nine unserviceable vehicles to some staff without advertising for the public. The committee noted that, the service had expressed its wish to have some staff participate in the purchase of some of the vehicles and urged the auctioneers to this effect. The Director General of the Service, Dr. Anthony Nsiah, however, insisted that, there were

Competence should be the benchmark and not on ethnic lines - MMDCEs saga

The Western Regional Secretary of the New Patriotic Party, Charles Onuawonto Cromwell Bissue, has admonished party supporters who did not see their favorite persons nominated for the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Chief Executive positions to remain calm and respect the president’s decision. According to Mr. Bissue, a presidential staffer, supporters of persons who were not appointed should support those nominated to help the president to fix the economy instead of resorting to acts that will distract government business.

Speaking in an interview with

UK Visa Fraud: My daughter tricked me to disappeared on arrival in UK - George Boakye

The former Member of Parliament for Asunafo South Constituency, George Boakye, has said that his 37-year-old daughter tricked him into taking her to London under the pretext of going to see her uncle, but disappeared on their arrival in the UK.

According to him, although he knew he was being irresponsible by not reporting his daughter’s disappearance once he couldn’t find her, he feared a report to security officials would have her

Trump won is a revenge after Barack Obama was elected the first African-American president - Talib Kweli

Talib Kweli thinks Donald Trump's rise to the White House was powered by America's desire for revenge after Barack Obama was elected the first African-American president.

Talib was brutally honest at LAX Monday ... about President Trump's first 100 days in office, and his belief the bar is set incredibly low for white Commanders in

Black Stars sponsorship will no longer go through the GFA - Isaac Asiamah

Sports Minister, Isaac Asiamah, has stressed that the sponsorship support from the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) will not be suspended as is being hinted at by certain personalities. The entity became the national team’s sponsor in 2013 and has supported the team with an amount of USD 3 million yearly. Part of the amount has been used to pay the salaries of the Black Stars since then. - 

However, in recent weeks, Majority Leader,

Stop galamsey now - Kojo Antwi campaign song

Ghana's Music Maestro, Kojo Antwi has hinted in an interview with Kasapa FM’s Fiifi Banson on a new music project he is embarking on to help curb the ‘galamsey’ menace.

The former chairman of the Ghana Music Right Organisation (GHAMRO) acknowledged the harmful effects of ‘galamsey’ activities, hence his move to collaborate with some other musicians to help arrest the

John Mahama is the only candidate we have in NDC for 2020 - Eric Opoku

The former Brong Ahafo regional minister in John Mahama's administration and the Member of Parliament for the Asunafo South constituency in the Brong Ahafo Region Hon Eric Opoku is allegedly stolen a vehicle belongs to the Ghana government.

The honourable Eric Opoku denied the allegations, says, the vehicle is not the Ghana government vehicle and he have the documents prove he is the owner of that vehicle allegedly stole.

According to him, he returned all the

Three people confirmed dead in Kintampo road accident

Three people have been reported dead in a fatal accident in Kintampo in the Brong Ahafo Region Friday dawn.

The Kintampo Divisional Police Commander, Chief Superintendent Desmond Owusu Boampong who confirmed the incident on Adom FM’s Morning Show “Dwaso Nsem” Friday said the crash also left 37 people in critical condition.

The accident according to him

I inherited a poor economy from Mahama - Prez Akufo Addo

President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo has given the assurance that despite the huge debt bequeathed his administration by his predecessor, John Dramani Mahama, he is on course to deliver on his promises. 

According to the president, he inherited empty coffers from the Mahama-led National Democratic Congress (NDC) administration, with the national debt running around GH¢122 billion from the GH¢9 billion Kufuor’s New Patriotic Party (NPP) government left for the NDC in 2009. 

“I inherited a poor economy. My predecessor did not leave me much money. What he,

I will start first 51 "One District One Factory this year - Prez Akufo Addo

The NPP’s flagship programme of ‘One District, One Factory,’ President Akufo-Addo indicated that each of the 216 districts across the country would get a factory within the first four years of his rule in fulfillment of his campaign pledge. 

According to him, the first batch of 51 districts for the implementation of the policy had been identified, and that the ‘Asempa budget,’ as approved by parliament, has earmarked $465 million for the

The president has declared war against corruption - Hon. Ken Ofori Atta

Ghana’s finance minister has vowed to crack down on corruption and wasteful public spending as the government attempts to plug a financing gap and keep its International Monetary Fund programme on track. Ken Ofori-Atta, who was appointed after President Nana Akufo-Addo took office in January, said the measures being taken by the government included rooting out ghost workers and ensuring all state contracts went to public tender.

The government has also said it will appoint a special prosecutor to investigate suspect deals agreed under the previous administration in

I will never tolerate crime under my watch as a President - Prez Akufo Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo has condemned attacks on the Judiciary by pro-New Patriotic Party (NPP) militant group, Delta Force in his first Easter message to Ghanaians.

In his first Easter message, the President has also vowed to ensure the laws of the country are respected and applied without fail under his administration.

“It is for this reason that I regret so much the

I have put before you Ghanaians, the most ambitious programme of social & economic transformation of any government in the history of the 4th Rep - Prez Akufo Addo

President Nana Akufo-Addo in his Easter Message, has urged Ghanaians to remain steadfast in his ambitious vision of prosperity for the country. The President reiterated that his vision too make Ghana rise above reliance on foreign aid, 6o years after independence. 

“I have put before you, the Ghanaian people, the most ambitious programme of social and economic transformation of any government in the